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By Kathleen Jasnoch, on April 5, 2011, 6:45 am
Prairie’s Edge Humane Society celebrated its 25th Anniversary on March 26th at the Eagle’s Club in Northfield. See all 98 photos of the event in this PEHS Facebook photo album.
 Events included dinner, a silent auction fundraiser, and a presentation by some very special guests: Dexter, a Prairie’s Edge Humane Society Alumni, as well as his trainer Jan Ballard and his handler Sgt. Craig Olson. Dexter was an injured stray adopted from the humane society in 2009 and is now employed as a certified explosives detection dog at the MSP airport. They gave a wonderful presentation about what Dexter does and how he is trained. Dexter also did a meet and greet opportunity which raised money for the shelter. People paid $1.00 to meet Dexter & receive a sloppy greeting from him.
 The dinner was attended by 130 people and the celebration was a huge success. Prairie’s Edge Humane Society began in 1986 as Rice County Humane Society, a group of dedicated people who fostered homeless animals, and evolved into the organization it is today, operating a building in Faribault that takes in approximately 1200 animals per year. Since it’s inception, Prairie’s Edge has found homes for over 12,000 animals. On behalf of the animals who cannot speak for themselves, Prairie’s Edge is grateful for all the support over the years in our mission; "To promote the value of animals through care and education".
By Griff Wigley, on July 15, 2010, 6:40 am
 Prairie’s Edge Humane Society (PEHS) has a new segment on KYMN called “Animal Attractions.” Kathy Jasnoch and Sandy Vesledahl are live on Jeff Johnson’s Morning Show every 2 weeks at 6:50 am on Thursdays. Sandy emailed me this:
We discuss 4-5 animals that we would like to highlight that are available for adoption and then any upcoming events or projects or whatever happenings at PEHS.
7:10 am update: I’ve added an in-studio photo above. And the dog that they seemed most eager to find a home for: Chance!
 
By Kathleen Jasnoch, on June 27, 2010, 7:54 am
 [show_avatar email=jasnoch1510@msn.com]June may be Adopt A Cat month here at Prairie’s Edge Humane Society and we have lots of wonderful cats, but we also have PUPPIES!
We have a male Newfoundland mix named Chong who is 6 months old, he was a stray so we don’t know a lot about him. He loves to play! We also have three Australian Cattle Dog mixes who are two months old. Marcia, Bobby and Cindy were born at the shelter and spent some time in one of our fabulous foster homes. They are now back at the shelter and ready to find their forever homes. They are playful and love kids and other dogs.
All of these fabulous puppies are up to date on vaccinations and are spayed or neutered. Summer is a great time to train a puppy! For information on these puppies and all of our other adoptable animals please View Our Adoptable Animals at Petango.com.
By Griff Wigley, on June 24, 2010, 11:33 am
 
I got this email from Sandy Vesledahl recently. She and Kathy Jasnoch have been using their Locally Grown membership to post regular updates about Prairie’s Edge Humane Society (PEHS) to our membership sideblog… and just as important, engaging with people in conversation attached to their own blog posts:
Hey Griff – Something you might be interested in…I was looking at a report yesterday at the Humane Society that shows where the hits on our website are originating from and something like 35% of them are coming from Locally Grown. (continued)
Continue reading Membership testimonial: PEHS gets a third of its web traffic from Locally Grown
By Kathleen Jasnoch, on May 12, 2010, 11:18 am
 [show_avatar email=jasnoch1510@msn.com]Please join us this Saturday morning for our 23rd Annual Spring Walk for the Animals fundraiser. Registration begins at 8 am at Alexander Park North in Faribault. The walk continues until Noon with a Grand Marshall Kickoff at 9 am. Prizes, games, snacks for people and pets. Walkers who raise a minimum of $50 get a tshirt. Tshirts are also for sale. For fundraising details, contact us: the Prairie’s Edge Humane Society.
By Kathleen Jasnoch, on April 29, 2010, 6:56 am
 [show_avatar email=jasnoch1510@msn.com]At 7 pm on Friday, April 20, join us at the Northfield Eagles Club for bingo to benefit the the Prairie’s Edge Humane Society (PEHO).
On Thursday, April 29 from 5-7 pm, Bridgewater Elementary School Students are hosting a garage sale to benefit the Prairie’s Edge Humane Society (PEHO) at the school.
See our April coming events blog post for more. Thanks to all our loyal supporters!
By Kathleen Jasnoch, on April 23, 2010, 11:23 am
 [show_avatar email=jasnoch1510@msn.com]In celebration of our new name and our excitement about the future of our organization, the Prairie’s Edge Humane Society, (formerly the Rice County Humane Society), will host an open house on Saturday, April 24 from 12 noon to 3 pm. Events will include food, face paint, tours of the facility, and of course the opportunity to meet and adopt our wonderful animals. We are undergoing a physical facelift thanks to donated materials and volunteer labor! The painting party in fact starts this Saturday, April 3rd. Please call 507-334-7117 if you would like to offer your time and talents.
Also, we are conducting a membership drive starting in April. We will be changing to once a year renewals and all members will be contacted by mail. A new opportunity is a sustaining membership. Monthly donations given automatically through a bank account or credit card receive a thank you gift; best of all, members may choose the amount of their sustaining gift.
Please join us at our open house and consider a sustaining membership.
- Kathy Jasnoch, President, Prairie’s Edge Humane Society.
By Griff Wigley, on March 10, 2010, 7:10 am
 Sandy Vesledahl and Kathy Jasnoch met me at  my morning GBM office early one morning last week to tell me about the American Cancer Society Relay for Life pancake breakfast fundraiser they’re hosting on Sunday morning, March 14, at the Eagles Club. (The actual relay, 2010 Relay For Life of Rice County, will be held on August 6, 2010 at the Rice County Fairgrounds.)
They each have their own Relay for Life web page with their personal fundraising goals where they explain their personal reasons for why they Relay:
Continue reading Sandy and Kathy, teaming up for a cure, are serving pancakes on Sunday
By Kathleen Jasnoch, on March 8, 2010, 11:26 am
 [show_avatar email=jasnoch1510@msn.com]The Prairie’s Edge Humane Society, formerly the Rice County Humane Society, held its annual meeting on February 13th. New officers elected are: President, Kathy Jasnoch (that’s me!); Vice President/Treasurer Denise Budd; Secretary Priscilla Paton. Dr. Terri Derr will continue to serve as chief operating officer and LeeAnn Bestland is our newly minted Chief Executive Officer. All in attendance were pleased with the direction of the organization and the accomplishments of 2009. There is a lot of excitement about the coming year, especially in regard to our new name, website, and some exciting ideas for the future. Soon we will reveal our revised mission statement.
 CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE (with a blog): More to come on our new look; the organization is full of fresh energy!
Think about joining us as volunteers, members, foster parents-there are many opportunities available. Check the new web site and give us a call!
We thank Community Resource Bank for the use of their meeting room for our facility and all of the Northfield businesses who give us their continued support.
By Griff Wigley, on February 3, 2010, 8:33 am
 I spent most of my time chatting and eating at the Rice County Humane Society’s Annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser at the Eagles Club on Sunday since volunteer Bridgette Hallcock was there taking photos. Hopefully, she’ll publish those soon.
RCHS board member Kathy Jasnoch, pictured here with volunteer Sandy Vesledahl, commented here that over 400 people attended. Here are four more photos:
Continue reading Photos: RCHS pancake breakfast fundraiser
By Kathleen Jasnoch, on February 3, 2010, 7:02 am
 [show_avatar email=jasnoch1510@msn.com]The Rice County Humane Society Inc. will soon be known as Prairie’s Edge Humane Society. We will be phasing in the new name gradually over the next few months. We are very excited about the future as we launch a new web site and a new logo in February. This decision was made after much discussion and we will have a party to celebrate our new name in the Spring.
Why are we changing? For many reasons, one of which is the mistaken impression that we are a government subsidized agency. Yes, we do receive an allocation from Rice County each year, but it is generally abour 2% of our budgeted income. We depend upon grants, donations, and adoptions to fund our mission.
We are an open door animal shelter located in Faribault and serving all of Rice County. In 2009 we took in 1230 homeless animals. We are dedicated to the human sheltering and care of unwanted pets and to the promotion of spay and neuter as a non lethal solution to the pet overpopulation problem.
OUR NEW NAME REFLECTS NEW ENERGY AND HOPE, YET ALSO OUR SAME COMMITMENT TO CARING FOR HOMELESS COMPANION ANIMALS. Look for more to come as 2010 unfolds!!
Kathy Jasnoch, Vice President, Rice County Humane Society
By Kathleen Jasnoch, on January 10, 2010, 10:28 am
 [show_avatar email=jasnoch1510@msn.com]We are thrilled to be members of Locally Grown Northfield, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Premier Bank Northfield. We are the Humane Society that serves Northfield, (and all of Rice County) which is often overlooked when people notice that our building is in Faribault.
Please join us at our 2nd Annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Sunday, January 31st at the Northfield Eagles Club, 304 S. Water St. All you can eat pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice for only $6.00, $3.00 for children 8 and under. We will be serving from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. No football that day, so spend some time with us and help the animals.
Tickets are available at the door, at Cannon Valley Veterinary Clinic, Countryside Animal Hospital, Premier Bank Northfield, Chuck and Don’s Pet Food Outlet, and at the RCHS Shelter at 1201 Cannon Circle, Faribault. Continue reading Rice County Humane Society’s Annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser by Kathy Jasnoch
By Griff Wigley, on January 6, 2010, 10:07 pm
 Last week I got emails from Sandy Vesledahl and Bridgette Hallcock at Premier Bank, alerting me to an upcoming pancake breakfast fundraiser for the Rice County Humane Society (RCHS). (Dog photo by Bridgette, taken at last year’s Susan Perry Memorial Walk for Animals.) I assumed they wanted me to blog about it so I pitched them a Locally Grown membership instead:
‘Twould be great to have Premier Bank as a member of LG. Then you could promo events like this as a community service of Premier. Of course, you can also promo bank-related products and services, too.
Sandy then had the brilliant idea of the bank not only buying a Locally Grown membership for themselves but a separate one for RCHS so that they could do their own sidebar membership blog posts.
Continue reading Premier Bank’s nifty double play
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Events included dinner, a silent auction fundraiser, and a presentation by some very special guests: Dexter, a Prairie’s Edge Humane Society Alumni, as well as his trainer Jan Ballard and his handler Sgt. Craig Olson. Dexter was an injured stray adopted from the humane society in 2009 and is now employed as a certified explosives detection dog at the MSP airport. They gave a wonderful presentation about what Dexter does and how he is trained. Dexter also did a meet and greet opportunity which raised money for the shelter. People paid $1.00 to meet Dexter & receive a sloppy greeting from him. 
The dinner was attended by 130 people and the celebration was a huge success. Prairie’s Edge Humane Society began in 1986 as Rice County Humane Society, a group of dedicated people who fostered homeless animals, and evolved into the organization it is today, operating a building in Faribault that takes in approximately 1200 animals per year. Since it’s inception, Prairie’s Edge has found homes for over 12,000 animals. On behalf of the animals who cannot speak for themselves, Prairie’s Edge is grateful for all the support over the years in our mission; "To promote the value of animals through care and education".
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