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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Saturday, October 24, 2009 Front Porch Help dog bite victim A fund to help Mike Moore, a Granite Falls man who suffered a nearly fatal infection after being bitten by his dog Sadie, has been established at KeyBank. Moore was hospitalized for weeks with the infections and doctors were forced to amputate both legs below the knee, one hand and part of another hand. He was profiled in The Herald on Friday. To read about him, go to www.heraldnet.com/mikemoore. The fund is in the name of his son, Levi Moore. Donations may be made at any KeyBank. Camano Island festival: Cama Beach State Park and the Center for Wooden Boats volunteers present an October Harvest Festival from 1 to 5 p.m. today at the park, 1880 S. West Camano Drive on Camano Island. Walk in the forest or on the beach, decorate mini pumpkins, make animal masks, paint a T-shirt, do bean-bag tossing and see live beach critters in an aquarium. Walk to the beach or catch a shuttle at the drop-off shelter. For more information, call 360-387-3342. Arlington chicken dinner: A Stillaguamish Senior Center Old-Fashioned Chicken Dinner runs from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at 18308 Smokey Point Blvd. in Arlington. The meal costs $8, $7 or $5. There will also be entertainment.

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