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Show DECEMBER 29, 1987 Davis Countys own Help Save the Animals fighting for legislation, education to insure safety of all animals By CHER1E HUBER Help Save the Aniamls, Inc. began in December of 1983. It is a local organization that works to protect and shelter animals of all kinds. In the four years it has been in existence, the organization has placed almost 6,000 cats. About six months ago, Cathy Familo became the dog placement coordinator. This program has placed several hundred dogs in Cast members of Beauty and the Beast" being performed at Pioneer State Park this season include, from left, Jolynn Flanners, Dennis Lee and Jolene Tuttle. Beauty and Beast9 slated at Pioneer State Park Beauty and the Beast is a popular folk tale will be presented by Stage Right Theater Company this holiday season in the social hall at Pioneer Trail State Park near the This is the Place Monument. Jan Davis will direct the dramatic adaptation of the story. Beauty and the Beast the ever French tale of enchantment that tells of a wealthy merchant with three daughters who suddenly finds himself penniless. On the way back to his farm one evening, he finds himself in the Palace of the Beast, where he is treated hospitably. Before leaving, he picks a rose for Beauty and incurs the wTath of the Beast. The Beast allows him to return home for a time, but the merchant must go back to the palace and face possi ble death. Out of love for her father. Beauty goes to the palace in his place. The appeal of this delightful fantasy lies in Beautys compassion for the poor unfortunate beast and the ability she has to see beyond his ugly exterior to the goodness inside him. Originally written by Madame LePrince de Beaumont, Beauty and the Beast was first published in English in 1761 in the "Young Misses Magazine. Director Jan Davis has chosen the script written by Michael Brice for its excellent adaptation in verse. Davis feels that the adaptation lends itself to the enchantment and fantasy of the story, and will have great appeal to the audiences. Tim Turner plays the Beast with JoLynn Flanders as Beauty. Other cast members include Ron Jewett as the merchant, Jolene Tuttle and Lynette Pederson as the sisters, DeWayne Hamkreck as the narrator and Dennis Lee as the bank solicitor. The woodland creatures are danced by Kera Webb, Joy Drake, and Shauna Frost. Bountiful residents include Jolynn Flanders, Jolene Tuttle, Lynette Pederson, Dennis Lee, Joy Drake, Shauna Frost and Jan Davis. Performance dates are Dec. 31, Jan. 2, 4, 5 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee on Jan. 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at all Wine-gar- s stores and are priced at $4 each with group rates for groups of six or more at $3.50 each. For group tickets and further ticket information call 292-328- 4. good homes since it was begun. The organization uses follow-u- p calls to check on each animals welfare. One of the prime forces behind the organization is Lynn Bradak of Farmington, who was one of the founders and is now vice president of the organization. People often ask us why we spend our time worrying about animals, she says. We do it because no one else does and because we love animals. The statistics are bad when you learn that tens of thousands of stray cats and dogs are being put down at shelters up and down the Wasatch Front. Thousands more are being sold for research. That might be something to get people interested, but what keeps Lynn and the other members moti- vated are the happy endings. You almost get addicted to it. Every time you take a bedraggled cat out of a field and find a good home for it, every time you talk people into spaying or neutering their cat or dog so you know they wont be hauling litters of kittens or puppies to the pound, every day mixed in with all the awful things we see, theres a few things that make it worth doing, Lynn says. We do a lot of going out and rescuing the animals and taking them to the vet so that we constantly see individual cases of animals that are helped. We see them fed and doctored and cleaned up and placed and thats what makes it all worthwhile, she says. Help Save the Animals now have about 300 people who have bought membership in the organization. But they also have lots of people who have never bought a membership who send cat food coupons each month or a couple of dollars the first of each month when their Social Security check comes. Others support the organization by donating something to the antique sale each year or by working at one of the rummage sales. We have also received a lot of encouragement and support from local businesses who have donated materials to improve our shelter in Hooper, Lynn adds. A lot of the people who call us are really good people but they just dont know how to be responsible pet owners. They dont know ab- out spaying or neutering or it hasnt occurred to them that thousands of , animals are dying because people arent spaying and neutering. All it takes with these people is a little the Davis High School Honor Society are left to right, Cory Leonard, Eric treasurer; VanDyke, president; Rachel Jenkins, secretary; and Nathan vice Niederhausen, president. New officers of On Dec. 10, 54 new members pledged to uphold the standards of the National Honor Society as the Davis High Chapter held their annual candlelight installation ceremony. Eric VanDyke, Honor Society president, conducted the meeting under the supervision of advisor Ken Cook and other officers. Over 50 guests came to this formal 1 inau-gurati- where they also heard from Vivian Beattie, Davis retired humanities teacher. Davis Highs new National Honor Society officials were present, including Eric VanDyke, president; Nate Niederhauser, vice president; Rachel Jenkins, secretary ; and Cory Leonard, treasurer. Ken Cook is assisted by Kelly Oram, Genene Hill and Mary Agra-pide- s. Melanie Eberhard rendered Brahms Intermezzi op. 117 no. 1, and Eagle Scouts Jeff Kinard and Sam Johnson presented the colors to the audience. Other specially selected honor students participated in the program by discussing such traits as citizenship, scholarship, service, leadership and character. The choir room was decorated to promote the Christmas soirit, and s following the program Mrs. offered slush and homemade holiday cookies to all in attendance. The guest speaker, Vivian Beat-tipreviously taught an honors humanities course for juniors at Davis. She offered advice to the newly pledged members which was not uncommon to those who were Agra-pidc- e, education. But compassion isnt exclusive. There are people who call us and honor society familiar with her class. Beattie used examples of Old Testament, Greek, and Roman scholars to point out the importance of knowing oneself. She explained to the young audience that they were the leaders of tomorrow and should prepare to take over such demanding responsibilities by living moral and good lives. She offered the advice written by Marcus Aurelius in his writings when he said The Meditations, Be like a promontory against which the waves continually break, but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it. The overall response was generally favorable from most sophomores, while and seniors quickly juniors their glorious modern-da- y thronged Minerva following the meeting. The Davis NHS serves monthly dinners at St. Marks Gardens for the Council on Aging. They have also raised money for Bradyn Seymours liver transplant. include: New pledges for 1987-8Tenth grade, Paul Alkema, Brenda Anderson, Emily Bessinger, 8 Tammie Boudewyns, Samuel Brown, Loren Clark, Matthew Clay, Patrick Cuneo, Gavin Duckworth, Cody Faerber, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Travis Hill, Celeste Holt, Brook Hugh, Chad Iverson, Erica Johnson, Jeremy Knudsen. Clark Maxwell, Jmyln Naegle, Derek Nelson, Scott Neville, Jacob Oldham, Elisa Perry, John Pratt, Scott Richards, Catherine Sedgwick, Deann Sherman, Greta Shunn, Amy Slade, Christopher Snell, Joel Starr, Jason Taylor, Doug Thompson, Yvette Van DUTCH BOY CARPET ClfANERS Dyke, Juliana Vetter, Michael Woolley, and Alicia Youngblood. Eleventh grade, Amy Bell, Kerry Bradwisch, Bryon Bowers, Sharia Cook, Heide Davies, Heather Ence, Julie Maughan, Paul Donna Oakeson, Kimberly Pierson, Amber Workman. Men-donz- a, Call us for Maryon, Rebecca Muhlestein, Richard Nef, Kristin Pearson, Jeremy Romero and Michelle the first couple of years about placement. Its just pointless to place an animal that's going to come back in a couple of months, or to place one with people who arent patient enough to live Apparently, they dont give any more thought to commodity. dumping an animal than they do to pulling a weed out. The other people that have a certain amount of compassion that you can talk to are different. That sort of education is easy. They may not fall into animal welfare roles, but theyll take care of their pets. Many people think that a pound puts down two or three strays a month. They would be shocked to learn that Davis County has to put down close to a thousand some months. Thats just Davis County and this isnt a crowded area. In Salt Lake its so much higher. The facts are that two unaltered breeding cats with a survival rate of 2.8 kittens per litter after five years have three million de- through a litter training or something like that. Now we screen our placements very carefully. Weve met some wonderful people that way. Davis County now has an adoption fee and that prepays spaying or neutering for animals that come from the Davis County Animal Shelter. That wont completely eliminate the problem of unwanted animals but you wont have someone adopting an animal and then coming back every three months with a box of kittens or puppies. The county charges $35 which is still a bargain rate for a scendants. Then, too, every three seconds there is an animal dying in a laboratory all over the country.. Even if youre not against animal research in general, you have to think that as long as the animals are cheap and easy to get, that the right is probably going to be abused. An animal costs less than a petri dish to many of these institutions, Lynn points out. Placing animals takes patience and skill in dealing with people. Theres a surprising number of spaying or neutering. And they had to fight hard with veterinarians to get that, Lynn says. We feel, though, that our small e organization has made a large impact on animal welfare. We have placed over 4,000 cats in the last four years. All those cats have been spayed or neutered. By doing so we have eliminated almost a billion unwanted kittens that the county would eventually have to deal with using tax money. More information on how you can help save the animals is available from Lynn Bradak at long-rang- Award rank of Eagle Chris Nielson of Troop 407 received his Eagle Scout Award recently at a court of honor. District Chairman Bob Bowman officiated at the ceremony. DeWit Sorensen presented him with an Eagle feather and Larry Jansen from the Rotary presented him with an Eagle scarf. For his Eagle project Chris organized Food for the Homeless and delivered a truck load. Chris would like to thank all his leaders who have helped him through his scouting experiences to make this achievement possible. He is a member of the varsity wrestling team at Davis High. His hobbies include hunting and fishing. Vaughn and Marlene Nielson of Kaysville are his parents. CHRIS NIELSON If you have something on. your mind... Write a Letter To The BiUtorS Are you receiving payments from the sale of your home? Would you like CASH today Carpet and Furniture instead of payments? Specials Twelfth grade, Sarah Auger, Darlene Bassett, Brent Cole, James Giles, Kara Hatch, Lynda Hill, Brian Hinckley, Troy Horne, Toby Jensen, Melinda Johnstun, Elaine Lamoreaux, Camee Lewis, Jane people who call up and say We saw your ad in the paper and we'd like to get a cat. 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