In most wills, the heirs are usually spouses, children, or other family members. But that’s not what one Bishop woman did.
Local Bishop woman Joan Rae Ginther passed away, but before she did she left a large sum of money to the city.
“We had a nice surprise here recently where we found out $200,000 were left to us,” Bishop Chief of Police Edward Day said.
Bishop Animal Control Services has about $100,000 in taxpayer dollars to spend each year for the department.
“Funding is always an issue. We have to make that last throughout the year,” Day said.
But this year, with the help of Ginther, who was well-known in the community, they have extra funds.
“Her dad used to be a doctor many years ago. I used to work at the grocery store, and she used to go in there and buy tickets, and she won the lottery. I would say 20 or 15 years ago,” Bishop man Abel Garcia said.
The money will be used to expand the current facility, which has 8 kennels and 10 cages. Right now, it can only house 16 animals at a time.