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OCTOBER 28, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXX • NO 37
EXPLORE Across Town, Across PA BY WENDY ROYAL
According to many travel polls, travelers are choosing small-town destinations for getaways and vacations. Not just now, because of COVID, but into the spring and summer of 2021. Fewer crowds, less traffic, unique culture, and friendly locals make visiting obscure loca-
tions more desirable than ever. As the editor of Where & When Pennsylvania, a publication of Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC), I quickly learned that many of us have little idea of what’s going on in our surrounding area, let alone across the commonwealth. That’s why we’re launching a new series in our community papers See EXPLORE pg 5
Thanks to Chesco Pet Search volunteers, a golden retriever named Val was reunited with his owner, Taryn Fritz Walpole, after escaping from the family car in Parkesburg.
Reuniting Lost Pets With Their Owners BY FRANCINE FULTON
elping reunite people with their lost dogs and cats is the goal of Chesco Pet Search, an all-volunteer group of lost pet recovery specialists who operate throughout Chester County. Founded by Cathy HermanHarsch about five years ago, the group has developed specific techniques to find lost pets after they have gone missing. When a dog is lost, for example, Herman-Harsch advises pet owners to not follow their first instinct to try and chase down the dog in the neighborhood. Instead, a person with a missing dog should take several immediate steps, including posting information on Facebook and other social media sites, putting out water or food in the last known place the dog was seen and contacting the local SPCA. “We are not looking for the dog per se. We lure dogs to us,� she
“You learn a lot by experience. Every (lost) dog teaches us something,� said Herman-Harsch. Herman-Harsch explained that dogs that escape from the house, a car or even a fenced-in yard generally run so far and then become afraid and often circle back to where they started. “You learn a lot by experience. Every (lost) dog teaches us something,� said Herman-Harsch. “I own a
professional pet care business and I am in my 18th year of that, so you learn to understand their behavior.� Social media and the internet have been particularly helpful in finding lost pets, including websites such as www.petfinder.com and the “Lost and Found Pets in Chester County PA� Facebook group. “We have several lost and found groups we post to,� she said. “Each community has their own forum, and we will post to those in the area as well.� Chesco Pet Search has many success stories. Most recently, a golden retriever named Val, who was running loose at the Parkesburg Wawa, was reunited with his owner, Taryn Fritz Walpole, who lives in Virginia with her husband, Jeff. They adopted Val from a farm in Lancaster and s t o p p e d a t Wa w a o n t h e w a y home when the dog jumped out of their car. See Pet Search pg 4
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Trick-Or-Treating With Safety In Mind BY FRANCINE FULTON
Trick-or-treating can be safe in 2020, provided that parents and children take some precautions to ensure their well-being. Local communities, including the boroughs of Parkesburg, Atglen and Christiana, have all designated treat-or-treating hours on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. It is suggested that local residents who do not want to participate should turn off their front house lights. Those who want children to visit are asked to keep their front porch lights on. Trick-or-treaters See Trick-Or-Treating pg 6
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explained. “People make the mistake of gathering people to try and find the dog, but they are actually running the dog away. I try to get (the pet owners) to slow down, make flyers, file a report or call the police and put out food and water or the dog’s favorite toy. We (use) a dog’s nose to lure them to us.�
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