The Gossip Column: October 6, 2023
It’s one of those news bulletins that makes your blood run cold: A 9-year-old girl, CHARLOTTE SENA, is missing and presumed to be kidnapped. She was riding her bicycle on a path in the early evening at the Moreau Lake State Park about 50 miles from Albany, New York. Her bike was found soon after her disappearance, and the authorities determined she was indeed abducted. You are filled with rage at the perpetrator and sympathy for the family. It’s one of stories that you thank God that it’s not your child who is missing. These things only happen to other people. Not anyone we ever know personally. But little CHARLOTTE is the cousin of Pharaoh Hound breeder and exhibitor and American Kennel Club board member DOMINIC CAROTA. Thankfully this horror story has a happy ending. Almost immediately the search began, and the authorities were watching her parents’ home, where the kidnapper left a ransom note. Fingerprints on the note helped identify him, and the authorities went to his home, where they arrested him, thankfully found little CHARLOTTE safe and returned her to her family. One can only imagine what those parents were going through, and I know you will all join me in sending DOMINIC and his family our best wishes and let them know how happy we are. Thanks to the police for all their help in rescuing her. You just never know, do you? ...
MONTGOMERY is here, and the weather forecast is good: After last weekend’s torrential rains, which resulted in some dog shows being cancelled, maybe the Terrier gods are looking down favorably on us. Once again, in what has become an annual event, BETH SWEIGART & PETER GREEN and AMY & ANDREW GREEN will co-host a BYOC MONTGOMERY CELEBRATION. The festivities, food and drink will start during the group judging and continues afterward. The BYOC (that’s bring your own chair) will take place at AMY & ANDREW’S motorhome. No doubt sometime during the evening, a few words will be said about our dear friend, the late GEIR FLYCKT-PEDERSEN. ...
Sadly, as we look forward to MONTGOMERY COUNTY this weekend, we were saddened to hear that Irish Terrier fancier ROBERT MILANO passed away earlier this week. Happy Wedding Anniversary to JOHN & HILDA BRADSHAW. Celebrating Birthdays … ROBIN NOVACK, KAREN MAMMANO, ANDREW GREEN, PHOEBE BOOTH, LESLIE SIMIS, EDDIE BOYES, AMELIA MUSSER, ROBERTA LOMBARDI, JEAN BOYD, LENNY BROWN, RYAN WOLFE, PATTY SOSA, BARBARA HECKERMAN, REBECCA LYCAN, MICHELLE SANTANA, CINDY HUCKFELDT, GERARD THOMPSON and DENNY MOUNCE.