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M[LTON PUBLIC LIBRARIl Milton's Community Newvspaper Since 1860 (>uosN E W S S PO0R TS A& E Town staff putting Gymnast golden Artist one of few fýp!#m in lots of overtimne at eastern nationals in special exhibit Lo MILTON 87-4 ,85 www.n-utoncanadianchampion.com Visi.is A erls ei ru ulcto o.18N.2 F idyMa 18,076Pae * .o ic Z ______________NPoise GRAHAM PAINIE ICANADIAN CHAMPION '~NOSE FOR CRUILLERS: Emily Adams, 9, competes in a donut-eating contest and snags a cruller on the nase during Sam Sherratt School's annuai ' Bloomin 1313' fundraîser Saturday. The event also featured a dunk tank and face painting. Pit bull that bit boy spared death By Stephanie Thiessen CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF A local pit bull was spared deatb, but will spend tbe rest of bts days under bouse arrest following a biting incident involving an eigbt- year-old boy almost two years ago. "Tbe dog is getîing a repnieve," Justice of tbe Peace L. M'iIs tolcl tbe court fate Moîîday afternoon. reiecting a destrtiction order. The decision - delîvered ai Ontario Prov incial Offences C out in Milton - put an end to a case thats been before tbe court for more tban a x'ear. Loco tbe pit bull wi Il be confined to bis owner's propertv and must be muzzled any lime bes exposed to tbe public in large, încluding in bis front yard. Ne can't leave tbe bouse excepi to go te, tbe vet or for training, and be can't be lefi alone wîîb cbildren. Any tîme cbildren are inside tbe home, Loco must bc muzzled. know wbat tbe alternative is," Mîlis told J ackeline Perez, Locos owner. Perez didn't seem to mi, tbough, and happily hugged ber mother aller the decision was delivered. Throughout the proceedings, Perez main- tained tbat Loco isn't aggressive, as the prose- cution bad argued. and tbat bes a member of the family tbat bolds a special spot in ber beart because be belonged to ber fate fiance. -see UNUSUAL on page Ali8 f ire starters I nvesîtgators are seeking tbe publics assistance ini iclentifytng tbose responsi- hI e f'or two lire-, Mondas' es'ening. Tbe Macs C onvetîtence Store plaza at Wilson Street and Woodward Avenue sustained about $8,000 damage during tbe first incident, wbicb police and [ire- figbters responded to at 7:40 p.m. Tbe blaze was quîckly extinguisbed, and tbe investigation determîned ibat some garbage [rom an adjacent dump- ster had been placed under tbe conven- ience stores air conditîoning unit and set on fite. Aloing witb tbe A/C unit, bydro lînes and tbe bydro meter were consîderably damaged. Witnesses report seeîng fîve youtbs at tbe nortb end of tbe plaza jusi prior to tbe bire. AIl are belîevcd as being 14 or 15 years of age. One of tbem is described as being five-foot-six-incb witb a cbubby build, and wearîng a basebaîl cap, grey t-sbirt, sborts and *see BLAZES on page A18 Tolday's Champion OPINION A6 CLASSIFIED A27 DATELINE B15 REAL ESTATE C9 wssw iînÀtc ,cariadianchamplon m FULL DISTRIBUtTION TEAP - FOOD BASICS - SHLEY FURNITURE PARTIAL DISTRIBUTION *M&M O.- SEARS.- CANADIAN TIRE - HOLLAND PARK *HOME HARDWARE -THERE S NO PLAIE L IE HOME *PRICE CHOPPER -SOBETS: THE BRICKE *RS CARGO GOAEMANO APPLIANCES IDEAL OILE 5CARPET O IL CHANGERSý THE SOURCE tA CIRCUIT CITE SHUPPERS DRUS Mss -MICEEA ST UY FUTURE SHOF SEARS www.miltontoyotacoml