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Archive for April, 2009
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Pal, Justin and I need pledges!
There are a lot of things I like about Hanover. This town is made up of a lot of great individuals and small businesses. However, when it comes to taking care of its animals, I’m afraid there are some serious issues. I’ve come across a few strays in my time here, and I’ve not been able to find help for any one of them locally.
That’s why I do my fundraising for OSAS, the no-kill animal shelter in Owen Sound. Lenny isn’t the first critter Renee has taken in from outside her jurisdiction simply because it had nowhere else to turn. She, and her team, have helped thousands of animals rise from awful circumstances to find their forever homes.
This June, they will be holding their 2nd annual Mutt Strutt, and Pal, Justin and I will be strutting proudly that day! If you’ve been to Hanover lately, you may have seen Pal and I strutting around. He’s pretty easily recognizable with his little “funny” paw held up in the air, running on the other three.
If you’d like to pledge us, your donation will go to help so many friends of fur, like Lenny, who need medical care, spays and neuters, and forever homes.
Email me, or leave a comment here if you’d like to pledge us 
If you see us bopping around, be sure to stop and say “Hi!”
If you’d like to mail a cheque, make it out to “Owen Sound Animal Shelter”, and mail it to me at RR#1, Hanover Ontario, N4N 3B8. Please include a note with your name, address, and phone number if you’d like a tax receipt.
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Kitten needs your good thoughts more than ever…
The kitten who was found at Grant’s Independent now has a name, or two. We have a tendency to give them names when they come through our house, and this little guy is no exception. We had called him Lenny after many of our treasured muses, Leonard Cohen, Lenny Breau, and John Lennon.
However, on Friday night, we just missed an important call. A young girl named Natasha looking for her kitten, “Pumpkin”. After trying the number she left (wrong number), I spent the weekend going to great lengths to find her. There as only the one call, and no more.
By Monday, Justin and I decided that Lenny, or Pumpkin wasn’t getting the medical attention he needed. His congestion and stuffy nose were most definitely a sign of something more serious, and we have our resident felines to worry about.
After exhausting my local options for finding some help, we brought him up to OSAS where Renee immediately put him on antibiotics and fluids. Little Lenny’s fate is out of our hands, and we’ve been thinking of him every second.
Please go to OSAS’s website and read Renee’s blog entries about Lenny!
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
As I mentioned the other day, we spent Earth Hour at The Last Chance Saloon in Owen Sound. In order to take part, they shut off all of the house lights, and left the stage lighting on. It wouldn’t have made a great performance if the musicians weren’t lit up! To make up for the stage lighting, they kept the house lights off for two hours instead of one.
All in all, it was a very good night. Jory Nash was a wonderful host, and the 12 acts provided a wide variety of entertainment. Justin was among the contenders for that final slot on the main stage at Summerfolk, he played a great three song set. Others who stood out were Brian Macmillan, a great solo guitar player, Beckon, a femme duo with backup in the form of a guitar and what looked like a djmebe drum, and Hard Ryde, a bluegrass band from… well, lots of places!
Hard Ryde earned themselves a well deserved spot on the main stage at Summerfolk this year. Can’t wait to see them there!
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