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Animals were front and center when Clayton residents Karen and Kevin Cichurski toured Tanzania and Rwanda. “We saw all the big game animals plus more, including lion, cheetah, wildebeests, zebra, monkeys, baboons, elephant, giant ostriches, leopards, giraffes, warthogs, hippos, Nile crocs, hyenas, Cape buffalo and countless birds and reptiles,” Kevin said. “We took over 2,000 photos.” The trip consisted of a 10day safari through Tanzania, staying at six different tented camps. Along with children Lexi, 15, and Spencer, 13, they visited Tarangire National
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African vacation an awe-inspiring trek
Park, Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti. “Our goal was to see big cats (our daughter’s passion) and we were thrilled to see them every day in Tanzania, including two days where we saw lion mothers and cubs,” Karen said. “We all agreed the cubs and witnessing a lion pride eating a recently killed Cape buffalo within yards of our jeep were safari highlights.” The family then embarked on a trip to Rwanda, where they met up with a family of silverback gorillas during a mountain trek at Volcanoes National Park.
“The gorillas literally brushed against us, including a silverback male,” Karen said, noting that the guide’s advice was “Just don’t run.” The Cichurskis said conservation efforts are strong in both countries. “Our Tanzanian guide has been at it for 15 years, and his enthusiasm for the sights was still palpable,” Karen said. “A takeaway is how simple life is in that part of the world and the people living among all these creatures that are free to roam without borders or fear as they are revered and protected,” Kevin added.
Old fashioned road trip
Karen, Lexi, Spencer and Kevin Cichurski brought a little piece of home along on their safari vacation to Tanzania this summer.
Kate Amos lauded for design work
Claytonians Sandy and Dale Brooks took a long trip back in time in August when they drove their 1933 Ford Sedan from Clayton to the NSRA Hot Rod Street Nationals in Louisville, Ky. While there, they visited the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green.
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CVCHS student Kate Amos was recognized by the City Council with a certificate of appreciation for her design work and assistance on creating a mailer for Clayton residents warning against mail theft. Kate designed the graphics and wrote the text for the piece which was developed jointly with the U.S. Postal Service. “Mail theft is a big problem in Clayton,” said Mayor Jim Diaz. “We truly value and appreciate our local partnerships,” said U.S. postal inspector Steve Sherwood
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