IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT GIVING OR GETTING  A PET THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, YOU'LL WANT TO STOP BY THE SIOUXLAND HUMANE SOCIETY THIS WEEKEND.

THE HUMANE SOCIETY IS HOSTING AN OPEN HOUSE AT THEIR FACILITY ON TRI-VIEW AVENUE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THERE'S PLENTY OF DOGS AND CATS LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME.

SPECIAL ADOPTION RATES WILL BE OFFERED THIS WEEKEND. HOURS ARE 10AM-5PM ON SATURDAY AND NOON TO 5 ON SUNDAY.

THE 76TH ANNUAL LITTLE YELLOW DOG AUCTION IS SATURDAY AT THE DOWNTOWN TERRA CENTRE.

THE EVENT BENEFITS THE SIOUX CITY JOURNAL'S MR. GOODFELLOW FUND WHICH HELPS PROVIDE TOYS FOR NEEDY CHILDREN.

THIS YEAR'S DOG ISN'T REALLY LITTLE, IT'S A GOLDEN RETRIEVER NAMED STONEY, NAMED IN HONOR OF THE LATE DON STONE, WHO WAS THE "GRAND GROWLER" OF THE AUCTION FOR MANY YEARS.

THE EVENT BEGINS WITH MUSIC AT 11AM AND WE'RE TOLD SANTA CLAUS WILL MAKE AN APPEARANCE THIS YEAR TOO.
   

THE ACTUAL AUCTION STARTS AT NOON AND YOU CAN HEAR THE FESTIVITIES RIGHT HERE ON KSCJ.

THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE AT THE SIOUX CITY CONVENTION CENTER NEXT THURSDAY IS SOLD OUT.

CONVENTION CENTER DIRECTOR ARAN RUSH SAYS ALL THE TICKETS AND SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES HAVE BEEN SOLD.

SEVEN G-O-P PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE SCHEDULED TO PARTICIPATE THURSDAY IN THE EVENT, WHICH WILL BE MODERATED BY FOX NEWS.

THE EVENT STARTS AT 8PM WITH DOORS OPENING AT SIX.

THOSE ATTENDING SHOULD ARRIVE EARLY TO PASS THROUGH A SECURITY CHECK.

CAMERAS AND RECORDING DEVICES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.

TWO WELL KNOWN SIOUXLAND RESIDENTS ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF THIS YEAR'S 2011 WAR EAGLE HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS.

FRANK LAMERE AND TITO PARKER WERE HONORED AT THE ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION LUNCHEON TODAY (FRIDAY) AT CITY HALL.

LAMERE HAS BEEN A LONGTIME CRUSADER FOR NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS IN CHILD WELFARE, JUVENILE JUSTICE AND LEGAL ISSUES.

PARKER IS A COUNSELOR AT EAST MIDDLE AND WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND WORKS WITH YOUTH IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES, AND HELPS ORGANIZE THE ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION.