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JASPER, IN The
Jasper Fire Department received an emergency call from Mr. and Mrs. Gary Day of 1364 East
Thirty-fifth Street at 4:23 Sunday afternoon. Firefighters immediately responded,
and—only eleven minutes after the phone call—three rescue vehicles and twelve
firefighters arrived on the scene.
When they arrived at the Day home, the
firefighters were met with a troubling dilemma. First, the fire. It seemed as though a
small electrical fire had broken out in the back of the garage, which Mr. Day used as his
workshop. The fire was quickly spreading toward the house.
But then one
of the firefighters looked up into the large maple tree in the front yard. In one of the
higher branches, the Days’ small, gray tabby kitten, Muffy, was trapped. The persistent
mewing and whimpering of the poor, defenseless feline was heartbreaking. And the
firefighters were then faced with a significant decision: should they put out the fire or
save the kitten?
Acting on his best judgment, Fire Chief Randall Van
Houten decided to choose the well-being of a living creature over preservation of
material possessions. Thus he and his crew proceeded to rescue Muffy. And since only
ten firefighters were needed to free Muffy from her terrifying perch, the remaining two
firefighters were placed in charge of attempting to extinguish the fire in Mr. Day’s
workshop.
Following a lengthy ordeal, Chief Van Houten himself was Muffy’s
rescuer. She was brought to safety and provided with some nice kitty
treats.
Meanwhile, the two remaining firefighters failed to snuff out the
fire in the Days’ garage. The fire spread to the home, eventually causing the entire
home to burn to the ground. The firefighters did, however, successfully prevent the fire
from spreading to neighboring homes.
Though they grieved the loss of their
home, the Days spent that night at Mr. Day’s parents’ home, overjoyed that little Muffy’s
life had been spared—and that, after suffering this great tribulation, the Days were
still one big, happy family.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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