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Many tales for many tails
ACARF strives to help pets find new homes By KAREN INGRAM The Iola Register
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Caitlin Dreher shows her reserve grand champion crossbreed hog Thursday at the Allen County Fair 4-H and FFA Livestock Auction. The animal fetched a $1,750 premium for Dreher, a City Slickers 4-H member. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
4-H livestock auction brings in big bucks
Thursday evening’s livestock auction for Allen County 4-H’ers was a lucrative one. The 44 animals sold — steers, swine, sheep and goats — fetched more than $50,000 in premiums, money above the market price for each animal. The 15 steers sold for a combined $16,550 in premi-
ums, an average of more than $1,100 per animal, while 21 hogs sold for a combined $20,600 in premiums, or $981 per animal. Four sheep sold for $3,350, averaging $837.50, while the four goats sold for $3375, or $843.75 per animal. Allen County 4-H Boosters sweetened the pot from See AUCTION | Page A4
AHARPE — Frank Weiner needed a friend. The rural Humboldt resident lost his wife to complications from diabetes last November and since then has relied more on his pets to give him love and somebody to talk to. “Companionship — that’s what I look for in a dog,” Weiner said. Alfred needed a home. The brown and white Australian cattle dog-mix puppy had a rough start in his young life, being rescued from abuse and neglect, he was riddled with fleas and parasites when he arrived at ACARF and was frighteningly ill and underweight. He almost died twice, but pulled through and now looks like a normal, healthy puppy. Turns out, he just needed a home and somebody to love. At ACARF, Weiner and Alfred found each other. A STORY with a happy ending is what the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility strives for, and it has succeeded 1,013
Frank Weiner, rural Humboldt, greets Alfred at ACARF. Weiner just finished signing the paperwork to bring Alfred to his new home. REGISTER/KAREN INGRAM times. Unfortunately, this has not stemmed the flow of pets abandoned by families who can no longer provide for them, or for strays born on the streets where they are exposed to the harsh seasonal weather, dis-
ease, starvation and conflicts with other animals. ACARF’s facility in LaHarpe is full with 46 dogs and 36 cats waiting for adoption. “We’ve pretty much saturatSee ACARF | Page A4
Project, sale conflict Friday Allen instructor
takes home honor
By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
Downtown Iola merchants had some unexpected visitors bright and early at the kickoff of the annual sidewalk sale Friday. Iola Street and Alley workers began a chip-seal project on South Jefferson and South Street during the first hour of the sale. Business owners, who brought merchandise outdoors, were not expecting the roadwork to take place that day. “It’s a little frustrating with the lack of communication,” Kelly Sigg, Audacious Boutique owner, said. “We should have been notified.” Cars along Jefferson and South streets were moved. Corey Schinstock, assistant city administrator, said cars were towed, at no charge to the owners, to other nearby parking spaces not affected by the chip-seal work. Teresa Ross, The Funkie Monkey owner, didn’t realize the work was happening Friday and almost had her own car towed. “Of all days, they decide to do it today,” Ross said. “We hardly have any parking as it is.” Ross suggested there be more notification to busi-
Christina Sewell, an instructor at Allen Community College, was named a winner of a Blackboard Catalyst Award for Exemplary Course for the second time. The Exemplary Course Program recognizes faculty and course designers from schools, colleges and universities around the world who develop “exciting and innovative courses that represent the best in technology and learning.”
More than 200 entries were evaluated in a peerreview process by more than 300 faculty and instructional designers. Course review focuses on course design, interaction and collaboration, assessments, and learner support. Winning courses include accessible design and ease of navigation. Assignments in winning courses facilitate robust interaction See SEWELL | Page A6
Iolans look through merchandise early Friday morning at the annual sidewalk sale. The sidewalk sale continues today starting at 9 a.m. and continues throughout the day. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET ness owners. “This wasn’t the only street in Iola that could have been worked on,” Sigg said. “They could have gone somewhere else when they realized the sale was happening.” Jerry Whitworth, owner of McGinty-Whitworth, said there wasn’t much the owners could do now that the project took place. “What’s done is done,” Whitworth said. “There just
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needed to be more notification and better planning.” Whitworth pointed out as cars drove down the freshly chipped roads dust was flying in the air on the outdoor merchandise. The sidewalk sale will continue today from 9 a.m. into the afternoon. Participating stores are Audacious Boutique, McGinty-Whitworth, Town and Country, Funkie Monkey and Sophisticated Rose.
Barnyard Olympics Trent Johnson, president of the Prairie Rose 4-H club, carefully passes a Lifesaver to his teammate with a toothpick in the Barnyard Olympics at the Allen County Fairgrounds Thursday. REGISTER/SPENCER MICHELSON
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