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Sarge’s Annual Meeting news
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Sarge’s held its annual meeting March 14 at the Shelton House Barn in Waynesville. Board vice president Dr. Jed Lambert reported Sarge’s financials and information on the 765 animals Sarge’s saved in 2017.
Dr. Jed announced Sarge’s relationship with the new Haywood County Animal Shelter (HACS), set to open in April.
“We are pleased that the Haywood County commissioners and HCAS proposed that Sarge’s become the ‘official adoption partner’ of the new county animal shelter,” Dr. Jed said.
Sarge’s personnel will manage the adoption side of the new shelter, meaning that Sarge’s folks will facilitate a great majority of dog and cat adoptions in the county.
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Sarge’s present Industrial Park Drive Adoption Center will continue to provide needed shelter capacity and adoptions. There is such a need for homeless dogs and cats in Haywood County, more capacity is needed than just the new county shelter.
Also, Sarge’s will expand its focus to resolve animal behavior issues as needed, and support programs to help alleviate the need for dogs and cats to even enter the Adoption Center/Shelter.
Board members elected to new terms were Steve Hewitt and Jim Ray; Carrie Moreland was elected as a new board member.
Doyle Teague, director of Haywood County Animal Services, was the guest speaker, giving an update on the new county animal shelter.
After the annual meeting, the board elected officers: Jed Lambert (president), Jim Ray (vice president), Steve Hewitt (treasurer) and Felisha Yon (secretary).
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Karaoke night was a success
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Boojum Brewing Company hosted a fun-filled karaoke night March 10 to benefit Sarge’s WuzBug fund, for animals needing special medical. It was a sold-out event in Boojum’s ‘Gem’ downstairs bar and event space, complete with a DJ, karaoke, a photo booth and food provided by Boojum.
“It was a rousing success,” said Nancy Bulluck, Sarge’s founder.
Sarge’s is grateful to Corrine Baker and the Boojum crew for hosting the fun-filled night.
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Musings from Gilbert Gene
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It’s hard work being a cat. Gilbert Gene here — I decided to take a break from napping on a newspaper to write my latest rambling.
Today I wanted to talk about how hard my life is as a cat. I’m not being dramatic. It is super hard, and comes with lots of baggage.
It is so difficult to get my needed hours of sleep in each day. As a cat, I must get my beauty sleep so that I am refreshed enough to spend hours grooming my fur. Sometimes, my mom wakes me up and I hate it. She watches the big color box with noise coming out and sometimes she listens to loud songs and cleans while I am curled up on the cat tower.
I think my mom also taunts me with tasty treats and won’t let me eat them. She knows how much I enjoy bacon and yet she will never give it to me. As if the delicious smell doesn’t affect me. And she always takes her time feeding me in the mornings. Hello! Doesn’t she know 6 a.m. is feeding time? I always jump on her and bite her arm but most days she ignores my calls of outrage. Seriously. I don’t get breakfast until 7 a.m. — which is just too late.
The worst thing about being a cat is when they take away my boxes — my dented, floppy charming, deep, cozy boxes. They took some away and I am pretty sure I’m depressed now. Having only three boxes of various sizes to lounge in has truly been an adjustment. I don’t care how flat they get — I still want my flat gift box to sleep on top of.
Being a cat is super hard. But at the end of the day, at least we have kibble and soft beds to sleep on. Speaking of beds — I’m going to nap right meow.
Guest columnist Gilbert Gene Harrell is the son of The Guide and the Biltmore Beacon editor, Shelby Harrell.
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Meet Heather Howell,
Sarge's Volunteer & Foster Coordinator
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Sarge’s staff member Heather Howell’s responsibilities now include coordinating both Sarge’s volunteers and fosters.
Heather’s first experience with Sarge’s is when she adopted a dog and “‘fell in love” with Sarge’s. After working at Canton Animal Hospital, Heather joined Sarge’s staff as a kennel cleaner in August, 2016, and quickly learned the importance of volunteers helping at Sarge’s.
When staff member Caitlin Morrow began using more of her skills for animal behavior needs, Heather became Sarge’s Foster Coordinator and now combines that position with Volunteer Coordinator.
Heather said there is always a need for fosters for dogs and cats. Sarge’s animal care team decides which animals should go to foster care to give the animals ‘a little break’ from being housed in kennels.
In her additional role as Sarge’s Volunteer Coordinator, Heather recruits volunteers for a variety of activities — from office help to dog walking, volunteering for events and assisting with adoptions at the new Haywood County Animal Shelter.
Email Heather at SargeFosterCoor@gmail.com or Sarge.Vol.Coordinator@gmail.com.
By the way, Heather’s favorite Sarge’s dogs are the hounds.
“They are the most cuddly and loving,” Heather said. “Their bark is one of a kind.”
When the new animal shelter opens, Heather will divide her time between working at Sarge’s Adoption Center and the Sarge’s Adoptions side of the shelter.
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