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May 16, 2012 / by Stafford / Make A Comment / Filed under Events, News
There are still tickets availble for Fur Ball 2012, they are being sold at the door. Get your tickets at the Check-in Tent in front of the Convention Center at CHICO on Friday May 18th, we’ll be waiting for you with a glass of champagne starting at 6 pm! There are still about a dozen Luxury Raffle tickets left and they, too, will be available at Chico but on a first come, first serve basis so get yours first thing! See you there – come hungry and ready to have a great time for a great cause!
May 8, 2012 / by Stafford / Make A Comment / Filed under Events
Stafford Animal Shelter’s 13th Annual Fur Ball is Friday, May 18 at 6 p.m. at Chico Hot Springs.
Tickets are only $75 - a small price to make a big impact that includes a lavish world tour for your taste buds with cuisine, beer, sake and wines from the Mediterranean, South America, the U.S.A and Asia. Enjoy Jazz Combo Syzygy – teens so talented they’ll blow your socks off!
See auction items in our (items still being added daily!) Fur Ball Auction Catalog. This year’s Fur Ball auction includes a wide selection of miniature art originals with the theme: Small Art/Big Impact.
Most of the work can be seen at a special Preview Art Show at the Drawing Room 117 East Callender Street, Livingston through May 16, 2012. The work there will have a special “buy now” price for those who’d like the purchase it and are unable to attend the Fur Ball. Artists include: Parks Reece, John Garre, DG House, Bob Spannring, Suzanne Schneider, Lynn Chan, Stacey Herries, Lindsay Pichaske, Kelsey McDonnell, Linda Barnsley, Sarah Angst, Stephanie Cochran, Laurie Yarnell, Betsey Hurd, Gwen Strachan, Kammie Roberts and more.
Fur ball will feature live and silent auction items in addition to the art, including a getaway to California’s Wine Country, a Santana Sovereign Tandem Bike, dinner with author Christopher Paolini, Elichai Fine Jewelry Sapphire necklace and earing set, a helicopter tour of the Galt ranch featured in the television show “Last American Cowboy”, Tributary Tomcat Tandem Inflatable Kayak, original original paintings by Parke Goodman and Edd Enders, handcrafted furniture from Fine Custom Rustics and Jamie Schwarz, Beef Tenderloin dinner for Eight from Zac’s Montana Kitchen, autographed classic photos of Johnny Cash and Arnold Palmer, a large instant wine cellar collection, handmade artisan jewelry and ceramics, a giant shoe chair, spa services, pet products and a diverse range of local adventures including fishing, dog sled, horseback, motorcycle, river, and ski experiences. Local businesses and individuals have generously donated over a hundred unique items and services to the auction. Local businesses and individuals have generously donated over a hundred unique items and services to the auction.
If you are unable to attend the event, you can buy tickets to the Luxury Raffle – only one hundred $50 tickets will be sold (and only 30 left!)– and let an attendee know which auction item you would like if you are the lucky winner. There are a wealth of auction items to choose from and many are displayed in the windows of local businesses.
Supporting the Fur Ball means getting great deals on unique experiences and goods – and it’s a small price that adds up to a big impact in caring for the hundreds of lost, abandoned and abused pets we welcome every year. To learn more and purchase event and raffle tickets, phone 406/222-1313 or buy securely online in the box at the top right of this page!
May 2, 2012 / by Stafford / Make A Comment / Filed under Events
Multi-media work by Vicki Fish
Art exhibit of miniatures at the Drawing Room 117 East Callender Street Livingston, Montana runs through May 11, 2012. Preview Work by Parks Reece, John Garre, DG House, Bob Spannring, Janie Camp, Christine Sutton, Suzanne Schneider, Lynn Chan, Stacey Herries, Lindsay Pichaske, Kelsey McDonnell, Linda Barnsley, Sarah Angst, Stephanie Cochran, Laurie Yarnell, Betsey Hurd, Gwen Strachan, Vicki Fish, Kammie Roberts and more. Bid on art at exhibit with a “buy now” price and all unsold work will be available at Stafford Animal Shelter’s Fur Ball May 18 at Chico Hot Springs. Visit http://staffordanimalshelter.org/category/events/ to see images, buy event and raffle tickets and learn more or call 406/222-1313.
April 16, 2012 / by Stafford / Make A Comment / Filed under Events
Fine Custom Rustics Cabinet of recycled fir and corrugated tin made by Tim 
Sutherland, value at: $1650. Over a hundred great auction items will be available at the Friday, May 18th Chico Hot Springs Fur Ball. If you are unable to attend, you may purchase a Luxury Raffle Tickets (only a hundred $50 tickets sold - ONLY 30 LEFT) and the winner gets their choice from all auction items! Event tickets are only $75. Stop by the Shelter, buy online to the top right of this page, or call 406/222-2111 today for your event and raffle tickets!
February 20, 2012 / by Stafford / 1 Comment / Filed under Events
Check out the ultra talented and former Shelter staff member Erin Roberg of Equinox Theatre as she sings My Furry Valentine – a feline version of the Rogers and Hart classic to help promote February $14 Feline Valentines. The purrrfect valentine is waiting for you at Stafford Animal Shelter to provide a life time of love. All adult felines (and there are over 50 to choose from!) are only $14 to adopt all February. Meet them at http://staffordanimalshelter.org/available-pets/ or stop by Tuesday – Saturday between noon and 6 pm at 3 Business Park Road in Livingston. Furry Valentine 2012
There are still tickets availble for Fur Ball 2012, they are being sold at the door. Get your tickets at the Check-in Tent in front of the Convention Center at CHICO on Friday May 18th, we’ll be waiting for you with a glass of champagne starting at 6 pm! There are still about a dozen Luxury Raffle tickets left and they, too, will be available at Chico but on a first come, first serve basis so get yours first thing! See you there – come hungry and ready to have a great time for a great cause!
