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COMPRESSION STOCKINGS Grade 8 students from the local family of schools were at Cardinal Carter Secondary School on Thursday, January 19 for a special day of touring and competing in CO2 Dragster races. Students came to the school earlier in the school year and built cars with the TIJ100 Design Technology students. The grade 8s returned to their schools to finish the cars with paint and designs. The cars were judged for best design, and of course, for top speed. (SUN Photo)
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Community rallies to help with vet bills for Weezy John and Michele Law and their 18-month-old weimaraner Weezy are truly counting their blessing this week as Weezy recovers from emergency surgery. The saga began on Tuesday, January 10 when Weezy took off during an off-leash walk at Kopegaron Woods. Despite a frantic search by the Laws and friends, Weezy did not turn up until Thursday, January 12. “It was awful, just awful. She took off on the scent of something and never came back,” said Michele. The Laws contacted Dana Mercer who used his blood hounds to try and track Weezy, but that failed. It wasn’t until Thursday, when Margaret Thomas and her son Evan were just outside of Tilbury that she pulled over to the side of the road to allow an emergency vehicle to pass and Evan saw Weezy in the ditch. Weezy’s picture had been posted on Facebook and Evan’s guitar teacher had even shown it to him, so he knew it was Weezy. The two scooped up Weezy and took her to the veterinarian in Tilbury and then to Wheatley. Weezy had been hit by a vehicle and needed her pelvis operated on. The Laws performed at the Second Saturday Songwriters Series at the Wheatley Legion that Saturday and told the standing-room only crowd about Weezy and the thousands of dollars in vet bills. A jar at the bar collected an amazing $700 for Weezy! “It was truly amazing the support we have received. This community is just so generous,” said Michele. Donations totaled approximately $3,000 and the total vet costs were about $4,000. On Monday, January 16, Weezy had her pelvis set by an orthopedic surgeon at University of Guelph and returned home on Thursday. “As anyone who owns a business knows, we had all our money tied up in opening our store - Rebel Cowboy Music. I’m still in awe over this amazing community,” said Michele.
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Weezy has an 8-inch incision on her hip and can’t really walk yet. She needs a sling to stand or walk for the next two to three weeks and total recovery is expected to take six to eight weeks. “But she’s home and happily recuperating,” said Michele.
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