Bandera County 4H salutes volunteers
2012-05-03
Bandera County 4H salutes volunteers
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Bandera County 4-H, in celebration of National Volunteer Month, thanks the volunteers who help make their program a success. The Horse, Shotgun, Rifle, Photography, Food and Nutrition, Clothing, Beef, Goat, Lamb, Swine, Rabbit, Poultry, Range Science, and Small Pets are just some of the projects in which Bandera County youth benefit from the timeless efforts of adult leaders.
The new value of volunteer time for the US is $21.79 per hour. The price is never worth the value of the time and hours the 4-H volunteers have worked. And all of their work is done free of charge by these individuals.
Adult volunteers...
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Use fence to keep pets safe
Of course, small dogs come with their own challenges. The great outdoors, for example, presents a greater hazard to Chihuahuas than to Great Danes. In April 2009, one 6-pound Chihuahua puppy made the news when she was reunited with her owners after being blown away by a 70-mile-per-hour wind.
Luckily, most small-pet problems prove more mundane. Small pets can squeeze through fences that would stop larger animals. Areas like pools can pose threats — a very small pet might not be able to climb from the pool.
But as small pets become more popular, American pet care companies are creating products to keep tiny companion animals safe, such as invisible fencing. Unlike...
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