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She said the animals mind the fence and then set about “chewing apart every plant in sight." ROBBER Y ON THE RISE "We could see them mak- ing off with' the corn. They‘d eat what they could at the time and then cart the rest off," she said. “There was a clear path leading Item the garden. around the aide of the home to, tttgr.dgee in the front yard." _ She believes the raccoon family is storing food for the winter in the tree because shesaidtherewasapileof “corn huts, coho and ker- nels lying at the base of her By M Stgthqr%gtd Call With! mu at 10 Belmont Anna: in Nacho hot-d out their, window last week to find a group of muted bandits making off with their crop of com. A Reasoning with the thieves or calling the police would not have helped the situation because in this case the bandits happen to be a family of raccoons. Denise Riel said her 12- year-old son Patrick had planted nearly so corn plants, but never had a chance to reap his harvest. "I lodked out the window and saw some activity in the small garden patch in our backyard," Riel said. “I couldn't make out what was moving, but I was pretty sure that something weird was going on." Riel said even though the yard is fenced in and has gates that close off the area. the raccoons still manage to find their way to the garden. Upim ii closer look she realized raccoons were "That first night I was so mad thatlwantedtogeta shotgun and wait for the coons. I was pretty angry at tirst," Neven Curry, owner of the Belmont Ave. house, said it's not the first time he's Masked bandits in 'etwny' plot Ken Ash, store manager of Zehrs Market Conrtland Ave., Kitchener presents a Zehrs aamtape cheque for $472.48 to Mrs. Eloise Klaehn of Element Rebekah Lodge of Waterloo who redeemed 8141.76.81 worth of Zehrs cash register tapes in order to purchase a wheelchair for a handicapped person Our mmgratuiatitms to the ladies of Brelliant Rebekah Lodge. Community invol- vement is important to you and you‘re important to as .... at Zehrs. ‘they don't do'much m. This in the first time I‘ve seen raccoons though" Curry aid. ‘ _ Curry alums there is lit- tle that anyone can do to dis- courage the maraoding ani- humanism: mammals when. “Then Invenlmshou and-IWMW “There's not much I can do about this," he said. kg: at; atrqrhtrortyed,, but ”lock; keep people out. but not coon: and they can climb anything." _ Jim Cosgrorve. manager of the Kitchener-Waterloo Hu.. mane Society, told the Chronicle there is a "marked increase in wild- life-related complaints" this year in the city. _. "We're getting a lot of calls about smallness and raccoons this year. And for the first time that I can re- call. we've even had several calls about porcupine in the Twin Cities," Cosgrove Homeowner Curry said the increase in wild animals showing up inside city limits can be blamed on hunters "searing the animals and chasing them" into the city. He also said animals are 'at- tracted to Waterloo-because The Association of Kins- men Clubs donated $15.5 million in service work to Canadians for the 12 month period ending June so, 1900, it was announced at the or- ganization's a us] ven- tion held in igniting! this John Green, of Drayton, thtt., the association's na- tional president, made the announcement. The figure includes cash raised as well as the value of the service work contributed. The Association of Kins- men Clubs, Canada's largest be blamed on hunters "They know where to go aring the animals and for a good meal now and sing them" into the city. we'll have to watch our yard also said animals are 'at- a lot closer from now on." led to Waterloo because she added. Kin gives millions ottttetrtemttstr-rttterot 1tomegnedtmp1ttta. .ButColgme Malaya; “There are a lot-Id wood- ed areas in the Twin Cities that still house wildlife. and as cities annex land to ex- pand nre're going to see more wildliie problems," Congrove said. He also said large apart- ment garbage bins play a major role in attracting wildlife to the city because "people just aren't wrap- ping their garbage properly and they're just asking for trouble.“ situation -e on municipal Cosgrove said the Luv crease in wild animals “isn't causing concern" for rabies in the Twin Cities. "The number of rabies cases is down this year from the same period last year," he said. "We were pretty concerned last year, but the situation ian't nearly " bad Riel said her son plans to plant another crop of corn again next year, but they'll "be a little more wary next all-Canadian young men's service club, was founded in 1910 by Harold A. Rogers. 0.C.. 0.B.E. Mr. Rogers still maintains contact with members of the Association and resides in Toronto. Ont. This year's service work total is the largest for the Association. which celebra- tes its 60th Anniversary this year. "At an average of more than 874,000 per club. the Kinsmen Association continues to be one of the world’s most effective ser- vice organizations," Mr. Green said. "won Curry, owner of the houaa at 149 Belmont Ave.. shows when a family olmaakodhandita -thoiroseatpottoremewietgtmncrostoftioetom plants in the back yard. The bandits tumor! out to be a family of raccoons that Iikotodinaoncominatraainthalrontyard. "WATr'tfirC0R0LLdt0MEtCS'_ NAMES) ADDRESS (RAIN OR SHINE) TIME EVENT DISTANCE 10:00 am Boys & Girls 5-7 1 km 10: 15 am Boys 5. Girls 3-10 2 km 10:30 am Boys & Girls 11-13 2 km 10:45 am Parent & Child Open ' km (must finish together) _ 11:15 am _ All-Corners Fun, Run 5 km 12:00 pm Awards Ceremony mm: The races are open to EVERYONE. AWARDS: Certificates with times will be given to all finishers. There are awards for the first 5 finishers in each category. There will be an award for each possible parent-child combination. ENTRY FEES: The entry fee% 83.00 in any category per entrant. 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