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Members respond to Christmas letter v We are grateful to our members for their terrific response to' the Helping Paws Christmas letter. Ine holiday tree in our office was covered with your "gifts of love."" All pet adoptions must be validated by the signing of a contract along with the adoption fee of $35 for all dogs or $20 for all cats, which includes the cost of the spay or neuter surgery from a, vet of HP's choice. However, $15 for dogs or $10 for cats is deducted from the cost of the surgery if done by a vet of your choice. When adopting a pet through Helping Paws, keep name, address and phone number of the person from whom you adopted the pet. kfortf I HI German Shepherd mix 2-year male, shots, neutered, 728-1304 Schnauzer-Labrador 3-year black male, shots, housebroken, 46*7861 6 p.m.-- Scottie mix 14-year black male, small size, housebroken, 312-639-7973, 5 p.m. Golden Labrador mix 1 % -year male, shots, housebroken, 344- 0350 German Shorthair-English Pointer 7-month female, shots, housebroken, 385-2896 / D a l m a t i a n 4 % - y e a r female,shots, housebroken, 312- 830-0906 Terrier-Shepherd 6-month female, shots, housebroken, 455- 0177 Two black Labrador adult Make the check for the adoption males and 3-years, outside fee payable to Helping Paws. *̂ Helping -month rokei£ DOGS FOR ADOPTION \ Doberman mix 5-month female, shots, good with children, no cats, 943-4029 Brittany Spaniel 1 v* -year female, shots, housebroken, ?12-' CATS FOR ADOPTION dogs, 312-6394104 Doberman-Labrador 5-i female, shots, housebrokei spayed, 312-668-4744 Chihuahua-Terrier 14-year male, shots, housebroken, 385- 1997 Cocker Spaniel 14-year male, shots, 455-6021 Cqrgi-Shepherd 5-month female, shots, housebroken, 728- 0860 Labrador 4-month male, white with black spots, 312-587-3348 Doberman 3-year male, shots, no children, 385-6201 : Beagle 8-month female, shots, housebroken, 312-526-0432 Lhaso Apso 7-year male, shots, housebroken, neutered, 385-7263 ( hair female, shots, spayed,,312- 639-4765 Two 15-week black short hair 459-2677 Black with white star on chest 10-month short hair female, 459- 2677 Calico tiger 1-year short hair female, 344-1283 Grey tiger stripe 9-month male, neutered, 455-3625 Orange-white 7-month female, spayed, 344-0206 Calico young adult female semi long hair, declawed, 455- 1122 Grey tiger stripe, four white paws 10-week semi long hair male, 459-2735 B l a c k 3 4 - m o n t h female;credm 1-year short hair male, 338-7735 Grey tabby 14-year short hair female; three 6-month black semi long hair, 338-8298 Three 4-month: two Siamese mix; yellow tabby, 450-8212 Black 14-year short hair male, neutered, white tuxedo front, 450-2677 Orange-white 3-year short hair male, shots, neutered, declawed, 338-4866 Black 14-year short hair female, 455-4895 Black short hair 4-month female, 568-8161 >r|inHu a snnvf Siberian Husky 1-yearfemale, kup W< " SECTION 2 • PAGE 1 - PLAINDEALER-HER ALl). FRIDAY .JANUARY 4. > * Ilecycling drive set 1-year ollar, blonde Wood- 658-3063 Two Chihauhuas: 8-year male, 7-year female, snots, housebroken, 385-6757 Eight 7-week: Sheltie-Cocker- Collie-Beagle mix, 312-526-6270 Seven Keeshound mix 5- weeks, 653-9487 Samoyed x4-year female, shots, housebroken, spayed, 312- 630-6714 . Toy Collie-Beagle 4-year male, shots, housebroken, 312- 843-1653 4 p.m. Gordon Setter mix 11-month black female, shots, housebroken, spayed, 455-0407 Malamujte mix 14-year female, shots, housebroken, 450- 8509 Akita 4 4-year female, shots, housebroken, 338-0751 3 p.m. Labrador mix 1-year black male, 312-428^329 Two Husky mix female 6- months, 568-6998 * » . German Shepherd 54-year male, shots, housebroken, 312- 407-4068 Young adult black-white short LOST DOGS Cocker Spaniel 4 female, choke col stock, 338-3183 Malamute black-white 3-year female, spayed, choke collar Johnsburg, 385-0311 ID tag,' spayed, Walkup Woods, 459-6245 Afghan, beige female, beige collar, BuU Valley, 338-8280 Brittany Spaniel 4-year female, tan-white-black: black flea, red collar, ID, Lakemoor, McHenry, 455-5613 Two Labradors, 3-year male, 7-year female, ID, Woodstock, 338-3835 German Shorthair Pointer 8- year female, liver-white, dark head, silver choke and ID, Pistakee Highlands, 497-3118 German Shepherd-Wolf mix 3- month large male, black-grey thick coat, McHenry Shores, 385- 1861 Black Labrador mix 7-month female, grey collar, ID Route 14, Conlon-Collins 459-0508 LOST CAT Black, yellow eyes, 0-year short hair male, neutered, Wonder Lake, 653-0647 FOUND CATS Black-white large, long hair, bushy tail, black mark on nose, yellow collar, McHenry Ave. 450-0408 Calico 2-year long hair female, grey-black "V" on chest, Johnsburg, 385-3200 after 10 a.m. < Please call Animal Control when you find or lose a pet. They also have pets for adop­ tion, 338-7040. Information on Helping Paws lost, found and adoptions, 450-2641. The McHenry County Defenders will sponsor one of its regular recycling drives (first and third Saturday of each month) on Jan. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the parking lot of McHenry Community High School West Campus, 4724 W. Crystal Lake Rd, McHenry. ' Co-sponsoring the drive will be the HUMMERS, a group devoted to maintaining and protecting the Huntley-Union- Marengo prairie, which stret­ ches between those towns along the Chicago Northwestern Railroad tracks. According to a McHenry County Defenders spokesman, "If your house is like many homes, the remains of Christ­ mas and New Year's cheer are crowding you out. Bring those bottles and 100 percent aluminum cans to the recycling drive and kill two brids with one stone: clean out your house and help " the sponsoring organizations." Other items which can be recycled include used motor oil, newspaper, aluminum scrap of all kinds, cardboard and brown paper bags, and "tin" cans which have been rinsed and flattened. The Defenders will purchase the 100 percent aluminum cans, paying two cents more per pound for crushed cans than for uncrushed ones. An additional penny per pound will be paid for lots of more than 100 pounds. On the second Thursday of each month (Jan. 10), a buy- back program is held in the parking area behind McHenry FS, 4004 W. Waukegan Rd., McHenry. Access to the area is made via Borden Street. From 9 a.m. to noon, aluminum cans and glass containers will be purchased. For additional information, contact a Defender represen­ tative at 385-8512. Exercise to jazz * starts soon The City Department of McHenry, of Parks and- Recreation is offering two jazz exercise classes, both of which will begin in early January, i "Adult Jazz Exercise" will be held Monday evenings begin­ ning Jan. 7 at Parkland Junior i School. The hour-long class 1 be held at 8 p.m. and run for 10 weeks. The fee is $15. Par­ ticipants must be a minimum of 15 years old. - "Continuing Adult Jazz Exercise" will begin Thursday, Jan. 10 at Parkland Junior High School. The fee for the 10-week class, which will be held in the eveniiig, is $15. Registration is now being taken at the park department office, located in pity hall. STOREWIDE STARTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 4™ THRU TUESDAY, - >IJ- •<.. r» .• i.• .gVafriia** Ji.,itTW* -T • Prenatal TAKE AN exercise offered • A pre-natal therapeutic exercise program is offered by the Easter Seal Society each Wednesday at 7 p.m. to help nothers-to-be enjoy the positive oenefits of proper exercise. The exercise program, con­ duct H by physical therapist Louis Parez, is designed to build muscle strength, flexibility, endurance, positive posture, and improve breathing and relaxation techniques. Each ; articipant undergoes a s i m p l e , c o m p r e h e n s i v e evaluation with Parez prior to beginning the exercise program. From this information, a program is tailor made to meet the individual needs of feach participant. Participation in the program requires a written prescription from a physician. Cost of the program is $20 per month. To register for the pre-natal exercise program, call the . Easter Seals at 338-1707. OFF ANY ITEM SIGNED OR MARKED WITH A YELLOW rf TAKE AN EXTRA OFF ANY ITEM SIGNED OR MARKED WITH A GREEN DOT. M«IIIS HIM TAXES? SEE US ABOUT: •TAX-FREE BOND FUNDS •TAX-FREE EARNINGS •ANNUITIES •IRA'S •MUTUAL FUNDS CALL BILL JQHNS9R 385-3M McHEMRY COUNTY INSURANCE ISiNfY 1209 N. GRECNST. McHENRY. 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