La PORTE — The end of an era is on the horizon for the La Porte County Small Animal Shelter with the pending retirement of director Jane Bernard.
“I’ve been passionate. I’ve been blessed. I have had so many people that have supported me,” Bernard said of her time at the shelter. “It’s been an amazing run.”
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