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w wiam 1 dogs abilities can help childfind from page 6 vered mchale and his considerable track record they approached him about training goober and find ing a new home where the dog could utilize his talents trudy says bloodhounds dont make very good housepets because of their enormous size by nine months old goober weighed 130lbs she says noting that a full grown doberman pins- cher averages about 80lbs he needed more space and time than we had and because our research told us bloodhounds were a one- owner dog my husband finn and i decided we should make a decision on goobers future fast cansard and childfind fre quently share resources adds brian so weve been talking to childfind they dont ha ve a mascot yet but what better mascot than a dog that is historically known for finding people resources shared at the moment only three dog teams are available for search and new manager takes over stouffville recreation hall the snack bar is open and ev erythings coffee with cream at the whitchurchstouffville re creation complex this is the word from the centre this week shutdown of the refreshment booth due to lack of help promp ted complaints from many pa rents we advertised for people but no one answered wilf morley recreation committee chairman told the weekender there was no staff available to take over councillor morley said paul whitehouse had been hired by the town to assume control of both facilities and works this places him in charge of the rec centre and the works department mor ley explained he whitehouse has a lot on his platter well get it all sorted out betty grove an arena em ployee 19 years has resigned mrs grove declined comment as to reasons mary moffatt offduty two weeks has returned mrs mof fatt called it a misunder standing i enjoy working with the pub lic especially the children mrs moffatt said its too bad it hap pened this way she said one thing had led to another i think we have to set aside these things wayne emmerson recreation committee vicechairman also termed it a misunderstanding he praised the towns new facili ties manager paul white- house knows the town inside and out he concluded depressed offered aid help is on the way for york re gion residents who may suffer from bouts of depression say organizers of an area self help group york regions self help for de pression and manic depression group is holding a general meet ing on monday oct 19 at 730 pm at aurora senior public school the school is located at 125 wel lington st w in aurora is your child starting high school this fall we can develop the selfconfidence organizational skills and motivation needed to make the transition tor more information call 2948757 today i the i centre for learning skills suite 203 southeast corner highway 7 and mccowan 2000 4717676 fall is here so change with the season take advantage of our specials present this coupon save perms ssso includes cut style consultation highlights o o highligl with cap only reg 4500 highlights with foil available 40 25 00 00 col valid on appointments made with tom pauline or wendy specials valid for a limited time only mccowan place unit 4 southeast corner of hwy 7 mccowan rescue work in ontario he con tinued but a dog team can only function well in situations like that for up to five days after that they experience burnout the need for this sort of rescue team is great because a dogs sense of smell is keen they can sniff up to 1000 square feet making them valuable for work in earth quakes and mudslides or for finding lost people when that child was lost in the maritimes last summer says trudy a bloodhound would have made all the difference in the world when nicole moran was missing andy barry of cfrb asked for any one with a trained bloodhound to come forward and help owner search fundraising attempts have been made to train goober and keep him going until a proper owner can be found it would have to be the right per son says trudy someone who has goobers best interests at heart after all hes really a nose on four legs and should be worked that way in fact many bloodhounds lose their lives before maturity because they only follow their noses she claims when he is taken for a walk goober has to kept on a harness or hell wander into the street nose to the ground and get hit by a car she says she recalls goobers one encoun ter with cars he was nine months old and hit a car doing 40 mph goober was in shock while the car suffered 1100 damage which we had to pay for and he needs space lots of space bloodhounds are heavy dogs more from muscle weight than bulk and trudy says having goober sit on ones toes is not a pleasant experience canine strength he has the strength to pull a car which is an advantage in rescue work england and the usa use bloodhounds extensively in track ing says truday adding that cana da could afford to catch up bloodhounds are very rare in this country although there are some farmers in markham who keep two or more of the dogs on the property she notes mchale has recently discovered dave sim a markham native through his training network sim holds a bachelor of science degree in outdoor recreology work in the bush is a fully qualified emergency medicine technician and a search and rescue instructor mchale hopes to interest sim in goobers training if negotiations with childfind go well markhams very own goober the bloodhound could be the agen cys mascot as well as an impor tant creature in search and rescue work your furnace is the most important appliance in your home over the winter dont neglect it have your furnace professionally cleaned serviced before the winter and put your mind at ease it is the cheapest insurance you can buy against problems that may occur over the long winter call us now for early booking youll be glad you did 4791290 heating air conditioning ltd showroom open sat 9 till 12 noon at 4418 hwy 7 upstairs coogqooooqooo