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JULY 24, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Christiana Fire Company to present Kids’ Fire Experience BY FRANCINE FULTON
camper and gutted it. It has one main room and two extra rooms one for kittens and one for cats,” Bauer noted. Bauer’s sister, Lisa Newton, is in charge of LDAR’s cat rescue and has saved multiple abandoned kittens by bottle feeding them around the clock in her Chester County home. She said the new trailer will provide a safe way for prospective adopters to view the cats and kittens. “When we go to events, a lot of them are outdoors and we can’t bring the cats because (they get away from people) and they run away,” said Newton. “We will bring (the trailer) to events. Since we have cats at Petco in West Chester, we could park there and do adoption events that way, too.” Currently the kitten and cat rooms as well as the exterior of the unit are being painted by local artists, all of whom are
Watching a simulated car rescue, viewing emergency vehicles and apparatus and learning about fire safety are just some of the activities that youths ages 5 to 14 will enjoy during the 2024 Kids’ Fire Experience, a camp being offered this summer at the Christiana Fire Company. The annual event will begin with a Family Night on Friday, Aug. 23, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., followed by Skills Day on Saturday, Aug. 24, which has been tentatively set to run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The registration deadline is Monday, July 29. Late registrations will not be accepted. On Family Night, children will receive a T-shirt to wear to camp the following day. There will also be carnival games. “We will have a huge inflatable obstacle course, a dunk tank, balloon animals, face painting, touch-a-truck, a dime toss and water games,” said Kim Moore, vice president of the Christiana Fire Company and one of the organizers of the fire camp. Free food will also be offered. During Skills Day on Aug. 24, participants will rotate through a series of stations that will be led by local emergency workers who hail from southern Chester County and Lancaster County. Moore noted that about 100 volunteers participate and each company generally brings emergency vehicles, equipment and five or six crew members. “We will have a disaster trailer
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Dogs that are currently available for adoption from LDAR include Charlie (left photo), Isla (center photo) and Barbie (right photo).
Lucky Dawg Animal Rescue to host open house BY FRANCINE FULTON
and six newborn puppies that are in the puppy room,” Bauer noted. “We have seven dogs in the kennel, so we are at our max.” She noted that people will be able to visit Ginger and her puppies during the open house, but they are not yet available for adoption. Dogs that are currently available for adoption include Charlie, a female 4-year-old American bulldo g mix; Isla , a Westie puppy who will be 8 weeks old on Thursday, July 25; and Barbie, a 3-year-old pit bull mix. Prospective adopters are asked to complete an application in advance at www.luckydawg animalrescue.com/applications. Cattyshack, the new mobile cat unit, will be on-site during the open house. Cattyshack was formerly a camper that LDAR purchased at a discount from one of its volunteers. “We bought the
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ucky Dawg Animal Rescue (LDAR), a nonprofit organization that seeks to find permanent homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs and cats, will hold an open house on Saturday, July 27, from 4 to 7 p.m. The event will also feature an unveiling of the Cattyshack, LDAR’s new mobile cat adoption center. As part of the first-time event, the community may meet adoptable dogs and cats, talk with LDAR volunteers and enjoy live music and food. Face painting will be available for children. While admission is free, attendees are asked to bring pet food donations. Especially needed right now are cat and kitten food as well as cat litter. Although LDAR is foster-based, it acquired the kennel in 2020
in order to provide a space for additional dogs. The kennel was a former dog training and boarding facility. “We took away some of the kennels that were old and rundown and made storage space,” explained LDAR founder Mary Bauer. “We put on a new roof and (added) a holding area for strays that come in. We also made a puppy room, and we put in a bathroom for our volunteers and a washer and dryer for the linens.” Most of the work, with the exception of the new restroom and roof, was done by volunteers. LDAR, a no-kill, all-volunteer organization, continues to rescue dogs from puppy mills and from kill shelters. Right now, the kennel is home to Ginger and her six puppies, which were recently rescued from a shelter in Philadelphia. “We are foster-based, but we have an overflow of dogs. We have a mom