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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2000 Were your Best Friends From preachers to promoters, they all love animals By Carolyn Mitchell viding water and shade - which of varied People professions even disadvantaged kids can do want to advance the cause of - really helps animals and that animal welfare - a circumstance can make them feel good about borne out by the diverse careers of participants in Best Friends How to Start a Sanctuary semi- nars. A couple who are leaders in a Christian ministry based in California and a promoter with clients ranging from Jane Goodall to Joan Baez attended the weeklong August seminar. The workshop, which also attracted animal lovers from Alaska, Arizona, Indiana and Ohio, was organized by Best Doug Keller and Dennis Judd make sure everything is ready for the Second Annual Western Legends, coming to Kanab on Sept. 21, 22 & 23. Make the most of your time! to check your calls and your messages when it's convenient for you. 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The couple would like to offer doggy daycare during church services at the Jubilee Center, so people could bring their pooches to worship and then walk them afterwards in the neighboring park. More broadly, the Wheelers would like to integrate an outreach to animals into the ministry of the church. Richard has a deep concern for children and was especially interested in hearing about how humane education programs can foster character development and promote among the young. Kids may feel they cant do much for animals, Ziggy said, but they need to learn that pro founded by the famed chimpanzee behaviorist. She is a consultant on promotions for the institutes Reason themselves. for Hope fundraising tour, and Another goal for the Wheelers she arranges events associated is to relocate their home so they with the institutes Roots and can rescue and adopt out more Shoots program, created to enanimals and increase the courage children to become innumber and variety of their own volved with animals. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, bestpets. Ziggy would especially ena around the goat joy having selling author of Women Who house. Run with the Wolves, is another Nona Gandleman of Boulder client. Nona coordinates speakwas also among the dozen par- ing engagements for Estes all ticipants in the August work- over the world. shop. For 20 years Nona has Meanwhile, the former schooand lteacher from Colorado has beproduce4 promoted events, concerts musical and including gun developing a sideline busi- ness called Nonas Ark. My hope programs by authors. of the Denver is to promote better relations Blues and Bones Festival, Nona between animals and human has produced shows by B.B. beings, says Nona, whose serKing, Joan Baez and Ani vices include obedience training DiFranco. Her job ranges from for dogs and helping people find ' advertising the concerts and ar- the perfect pet. Indeed, once she retires as a ranging media coverage to handling travel for the artists and promoter, Nona wants to work e technical arrangements for the with animals. She and friend with 300 acres in Coloa performance. Nona is also a promoter for rado have discussed opening a The Jane Goodall Institute, the sanctuary on the spread that international environmental would offer plenty of space for and education organization docking a spacious Nonas Ark. er full-tim- self-estee- m GET THE MESSAGE Stop searching for a scrap of paper to Jot down a number. 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