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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-03-19, Page 44 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, March 19, 2014 www.lucknowsentinel.com Lucknow Sentinel PUBLISHED WEEKLY P.O. Box 400, 619 Campbell Street Lucknow Ontario NOG 2H0 phone: 519-528-2822 fax: 519-528-3529 www.lucknowsentinel.com SUN MEDIA A Quebecor Media Company MARIE DAVID Publisher marie.david@sunmedia.ca JILLIAN UNDERWOOD Sales representative jillian.underwood@sunmedia.ca MARILYN MILTENBURG office administrator lucknow.sentinel@sunmedia.ca Publications Mail Agreement No. 40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO SENTINEL CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT RO. 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The Sentinel is available on microfilm at: GODERICH LIBRARY, (from 1875) 52 Montreal Street Goderich ON N7A 1M3 Goderichlibrary@huroncounty.ca KINCARDINE LIBRARY, (from 1875 to 1900 & 1935 to 1959) 727 Queen Street Kincardine ON N2Z 1Z9 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. Canada. Aocna Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association An unwelcomed guest on my back deck The first time it happened it very nearly scared the life out of me. Jolted awake by the sharp insistent barking of a dog that sel- dom barks is a rude awakening indeed. Someone or something was on our back deck! I must have watched far too many stereotypical movies and TV shows growing up. It was my belief that it was always the man's job to jump out of bed, grab a nearby weapon, like a baseball bat and run out to save the day. Not so here. Hubby doesn't get the chance as I spring into action to stop the incessant racket. I will admit that it is easier these days in the early signs of dawn than it would have been even a month ago in the pitch blackness of night. At least see- ing what was causing our four - legged alarm to go off was easier; and easier to be seen running, to dare I say, "hit the snooze" button? Imagine my surprise! Bounc- ing up and down, wagging his tail and looking through the sliding doors with great expectations was our neighbour's dog. Who says animals can't talk? It was abundantly clear to me that this Lab was looking for a playmate for his early morning exploits. Now Sailor's barking was replaced with the plaintive cries of this puppy. Yes, puppy. Although a rela- tively large dog, with incredibly large feet, the face staring through the glass was that of a young pup. He was beautiful and his cries tugged at my heart. But let there be no misunderstanding here. Sailor was NOT going to go out and join him. I have raised four boys and I know what hap- pens when you give in just one wee little bit to those sorrowful looks! This pup and I had already had this discussion before. He had come calling while I was out in our drivewaywith Sailor and Coffee, one of son's dog that we were doggie -sitting. Oh, sure they played the customary "Yel- low Marks the Spot" and they played rather nicely considering Coffee was on a leash. (And we all knowthat all dogs have to be on a leash or no dogs are on a leash, don't we?) But when all was said and done, young pup did not want to go home. What's a person to do? Well, take your dogs in the house and the other will go home. Yes? No! Ten minutes later I go back out and lo and behold, young pup is just sitting at the edge of the garage. When he saw me, he got so excited and his looks said, "Are you coming out to play?" Oh, bother. I grabbed Sailor's leash and walked this lost soul back to his house which is immediately behind ours. And now, here he was back again. After ignoring him for a time, he eventually went home. But for the next five days, at 6:45 Sailor was up at the sliding doors, growling and inter- spersed with that sound was the plaintive cries to come out and play. Young pup was not looking so cute anymore. Young pup was needing to go home and stay there. No waywas I looking to do an early morning walk around the block. I didn't do it for Sailor so there was no way I was going to do it for my neighbour's dog. It's cold out there! It's winter out there! Okay. My name is Merri and I am a fair-weather dog walker! On one of those five days, young pup was spotted through the bedroom window. He was half in -half out of a snow bank, was digging and chewing at something dark and furry look- ing. It intrigued me yet fright- ened me a little as I was thinking he'd dug up something dead. It was dead alright. Later in the day I plowed through the deep slow to see what he'd found. Yikes! This dog was a thief too. He'd stolen the porcupine shoe scrubber off our front porch and had chewed off all the bristles. Part of me thought he might have had a good lesson if he'd tangled with a live one but that beautiful face made it hard for me to wish that on him. However, he destroyed my porcupine! Not that it got used much. Call me crazy but it did have some sentimental value. It had been my mother's. Last night he came to visit and peered at us through the living room window. The shades were slightly ajar and Sailor was trying really hard to ignore him. It's the crying and whimpering that get to me. And it's cold out there! And it's winter out there! I jumped to my feet and grabbed the phone to call my neighbor. But then it struck me that I only knew the son's first name and finding that in the phone book was not going to happen. So ignore him I did. Young pup went home... at least till the next time. Note to Self: Unless you want to make house calls, it's good to Note to Self Merri Macartney QM! Agency know the neighbour's last names too. Merri Macartney is a profes- sional speaker, seminar leader, author and certified success coach. Her book, Thoughtsfrom the Tub, is sold locally. Send com- ments to: merri@MerrimacCom- munications.com. Run Around the Square set for May 11 in Goderich DearEditor Well, it is that time of year again, to get geared up for the 5th Run Around the Square in Goderich. The date is set for Sunday May 11, 2014 and starts in the beautiful downtown Square area I am sure that most of you, are not even entertaining the idea of a run when you are sipping your morning coffee and looking out your front window to still see a few feet of snow on the ground. Will Spring ever arrive? Of course it will!! We are hosting a 5K run and a 10K run that is on a designated route throughout the town of Goderich. We start and finish on the Square. We encourage any and every one to participate in this fun day. We have seasoned veteran run- ner's, occasional runner's, individu- als who have never participated in an organized run before and are doing so for the first time and we also have wallcers! We kick off the run by having a FREE KIDS RUN starting at 0840 of which they actually run around the Square. All of our registration for the 5K and 10K events are done online and can be found at www.runa- roundthesquare.ca You can also find valuable information on this site as well. The registration fees will go up on April 1st and the registration offi- cially closes on May lst, at mid- night!! We have added the breakfast feature again for your supporters that will be attending and cheering you on. This is for EXTRA people only, not the runner as the breakfast is included in your registration fee. We also have added a box for you to make your own CUSTOMIZED bib to keep as a memento for your 20th run or your very 1st run. The Run Committee is dedicated to making this a wonderful event and all the monies that are raised from this event, go to the Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund. This fund raises money to purchase defi- brillators to be donated in memory of fallen Military, Police, Fire and Paramedics whom have lost their lives while on duty protecting their communities. More information on the DMMF can be found at www. davemounsey.com If you are not a runner or a wallcer, but do wish to help, please VOLUNTEER!! You may also make a monetary donation at the local Scotiabank on the Square and a portion of funds raised, will be matched by Scotiabank. At approximately at 1045 hrs, the Run Committee will be making a defibrillator donation to the family of deceased OPP Constable D. Craig Campbell Badge #6477. OPP Con- stable Campbell had just passed his probationary period in the Kincar- dine OPP station, when he was trag- ically killed in a traffic accident while on duty. We will be honour- ing his memory at our 5th Run. As Race Director, I would like to extend an invitation for our local townspeople to come out and sup- port all these runner's and walkers who will be malcing their way throughout the town on Sunday May 11. Your cheering at different locations wffi be a welcome sight to all who are participating and put a little extra in their step!! On behalf of the Run Around the Square committee, I will see you on May 1 lth!! Liz Black -Petrie , Race Director Run Around the Square