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  News From BFHS

Mr. John McPhaul with Best Friends Humane Society recently published the BFHS newsletter to update everyone with the great things happening with the Humane Society. He stated there was a lot of news to cover but first he wanted to say they were all doing well at BFHS which is great to hear. 

BFHS is well on their way

  News From BFHS

Mr. John McPhaul with Best Friends Humane Society recently published the BFHS newsletter to update everyone with the great things happening with the Humane Society. He stated there was a lot of news to cover but first he wanted to say they were all doing well at BFHS which is great to hear. 

BFHS is well on their way to constructing an outdoor cat enclosure for many of their cat friends to romp and play. It will be a 20' X 40' fenced area with a 12' X 16' house attached for shelter. Complete with A/C and lights and lots of play things, it will allow our cat visitors to be outside and not in cramped cages. Visitors can come and just watch or pick out one for adoption. Completion is scheduled for April. While the cats are getting some attention, BFHS still has dogs for adoption. Thankfully, they still have the good fortune of transporting many of their dog visitors up north to Happy Homes. But, they still have plenty to choose from at the shelter. The influx of both dogs and cats never stops, reminding us all to Spay & Neuter, Please! 

The Best Friends Humane Society staff is slowly growing with volunteers and part time employees. That allows the ACOs and the Shelter Manager to do more of their real job. They are also reaching out to Worth County High School CTAE program for students in the Animal Pathway for 'recruits'. A new volunteer is putting data into the Shelter Manager software, a needed task that is easy to put on the back burner. During the short staffing period, they got behind. Mr. McPhaul and staff appreciates all their volunteers and new staff for providing work that needs to be done. 

COVID-19 was a real bummer last year and it shut down a lot of our big fundraisers stated Mr. McPhaul. It looks like this year may be the same but they do have a few new ideas, and there will be news about them later. Remember, BFHS is doing Bingo every other week at Ed's and the next one is March 2nd. They will be every other week at 6pm until approximately May and then every third week but they will update closer to time. And, to all our Donators, Thank You. If you would like to donate prizes to the BINGO for BFHS, please feel free to as they can use the prizes. Prizes can be anything, for both men and women. Prizes are usually valued at $5-$8 and the bigger prizes are used for black out BINGO prizes. 

There are some upcoming fundraisers that are being planned. BFHS has sent in an order for 200 more cookbooks (reprint of our first one) for sale. If you want one, call Shelly to reserve. They are going to be $25. They anticipate them to be ready by the end of March, first of April. BFHS Shirts with Funny Sayings will be available soon along with pet candles. The date the shirts will be ready is not set as of yet but there will be two designs and they will come in size medium, large and xlarge. These are some of the shirt designs BFHS has sold in the past and since they were such a hit, they are bringing them back. How exciting! Now the pet candles… I bet you are wandering what those are? They are candles that will help combat pet fumes. They are a big hit and will be here soon. Watch for a Dog Wash at Tractor Supply in March, and a Golf Tournament in May. 

The truck that BFHS uses was in bad shape and needed some work. They did it, and it runs better, but they are always looking for a newer one with less problems. If you know of one that is 'reasonable', please let them know.

BFHS has changed their monthly board meeting site to the Shipp Center. It is larger and allows for more social distancing. If you'd like to attend, it's always on the second Thursday of every month at 6:30 pm. Also, the whole 'Membership' thing with dues and cards was not worth the effort and is no longer in effect. If you want to volunteer/help or be permanent part of BFHS, come to the meeting or call the Shelter. 777-7774. Or call Mr. John McPhaul or Mrs. Shelly McPhaul at 272-6200. Last year, BFHS applied for and received funds from the government in the PPP program. It helped immensely during the bad COVID season. PPP-2 is now available and they will apply for that soon. 

Some landscaping has been done at the shelter and by next spring they will have some beautiful Bradford Pear Trees and others blooming in the field west of the shelter. Many thanks to 3G's Auction for donating the trees and to Mr. & Mrs. Parkman for their services in digging holes, straw, watering and such. (The Shelter Staff helped too). It should be nice in April. There is plans for a shelter improvement day in April. 

Last but not least, the shelter is in need of paper towels, cat litter and cleaning supplies. They appreciate your kindness. BFHS hopes you and yours have weathered the COVID storm and they pray for those that didn't. Mr. Buddy Harris, a former member, lost his battle with it. Take care of yourselves and be careful.

Source: BFHS (Mr. John and Mrs. Shelly McPhaul)     

Welcome to March!  Can you believe we are already in the third month of 2021?  It seems like it is going so fast!  March looks like it will be coming in wet.  This has been a wet year to me and a cold one too.  I am ready for some Spring like weather.  Aren't you?

March 1st would have been my Granny Meeks' 106 Birthday.  Now that would hav

Welcome to March!  Can you believe we are already in the third month of 2021?  It seems like it is going so fast!  March looks like it will be coming in wet.  This has been a wet year to me and a cold one too.  I am ready for some Spring like weather.  Aren't you?

March 1st would have been my Granny Meeks' 106 Birthday.  Now that would have been fun to celebrate.  I remember celebrating many of her birthday's with her and she was so much fun.  She loved to eat and dip her snuff.  Goodness that lady loved to dip snuff.  So did my Granny Dupree.  When my Granny Meeks came to visit she would love to visit with my Granny Dupree.  They would dip snuff and chit chat.  Those were the good ole days!

What all do you have planned for this week?  I hope everyone has a great week!  Thank you for your support to The Martin News.

   Celebrate Your Name Week

This week is Celebrate Your Name Week. I love to celebrate all the fun dates of celebrating. So what is your full name and what meaning does it have personally? I was born as Valerie Lynn Meeks. Daddy wanted me to have the name Valerie after my aunt which was his sister, Valerie Sue. She passed away as a tee

   Celebrate Your Name Week

This week is Celebrate Your Name Week. I love to celebrate all the fun dates of celebrating. So what is your full name and what meaning does it have personally? I was born as Valerie Lynn Meeks. Daddy wanted me to have the name Valerie after my aunt which was his sister, Valerie Sue. She passed away as a teenager due to leukemia. Everyone always said I looked just like her. I went by the name Lynn. When I married, I carried by maiden name as well and dropped using my first name. So then I became Lynn Meeks Manley. I decided to keep my maiden name in with my married name because no one from this area knew me as Lynn Manley and to this day, many people still call me Lynn Meeks. Most of the people that knew my daddy and mother always referred to us as the Meeks girls, never our married last names which still works for me and my sister. So what’s your name?  

Kicking Off National 

Nutrition Month

March will be National Nutrition Month and part of leading a healthy life means eating a healthy diet and being physically active. A recent CDC study highlights when, where, and how U.S. adults and children are eating a healthy diet. Those who are not getting enough fruits and veggies can take small

Kicking Off National 

Nutrition Month

March will be National Nutrition Month and part of leading a healthy life means eating a healthy diet and being physically active. A recent CDC study highlights when, where, and how U.S. adults and children are eating a healthy diet. Those who are not getting enough fruits and veggies can take small steps towards meeting recommended amounts, including adding more fruit to your usual breakfast routine or adding vegetables to your meals. Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can help reduce the risk of many leading causes of illness and death, add important nutrients to your diet, and help with weight control. The recent study shows that adults get most of their fruit during breakfast and snacking whether they eat recommended amounts or not. Those who are not getting enough could aim to add more at breakfast or through snacks such as eating a small apple or banana. On the other hand, children tend to eat fruit throughout the day. Children who need more could add extra fruit to their breakfast, lunch, or snack routines. Dinnertime tends to be when adults and children eat most of their vegetables. However, for those who are not eating enough vegetables, try adding vegetables to your lunchtime salad or sandwich (e.g., tomato slices or baby carrots) or mixing them into what you are having for dinner (e.g., adding broccoli into your pasta).

Source: Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention