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Oriental Dog Citizens
June 2008
One of the things visitors to Oriental mention the most are the friendly dogs. If you wander down to the harbor you are likely to meet Jack, Ceilidh or Nacho on their daily rounds. Shadow might be waiting on The Bean porch (sometimes sitting in a chair).
Take a walk from the harbor towards Lou Mac Park, and on the way on Front Street you may meet Burt. Down near Deaton’s yard is Lucky’s home. Goldie often accompanies John Bond on his golf cart rounds about town.
In a visual format that sort of looks like Hollywood Squares (except Bert took two squares), this month Laura’s hand draws some of the Dogs of Oriental:
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| Laura Turgeon and her husband Gil Fontes live in Oriental. When they are not out looking at boats Laura and Gil are often seen with drawing instruments or paint brushes in hand. More of Laura's work can be found at her site LauraTurgeon.com. |
