Beloved English bulldog lost near lake

Local News

Related Photos

The Lane family’s English bulldog, Bentley (shown here during their wedding), has been missing since Monday, May 26. A reward is being offered for his safe return. Anyone with information should call Tiffany Lane at (606) 356-9966 or (606) 784-9755.

June 2, 2008

Community News

Anonymous The Commonwealth Journal Mon Jun 02, 2008, 07:42 AM EDT

What would you do if you lost your best friend?

Tiffany Lane and her husband were visiting family in the Mt. Vernon area over Memorial Day week-end when their beloved English Bulldog, Bentley, disappeared on Monday, May 26.

A $500 reward is being offered for his safe return, no questions asked.

“I was visiting my sister-in-law and Bentley went into a wooded area. We don’t know if he fell over a cliff or someone picked him up thinking he was abandoned. We have no children and he is like a baby to us. I’ve not slept a night since he’s been gone,” said a distraught Tiffany Lane of Morehead, Ky.

Lane has been e-mailing and calling everyone she can think of in the Mt. Vernon/Somerset area, trying to find anyone who’s seen the little bulldog.

Bentley is on the small side for a bulldog, only 40 pounds. He is white with multiple black spots, somewhat like the pattern of a Dalmatian.

“He’s very gentle and extremely friendly. Please help us find our baby!” pleaded Lane in her e-mail to Lake Cumberland Kennel Club in Somerset.

Members of Lake Cumberland Kennel Club are helping spread the word about the lost pet.

“We’re glad to help. Any of us could find ourselves in a situation like this and need help. I just so hope Bentley will be reunited with his family,” said Gloria Sams, public education coordinator for the club.

Anyone with information about the Lane’s missing bulldog should call her at either (606) 784-9755 or (606) 356-9966. Her e-mail address is:

Tiffany.Lane@Fleming.

kyschools.us

Text Only

Local News

Visitors rave about beauty of Lake Cumberland in May
May 24, 2012 1 Photo
Mopar Mania to highlight Cruise
May 25, 2012 1 Photo
‘Dry’ forces concerned about wet signs
May 25, 2012 1 Photo
Pulaski’s Memorial Day weekend to be packed
May 24, 2012 1 Photo
Locally-born Rotary leader Pigman dies at 78
May 24, 2012
Technology summit gets underway
May 24, 2012 1 Photo
Local Democrats diss Obama
May 23, 2012
Floyd edges incumbent in city council run-off
May 23, 2012
Pulaski carries Girdler to win

In the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s primary election, it was impossible to miss the colorful signs dotting nearly every Pulaski roadway. The names in the race for the 15th State Senatorial District seat popped out: A.C. Donahue. Chris Girdler. Mark Polston.

Once citizens hit the ballots, however, the results mirrored the dimensions of the signs themselves: Chris Girdler stood the tallest.

Girdler, deputy district director for Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers, ran away with the votes inside Pulaski County’s borders, earning 3,926 votes for 62.05 percent of the total number cast.

That number more than doubled the next highest vote-getter, businessman Mark Polston, who raked in 1,624 votes for 25.67 percent.

However, Polston — who owns Classic Carpet, a home-flooring business located just off the southern 914 bypass — can claim a moral victory ... three of them, in fact. In all three counties in the district other than Pulaski — those being Adair, Casey, and Russell Counties — Polston actually edged out Girdler.

In Adair, Polston beat Girdler 629 to 394. In Casey County, it was 538 to 417, and in Russell, it was 1,862 to 1,038.

Polston said he just “couldn’t pull it out with the numbers” and that “the machine worked for” Girdler in Pulaski County.

“I think that was their strategy — I think they had a Pulaski County strategy all along,” said Polston. “They played the political game well.”

Polston said the difference between his and Girdler’s campaigns was that “mine was a very, very grass roots campaign,” he said. “I did not have a political machine behind me. I understand how this process works, and in this instance, he prevailed.”

As for why Girdler didn’t take three of four counties, the winning candidate — since there are no Democrats in the race, winning the Republican primary was effectively a final victory for Girdler — said he didn’t have an answer for that.

However, “I believe things happen for a reason and I hope the long and strenuous campaign will only heighten my desire to move beyond the bitterness and partisanship of the recent past,” said Girdler.

“Regionalism is a goal of mine, and I look forward to helping all four counties,” he added, noting that he campaigned heavily in each of them.

Sen. Vernie McGaha, the long-time state senator whose seat the candidates were vying for, actually supported Polston after Liberty’s Todd Hoskins dropped out of the race earlier this month.

Donahue, a local attorney, got 556 votes in Pulaski County, 8.79 percent of the vote. He only received 145 votes in Russell County, 74 in Adair County, and 75 in Casey County, where hometown candidate Hoskins almost matched him with 71 votes despite no longer being officially in the race.

Polston said he’s “still digesting” what happened, and though “the process has been a very good experience for me,” he wouldn’t commit to running again in the future. “I wouldn’t shut the door to anything, but I’m not opening any doors either.”

Still, “I think I got a lot of people involved in the process that had not been involved before and would not have been otherwise,” he said. “A lot of people got out and worked really hard, got motivated to talk to friends and neighbors. I think a lot of people became involved through this campaign that are going to be involved for a long time.”

Girdler stressed his “positive message” and said that Rogers is a “mentor and good friend” that he would turn to for advice in dealing with a frequently combative legislative body in Frankfort, one for which Girdler hopes to help change the culture.

Girdler said that he was “confident and optimistic” during the day Tuesday because he’d “worked extremely hard.” Nevertheless, the realization that he’d won gave him “chill bumps,” he said.

“I’m absolutely honored,” said Girdler. “The position of state senator is more than an honor, more than an office. It’s a charge to keep, and I will give it my all.

“I pledge to be the people’s state senator,” he added. “I look forward to working with everyone to move this region forward.”

May 22, 2012 1 Photo
Pine Knot man leads law enforcement on chase
May 22, 2012 1 Photo
More Local News Headlines

Local News

Search Results

Related Photos

Beloved English bulldog lost near lake

Community News

Site Map