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Wendell Animal Shelter Breaks Ground
On Saturday, March 14th, the City of Wendell held a ground breaking for the new Wendell Animal Shelter.
Local volunteers and city officials (above), along with Senator Lee Heider from Twin Falls and Mary Holley from Anythings Pawsable
(right), were on hand to celebrate the official start of the construction and to thank the multitude of people who helped make this project a success. This facility is not intended to hold pets for a long period of time, but rather to provides a safe and humane place for the city to hold cats and dogs until the owner can be located. The City of Wendell asks that residents purchase an annual dog tag to help with the safe return of your pet in case they become lost. To claim a lost animal, call 536-5161 or 420-6863. Unclaimed animals will be put up for adoption. To adopt, call one of the above numbers or goto FaceBook - Wendell Animal Control or Anythings Pawsable.
March 18
,2015
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Relay For Life
The next Gooding County Relay team meetings are Monday, April 6th at 5:30 pm at the Gooding County Fairgrounds Ag Extension office and Monday, May 4th also at the same place and time. Cancer survivors and personal caregivers are very special to us and that’s why we are planning on a reception dinner again this year to be included in the Relay For Life event planned for Friday, June 12th. Last year we had about 70 survivors and caregivers and this year we are hoping to have 100 people come to the Gooding County Fairgrounds that evening for a celebration of their surand Idaho ‘N’ Heroes. vivorship. Please register On Saturday morning from 7 to 10, now with Cody Varin at the Senior Center (located on the south 934-5963 to receive a surend of the Hagerman vivor T-shirt and reserve a City Park) is hosting spot for dinner. a Community Break The handprints the surfast. Cost of the vivors made last year are breakfast is $8.00. being made into quilts that Over 30 performwill be auctioned off at this ers will at this year’s year’s Relay. All proceeds gatherin’ including go to the American Cancer Bill Chiles, Layle Society. Bagley, Stampede, Mark June 6th on your Saddlestrings, and calendar for the Gooding many more. County Relay Poker Run
9th Annual Cowboy Poet’s Gatherin’ This Friday and Saturday, March 20th & 21st, the Magic Valley annual Cowboy Poet’s Gatherin’ will be held in Hagerman, Idaho, at the old high school gymnasium (across the street from the American Legion Hall - 218 N State Street). From 11 to 4 each day you can listen, free of charge, to the best poets and musicians in the West perform this uniquely American art form. The evening performances begin with a pre-show at 6:15 and the main show at 7:00 p.m. Suggested donation for admission to the main show is $12. As in years past, this event is a fundraiser for the American Legion
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