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A little breathing roomFSitekfijytoprhe Hutchinson Ne«Rosetta Battels of Inman, secretary of the Hutchinson Kennel Club, looks atound the Kittle Condo toom during' an open house at the Hutchinson Animal Shelter, 1501 S. Sa/eiance,Tuesday morning.Tyva, a shepherd boxer mbt up for adoption, looks out of her caga at the shelter Tuesday mornhg.■ Shelters expansion is celebrated at open house.ByEdie Ross_The Hutchinson Nows eross@ftufctoie uv.comAmber Mings, director of the Hutch in son .An irnal Shelter is thankful forever/ square inch of the new 3,325-square-foot addition to the shelterThe sun-lit lobby with the arched intake desk .the large, open meeting space, the expanded grooming room - she loves it ail.However, the area, she's most excited about might be overlooked by the casual observer Mings is absolutely delighted about the storage area.That's right, the storage area.'All we had for indoor storage before was basically a. broom closet, she said. “To have this much toom is so great.Ming s and an irnal shelter volunteers showed off the more than quadrupled storage space - along with the rest of the$500,000 expan-s ion - on Tuesday during an open house.The expan sion, wh ich also crea ted offices for animal control personnel, a. public restroom, a. laundryroom and a. sma ll con sulfation room, was paid for through the Gladys F Gos-sage Charitable Foundation.The an irna l shelter is the sole beneficiary of the trust, which provides its net annual income for capital improvements or additions to the shelter and for day-to-day operation s.Mings sa. id the expans ion provided more space for train ing, meetings and perhaps new programs, such as dog obedience training. It also crea ted a. quieter and more efficient intake area, that is completely separate horn the animal kennels in the bad? of the building.“Before, we rea lly could only help two people a. t a. time, she explained. ‘This is much more open and efficient . We feel very blessed.''
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Hutchinson News
Hutchinson, Kansas, US
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
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