Saturday, April 09, 2005
North to Alaska
Things were a little dicey in Alaska lat week, but there's a happy, pink ending according to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Bird is pleased.
MICHAEL SALZMAN said he was thrilled Tuesday to get back one of his pink flamingos, which was found in a room at the Klondike Inn without a leg. He also wanted to express his gratitude to the Fairbanksans who gave him 16 other flamingos after I wrote here Tuesday about the theft of his plastic birds.
Salzman had five of his pink flamingos stolen last week from outside his house in Shannon Park. The one that was found in the Klondike was returned without legs and he said he is thinking about how to display it in his yard.
'While it was not my motive in approaching the News-Miner with my plight to get free flamingos, I knew that Fairbanks' Golden Heart would shine through with adoption offers. A true silver lining to a bad situation,' said Salzman.
Salzman, who uses a wheelchair, had first started putting the tropical birds out in late winter to mark the edge of his lawn, but that evolved into a winter display of lawn ornaments.
He said that Karen and Dennis Petersen delivered a dozen flamingos to his house after they learned what happened.
'They had been flamingoed by friends who had placed a dozen flamingos around their satellite dish. They kept the flamingos until a deserving person or appropriate situation presented itself to share their avian friends,' said Salzman.
He said he also wanted to thank the Petersens, as well as Joel and the other flamingo donors for their kindness."
News-Miner - Today's Cole Column: "
MICHAEL SALZMAN said he was thrilled Tuesday to get back one of his pink flamingos, which was found in a room at the Klondike Inn without a leg. He also wanted to express his gratitude to the Fairbanksans who gave him 16 other flamingos after I wrote here Tuesday about the theft of his plastic birds.
Salzman had five of his pink flamingos stolen last week from outside his house in Shannon Park. The one that was found in the Klondike was returned without legs and he said he is thinking about how to display it in his yard.
'While it was not my motive in approaching the News-Miner with my plight to get free flamingos, I knew that Fairbanks' Golden Heart would shine through with adoption offers. A true silver lining to a bad situation,' said Salzman.
Salzman, who uses a wheelchair, had first started putting the tropical birds out in late winter to mark the edge of his lawn, but that evolved into a winter display of lawn ornaments.
He said that Karen and Dennis Petersen delivered a dozen flamingos to his house after they learned what happened.
'They had been flamingoed by friends who had placed a dozen flamingos around their satellite dish. They kept the flamingos until a deserving person or appropriate situation presented itself to share their avian friends,' said Salzman.
He said he also wanted to thank the Petersens, as well as Joel and the other flamingo donors for their kindness."
News-Miner - Today's Cole Column: "
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