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Monday, January
04, 2010 A heartwarming, new year’s tale of a dog’s rescue. Quick action by town resident Fern Lavoie and a daring
rescue by Westport firefighters save Dartmouth dog from certain icy death.
Westport - Fern
Lavoie could have slept in Saturday morning, or spent a little extra time over
his morning coffee. He could have spent an extra minute
watching the early morning news. But he didn’t. What Fern Lavoie of 179 Roberts Street did
do was walk outside on that 20 degree morning to get his Saturday morning paper
at his usual time. That’s when he thought he heard a dog barking in distress out
on Sawdy Pond. Squinting out over the ice he saw ‘a
strange shadow.’ “I didn’t have my glasses on,” Lavoie said. “There’re a lot
of rocks above water out in that pond.” Using binoculars grabbed from his
house he recognized the head of a dog that had fallen through the ice. “I had
no idea how long the animal may have been in the water.” Lavoie
called 911 who quickly turned the call around to the Westport Fire
Department. Captain Bruce Martin with firefighters Keith Nickleson and Steve
Lopes responded to the call in the Department’s emergency vehicle and arrived
on the scene a little after 8:35 a.m. Throwing
on their ice survival suits, Nickleson and Lopes helped Martin unfold the RESCUE
ALIVE
ice rescue platform and pushed it out onto Sawdy Pond. They crossed about 200
yards over ice and water to reach the drowning dog. Martin stayed behind on
shore and manned the life-line that was attached to the platform. “The
dog had just given up when we got there,” Nickleson said. “He sort of just
rolled over and was still.” The
two got into the water to pull the dog, covered in ice, onto the platform. With
the help of Captain Martin they got the dog and sled back out of the water
onto the ice, and back on shore. “The
dog was suffering from hypothermia,” Martin said. “We called Acoaxet
Veterinary and they agreed immediately to take the dog.”
Rescue photos/Bruce
Martin The rescued dog
registered no temperature. “When
the Westport Fire Department brought the dog here we could not get a temperature
reading,” said Kim Dennis, Practice Manager at Acoaxet Veterinary Clinic. “The
dog, a male collie, was responsive but very quiet; his coat was all ice and
very cold.” The Sanford Road clinic jumped into action. Dr.
Maria S. Mutty, the treating veterinarian immediately placed an IV catheter
and ran a warmed lactated sugar solution. They placed a Bair Hugger, a warm
air blanket, over the dog and positioned heating pads under him. The first
registered temperature at about 9:30 a.m. was 90.8 degrees. By noon it had
reached 100.7. “Normal for a dog is 101 to 102 degrees,” Dennis said. “We
contacted all the local animal shelters and hospitals to find out whether anyone
had reported a missing dog,” Dennis said. “Nothing turned up. The collie had
no collar or tags, and we scanned for a microchip, which we didn’t find.”
Photo/Bruce
Martin
Photo/EverythingWestport.com Left: Leo being attended to by Dr. Maria S. Mutty and
staff at Acoaxet Veterinary Clinic in Westport. Right: A tearful
Katelyn Savoie, 18, reuniting with Leo at Acoaxet Veterinary Clinic. “Jessica,
a veterinary technician with Acoaxet, took the 60 pound collie home over the
weekend, and kept in touch with Dr. Mutty to monitor the dog’s temperature,
appetite and activity,” Dennis said. By
Monday morning no one had called to claim the collie. “At
noontime we got a call from a Dartmouth woman who though the dog might be
hers.” Dennis said Katelyn
Savoie of Dartmouth was frantic. Her male collie, Leo, had been missing for
days. Her sister, at work Monday morning, was talking about the missing collie
and was overheard by her supervisor. “He said the news had reported the
recovery of a collie form Sawdy Pond. I immediately called Katelyn.” Katelyn
drove over to Acoaxet Veterinary Clinic and tearfully reunited with Leo, her
8-year-old male collie. “She proved ownership with a picture of Leo on her
cell phone,” Dennis said. “I
was so worried,” Savoie cried. “I’m so happy to have him back.” There
were many heroes Saturday morning, and Leo the collie was a very, very, lucky
dog. Ice survival suits
and RESCUE SLED donated by firefighters union.
Photos/EverythingWestport.com According
to Brian Souza and Glenn Mackillop, fulltime firefighters at the Briggs Road
station, the Westport Permanent Firefighters Association, IAFF Local
1802 donated the ice survival suits (above right) and RESCUE PLATFORM used by
firefighters Lopes and Nickleson in their daring rescue of Leo the collie.
Firefighter Brian Souza demonstrated proper use of the RECUE PLATFORM during
an ice rescue (above left). “It’s
vitally important that residents immediately call the fire department to
perform these rescues, and not attempt a rescue themselves. There have been
many rescuer fatalities that could have been avoided using the proper tools
and fire department rescue personnel,” Souza said. Adaskin String Trio delivers a premier
performance. EverythingWestport.com Sunday,
January 10, 2010
Left: Warming up for
their performance at the Westport Point United Methodist Church were from the
left: Steve Larson, viola; Emlyn Ngai, violin; Sally Pinkas, pianist; and
Mark Fraser, cello. The
Israeli-born Pinkas was educated in the United States and is currently
pianist-in-residence of the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College, New
Hampshire. Since 1992 she has been an active part of the Hirsch-Pinkas Piano
Duo. She holds a Ph.D. in Composition and Theory from Brandeis University. On Adaskin Trio: "They
brought to the music a focus and intensity. ... Always and without undue
insistence, you felt they were directing the listener to the heart of the
music." (Boston Globe) The
Adaskin String Trio has won over audiences internationally with their exuberant
and stirring performances. Combined with Pinkas, these four musicians are
greater than the sum of their parts. They are one of the very few groups that
successfully combine spontaneity, intensity and charm to their playing. “I am
a bit on the untamed and flamboyant side, but you would never know it from my
profession,” Pinkas told EverythingWestport.com. “However, I am an avid
chamber musician.” The
New England-based trio is originally from Canada. They are named in honor of
Murray Adaskin, one of Canada’s most loved and respected composers, and two
of his brothers, violinist Harry Adaskin and producer and music educator John
Adaskin. On Sally Pinkas: "Tasteful, imaginative, and skillful
piano playing with a highly developed sense of sonority and
articulation." (Boston Globe) The
quartet really shined in their performance of Beethoven’s classic unpublished
work - Piano Quartet in C Major, Wo0
no.3. The Adaskin Trio followed up with String Trio in D Major by Sergei Taneiev.
After
intermission it was Trio No. 65 by
Joseph Hayden. The Adaskin Trio was joined by Pinkas for the fourth and
final performance of the afternoon – Piano
Quartet Op. 47 by Robert Schumann. http://www.adaskinstringtrio.com http://sally.hirsch-pinkas.org Frederick Moyer
final performance of CAP’s 13th season.
During
over 25 years as a full-time concert pianist, Frederick Moyer has carved out
a vital and unusual career that has taken him to 41 countries, including such
far-flung venues as Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Sydney Opera House, Windsor
Castle, and the Kennedy Center. Moyer's enthusiasm, exacting artistry, and
adventurous programming have made him a favorite among audiences of all ages.
"A superstar
pianist. ... He produced a big, warm sound, was unfailingly accurate, and
seemed to have no limit to his speed. But it was not so much technique that
impressed as his musicality." (The
Milwaukee Journal) "Moyer's
performance ... reminded us of the wonder of being human." (Fort Collins Coloradoan) The
program for March 7 will be selected solo piano compositions. www.frederickmoyer.com - - - - - End - - -
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