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PARKWAY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS RAISE FUNDS FOR HUMANE SOCIETY

Students in two sixth-grade classes at Parkway Elementary School recently pitched in to help the Watauga Humane Society.   Members of  Stephen Schmal’s and Peggy Nash’s classes challenged each other to see who could raise the most money in a three-week period with an ice-cream party as a prize for the winner.  Organized by Julianna Silver from Schmal’s class, the competition was so close that students decided to reward both groups with ice cream.   The two classes netted over $100.00  which will be used to purchase food and medicine for the homeless animals of Watauga County.

The Watauga Humane Society’s Irma Baker Lyons Adoption Center is one step closer today as Humane Society members and friends broke ground for the 16,000-square-foot facility on Don Hayes Rd. Humane Society President Shaun Lundy said, “The new adoption center will house twice the number of animals we can accommodate at our current Casey Lane shelter and will make it possible to offer many additional services to both the people and the animals of our community.” The groundbreaking took place Saturday, June 13. Until the new adoption center is completed, we will continue to operate in our current Casey Lane location.