19 Dogs, other pets dress up for SPCA Hallo | AN he The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 25,2000 7 Clarance Newcomb brought Phoenix, who won "Sportiest." Another of Newcomb's dalmations was judged "Most Colorful." By ELIZABETH SKRAPITS Post staff DALLAS - Cats in hats, a grey- hound turned into a pumpkin, Cruella DeVille brought back as a dalmatian — instead of in a storybook, all of these and more were at the Back Mountain Feed and Seed on Saturday. The Luzerne County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) held its annual Halloween Costume Contest for pets October 22. Ed Gross, SPCA Executive Director, was there as a judge and to present the prizes, which were donated by the SPCA and Back Mountain Feed & Seed, and in- cluded calendars, Halloween ban- danas, pet treats, T-shirts, and SPCA mugs. SPCA board member and Dallas resident Mary Ward was also on hand to help. Approximately 35 people from all over Luzerne County regis- tered, many of whom were from the Back Mountain. There was no charge to register a pet in the contest, but donations to benefit the SPCA were gratefully accepted. “The costumes just get better every year,” Gross said as he . looked around at the cavalcade of ~ pets in whimsical attire. “Some Jie by) ® ir @ i) © people get really creative.” “This is hard,” judge Betty Gower of the Wilkes-Barre Dog Training Club whispered to her fellow judge and club member Louise Jones as the parade of costumed animals passed by. “They're all so good,” Jones agreed. At least one of their choices was fairly simple. It didn’t come as a surprise when Dallas resi- dent Maureen Kapral's goat Betty won for “Funniest Costume.” Betty was decked out in outlandish hip- pie garb, including a Grateful Dead tie-dyed T-shirt (which was tie- tied with neckwear belonging to Kapral’'s husband), big dangly peace-sign earrings, and a long dishevelled wig. Her outfit and antics made everyone who saw her laugh. “What do goats eat?” Gross asked Kapral when she came up with Betty in tow to receive her prize. “Oh, she eats grain, hay —, pumpkins!” she said as Betty! made a hungry lunge at the pump- kin on the judges’ table and Kapral reined her in. The “Best Overall” winner was Patches, a six-month old mixed- breed puppy belonging to Dana . Yozwiak, a student at Sweet Val- ley Christian Academy. Patches wore a grass skirt and was. gar- landed in rainbow-hued leis, and when Dana held out one of her Experience The Comforts of Home at “Twin Oaks” Home Environment Outside Activities Home Cooked Meals State-Certified Staff Nurse on Duty All Hours State Licensed Center DALLAS ADULT DAY CARE CENTER (570)675-1592 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. 751 Route 309 N, Dallas, PA Across from COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY DON'T BE DENIED - TWICE! Administrative. asked questions. LAW OFFICES OF Joseph M. 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Phoenix, who won in the “Sportiest Costume” cat- egory, was dressed as a fireman, complete with scaled-down repli- cas of fire-fighter's equipment. Clarence Newcomb, himself a fire- company volunteer, said it was an appropriate costume for her be- cause Phoenix really is a firedog. “She rides on the fire truck all the time,” he said. Ember won for “Most Colorful Costume.” In a turnabout from the original 101 Dalmatians, she was dressed as Cruella Dalmatian, complete with black-and-white wig and a pink feather boa. “Travelled Farthest” went to Lisa Smith of Centermoreland, whose short-haired pointer Tess ween contest was decked out as a birthday party: she wore a party hat and a big gift-wrapped box with balloons, noisemakers, ribbons and a pin- the-tail-on-the-donkey game at- tached to it. “Most Original” went to Debbie Evans of Harveys Lake, whose mixed-breed dog Oscar was dressed as a baby in a miniature shopping cart. 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The gala event will feature a cocktail and social hour beginning at 7 p.m. and continue with dinner at 8:30 p.m. Musical entertainment will be provided by bands Fancy Dancer and The New York Times Band. Among the numerous Starlight Ball attractions will be a raffle drawing for separate prizes of $10,000, $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000. A limited number of raffle tickets will be sold at $100 each. Tickets may be purchased by individuals or by groups at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Gift Shoppe or from any Starlight Ball committee member. For more information about the Starlight Ball or to purchase raffle tickets, please call the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Gift Shoppe at 552-1241. THOMAS P. PIZANO STEPHEN A. URBAN your County. Thomas A. Makowski, Esq. LUZERNE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THOMAS A. MAKOWSKI, ESQ., CHAIRMAN LUZERNE COUNTY 200 NORTH RIVER STREET WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA 18711-1001 (570) 825-1500 “FAX (570) 825-9343 TDD (570) 825-1860 - Good morning. October is recycling month in Pennsylvania and we, your Luzerne County Commissioners, want to thank you for all that you do to make recycling successful in An Open Letter to Luzerne County Residents It seems that everyone in Luzerne County is recycling. At home, in work, at school, everyone is doing their share. When recycling began here in 1990, Luzerne County recycled 13 percent of its waste. For the past three years, Luzerne County has recycled over 50 percent of its wastestream. Thank you for your continuing commitment to the recycling loop. However, to complete and continue the recycling loop, everyone should aggressively commit themselves to buy products made with recycled content. In this way, a market will be created for recycled material and the loop will be closed. So that the recycling message continues to be heard, Luzerne County provides education and information programs to schools, special interest groups and service organizations. We also provide waste and recycling reviews to business and industry. For more information regarding these services, please contact the Luzerne County Solid Waste Department at 1-800-821-7654. In closing, thank you and we ask you to keep recycling and to purchase items made with recycled material. Sincerely, Tom © 0 Thomas P. Pizano ol A. Urban EUGENE R. KLEIN Chief Clerk / Administrator JAMES P. BLAUM, ESQ. County Solicitor JACQUELINE S. ORKISZ Executive Administrative Assistant AANA al Ar Er eer dl] ie A TR br RNa ge Nar is A Th a BUSA A ET RA TI SO BN ei A 90 ICONS porn ATT RASA SAARI TES OAR ria ay mire AS eA A er EC 2 a PL a TE a ee ts es Lm dem oer ADA
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