THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1978
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COHOCTON, N.Y. — It was
snowing and raining and the tem
perature dipped to 35 degrees and
Kate Kunz was sitting in a giant
maple tree.
Kunz was in the tree for 48 hours
this weekend, aiming for first prize
in the 11th annual “Tree Sitting
Marathon” in this Finger Lakes vil-
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She won.
Kunz, 22, of Cohocton, was not
the only contestant to sit for the en
tire length of the contest, from 6
p.m. Friday until 6 p.m Sunday. Of
the 27 who started, she and Shirley
Tribble, 21, of Cohocton “went
straight through to the bitter end,” a
contest official said.
He said Kunz was named the
winner because she had no ground
time, while Tribble lost nine mi
nutes of sitting time while on the
ground for breaks.
The one-of-a-kind contest is part
of the village’s Fall Foliage Festival.
The man and woman who spent
the longest time in the trees with
the fewest supplies won $100 each.
This year, 14 men and 13 women of
ages 13 to 30 climbed into the giant
trees.
After the first 12 hours of the con
test only 10 hardy souls remained.
“It rained Friday night — they were
cold and wet,” said Lee Dorsey, a
contest spokeswoman.
She said the temperature Sunday
was “about 35 degrees,” and “it did
snow and rain.”
The winner of the men’s division
was named just after midnight
Saturday: Bob Thurling, 30, of
Cohocton who also won the $25
“Old Age Award” for persons over
30 who sit for more than 25 hours.
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NEW YORK — A man slashes a
knife through the top of a converti
ble and seizes the frightened poodle
inside.
A German Shepherd bolts after a
squirrel in Manhattan’s huge Cen
tral Park and doesn’t come back.
A caller with a French accent tells
a grief-stricken dog owner: “I’m a
bartender and one of my customers
has your pet. Pretending to act as
an innocent go-between, he sets up
a rendezvous, takes $100 and disap
pears.
Every day in New York City, on
the average, someone steals a dog
for ransom. Other animals stray
from their owners, who often plaster
whole neighborhoods with heart
rending posters offering rewards
for the return of their pets.
A group called Petlinders tries to
track down the runaway or stolen
canines and in the process, consoles
their worried masters or mistresses.
All it takes is a little know-how and a
lot of grueling detective work.
“I got the idea two years ago
when I was taking a long walk and
noticed a bunch of signs describing a
lost dog,” said Irving West, founder
of the non-profit organization.
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gins a search
Along with his wife, Frieda,
couple of volunteers. West re;
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