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I FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, June 7,1998
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Photo/Tom Brooks
Cumming High School Class of 1938
The group met at Decker’s Restaurant in Cumming for their 60th
class reunion. Good food, warm remembrances, and happy
words were enjoyed by the 21 members in attendance. Pictured
pn the front row, left and right, are: Ford Martin, Lonnie Mae
Denson Rainwater, Nellie Martin McKee, Ethel Davis Scott,
Jewel Wyatt Banister, Katryn Smith Warren, Martrelle Merritt
Wood and Ellorie Vaughn Smith. Back row: Edwin Banister,
William Fagan, Neal Timms, J.C. Bagley, Anne Suddeth Buice,
George Banister, Ruth Sosebee Lambert, Lanier Banister,
Reavice Buice, Margaret Hawkins and Wylene Conner
Samples. Rebecca Otwell Baggett is not pictured.
Pet of the week
English Setter ready to be adopted
My name is Tack. I am an 8-
month-old male English Setter.
My name, Tack, is short for
tachometer because I love to run
fast! I get along great with chil
dren and other dogs. I love to play
tug of war, fetch balls and race, so
I need a fence to play in. I am
very smart, curious, good-natured
and affectionate. I love to chase
and point at bumblebees and but
terflies. I am already neutered and
Current on all of my shots and on
heartworm preventive. My adop
tion fee is $l5O. Please call my
foster mom, Eileen, at (770) 886-
5392 to make an appointment to
meet me.
Please call adoption chairman
Joyce Richert at (770) 889-1365
for information on other available
dogs and cats. Foster homes are
desperately needed until an ani-
Qial shelter can be built. Call
Joyce if you would like to provide
4 foster home.
The Humane Society of Forsyth
County is looking for volunteers
k> help with any of the events
planned for 1998. Please call
Ponna Vickery at (770) 887-4589
if you are interested in participat
ing.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sept. 1- Critter Classic Golf
Health Views T||
Serving Forsyth County For 14 Years
Vitality
Webster’s Dictionary defines vitality as the power to live; the ' JHkp
principle of life - vigor, energy.
Chiropractic is all about vitality! To keep your body functioning at 100% |V *** IjWwßl
of its abilities, proper spinal alignment and nerve function is crucial. |ggw
I am often amazed at some of my older patients who have maintained
their vigor and vitality. These people live life to the fullest and often avoid Ii
many of the ailments associated with advancing years. Most of these
patients are life long chiropractic patients who know the importance of
preventative health care.
Whether you have a specific spinal injury or if you just want to maintain n r Mike Puroura B S D C
good hearth and vitality, chiropractic care is the proper choice. * Board Certified
We at the Brown Chiropractic Clinic have been providing chiropractic care in Forsyth County for
15 years. We enjoy an excellent reputation in the community and would be honored to care for
you and your family.
Chiropractic care. The right choice today for your health care needs.
A Public Service from:
BROWN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
770-887-7234
Do You Have A Question for Dr. Purpura? Send it to:
BROWN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 1330 Atlanta Highway • Cumming, Ga. 30040
Tournament, Polo Fields Golf
Codrse
Sept. 13 - Bark in the Park,
Sharon Springs Park
Oct. 10 - The third annual
Charity Auction, Sawnee
Community Center
Nov. 7- Pets with Santa Claws
Photos, Wal-Mart Super Center
Pet adoptions are held on the
first and third Saturday of every
month at the Wachovia Bank
drive-thru in Lakeland Plaza in
Cumming from 1 to 4 p.m. Every
fourth Sunday, adoptions are held
at Pet Smart at North Point Mall in
Alpharetta from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cats and kittens are available at
Pet Place and Noah’s Ark in
Cumming.
Recycle bins are located on
Hutchinson Road across from Pet
Place and on Old Atlanta Road
near the Kmart Garden Center in
Cumming.
The Humane Society of Forsyth
County is not funded by local or
state government. It is run totally
by unpaid volunteers. Please call
president Duane Hattaway at
(770) 667-0681 to volunteer.
Individual and corporate contribu
tions are very much appreciated
and they are tax deductible.
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Safety message: Cats and wildlife don’t mix
By Kent Kammermeyer
For the Forsyth County News
Have you asked your cat what he
had for a midnight snack last
night? If he could talk, he’d proba
bly say a mouse, a rabbit or a fly
ing squirrel. These are all crea
tures that are active at night and
high on a cat’s list of favorites.
What about breakfast... more like
a Goldfinch, Song Sparrow, Wood
Thrush or Bob White Quail which
are active during daylight hours
and spend lots of time feeding or
nesting on the ground. On the
average, songbirds make up more
than 20 percent of the diets of
domestic cats. Observations of
free-ranging domestic cats show
that some individuals can kill
more than 1,000 wild animals per
year. Free-ranging cats living in
small towns kill an average of 14
wild animals per year, but rural
cats kill many more than urban or
suburban cats. Studies have shown
that 90 percent of rural cats’ diet
was wild animals and less than 10
percent killed no wild animals.
Nationwide, 64 million domestic
cats and tens of millions of stray
cats kill more than 1 billion birds
in the nation annually. Cats have
been responsible for the extinction
of more bird species (33) than
from any other cause except habi
tat destruction. In some parts of
rural Georgia, densities of free
ranging cats can reach 114 cats
per square mile! This number is
many times more abundant than
all mid-sized native predators
(such as foxes, raccoons and
skunks) combined.
Although cats make affectionate
pets, many hunt as effectively as
wild predators. However, they
have three big advantages over
wild predators. First, people pro
tect domestic cats from disease,
predators and competition - all
factor that control numbers of wild
predators. Second, they often have
a dependable supply of cat food at
home. Third, cat densities are not
limited by territoriality.
In summary, free-ranging cats
are abundant and widespread
predators which exist at much
higher densities than native preda
tors. They kill large numbers of
wildlife, especially birds. They
compete with native predators and
they harbor a variety of diseases
including distemper, toxoplasmo
sis and even rabies. A rabid cat
recently scratched and bit two
people in Lumpkin County who
are now taking inoculations to pre
vent contracting the disease.
What can you do? Keep only as
many pet cats as you can feed and
care for well-fed, neutered females
stay closest to farm buildings and
do most of their killing where
rodent control is needed the most.
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your cats and local wildlife, keep
your cat indoors. Outdoor cats live
an average of two to five years
while indoor cats can live up to 17
years! Neuter your cats to prevent
them from breeding and encour
age others to do so. Locate bird
feeders in sites with no cover for
cats to ambush birds. Don’t dis
pose of unwanted cats by releasing
them in rural areas; bring them to
the humane society. Eliminate
sources of food that attract stray
cats. Don’t feed stray cats! This
benefits no one, the cats suffer
from diseases, native wildlife suf
fers and stray cat colonies are a
source of disease for animals and
humans. Folks concerned with the
welfare of animals can improve
the lives of their cats and the many
native wildlife species that suffer
from cat predation (especially
songbirds) and cat competition
with native predators by practicing
these common sense guidelines
for dealing with domestic and
stray cats. Remember, 1 billion
songbirds!
Kent Kammermeyer is a senior
wildlife biologist who has been
with the Georgia Department of
Natural Resources’ Wildlife
Resources Division for more than
20 years.