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Heidi Wells (left), ranch manager at West Star Ranch animal rescue, stands next to Kimberley Simon of West Star Ranch (center-left0, in front of the ranch’s expanded thrift store operations. Also in front of the facility at 780 E. Manse Road is the Desert Cat Mom, a major donor of West Star, along West Star Ranch owner Terry Dougherty (right). The upgraded facilities opened in December and is double the size of the previous store that carries household and other donated goods that are sold to benefit animals at the rescue.