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6 Every year, some extremely nice people descend on Wolf Park, offering that most valuable of resources — their time. Volunteers visit for as little as a few hours a week to every day; practicums spend a month; and interns, the Park’s most important resource, generously donate three months of their time. In return, the Park provides them all with an unparalleled opportunity for both research and fun, as they interact with the Park wolves, give tours, do landscaping and repair, exhaust the Park library and talk with the staff. 50""06 Pam Black, former intern, returned this summer to do a stint of puppy mothering. Karin Bloch, a long-time volunteer, stopped by for three weeks, making this her 11th year as a puppy mother. Michelle Brubaker, practicum, currently attends Northern Illinois University, majoring in art education and working in the Public Opinion Lab, monitoring data quality and assisting interviewers. She has a passion for collecting vintage coins and jewelry, and owns a Shih Tzu. Sheryl Groessl, practicum, is from Michigan, where she attends Michigan State University, majoring in Psychology. She enjoys music, and listens to a wide variety of genres. She does not currently have any pets, but she has a lot of blue shirts. Stephanie McCracken, intern, attends Ohio State University, majoring in Animal Sciences. She plays intramural volleyball in her spare time and works as a kennel technician. She owns a rat, a cat, and a Maltese dog. Fiona McGovern, intern, is currently attending Northland College in Wisconsin, majoring in Psychology. She does online graphic design for fun, and has created many web sites. She owns one cat and a miniature pinscher. Tracey McSherry, intern, comes from Edinburgh, Scotland, where she pursues a career as a “wee Scottish female”. She enjoys photography, painting, drawing, and making stained glass creations, and is learning the Scottish Fiddle. Christen Jones, intern, is from Missouri, where she is in the pre-veterinary program at Missouri Southern State College. She has already started an informal career in animal rescue, and once raised twelve baby ducks all at once. She owns two dogs and three cats. Jonathan Raine, a former intern from England, returned for a two-week stay and helped out. Kelly Reid, intern, is “a shy American and an outgoing Swede” and has recently graduated from Rudbeck Gymnasium with a major in Social Sciences. She believes in honesty and flamingos, enjoys music and Japanese animation, and owns a Labrador retriever and two cats. Lara Rutherford, practicum, attends Davis and Elkins College in West Virginia, majoring in Biology and Psychology. She is the editor of the college’s literary magazine, Aurora, and co-editor of its student paper, the Senator. She owns two cats, a dog, and a red fox. Veronica Sahlen, intern, is a Swede currently living in England, where she attends University College, London, majoring in biology. She plays on the University of London Union’s Ladies’ Ice Hockey team, and couldn’t sing to save her life. She owns six “very sweet” fish. Jordi Segers, practicum, is from the Netherlands, where he attends the Van Hall Instituut, majoring in Biology. Already he is displaying remarkable aptitude (and enthusiasm!) for deer butchering. He owns two rats. Angelique Vergeer, practicum, visited us from the Netherlands, where she works in a medical library, keeping up with the research needs of about 1100 employees. She has volunteered in a Dutch animal shelter since 1994, and owns one cat. Anya Wachterhauser, intern, attends Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania, majoring in Biology. She has taken ballet lessons for ten years, and is now studying modern dance; she also plays the clarinet. Manuela Weishaupt, intern, comes from Switzerland via a job at a car rental center in Ireland. She enjoys writing, especially producing new versions of old stories. She has recently started horseback riding, and owns two cats and a dog. , A 17 HP commercial grade DR All-Terrain Field and Brush Mower (www.drpower.com/brushmower), so we can locate our wolves in their weed “forests” during the growing season A heavy-duty bagless vacuum cleaner Rubber gloves in all sizes Glass cleaner, toilet paper, dish soap 55-gallon “drum liner” plastic bags If you have some old equipment you aren’t using, consider donating it to a good cause! Any item you can donate will be greatly appreciated. For more information, please contact us at (765) - 567 - 2265. 1/2” three-ring binders with clear outside pockets 4- or 5-rung folding (A-shaped) fiberglass or aluminum ladders Large abrasive scouring pads and heavy-duty brushes for cleaning algae off of metal splash tanks Stamps — 37 cents and 23 cents Please DO NOT SEND WOLF TREATS! They make our wolves very round! This anonymous haiku turned up posted on a corkboard in the intern residence, apparently written by a bored intern who was watching wolves sleep during the 3:00 to 6:00 am breeding season watch shift. Maybe next year Chetan will be successful at wooing Erin…. Chetan, you’ve got to Show the pack you mean business And win that girl, man! Pat’s Poetry Corner has been rated “unlikely to spontaneously explode” by several leading physicists, and is under a “pale fuchsia” danger rating. Pat’s Poetry Corner contains no walnuts, peanuts, pistachios, tuna or dolphin. Unintended for use as a tax shelter. Inflatable to 38,000 psi, but only on alternate Thursdays. Use with caution and only in a well-ventilated area (or under a USDA-approved fume hood). Do not coat with yogurt. If you rub Pat’s Poetry Corner three times against your left ear and sing “Mary Had A Little Lamb,” the happy fairies may give you a little gift. Socrates greets Karin Bloch, who was his puppy mother in 1993. 10 Photo by Monty Sloan Wolf Park News Spring 2004
Ursa meets the 2004 puppies. Photo by Monty Sloan (Continued from page 9) When we arrived to do cleanup we spied a twinkling Ursa eye peering up at us through a little peephole in the roof. We had to put her in with the puppies while we filled in the tunnel and chamber, an act which took the rest of the morning. Ursa did not mind much. She had extra time with the puppies as a result. By the fall of 1999 we noticed age creeping up on Miss Bear. She did not undertake any major excavations or landscaping projects. Other than that she got around nearly as well as ever. Though she had long ceased going on bison demos, one day we allowed Ursa a field run in the same pasture as a single, elderly bison bull. Ursa and the completely unconcerned bull faced each other, looking as if they were members of AARPP (American Association of Retired Predators and Prey) remembering their glory days when the two of them were in their prime. In the last two years of her life, Ursa made new friends more quickly and easily than at any time in the last ten years, and amassed a small but passionate fan club. She coped with several health problems, showing patience and courage. She lost her voice to pharyngeal paralysis. She lost the sight in one eye, and accepted several kinds of drops in her eye at least twice a day for weeks. Medicating her eye became an occasion to "behold the power of cheese," as that is what she got for sticking her nose through the fence to steady her head while someone put drops in her eye. Then last fall she suffered a sudden loss of balance. She turned involuntary somersaults, circled, fell down, and leaned to one side. The condition cleared up with antibiotics and rest. Since then she had no recurrence of serious problems. It was a great shock to find her suddenly dead on June 8, but she was at least spared a long, debilitating decline. We were especially grateful that she got to visit this year’s pups, and have one more kiwi strawberry drink before leaving us. We are often asked if we have favorite wolves. Usually our favorite wolf is whoever we’re visiting with at the moment, but sometimes there is a special wolf whose spirit follows you home even after you leave. I think intern Kelly Farley put it very well when he said "Your favorite wolf picks you." Ursa, those you picked will always remember you. Ursa samples “kiwi Photo by Monty Sloan strawberry” fruit juice. 7078 9 The persons named below have been kind enough to donate something to Wolf Park — be it time, computer parts, wolf treats, or, yes, money. We thank them for their efforts and appreciate all that they have given us. Pat Abplanalp Charlene Abraham Jane Addis Joel Ahrendt Sandy Anderson Cheryl Babik Gerry Bailey Barbara Ball Janice Barrett Bob Bell Barbara Bennett William & Linda Bennett Richard Bernardoni Shirley Bollinger Dwayne Bolten George Brich Jim Brining Jean Brooks Michelle Brubaker Kelly Butler Lisa Cavanaugh Gale Chase David Churchill R W Coble Joleen Cole Dr Samuel Conway Jean Cook Gay Coppage Kris Coss Burton Dicus Tania Doran Shirley Dwyer Pat Dyar Emma Eby Nancy Eggert Bryon Elliott Sue Ettelson Alice Fitzgerald Sharon Fitzsimmons Margareta Fong Stacie Fortenberry Ed Franklin Anita Freeman Denise Fung Alan Galbreth Mike & Elaine Gawlik Sandra Girard Doug & Jan Greenwood Hope Hagan Ronald Hallam Emily & Allen Hallock Mr & Mrs Vernon L Halterman Lesley Harrison Gary Heavysega Melinda Hewlett Christpher Hitz- Bradley Polly Hix Don Holcomb Ann Holt Linda Hrebik Michael & Phyllis Hunt Lenora Isbell Sheri Jaeger Tina Jenkins Paulette Jones Caity Judd Bill & Cheri Karn Susan Kemp Patricia Knight Linda Knight Karl Koehler Joyce Koelzer Angelika Kohlbecker Jane Kolmetz Kathleen Krum Cheryl Kruse Bonnie Larch Sara Jo Light Craig Merrick Anthony Matelock Timothy McDaniel William McDaniel Nancy McDonald Jan Martin McGuire Shauna McKean Robert McLaughlin Nadia Mead Kristine Miller David & Angela Murray Patricia Nelson Denise Nicoletti Mary Ann Nutter Judy Pellissier Bill Perrin Theresa Piasecki Debbie Poiles Cindy Pollack Jim Polster Chris Poneshing Nick Prentoff William & Thelma Pyatt Judy Rademaker Mary Ellen Rader Jude Rakowski Kathy Reck Bruce Reynolds Richard Rife Jane Roberts Kean Robinson Joanne Roviaro W J & Gaile Russ Lauren Ryan Marva Ryskiewicz Carol Sabo Madeleine Savary Stanley Sawyer Kathy Seaton Joe Seibert Marijo Semchuck Karen Semon Kent & Kari Shisler Joan Silaco Lynne Simeone Robert & Rebecca Sisk Tim Smiar Debra Smith Maxine Smith Carol Spann June Spence Eileen Stack Glenn & Pat Tabor Marj Tackett Crystal Thacker The Thieme Family Julia Thomas Robert & Marlene Thornburg Kim Truttschel Laurel Tryforos Joseph & Mary Beth Turek John Tyler John F Urban Robert Volland Geraldine Vrablic Debbie Wakeford Peter Waser Joan Weber Vonda Weilhammer Raymond Weishaar Mike White Kaylee Witt Jim Yearwood Betsy Youngquist Safeco Huntington County Humane Society Wolf Park News Spring 2004 11
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