Amherst News-Times, 2003-08-13

              are scooters safe? page 8 preacher gets pie in eye 10 amherst news-time o - i x r co h c 2 m to r- cj a i- 3 o. v sfeht rlh bbbeiibhris 89gjhk flsjfeiabeumhflriiha happy 200th, ohio! love, civic groups from and all ovor lorain county marched sunday the ohio bicentennial parade, including veterans steele marching band (above). below, members of downtown better- llngton's spirit 76 players.' ment association ride their colorful float behind cleveland forecaster-turned-parade marshal dick goddard wei- it's fair time! her little lamb grew into big sheep project by jason hawk nows-tlmos reporter brittany has lamb, fleece is white as snow. but at fair, she knows must go. "it's really hard," said 10-ycar-old firelands country shamrock 4-h club member, who for second year row undertaking difficult task raising livestock. "last cried days, closer it even harder. then say don't want do this! can't we get somebody won't slaughter her?"' past several months, abfall, daughter carol matthew abfall hamilton street, devoted time every day feeding, exer cising, grooming, loving 'jazmin sue fair's market. 1 & whole time, she's had fflght realization that ''woolly friend doesn't have 'much left, "she understands sold market,'' carol. "but' think an important lesson needed learn. just one many hard lessons learned while been 4-h." fear butcher's hi block hasn't only tough brittany, told news-times also play parent jazmin clean up after iamb's hijinx. "sheep kind dumb," smiled. can trouble easy. once moved pen over ate beans, bloated up." there's share good times, though, thinks kid should raise own animals. "i'll sit on grass she'll come give me kis scs...wc start with some thing smaller than cow, so picked lamb. helps you learn more about different kinds animals," helping adult draft horse its foal. according her, lambs much easier mother horses cares daily which four-foot tall 10-year-old means doing pretty exhausting ladder work. eat much, shave horses," laughed. "but jamin lot work, too. walk ev ery set up. tells i'm boss lias continued 12 w. nile ten-year old hugs monday, aug. 18, auction market raised wednesday, 20. year, show . lct offers special route area residents transit wellington. trolley will be going tlirough friday, 24. use any trans fer point transfer tickets express service fairgrounds. depart starting 9:30 a.m., additional ser vice two hours; until 5:30 pm. departing rax. restaurant obcrlin sbi minutes hour hours 10:06 am. through 6:06 a.m. last fairgrounds 6:30 p.m. senior citizens half fare seniors 30 cents each way. 20, sec ond harvest food bank north central working jointly promote against hunger drive, anyone enjoy free 20 donating non-perishable (bod item upon pago b virus closing here nows-timos roportor despite best efforts pre vent outbreak spraying the. deet insecticide possible mosquito nesting sites week, workers acknowledged amherst's defenses west penetrated. local health officials ex pressed alarm new developments western late week indicating community now faces triple threat north, east, south, commissioner ken pcarcc confirmed thursday dead bird was found township tested positive carrying poten tially deadly viral infection. 'the fact a; positive-testing township, another three possibly infected birds elyria (on wednesday) de finitely force us step our efforts," he said. "we know certain people need taking drastic measures protect themselves." con cerned news release city indicat ing test returns ps