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14 Free Press Wednesday April 26 Vet fixes broken wing of charming wild owl What eats dog food is The Great Horned Owl has covered with feathers and brownish colored feathers goes hiss hiss to any- with touches of white in front one who dares approach It has wide very yellow Tho answer is a Great eyes Its main distinguishing Horned Owl one of the most feature Is its tufts of feathers savage and powerful birds on the head which look like there is which is no ordinary hooter This featherling Is learning how to get along with humans such as veterinarian Ron Trenton of Acton who fixed the birds broken wing The owl hisses even when Dr Trenton offers it dog food cars or horns It is heavier looking than the Longeared Owl which also has tufts Trenton said he could not tell which sex this parti cular owl is from its appear ance If it Is a male it will grow from 18 to inches in from a can Dr Trenton length If female it will bo wears leather work gloves larger perhaps or in ches long Many people who have seen because though the owl is barely months old its black talons dig deeply into bare flesh According to of Hornby the owl broke Its wing after it dove to earth who was riding when he found it said 1 saw him swoosh down but he did not get up found the owl by a rock in the bush in back of Scotsdale Farm between the and Lines of Esqueslng north of High way The great birds right wing had a compound fracture in the humerus the bone which in a human being corresponds to the upper arm brought the Injured bird to Trentons Hal ton Hills Veterinary Services Trenton l was delighted at a chance to treat a wild bird main problem in the operation which took place Si laVt Wednesday was how to knew nothlnj anaesthetize the bird Trenton phoned a friend Dr William head at the Metro Toronto J animal she was very tame he said Veterinarian Trenton said thc bird is a real charmer It winks at children but still hisses awhile when ap proached Trenton theorized tho bird was so amiable It did not know how to react to humans Other animals such dogs and cats In neighboring cages the owl does not like It shows its displeasure by huffing and puffing Itself up so that It appears about half as large again as it really is A Great Horned Owl would normally eat rabbits mice rata grouse ducks crows or the owl note its friendliness skunks Occasionally they once it gets to know its have attacked porcupines captors Burkhard Nowak Trenton said he really started feeding the owl which enjoyed working on the owl he calls raw liver it really makes me feel good from a fork Later he was to make him better said the able to get the bird to take the veterinarian food from his fingers said he hopes to be Instantly I think she the able to nurse back to bird realized this person was health then release the great trying to help For a wild owl from where he found it Police to speak to service groups Regional Police havo made themselves available to speak with community service groups or other groups in North Hallon about any topics which concern them In keeping with their Police Week theme Working Together to Prevent Crime officers will visit the various groups upon request to discuss such things as child abuse drugs rape forensic photography etc One weeks notice is appreciated and Interested may get In touch with Elma Capperauld at ext Police students to get acquainted Campaign Vandals Plans are being made for Vandals marred left annual Flowers of Hope front of a van and smashed its campaign in May mirror while it was parked at Main Street South lost week HISSSSS HISSSSS goes the Great Horned Owl when anyone dares approach The birds broken right wing was fixed by Acton veterinarian Ron Trenton Police officers will be visiting area schools in thc next few weeks as part of the Police Week program Working Together to Prevent Crime Is this years theme By placing officers in the schools says Constable BUI thc students will bo able to get to know them as friends He explained the men will be available half or full days to talk to thc students play basketball baseball etc with them Bill Gall will be going to Milton schools Bob Andrews to Acton and Wayne in Georgetown Police week starts May 15 Dogs kill Geese killed by dogs cost the town of Halton Hills last week The geese owned by William Campbell Lime- house were killed by dogs running wild Proposed Everton dam raises local objections Most residents in tho area of the proposed dam are opposed to it according to a study done by University of Waterloo environmental dents A large percentage of thc people interviewed knew little about the project a few knew nothing The students feel the public is not being kept informed by the Grand River Conservation Author Zoo for advice Rapley suggested either to project The dam is proposed as or gas it with Halotbane Trenton decided to U3e the gas because he said gas would be safer for the bird Halothane the anaesthetic Is used at the Metro Zoo said head vet Rapley However it is not used very much outside the zoo especially by local practitioners he said A hood was fashioned to ad minister the gas and Trenton said the bird went out boom just like that on the table The bone was broken at about Its midpoint and both the broken ends stuck out of the wing Trenton said the protruding bone was con taminated so he had to cut off the ends and fit the remainder together with and groove Because the owl though a youngster is about a foot tall the veterinarian decided to use a steel pin to hold the two halves of the bone together In a smaller bird he would be able to use tape and wood he said About a four Inch long stainless steel pin was screwed up the middle of the bone to the halves The pin would later be removed The operation took about minutes The bone was bo firmly set the bird could use the wing immediately Dr Trenton said The owl was lucky to be so young Both doctors said the operation would have been Impossible because of the strength in an adult bird said he was sure the owl was hatched this year probably in February Six from Halton at VON annual Six representatives from Branch of Victorian order of Nurses attended the annual meeting of thc VON of Ontario in Toronto this month Representing were Mrs Macleod Mrs J Milne Mrs A Blum Mrs Mezzabotto Mrs Gosling and Mr H The nurses and registered nursing assistants employed by VON make the visiting nursing service t available to per cent of the Executive Chairman Area population of the province In motors 1978 nursing visits Ontario Ministry of Health were made to in at the luncheon on the dividual patients District Health percent of these visits were Dyer stated that paid for by government M J through the Home Care committed to Program and the Home- Mtion makers and Nurses Services Severe financial con Act under Provincial are expected Renew licences River a tributary Michalenko says the valley of the Grand and will include Is reasonably good land cast and west of highway ecologically but there just south of Ospringe pro- thing spectacular about thc west as far as Ever area The students found ton and many common The class of students study birds in the undisturbed ing fourth year manenviron habitat saw ment studies under Assistant several beaver dams and Professor Greg Michalenko states the students found spent this past winter study river water to be of good clear ing thc flora and fauna quality supporting trout and human and otherwise of the other fish Students con Valley Their con eluded a dam would interfere elusions were presented with the quality of water recently at a meeting in altering the types of fish that Fergus would survive Thick deposits of peat from the forests keep the water well aerated but a dam would stir up the muck says forcing the to other streams Part of the report ways forested areas pro vide natural flood protection auspice 5 and through V A by storing water in the soil and Workmen Com adding surface roughness and The remainder of reducing soil freezing and the visils were paid for snow melting by the patients themselves or People opposed Michalenko feels the most see alternatives to a dam important fact from the study looked into alternatives is feeling of local people such as technical fixes like towards the project He says and floodplain there resentment that management to ease runoff farmerahavc to pay for poor situation He feels there not enough money devoted through grants received from United Way agencies and other bodies VON continues to provide service to everyone requiring assistance whether or not they are able to pay for the Generally speaking decision making down stream Headland residents of lesser density than lion downstream and there fore represented accordingly seem to feel they re getting the worst of the deal Far mers are concerned with land loss and residents are disturbed about changes in their home atmosphere soys thc report It goes on to state most resident and non dent owners envision pro blems with major dam deve lopment and are opposed feels although the G It C A have been very with the students and will receive a copy of the report they have not kept area residents well enough Informed on the pro ceedings The manenviron ment teacher bays he d like to The G A feel the Ever ton Dam project Is a long way in the future and may not be built at all if the area proves loo sensitive tally mm Catch it FIRST LOVE STARRING WILLIAM BONUS FEATURE FRI SAT JOSEPH IANDREWS STARRING FRI OPENSAT700 SUN OPENS8TO PLAYS SAT ONLY THE OTHER HITS PLAY FRI THEME 824- kind of research that may alleviate the necessity for spending large amounts on major projects No one has bothered to provide the money to see if we can do without the money he comments EVERYDAY LOW PRICES The seven existing wreck Ing yards in Halton Hills had their licences renewed for 197B by council this week The wrecking yards include York Auto Wrecking R Acton Watson Auto Ports 3 Georgetown G Johnson R Acton Browns Wrecking Yard Georgetown Fred 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