Fake pig stolen Wee wee wee 151 all the way home

Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 00:00

Fake pig stolen
 Wee, wee, wee — all the way home


GUILDERLAND — First, this little piggy went to the market. Then, this little piggy went to the — Pine Bush"

Bruce Pigsteen, the Price Chopper Town Center Plaza’s fiberglass pig, wandered out of its pigpen at 1704 Western Ave. last Thursday, and was returned by an unidentified woman early Saturday morning.
As part of Guilderland’s Chamber of Commerce "Pigtacular," 25 area businesses and agencies have bought $500 pig statues, individually painted and decorated them, and then named them accordingly.

The pigs can be found around town on front lawns, building overhangs, and even in Crossgates Mall.

Jane Schramm, executive director of the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce, told The Enterprise she received a call about some of Bruce’s clothes on Tuesday.
"Someone called a little while ago about finding a bandana and a jacket around the Pine Bush area," said Schramm. "He might have been running around in the Pine Bush."

It stills remains a mystery as to who helped free Pigsteen from his pen, whether it was just a prank or not, and who corralled the pig in.

Schramm said that a woman brought Pigsteen back to Price Chopper after seeing a television news story about its being missing.

Fortunately, said Schramm, there was minimal damage to the pig; no cracks or lost limbs. There were only a few scraps and scratches which are probably consistent with a ride in the back of a pickup truck, she said.
Or maybe, a naked run through the Pine Bush"
"They’re fiberglass"They could easily be damaged," said Schramm.

However, from now on, Bruce Pigsteen will be hog-tied.
"As far as I know, they’re putting it back out there, but securing it better," said Schramm. "So it doesn’t go wandering again."
The chamber’s Pigtacular celebration end’s with the "Hogtober Fest" on Oct. 12, with what else — a pig auction.

The aptly-named pigs will be auctioned off to the highest bidders at the festival, with all of the proceeds going to the business owner’s charity of choice, said Schramm. There will be a preview party beforehand so potential buyers can take a look at the stock and bid on the pig of their choice.
Schramm said there will be a nominal fee to take part in the auction, but said that it will be "affordable."
"A lot of artists put blood, sweat, and tears into these pigs," said Schramm. She added that no other pigs have "wandered away."

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