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Café du Parc “community cat” dies after vicious dog attack Continued from page 1. Malcolm shifted and took Jimmy, though his own cat remained unhappy and Jimmy
began spending even more time at the café. “Helen built a little shelter under the deck,” says Mal-
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colm, adding he wasn’t really anyone’s. “He was a community cat.” “When Jimmy was younger he had whacked a few dogs. But he had slowed up in the last couple of years.” Jimmy was, on Thursday at 8am, sitting as usual at the door, waiting for breakfast. Cook Lily Brown moved to let him in. “Not even a step away,” says Helen. Then a big dog, ancestry unknown, released from the owner’s car and said to have slipped his collar, streaked over in full attack mode. He picked Jimmy up, “shook him like a rag doll,” says Kiki, breaking two of his legs and leaving him with other multiple injuries. Kiki says the dog’s owner, who had the animal for only three days, whacked him with
her hiking poles and shouted, but to no effect. Three men who had come to walk in the park also tried to save Jimmy – but without a collar, the dog was impossible to handle. When Jimmy was finally released, Kiki’s husband took him to the vet. But by Monday it was clear, says Malcolm, that Jimmy, not improving, being fed through a syringe, unable to walk and toilet himself, would have to be put down. The contributions towards the vet’s bill have flowed in. The dog owner contributed generously, as did Kiki’s husband and Malcolm, and other regular customers, with donations up to $260. “He was a darling,” says Kiki. “He brought a lot of joy to a lot of people and he didn’t deserve to die like that.”
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Regular café customers, devastated as they discussed the news on Tuesday morning: From left, seated, they are Marilyn Wehrli and Margaret Hensch with staff member Helen Blake standing at left, café owner Kiki Kang and customer Samantha Wehrli. PHOTO: Glenise Dreaver
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The 20th Karori Youth Awards will be held at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School on Wednesday September 5. And the organisers are encouraging everyone in the community to attend and stay for refreshments afterwards. “This is about recognising all the really great things young Karori people are doing to serve their community, and the fantastic citizens they are,” says Heather Baldwin, Karori Community Centre chair. “The event allows us to acknowledge young people’s achievements outside high academic or sporting accomplishments. We will celebrate and say thank you to young people between 11 and 25 years who show leadership, give service to their community and demonstrate perseverance. “The awards also acknowledge those who support, sponsor or
mentor Karori youth,” she says. Last year the Karori community got together to develop a vision for the area, to make it a more attractive and appealing place for local businesses, residents and visitors. It was agreed, says Heather, that one focus should be for the community to move from being somewhat divided to being more connected. “We know we can do that by involving more people in community events such as the Karori Fair and the Karori Youth Awards. “So we encourage all Karori people to come along and join us in celebrating these wonderful young people, who are an example to all of us. The awards ceremony starts at 7pm with a performance by the Karori West Normal School Kapa Heather Baldwin, chair of the Karori Community Centre, Haka group and will finish at 8pm, awards Sophia Webster with her 2017 silver award for followed by supper. service to the community. PHOTO: Supplied
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