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Bernie’s Hot Dog Co. is missing its namesake dog

Bernie's Hot Dog Co., at 1601 Mayberry Drive in Highlands Ranch, is named after the pet beagle of owner Joe Zemla. But Bernie himself is on the lam. "This past Friday night, Bernie went missing and he has not come home as I write this e-mail," Zemla says. "Our family,...
By Patricia CalhounAugust 4, 2010
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Bernie’s Hot Dog Co., at 1601 Mayberry Drive in Highlands Ranch, is named after the pet beagle of owner Joe Zemla. But Bernie himself is on the lam.

“This past Friday night, Bernie went missing and he has not come home as I write this e-mail,” Zemla says. “Our family, friends and patrons are all concerned….Bernie is not just our pet, but has become a community friend to many of the patrons of Bernie’s Hot Dog Co.”

If you come across Bernie, the family pet for fifteen years, contact Zemla at 303-999-5705.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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