Miller family donate to the Beadle County Humane Society with prize money
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MILLER — It’s a good day to be a dog, especially for “Rook,” a year-and-a-half-old golden retriever from Miller, who won the Keloland-Lewis Drug Dog Days of Summer 2018 photo contest.
The proud family of Rook are Kimberly and Darin French, and his children, son Joe, 11, and daughter Morgean, 9. They traveled to Sioux Falls on Thursday and received a $500 gift certificate to the Lewis Drug Pet Department. They decided to donate to the Beadle County Humane Society by picking up an abundance of much needed pet food and litter and bringing them to the shelter.
“Rook will get some new toys and treats, but we wanted to share his prize with our local Beadle County Humane Society by giving them supplies,” Kimberly explained. “I contacted Kim (Krueger) at the BCHS, she told me what they are in need of most.”
This is the first year the family had decided to enter the contest as new dog owners, and were so pleased that of the hundreds of entries Keloland received from across the state, their small town dog was voted the favorite.
“The kids are super excited, they followed the contest the whole time,” Kimberly said. “Miller is a small town so we got on Facebook, shared it through the community and that’s how he got all his votes. We won against all of the big city dogs,” she added with a smile.
PHOTO BY ANGELINA DELLA ROCCO/PLAINSMAN
Darin, Kimberly, Joe, Morgean and Rook drop off an abundance of supplies to the Beadle County Humane Society after returning from Sioux Falls to collect Rook’s prize in the Keloland Dog Days of Summer photo contest.
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Other photos are Rook on his way to Sioux Falls, and Morgean, Joe and Rook stand outside the Keloland station with the gift certificate.