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A ‘superpower’ in helping reconnect dogs with their people
Church continues holiday bazaar tradition
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About 5 1/2 years ago, Melissa (Missy) Milliman lost her dog, Drake. After enlisting the help of The Retrievers lost dog team to help find him, they got a call of a deceased dog nine miles from her home – it was Drake. After some time grieving her beloved companion, Milliman, who is a referrals coordinator for Welia Health by day, realized she wanted to help others who had lost a dog, so she joined The Retrievers as a case manager and trapper. Over 100 searches and 5 1/2 years later, she’s still doing just that — helping others find their furry friends. When she started working with The Retrievers, she had a mentor on the first few cases. Soon enough, she was on her own helping others find their lost dogs. She was able to guide them through the search process with tips on what to do if they spot a dog who is staying in the same area, how to spread the word of a lost dog, what to do when the trail goes cold, how to best organize a search, and more. Trainees learn to avoid sharing exact locations publicly, but instead to call in the information directly to the phone number on signs or flyers. This avoids the situation where the dog
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Melissa Milliman and friend Nicole, a fellow Retriever volunteer, after trapping a little stray in named Chase. They often work together on cases.
becomes even more skittish when a mass of people come looking for him. “Every case and dog is different, so your skills sort of develop over time and you learn to adapt to changes and challenges,” said Milliman. Milliman specifically tells pet owners to put out signs with their phone number and a photo of their lost dog, knowing that not everyone has social media. “We’ve had so many dogs get returned because someone saw a sign and then saw the dog and was able to call the family immediately,” she noted. “We also make maps using Google maps which help us track sightings, and it helps families know good ‘suggested’ locations for signs.” SEE, RETRIEVERS, PAGE 2
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CIRCLE PINES — Since the 1950’s, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Circle Pines has hosted a holiday bazaar that includes vendors, a bake sale, raffle, a white elephant sale, food and more. This year’s bazaar will take place from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church was established in 1954. According to Anita Pouchnik, one of the holiday bazaar’s coordinators, there are articles reporting on the event from shortly after its founding. “The history of the bazaar is longstanding … We found articles in local papers in 1957, 1958 and 1960 referring to the bazaar,” Pouchnik said. She added that the bazaar is important to the community and reminds area residents that St. Mark’s is here. “We’ve been here for almost 75 years,” she said. “It is a social event. It’s a team-building event.” Pouchnik said three groups within the church have been responsible for organizing the bazaar every year. But this year, she said those groups wanted to step back from planning the event.
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