A4 Sunday, October 21, 2012
The Hutchinson News
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Goats released on NC high school football field THE ASOCIATED PRESS
SHELBY, N.C. – A small herd of goats caused plenty of problems for a North Carolina high school hoping to play a home football game on senior night. The Shelby Star reports that nearly a dozen goats were released in the Burns High School stadium in Cleveland County Thursday night or Friday morning. School officials say the goats caused enough of a mess to force the game against Rutherfordton-Spindale Central to be moved. The prank raised concern because of a recent outbreak of E. coli cases associated
Pedals and more Top: Michael Saverino, front, 13, hits the puck while his teammate Matt Hildebrand watches during the Unicycle Hockey Games at the Partridge Family Fest Saturday morning. Above: Andrew Miller, left and Caleb Miller, right, compete during the Slow Race, a contest in which the slowest rider wins. Below: Tractors make their way down Main Street during the festival’s parade.
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with the Cleveland County Fair west of Charlotte this month. Burns Athletic Director Eddy Taylor said health department officials
came to the school and told them the game would have to be moved. Other activities scheduled Friday also had to be moved.