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Show Wasatch Humane honors dedicated volunteers Bv SCOTT SUMMERILL Dr. John Martin of Bountiful was honored by Wasatch Humane for eight years of dedicated service donated do-nated to the organization during the group's annual meeting March 27. He was awarded tickets to the ballet and dinner for two at Trolley Square's Cafe Central. "Last year we gave him a plaque," pla-que," said Wasatch Humane President Presi-dent Lynn Bradak. "We know the time he puts in for us is his own, so we gave him something he could do with his family. We even threw in a -baby-sitter for the night." Martin has a private veterinary practice, the Bountiful Small Animal Hospital, and donates his facility and services on Saturdays to the care of orphaned and abused animals. The hospital was first opened in the early sixties by Martin's father, Dr. Boyd Martin of Bountiful, who also worked extensively with Wasatch Wa-satch Humane, and moved to the present facility in 1967. The elder Martin retired recently and will be honored by the Lion's Club and Wasatch Humane for his contributions to the community sometime in May. Bradak said the younger Martin is compensated for medicines used at the hospital, but everything else is donated. "We barely cover his vaccination vaccina-tion costs," she said. Martin was also instrumental in helping the organization bring the Davis County Animal Control "out of the dark ages." "He was the first veterinarian to go to animal control when it was a hell hole," Bradak said."He helped a lot when we were making the push for the new facility . ' "I feel very honored to be a member of this organization," Martin Mar-tin said. "It's a wonderful feeling to know you can help." Also honored at the meeting was Wendy Harger, who was awarded a plaque as Volunteer of the Year. Harger is a full-time computer analyst at Hill Air Force Base who donates three evenings a week to Wasatch Humane. "She cleans up at the shelter, helps with anything she can and she's our treasurer," Bradak said. "When she took over as treasurer, it was the first year I felt comfortable that if the IRS came in, we would be okay. We used to have all our receipts in acardboard box." "The year she started with us," said Martinez, "we had 312 calls. Only one said 'how can I help.' That's Wendy." Harger's plaque is engraved with the Wasatch Humane motto, which reads, "Because of your compassion compas-sion and generosity, there is warmth where there was cold, comfort where there was fear, life and love where death was certain." |