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How Now Rogue Cow

It was a decade ago, in the summer of 2015,
when New Hartford made the national news due
to the running rampage, over several months, of a
runaway cow the Utica Police named Norm. Little
did they know that the runaway rogue bovine was Happy Hour
actually a female heifer, so she became Norma. The
runaway had been given the monicker, ‘the New Specials
Hartford Cow” by the local and national media.
Dennis Webster The story went viral as the Associated Press picked Tues - Thurs
up the story. A Twitter account was created that Starting at 5pm
garnered a large fanbase. New Hartford was put on the national map thanks to this
1500-pound Bovine Bulldozer. Norma was first spotted in the woods behind the NEW Food and Drink
New Hartford Moe’s in June of 2015. She was spotted several times over the next few
months with her taking a long trot down the arterial with motorists slowing down as Specials Each Week!
they respectfully watched her jog. The local authorities put out a call to farmers and
nobody reported one missing so Norma’s escape origin was as secret as her nightly twinpondsgolf.net
hideaway spots. Many attempts were made to capture Norma; however, none were
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headlock device was placed in the area of the woods where she had been seen. All
that was needed was for the hungry rogue cow to stick her head through the device
Hartford spree? Back in May 2013, a male bull sprung loose from a farmer’s transport COLOZZI’S
to eat some lovely grains and she’d be snared. The New Hartford Cow was now street
smart and didn’t fall for the device thus she kept on motoring around with her cow-
ness free as a soaring eagle. So where did Norma get her inspiration for her New

and fled through the village and ended up swimming in the pond in the park across Cards ~ Gifts for Every Occasion ~ Collectibles
from the Yahnundasis. Nicknamed the “Utica Bull,” he ended up getting captured
but not after several hilarious attempts by members of the local town department as
wrangling a bull in the pond was not part of their job description. This falls under
the category of “whatever else is assigned by your supervisor.” Was the cow in the
pond the inspiration for Norma to become a New Hartford resident? Unfortunately,
we shall never know as locals were unable to decipher her language since we do not
have a cow whisperer in our midst. After many months of futile attempts to capture
Norma, the locals, in September 2015, called in professionals to complete the job.
A group of Cowboys from Washington County, which is northeast of Albany, came
with their horses and a team of dogs to search and hopefully capture Norma. The
Cowboys had stated that she was hoofing and free for many months, so she was
increasingly not only rogue but dangerous. The Cowboys launched their search
on horseback near the New Hartford Home Depot and within two hours located
Norma and lassoed her, but it was not easy as months on the run had turned Norma
into a Karen. Her capture made national news and the New Hartford Cow’s Twitter
account #teamcow released a Scooby-Doo-inspired statement that read, “They may July 12-20
have captured me, let my cow spirit always live free. And I would have gotten away
if it wasn’t for those meddling kids.” Norma was captured and still homeless as her
original owner never was identified so a local farmer took her in where she could be Explore 250+
away from the celebrity spotlight. She was put out to pasture where Norma is always
greeted with, “How now rogue cow.” New Releases
Dennis Webster is a New Hartford resident, and author of regional books on true and Earn Exclusive
crime, ghosts, local history, and asylums.
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