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Construction to start for new animal shelter nicipally owned building in partnership with the organization running it. “We think it’s about a Advocates for the new $2.3 million animal shel- seven-month build so we ter in Chatham braved should be in it by late Dethe extreme heat Friday cember, early January,” to break ground on the McGeachy-Schultz said. new building, which “This has been a project that people comes to have talked fruition af- “We think it’s about a about for ter three so long, it’s years of seven-month build so really time fundraising we should be in it by to get it and plan- late December, early done.” ning. January.” Dr. Bruce A collab- - Lynn McGeachy-Schultz Warwick, a oration of long-time the municipality and the pub- volunteer for the shellic, the new shelter will ter, who joined the “pie provide not only more ladies” including OSPspace for rescued ani- CA past-president Mary mals – about 6,300 square Wood in 1979, said a new feet compared to the cur- shelter has been talked rent 1,800 – it will have about for about 40 years room for cats and dogs, in Chatham, and after as well as other types of three tries, the day is fipets, a community room nally here. Being a huge advocate of for school children and events, green area for ex- the new shelter, Warwick ercise and a larger park- said there are a lot of people that couldn’t be at the ing area. Lynn McGeachy-Schul- groundbreaking, includtz, project manager for ing Wood, who deserve the new animal shelter, a lot of credit for keeping said the community con- the current shelter going tributed about 50 per in Chatham, bringing cent to the total project them to this point. Continued on page 2 cost and is the first muBy Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com
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Alejandro Pacheco plays with his daughter Estrella, 17 months, at the beach in Erieau on June 28. The rest of the family was in the water, cooling off. The local clan knew how to beat the heat.
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