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Show B20 The SaltLake Tribune UTAH Saturday, May 4, 1996 Back Together: Pet’s Implant A Ticket Home CLOSE TO HOME BY JON URE THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE For nearly three years, young Joshua John Zollinger Horns clung to the hope that he would find Cheese andreunite her with her brother Macaroni. All that time Josh did not give up believing that Cheese,his little white kitten, was alive and well somewhere. Josh's parents, Renee Zollinger and Danny Horns, weren't so sure, but they missed the kitten, too. The family had adopted thepair in 1992 from the Utah Humane Society and named them after Josh’s favorite food. Cheese disappeared when she was nine months old. A frantic search turned up noclues. ‘We drove anddrove looking for dead cat pieces,” Zollinger says. “Josh would ring the doorbell and say, ‘Have you seen my white cat, Cheese?’ " The family gave up after a few weeks’ fruitless “This isn't the kind of heart-shaped Jacuzzi | had envisioned.” DUAL DROWNING? The ‘Be Kind to Animals’ Week? thankful to the Humane Society, which requires the A 6-year-old girl and her father were missing and identification microchip implant along with manda- presumed drowned in Lake Poweil just north of Hite Cyossing in San Juan County. Sheriff Mike Lacey said Friday that at about 1 p.m. Thursday Stephanie tory spaying and neutering. BY JON URE THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Be Kind To Animals Weekoffi- Thechip scan led the county agency to Josh's family. Josh and Renee zoomed offto the animalshelter, arriving mere minutes beforeclosing time. “T felt really stupid,” Zollinger says. “I looked around and saw really dirty cat and said it looks $trom fell off the front end of the family's pontoon boat while playing with an oar and went under the eraft. The father, David Strom dived in the 50-degree water to rescue her. Neither was wearinga life jacket. Lacy said the father surfaced and dived back cially starts Sunday and it means more than giving the kitty an ex- tra dose of catnip or patting the family dog’s head. Starting today, animal advo- like her but we're not entirely sure what our cat looks like anymore. She was just a kitten when she left.” into the water fourtimesbutdid not surfaceafter his final dive. When David Strom failed to surface, his wife, Donna Strom, and two family friends tried to cates are holding celebrations and programs they hope will foster the notion that pets are family, But Josh's recollection was undimmed. “He glowed when he found her,” Zollingersays. “He remembers the whole thing, the signs, the search. He was really devoted to her.”” Sadly, this joyful reunion is seldom repeated at start the boat to go to a Hite Marina for help. But the boat would notstart and the party drifted for three hours before being towed to the marina by passing boaters. On Friday, divers with the National Park Service and membersof the Maricopa County,Ariz., Search and Rescue unit joined rescuers from San Juan County and searched thelake until 5 p.m. when the shelter. “We get so excited when we scan a microchip in an animal,” says Julie Smith, department spokeswom- Oo an, “But often, if the animal has been gonetoo long, people are hardto find.” the search wascalled off. It is to resume today. Smith notes that National Be Kind To Animal Week kicks off Sunday and urges all animal owners to get the implant. All pet adoption agencies require one, but pet stores and breeders do not. DAUG AGENT ROBBED A Drug Enforcement Administration agent shot at an armed robber trying to steal his wallet in Salt Lake City on Thursday night about 9:30. Speciai Agent Tracy Simmons was parked in his unmarked too. Former Utah Director of Safety James George Cayias,71, died in Salt Lake City on Wednesdayafter a protracted illness. He will be buried Monday after services at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 279 S. 300 West, at 11 a.m. A graduatein finance of the University of Utah, Cayias operated his own insurance agency for several decades and served in various capacities with the Professional Insurance Agents of Utah and the American a RAPIST ATIT AGAIN? Ricardo Rodriguez, a 26-year-old rapist serving 1 to 15 years in the Utah State Prison, was charged Thursday with forcibly sodomizing a fellow inmate. Thevictim, a 22-year-old serving time for financial Re Adoptathon with the goal of giv- ing up for adoption 100 animals. Thefacility at 4242 S. 300 Westin Murray will extend its hours to midnight Saturday and until 5 p.m. Sunday. There will be music and refreshments available. Wasatch Humanein Bountiful will join with other shelter agen- jet in a motel parking lot ‘irew the attention of a @rfested him. The accidenttook place at 3:20 p.m. on alate Route 279. Vanwinkle told investigators he knew the van he was driving, registered to a New Best Deal Or: The Wasatch Front On Beer & Wine Equipment Kits Derr) ceca PLUS: FULL OVAL TRACK STOCK INCLUDING: Glassware Expires 5/10/88) irene SIZZLER INTERMOUNTAIN SERIES LATE MODELS adoption and good care of pets. Smith points out that up to 15 million animals are destroyed nation- wide each year because they are not adopted companion animal to yourfamily, always adopt one or two from one of the many shelters in Utah,” Smith gays. It gives an animal a chance to live andit’s the right thing to do, she adds. ing the week, Smith says her agency will sponsor a cat photo contest and a dog show and she invites the publicto visit the shelter at 511 W. 3900 South. spayed or neutered animals and $50 for puppies or kittens under 16 weeks, too young tobe sterilized. The fees include a distemper shot andidentification microchip. Summit County residents may participate in the Adoptathon at the county's animal shelter in Wanship, says Connie Turkington, department director. Salt Lake County Animal Ser- vices will kick off the week with its annual Beach Fest todayat Saltair. Theall-day event includes K9 Frisbee, kite flying, co-ed volleyball, a sand sculpture contest and barbecue, according to Julie Smith, spokeswoman for the department. Activities are free except for a small fee to join the volleyball competition, she says. Mother's Little Helpers « Friends may RestDesa Mactan, 36 E. 700 South,on Sunday from 6 p.m.to 8 rial Park. CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS WHO HA\ IFFERED COMPLICATIONS RESULTING. SURGERY aes 22 oz. Bottles $7.99 reg. se with $20." Purchese be at Petsmart stores in Taylorsville and Layton to encourage Participants in Adoptathon 96 will offer adoptions at $35 for p.m. Intermentwill be at Holladay Memo- eat) México catering company, had hit something, but Gign't think it was anything big. _Associati ion of Managing General Agents. For years, he was chairman ofthe board of the Amer rican Automobile Association in Utah. Heis survived by his wife, Nellie, two sons, a RaearMa a sister, a brother and several grandchil Bea Hapa y fesident Ian McLoed, Vanwinkle’s suspicious behav- Grand County sheriff's deputy. The deputy later stopped Vanwinkle walking north out of Moab and 96 campaign, PRIVATE PARTY SEEKS INFORMATION Sra em as the hit-and-run death of a 27-year-old bicyclist near Moab on Thursday. The charges,filed in 7th District Court, also include counts of leaving the scene of an jury accident and failure to report an injury accit. Vanwinkle's blood-alcohol content was 0.08 or ter, according to charges. After allegedly ig the scene ofthe accident, which killed Moab Pet Adoptathon said. foundation Director Chery! Smith. Wasatch Humane members will GLa fraud, was housedin the samesection as Rodriguez. On Jan, 11, the older prisoner entered the victim’s cell and forced anal intercourse, according to chargjag documents filed in 3rd Circuit Court. CHARGES FILED IN CYCLIST’S DEATH ‘timinal homicide charges were filed Friday against Kenneth L. Vanwinkle, 24, of New Mexico in cies across the nation for thefirst “Tf you're thinking of adding a The HumaneSociety of Utah kicks off its annual weekend Cayias, Former Director of Safety, Dies car near 1305 S. 1000 East when a man stuck a single-barreled shotgun in his face, according to a Salt Lake City police report. Simmons pushed away the shotgun barrel, and a struggle ensued. Simmons threw his wallet at the robber andthe thief caughtit. ‘The suspect then jumped into the back of a white cae truck. As the driver sped away, the agent fired three timesat the truck with his 9mm handgun, Police had not arrested a suspect by Friday, and it was unknownif the robber was hurt. eeeecebeerebtns Why Not Adopt a Family Pet During searching. And when they moved from Holladay to Sandy, Cheese appeared to be gone forever. And she might have beenif it hadn’t been for a tiny device implantedin her shoulder. On March12this year, a phonecall from Salt Lake County AnimalServices left the family amazed and FOR THE RECORD Qo Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune Joshua John Zollinger Horns of Sandy has a big grin for Cheese,his lost-but-found cat. May 3rd & 4th! Birkenstock sandals, shoes, and clogs are the original comfort shoe. le construction and a uniquely designed footbed create the most comfortable and long-lasting friend vour foot will ever have! You have lots of choices now with over 44 style/color selections... and even moze during our special trunk show. 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