Thanks to the collaborative effort of the Half Moon Bay Police, Parks and Recreation, and Public Works departments, Kermit the Frog is safe and sound after being confiscated from a City Council candidate's front lawn.
George Muteff returned to his home around 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 14 to discover his stuffed solid green six-foot Kermit the Frog missing from his front porch. According to police, Kermit was taken from the porch and thrown in the bushes west of Muteff's house.
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Someone then took a snapshot of Kermit and gave it to someone in the Public Works Department. A Parks and Recreation Department employee saw the photo, recognized it and reported the frog as stolen property to the police.
Two police officers rushed to scene and shortly thereafter returned the frog to its rightful owner. The frog was in slightly battered condition, but otherwise unharmed. There was one change, however. Some prankster had painted Kermit's legs red.
HELPING THE ANIMALS:
Much, of course, has been made about the need to help people whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Less well publicized is the fate of the animal victims of the hurricane. Lisa O'Neill and her colleagues at Half Moon Bay Feed and Fuel haven't forgotten about them. She is accepting donations of pet supplies that she will then turn over to officials at the Peninsula Humane Society. PHS representatives will in turn deliver the goods to several shelters housing animals left homeless by the disaster.
O'Neill said they are looking for pet food, leashes, food bowls - anything necessary for the care of household or barnyard pets. Unlike other organizations that are seeking only cash donations, O'Neill said the humane society can use new and used goods.
"They have money now," she said. "They are just having a hard time getting the product."
For details, call O'Neill at 726-9109.
DOGGONE FENCE:
Frank Celestre wants to be fenced in. Or more correctly, Celestre, owner of Able Bodied Pet Care, wants his dogs to be fenced in.
To that end, he, and other friends of man's best friend, are raising money to pay for a new fence around the dog park portion of land at Smith Field. Currently dog fanciers turned fence financiers are paying $250 a month to lease fencing for an area that is about 250 feet by 125 feet.
Now the group, calling itself the Committee for a Coastside Dog Park, is reaching out to the community in hopes of purchasing some fencing to avoid the monthly charges members have been paying for four years.
Celestre said the new fencing would likely be the chain-link variety and would cost about $5,000. The group already has some of the money and is asking for donations.
For information, call 712-9962 or e-mail coastdogs@aol.com
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