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Originally, 16 were brought to Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo, but one died of unknown causes just after arrival, and _ another required extensive vet care pring promises to Sbring new hope for 14 Keeshounds, Chows and Eskimo Spitz dogs seized in a puppy mill raid on Valentine‘s Day, and brought to the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo Humane Society. The very furry dogs, many of which had to be shaved down to the skin to treat skin problems, and parasites, have been housed away from other dogs at the local shelter, and monitored closely by Animal Care staff and vetâ€" erinarians since their artival. "We had a lot of scared, confused and dirty aniâ€" mails, and it took a huge effort to get them cleaned up and calmed down." "The first couple of days were really tough on our staff, and the dogs," said Karen Kennedy, animal control coordinator for the shelter. After being housed at the humane society since the raid, the dogs are now ready to be adopted to new families, giving them a secâ€" ond chance at a new life. Since being seized in the raid, the dogs have been segregated from the rest of the canine population at the humane society, but staff and volunteers have worked tirelessly to socialâ€" ize the dogs and prepare them to find new homes. The dogs now appear well socialized and ready to meet potential new famiâ€" lies. From its inception in 1943 until the time of its demise in 1954, the AAGPBL included 600 women recruited from the United States, Canada and Cuba. Teams like the Rockford Peaches, Racine Belles, Milâ€" Dogs seized in puppy mill ready for adoption at local Humane Society en professional Wzaseball players left the United States for the Second World War, a group of women known as the All American Girls‘ Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) kept the game of major league, proâ€" fessional baseball alive. It‘s very exciting to meet someone who has made history and was transferred to the Ontario SPCA in Newmarâ€" ket for treatment. These pioneers made female sports history playâ€" "We didn‘t talk about what we did or know how important it was until the movie, A League Of Their Own, appeared," Frances We recently golfed with Frances Vukovich who played in the AAGPBL for two years, as a Chicago Colleen and a Racine Belle, on the summer team tour. A rookie pitcher in 1950, she received $3 a day for meals, a free hotel room and a $55 weekly paycheck. As a young girl just out of high school, Frances read an ad in a small town Pennsylâ€" vania newspaper, threw baseballs at a tryout and two weeks later received a telegram telling her to report to Indiana for trainâ€" waukee Chicks, Minneapoâ€" lis Millerettes, Fort Wayne Daisies, Muskegon Lassies, Chicago Colleens, Springâ€" field Sallies, Battle Creek Belles and Kalamazoo Lassies drew millions of fans to the stands. located at 250 Riverbend Dr. in Kitchener. Frances gave us one of her official baseball cards, signed. She said her best memories of the AAGPBL were walking onto the field with the stands full of cheerâ€" ing people. This recipe is a winner for both baseball players and fans. Annual reunions and a newsletter help the players to keep in touch. Phoâ€" tographs, scorecards and other AAGPBL paraphernaâ€" lia are on view at The Northâ€" ern Indiana Historical Sociâ€" ety in South Bend Indiana. ing big league, professional baseball. Official recogniâ€" tion came when their league was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York in 1988. 1/2 large green pepper 1/2 large yellow pepper 1/2 large red pepper 1/2 jalapenio pepper 1 small onion 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil 6 wieners HOME RUN HOT DOGS (Makes 6 servings) Place some of the pepper mixture in the bottom of each taco shell. Top the pepâ€" pers with a wiener. Put musâ€" tard on the wieners then place the remaining pepâ€" pers over the wieners. Place the oil in a deep frying pan and heat to mediumâ€"high. Add all the peppers, the onion strips and the wieners. Stir until the peppers are tender and the wieners are browned and heated through. Wash, trim and remove the seeds and membranes from the green, yellow, red and jalapeno pepper halves. Finely dice the jalapeno pepper and cut the green, yellow and red into thin strips. Cut the strips in half. Peel and cut the onion into thin strips. 6 taco shells mustard Music & Movement for children ages birth to 5yrs and the grownâ€"ups who love them! Music Together classes are... Movement, Singing, Rhythms, Dancing, Instrument Play... making Music Together! Spring Session starts April 24th. FREE Sample Classes April 10th & 11th. CALL JODIE FERA of Music Together of Kâ€"W Mention this ad & receive a 10% discount DON‘T MISS OUT 746â€"