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What's Coo00:in'? Pat, pets going strong after 20 years -- I, ..... & PAT NEELY, a founding member of Adopt-a-Pet, is seat- ed in front of one of the displays at 210 Grove Street where the nonprofit group holds monthly garage sales to support its kennels and spay-neuter clinic. you open more often?' but the se- cret is, if we were open, they'd just spread themselves around but here, they think 'What are they going to have this month?' and they all come on the one day," she suggests. "We don't have the volunteers to be open more than one day. We still rely on people to donate and they are. It's so amazing." Going back to the early days of the group, Pat says, "We started with kennels. I was voted presi- dent, but it was only a title be- cause like I said, everybody had a job and I could run around. We got a lady, she has since passed away, and she and her kids and I built the first kennels," Pat states. "AND WE FOUND a place to pfit them. We've always had caretakers. We started taking in one, two, three, four dogs and we started listing other people's dogs," she continues. "Each family cabin.) She was joined by a second, un- accountably mild-natured scotty for whom the whiskery image of kindly gentleman would have been in keeping, but of all the Aberdeen terriers whose whiskers I've observed, his were the least imposing. More recent scotties in the extended family included a to- tal space cadet and the current bewhiskered curmudgeon. And certainly, in his case, those whiskers aren't compatible with the current resident scotty's love for drinking water. (I'm sure week I'd take a dog down to The Journal for the picture. Now we take pictures at our kennels." The "Lookin' for a Home" col- umn still appears each week in the paper. "We don't have a lot of mem- bers but the members we have are good," Pat notes. "We have a meeting the second Saturday of every month at Burgermaster, 9:30 to 11 in the morning." Mem- bership fees for Adopt-a-Pet are quite low, she adds, but the group has a number of lifetime mem- bers. Dues for single adult mem- bers are $10; it's $5 for a junior or senior citizen membership and $15 for a family. Lifetime dues are $100. As the need for services has grown so has the need for money to support the clinic and kennels. Pat explains, "We take all our animals, of course, to the vet to make sure they're healthy before coming to the kennels." Then, By MARY DUNCAN Adopt-a-Pet will be 20 years old on February 9 and Pat Neely has been with the group since its inception. "That's when we were incorporated as a nonprofit char- ity," she reports with a sense of pride. "There were seven of us and I am the only one still involved in the group. Some have moved away; some have passed away but I am the only one of the origi- nal seven that's stuck with it and I can't believe it's 20 years," Pat marvels with an easy laugh. The idea of a nonprofit group to care for stray animals was really the brainchild of Jan Danford, former society editor for The Journal who still writes her "Passing Fancies" column, and Dr. Douglas Larson, a long- time local veterinarian, Pat ex- plains. "And I happened to be the new one in town," she continues, referring to the move she, her husband and children made from California two decades ago. PAT RECALLS that she did not want her daughter's dog un- less it was spayed or neutered. That's how she ran into the vet and learned of the effort to sup- port a kennel and spay-neuter clinic. "They had a thrift shop and I love junk so I got involved in the thrift shop. And I got the little dog spayed and that's how I got into it. "They also needed a sucker," she laughs, then adds, "not a sucker but I had time. I was new and they needed somebody to do the legwork." At the time, the group was called Lookin' for a Home Team. In order to provide services, Pat says, the volunteers knew they had to make some money. Another group that offered hu- mane-society services had closed down, and so had Lookin' for a Home's thrift shop. "So there was nothing here," she re- calls. "We had a garage sale. We all just scrounged, seven of us and our friends, and we had a garage sale right out here in my garage• "WE HAD JUST built this house, and my husband said to me, 'Why do you think we built back in the woods? Do we want everybody visiting us?' " she re- members. "We had a great ga- rage sale." That fund-raiser has continued to be a major source of funds for Adopt-a-Pet, which holds a sale on the second Satur- day of every month at 210 Grove Street downtown. Pat is enthu- siastic about the following the group has developed for its once- a-month sales. "Everything is donated. It's a nice rummage sale. We don't have as much room, so we can't take all the furniture, but we have a dry spot, a heated spot," Pat notes. "Of course, everything is cleaned and we don't keep a lot of junk. We have people who have been coming for 15, 20 years. "People say, 'Well, why aren't it's only water because nothing more interesting is on offer.) Wet whiskers may make cute names for watering holes but they're not real wonderful for cuddly canines. However, I've finally gotten the drift. The resident Scottish terrier has demonstrated the efficacy of his elaborate facial whiskers as an aid to smuggling. Who can tell what he's bringing home from his walks, disguised under all that facial foliage? Only the person who finds the splintered remains later in the living room. OPEN MONDAY • Baskets • Custom Candy Bouquets • Fine Chocolates • Bulk Candy • Applewood Bath Products Hours: Mercantile Mall Mon-Fri I 0-6 Sat 10-3 ZZl West Open Railroad Ave. Valentine's For delivery call Day 432 -8492 If form follows function, then I've finally figured out why Scot- tish terriers have those immense whiskers, In several pieces of fiction I've read, scotties were staid, stuffy little dogs whose demeanor went with stiff whiskers, but I haven't known any like that. The Scottish terriers in my life included a mean-spirited bitch who hated me when I was born and intruded on the domestic con- stellation in which she played the sun, my parents the planets, (And after all, it was she who brought them together by stealing a pot- roast off the table at my father's Page 6- Sheon-Mason County Joumai - Thursday, Janus,/28, 1999 there are shots too, and all Adopt- a-Pet animals over 6 months old are spayed and neutered. Then the group came up with the idea of making apple dumplings for OysterFest. "Gwen Skelsey had a recipe and it was a secret," she says lower- ing her voice, "but she shared it with us." THE PROJECT continued for six or seven years, Pat adds. The last year of the dumplings, she remembers making about 2,000 dumplings from scratch. "The group of women making them kept getting smaller and the ap- ple quantities kept getting big- ger. So we just decided we couldn't do that any more," she says. "We sold all our pans and now we do cheesecake. We don't make as much money but we're getting older. I think I am, age- wise, next to the youngest of our members, and I'm 65," Pat re- flects. Another fund-raiser for the group is the annual Paws Walk, now in its fifth year. "Some young lady came to a meeting and suggested it and offered to start it up. Well, she's long gone. We have so much fun with that and each year we're getting a lit- tle better with it. Last year we made more money," Pat reports. "This year we have some whole new ideas to do." Besides memberships and fund-raisers, Pat says, "We get an awful lot of financial dona- tions. We don't charge for the dogs; there's no fee. People just send money, and say 'I got this dog.' We get cute letters with pic- tures from the dogs." She smiles. "We're a no-kill," she notes. "We don't put the animals down. We've had them grow up in our kennels. We've had them like four years and still found them a home. It's a good thing." RECENTLY Adopt-a-Pet add- ed another tool for matching pets and owners. 'Tou know we're on the Internet now. Our dogs are going all over. They're going up to Seattle, to Redmond. It's been just wonderful," she gushes. The Adopt-a-Pet Web site is at www.aap.worg Pat explains. "We don't pay for it. All our money has always gone to the animals. It's given to us as a gift. These young people do all the work for us. Isn't that something?" Pat remembers when she first became involved with the group that her husband Glenn was con- cerned that they would be over- run with animals and urged her to keep a low profile• "We were both from Los Angeles. We just wanted a quiet, little place. I think though he knew that once I got involved," she offers, "I would really get involved be- cause I've always loved ani- mals." PAT CONCEDES she has al- ways felt a kinship with ani- mals. "My dad had hunting dogs and it was kind of sad. He didn't want us playing with them. I was the only one who would sneak out and bring them treats and pet them," she confesses. While she has had stressful moments over the last 20 years, this compassionate woman has never lost her commitment to Adopt-a-Pet. "In the beginning, I took the listings and someone donated an old car and I picked up the animals. I did all that be- cause I had the time. Then I got burned out. I just couldn't hear about any more sad dogs," Pat admits. "I wasn't sleeping at night. I was killing myself to go out on the highway to rescue ani- mals." She praises the volunteers who man the kennels as "wonderful. They are there enough, along with Elsie and Bill Skipworth the caretakers, to know the person- alities of the dogs. I've heard it said, 'I'm sorry, this would not be the dog for you.' " And fenced yards are required, she notes, "because they are strays and they do wander." THOUGHTFULLY, Pat com- ments, "A lot of people I know think that we waste our time when there are so many humans that need help. But there's a lot of people helping the humans and not many helping the animals. I think we can't do it all, but I think our group does a pretty good..." She pauses and adds, "I think we do an excellent job." Pat enjoys living in Shelton. "I just wish I had grown up in a small town. I love small towns. I think they're just the place to be. "I like the people. I like what you can do in a small town. Can you imagine doing something like this?" Pat says of Adopt-a- Pet. "You couldn't do it in a big city. You wouldn't get the support from the community." When the couple retired here, Pat says her husband was con- tent with the new house and his garden. "I needed more so this animal thing just fell right in for me. And I think I was sup- posed to be there at that time. Twenty years later, here we are and we're going as strong as ever," she declares. Pat says her friends think it's a riot she's cook of the week. "I said, 'I know how to cook.' They're wondering what recipes I'll give you." With a laugh she adds, "I go in the freezer - a handful of veggies, a handful of shrimp and I have big quantities of rice, put it all together and - dinner." Over the holidays Pat had a houseful of 12 people. This is one of the dishes she made for the crew. Che00e thing 1 lb. penne rigatte or any tubular pasta ,/ lb. sharp cheddar cheese 1/2 lb. mild cheddar cheese 1 28-oz. can tomatoes and pure6 u lb. butter 2 Tbsp. sugar I tsp. salt Cook penne al dente, about eight minutes. Cut both cheeses into u-inch cubes. Drain cooked pasta and return to pot. Add but- ter and stir until almost melted. Then add cheeses, tomatoes, su- gar and salt. Stir well. Pour into a two-quart glass or ceramic dish with low sides. Cheese thing should set for 12 to 24 hours in the refrigerator be- fore baking. It can be stored, un- cooked, in the refrigerator for three days or frozen at this point. Preheat oven to 400." Bake on a middle rack in the oven for one hour - the top should be brown and bubbly. Let stand about five minutes before serving. Did You Know... The Highest quali00 and the most affordable funeral services are now available in Shelton ? Shelton: T 313 W..R: WA 3601427-8044 • Olympia: 360/943.6363 Pat's pet recipes B:C::dSt °feherrl°Ve f°rani c leb ate Adopt-a small bits later.)Bake at 350" m o - F for 30 to 45 minutes. Cool Pet's 20th anniversary, Pat and break into bite-size Neely thought it would be fun to share some recipes just tbr pets. She tbund them in Dr. Pitcairn's Conlplete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats. Kitty or doggie crunchies This recipe, an adaptation of a tried-and-true kibble creat- ed by Joan Harper, is nice for an occasional treat or to kelp a confined kibble-eater make the transition to home cooking. It is nutritionally complete for both cats and dogs, with 35 percent protein, 14 to 15 per- cent fat and a calcium Iptlos- phorus ratio o[ 1.3:1. 1 lb. chicken necks and giz- zards or other poultry, ground 1 (16-oz.) can of mackerel, chopped 2 C. full-fat soy flour 1 C. wheat germ 1 C. powdered skim milk 1 C.cornmeal (dry) 2 C. whole-wheat flour 1 C. rye flour (or another cup of wheat flour) 3 Tbsp. bonemeal (or 5,400 to 6,000 milligrams calcium) v., tsp. iodized salt or 3 Tbsp. kelp 4 Tbsp. vegetable oil (half can be meat drippings or butter) 1 Tbsp. cod-liver oil (or up to 25,000 1U vitamin A) /, C. alfalfa powder or trace mineral powder 3 cloves garlic, minced /z C. chopped onions (optional) 400 IU vitmnin E 1 qt. water / C. nutritional yeast Mix all the ingredients ex- cept the yeast and knead into a firm dough. Roll it out on a cookie sheet about /z- to u4- inch thick. (Using a pastry cut- ter to divide it into strips will make it easier to break into chunks. Sprinkle with the yeast and store in airtight con- tainers. Refrigerate whatever amount will not be consumed in 3 days. Year round bird feed (especially appreciated in the winter) ,/ C. bacon drippings 1 C. flour 1 heaping Tbsp. sharp sand 2 C. cornmeal, scalded 2 C. molasses '/2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. red pepper Enough water to thicken Nuts and raisins Combine all of the ingredi- ents; place in small foil pie pans and bake at 400" until brown. Hang the pans in a tree. (If you make more than you can use right away, you can freeze it for use later.) Kitty catnip cookies 1 C. whole-wheat flour 2 Tbsp. wheat germ /4 C. soy flour /: C. powdered milk 1 Tbsp. kelp / tsp. bonemeal 1 tsp. crushed dried catnip leaves 1 Tbsp. unsulfured molasses 1 egg 2 Tbsp. oil, butter or fat / C. milk or water Mix the dry ingredients to- gether. Add the molasses, egg, oil, butter or fat and milk or water. Roll out fiat on an oiled cookie sheet and cut into nar- row strips or ribbons. Bake at 350 ° F for 20 minutes or until lightly toasted. Break into pea- size pieces, suitable for cats. Good for treats, exercising gums and cleaning teeth, but too low in protein to use for regular fare. MGH Auxiliary plans card Mason General Hospital Aux- iliary's fourth annual card party is scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday, February 8, at Saint Edward's Parish Hall located at 322 Third Street in downtown Shelton. Bridge, pinochle and other games will be offered and prizes will be awarded. A choice of des- sert or a fruit tray will be served. A $10 donation will cover the af- ternoon of card playing. Proceeds will benefit Guard, a program which people who live independently call for help in emergencies pressing a button on a devi worn around their necks. Reservations must be made Friday, February 5. Those ning to attend can call Rice, auxiliary president, at 3431. Power • Heats 1400 sq. ft. • 83% Efficiency • Blower Standard • Less than 1300n€ hour to operate " ° Hur00Limlted To Stock On What's Coo00:in'? Pat, pets going strong after 20 years -- I, ..... & PAT NEELY, a founding member of Adopt-a-Pet, is seat- ed in front of one of the displays at 210 Grove Street where the nonprofit group holds monthly garage sales to support its kennels and spay-neuter clinic. you open more often?' but the se- cret is, if we were open, they'd just spread themselves around but here, they think 'What are they going to have this month?' and they all come on the one day," she suggests. "We don't have the volunteers to be open more than one day. We still rely on people to donate and they are. It's so amazing." Going back to the early days of the group, Pat says, "We started with kennels. I was voted presi- dent, but it was only a title be- cause like I said, everybody had a job and I could run around. We got a lady, she has since passed away, and she and her kids and I built the first kennels," Pat states. "AND WE FOUND a place to pfit them. We've always had caretakers. We started taking in one, two, three, four dogs and we started listing other people's dogs," she continues. "Each family cabin.) She was joined by a second, un- accountably mild-natured scotty for whom the whiskery image of kindly gentleman would have been in keeping, but of all the Aberdeen terriers whose whiskers I've observed, his were the least imposing. More recent scotties in the extended family included a to- tal space cadet and the current bewhiskered curmudgeon. And certainly, in his case, those whiskers aren't compatible with the current resident scotty's love for drinking water. (I'm sure week I'd take a dog down to The Journal for the picture. Now we take pictures at our kennels." The "Lookin' for a Home" col- umn still appears each week in the paper. "We don't have a lot of mem- bers but the members we have are good," Pat notes. "We have a meeting the second Saturday of every month at Burgermaster, 9:30 to 11 in the morning." Mem- bership fees for Adopt-a-Pet are quite low, she adds, but the group has a number of lifetime mem- bers. Dues for single adult mem- bers are $10; it's $5 for a junior or senior citizen membership and $15 for a family. Lifetime dues are $100. As the need for services has grown so has the need for money to support the clinic and kennels. Pat explains, "We take all our animals, of course, to the vet to make sure they're healthy before coming to the kennels." Then, By MARY DUNCAN Adopt-a-Pet will be 20 years old on February 9 and Pat Neely has been with the group since its inception. "That's when we were incorporated as a nonprofit char- ity," she reports with a sense of pride. "There were seven of us and I am the only one still involved in the group. Some have moved away; some have passed away but I am the only one of the origi- nal seven that's stuck with it and I can't believe it's 20 years," Pat marvels with an easy laugh. The idea of a nonprofit group to care for stray animals was really the brainchild of Jan Danford, former society editor for The Journal who still writes her "Passing Fancies" column, and Dr. Douglas Larson, a long- time local veterinarian, Pat ex- plains. "And I happened to be the new one in town," she continues, referring to the move she, her husband and children made from California two decades ago. PAT RECALLS that she did not want her daughter's dog un- less it was spayed or neutered. That's how she ran into the vet and learned of the effort to sup- port a kennel and spay-neuter clinic. "They had a thrift shop and I love junk so I got involved in the thrift shop. And I got the little dog spayed and that's how I got into it. "They also needed a sucker," she laughs, then adds, "not a sucker but I had time. I was new and they needed somebody to do the legwork." At the time, the group was called Lookin' for a Home Team. In order to provide services, Pat says, the volunteers knew they had to make some money. Another group that offered hu- mane-society services had closed down, and so had Lookin' for a Home's thrift shop. "So there was nothing here," she re- calls. "We had a garage sale. We all just scrounged, seven of us and our friends, and we had a garage sale right out here in my garage• "WE HAD JUST built this house, and my husband said to me, 'Why do you think we built back in the woods? Do we want everybody visiting us?' " she re- members. "We had a great ga- rage sale." That fund-raiser has continued to be a major source of funds for Adopt-a-Pet, which holds a sale on the second Satur- day of every month at 210 Grove Street downtown. Pat is enthu- siastic about the following the group has developed for its once- a-month sales. "Everything is donated. It's a nice rummage sale. We don't have as much room, so we can't take all the furniture, but we have a dry spot, a heated spot," Pat notes. "Of course, everything is cleaned and we don't keep a lot of junk. We have people who have been coming for 15, 20 years. "People say, 'Well, why aren't it's only water because nothing more interesting is on offer.) Wet whiskers may make cute names for watering holes but they're not real wonderful for cuddly canines. However, I've finally gotten the drift. The resident Scottish terrier has demonstrated the efficacy of his elaborate facial whiskers as an aid to smuggling. Who can tell what he's bringing home from his walks, disguised under all that facial foliage? Only the person who finds the splintered remains later in the living room. OPEN MONDAY • Baskets • Custom Candy Bouquets • Fine Chocolates • Bulk Candy • Applewood Bath Products Hours: Mercantile Mall Mon-Fri I 0-6 Sat 10-3 ZZl West Open Railroad Ave. Valentine's For delivery call Day 432 -8492 If form follows function, then I've finally figured out why Scot- tish terriers have those immense whiskers, In several pieces of fiction I've read, scotties were staid, stuffy little dogs whose demeanor went with stiff whiskers, but I haven't known any like that. The Scottish terriers in my life included a mean-spirited bitch who hated me when I was born and intruded on the domestic con- stellation in which she played the sun, my parents the planets, (And after all, it was she who brought them together by stealing a pot- roast off the table at my father's Page 6- Sheon-Mason County Joumai - Thursday, Janus,/28, 1999 there are shots too, and all Adopt- a-Pet animals over 6 months old are spayed and neutered. Then the group came up with the idea of making apple dumplings for OysterFest. "Gwen Skelsey had a recipe and it was a secret," she says lower- ing her voice, "but she shared it with us." THE PROJECT continued for six or seven years, Pat adds. The last year of the dumplings, she remembers making about 2,000 dumplings from scratch. "The group of women making them kept getting smaller and the ap- ple quantities kept getting big- ger. So we just decided we couldn't do that any more," she says. "We sold all our pans and now we do cheesecake. We don't make as much money but we're getting older. I think I am, age- wise, next to the youngest of our members, and I'm 65," Pat re- flects. Another fund-raiser for the group is the annual Paws Walk, now in its fifth year. "Some young lady came to a meeting and suggested it and offered to start it up. Well, she's long gone. We have so much fun with that and each year we're getting a lit- tle better with it. Last year we made more money," Pat reports. "This year we have some whole new ideas to do." Besides memberships and fund-raisers, Pat says, "We get an awful lot of financial dona- tions. We don't charge for the dogs; there's no fee. People just send money, and say 'I got this dog.' We get cute letters with pic- tures from the dogs." She smiles. "We're a no-kill," she notes. "We don't put the animals down. We've had them grow up in our kennels. We've had them like four years and still found them a home. It's a good thing." RECENTLY Adopt-a-Pet add- ed another tool for matching pets and owners. 'Tou know we're on the Internet now. Our dogs are going all over. They're going up to Seattle, to Redmond. It's been just wonderful," she gushes. The Adopt-a-Pet Web site is at www.aap.worg Pat explains. "We don't pay for it. All our money has always gone to the animals. It's given to us as a gift. These young people do all the work for us. Isn't that something?" Pat remembers when she first became involved with the group that her husband Glenn was con- cerned that they would be over- run with animals and urged her to keep a low profile• "We were both from Los Angeles. We just wanted a quiet, little place. I think though he knew that once I got involved," she offers, "I would really get involved be- cause I've always loved ani- mals." PAT CONCEDES she has al- ways felt a kinship with ani- mals. "My dad had hunting dogs and it was kind of sad. He didn't want us playing with them. I was the only one who would sneak out and bring them treats and pet them," she confesses. While she has had stressful moments over the last 20 years, this compassionate woman has never lost her commitment to Adopt-a-Pet. "In the beginning, I took the listings and someone donated an old car and I picked up the animals. I did all that be- cause I had the time. Then I got burned out. I just couldn't hear about any more sad dogs," Pat admits. "I wasn't sleeping at night. I was killing myself to go out on the highway to rescue ani- mals." She praises the volunteers who man the kennels as "wonderful. They are there enough, along with Elsie and Bill Skipworth the caretakers, to know the person- alities of the dogs. I've heard it said, 'I'm sorry, this would not be the dog for you.' " And fenced yards are required, she notes, "because they are strays and they do wander." THOUGHTFULLY, Pat com- ments, "A lot of people I know think that we waste our time when there are so many humans that need help. But there's a lot of people helping the humans and not many helping the animals. I think we can't do it all, but I think our group does a pretty good..." She pauses and adds, "I think we do an excellent job." Pat enjoys living in Shelton. "I just wish I had grown up in a small town. I love small towns. I think they're just the place to be. "I like the people. I like what you can do in a small town. Can you imagine doing something like this?" Pat says of Adopt-a- Pet. "You couldn't do it in a big city. You wouldn't get the support from the community." When the couple retired here, Pat says her husband was con- tent with the new house and his garden. "I needed more so this animal thing just fell right in for me. And I think I was sup- posed to be there at that time. Twenty years later, here we are and we're going as strong as ever," she declares. Pat says her friends think it's a riot she's cook of the week. "I said, 'I know how to cook.' They're wondering what recipes I'll give you." With a laugh she adds, "I go in the freezer - a handful of veggies, a handful of shrimp and I have big quantities of rice, put it all together and - dinner." Over the holidays Pat had a houseful of 12 people. This is one of the dishes she made for the crew. Che00e thing 1 lb. penne rigatte or any tubular pasta ,/ lb. sharp cheddar cheese 1/2 lb. mild cheddar cheese 1 28-oz. can tomatoes and pure6 u lb. butter 2 Tbsp. sugar I tsp. salt Cook penne al dente, about eight minutes. Cut both cheeses into u-inch cubes. Drain cooked pasta and return to pot. Add but- ter and stir until almost melted. Then add cheeses, tomatoes, su- gar and salt. Stir well. Pour into a two-quart glass or ceramic dish with low sides. Cheese thing should set for 12 to 24 hours in the refrigerator be- fore baking. It can be stored, un- cooked, in the refrigerator for three days or frozen at this point. Preheat oven to 400." Bake on a middle rack in the oven for one hour - the top should be brown and bubbly. Let stand about five minutes before serving. Did You Know... The Highest quali00 and the most affordable funeral services are now available in Shelton ? Shelton: T 313 W..R: WA 3601427-8044 • Olympia: 360/943.6363 Pat's pet recipes B:C::dSt °feherrl°Ve f°rani c leb ate Adopt-a small bits later.)Bake at 350" m o - F for 30 to 45 minutes. Cool Pet's 20th anniversary, Pat and break into bite-size Neely thought it would be fun to share some recipes just tbr pets. She tbund them in Dr. Pitcairn's Conlplete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats. Kitty or doggie crunchies This recipe, an adaptation of a tried-and-true kibble creat- ed by Joan Harper, is nice for an occasional treat or to kelp a confined kibble-eater make the transition to home cooking. It is nutritionally complete for both cats and dogs, with 35 percent protein, 14 to 15 per- cent fat and a calcium Iptlos- phorus ratio o[ 1.3:1. 1 lb. chicken necks and giz- zards or other poultry, ground 1 (16-oz.) can of mackerel, chopped 2 C. full-fat soy flour 1 C. wheat germ 1 C. powdered skim milk 1 C.cornmeal (dry) 2 C. whole-wheat flour 1 C. rye flour (or another cup of wheat flour) 3 Tbsp. bonemeal (or 5,400 to 6,000 milligrams calcium) v., tsp. iodized salt or 3 Tbsp. kelp 4 Tbsp. vegetable oil (half can be meat drippings or butter) 1 Tbsp. cod-liver oil (or up to 25,000 1U vitamin A) /, C. alfalfa powder or trace mineral powder 3 cloves garlic, minced /z C. chopped onions (optional) 400 IU vitmnin E 1 qt. water / C. nutritional yeast Mix all the ingredients ex- cept the yeast and knead into a firm dough. Roll it out on a cookie sheet about /z- to u4- inch thick. (Using a pastry cut- ter to divide it into strips will make it easier to break into chunks. Sprinkle with the yeast and store in airtight con- tainers. Refrigerate whatever amount will not be consumed in 3 days. Year round bird feed (especially appreciated in the winter) ,/ C. bacon drippings 1 C. flour 1 heaping Tbsp. sharp sand 2 C. cornmeal, scalded 2 C. molasses '/2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. red pepper Enough water to thicken Nuts and raisins Combine all of the ingredi- ents; place in small foil pie pans and bake at 400" until brown. Hang the pans in a tree. (If you make more than you can use right away, you can freeze it for use later.) Kitty catnip cookies 1 C. whole-wheat flour 2 Tbsp. wheat germ /4 C. soy flour /: C. powdered milk 1 Tbsp. kelp / tsp. bonemeal 1 tsp. crushed dried catnip leaves 1 Tbsp. unsulfured molasses 1 egg 2 Tbsp. oil, butter or fat / C. milk or water Mix the dry ingredients to- gether. Add the molasses, egg, oil, butter or fat and milk or water. Roll out fiat on an oiled cookie sheet and cut into nar- row strips or ribbons. Bake at 350 ° F for 20 minutes or until lightly toasted. Break into pea- size pieces, suitable for cats. Good for treats, exercising gums and cleaning teeth, but too low in protein to use for regular fare. MGH Auxiliary plans card Mason General Hospital Aux- iliary's fourth annual card party is scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday, February 8, at Saint Edward's Parish Hall located at 322 Third Street in downtown Shelton. Bridge, pinochle and other games will be offered and prizes will be awarded. A choice of des- sert or a fruit tray will be served. A $10 donation will cover the af- ternoon of card playing. Proceeds will benefit Guard, a program which people who live independently call for help in emergencies pressing a button on a devi worn around their necks. Reservations must be made Friday, February 5. Those ning to attend can call Rice, auxiliary president, at 3431. Power • Heats 1400 sq. ft. • 83% Efficiency • Blower Standard • Less than 1300n€ hour to operate " ° Hur00Limlted To Stock On