It’s nice to know people

TO THE EDITOR:
A good deed was done that went virtually unnoticed. I wanted to thank three people for caring about what happens to two wild, stray cats. Because of their actions, a sad ending was averted.
These two cats had gotten in a vacant building on Main Street through an open window on the second floor by a tree branch. They were in this building for about six days without food or water. They were so desperate that they sat in the front store windows, seeking help from someone, anyone. With them begging in the window, it almost looked like a pet shop.
I noticed the cats on a Wednesday. One cat I recognized because I had tried to help the stray by feeding it. When I realized the cats were trapped in the building, I called Warren County Animal Control and then McMinnville Fire Department. Neither could help the trapped cats.
I called Mel Dixon and he told me who owned the building and to call Chris Wilson, the executive director of Main Street McMinnville, and he would know the number to the gentleman who owned the building. Although Wilson tried for two days, his calls went without response.
After days of being trapped without food or water, Bruce McMinn came to the building on Friday with the keys in order to let the starving cats out.
In anticipation, I had some fried chicken ready and waiting. When the door was unlocked and opened, they raced to the chicken and to freedom.
When I couldn’t get anyone else to help the cats, or even lend me a ladder tall enough to reach the window in which they begged for help, these three ‘ Mel Dixon, Chris Wilson and Bruce McMinn ‘ didn’t hesitate. They should be commended for the care they showed these stray cats.
Carolyn Curtiss
East Morford Street
McMinnville