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AMHERST NEWS-TIMES • OBERLIN NEWS-TRIBUNE • WELLINGTON ENTERPRISE Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022
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Volume 9, Issue 35
Unbridled excitement for Clydesdales Budweiser horses draw a big crowd at the Lorain County Fair JASON HAWK EDITOR
WELLINGTON — There was no mistaking the three red semi trucks that rolled into town last Thursday afternoon. The giant lettering on the side said it all: “Budweiser Clydesdales.” Making their way to the Lorain County Fairgrounds, the trucks parked on the west end of the raceway infield. Two opened to reveal mobile stables with a team of eight giant horses inside, while the third held an ornate wagon. A crowd gathered to marvel at the enormous animals as they were hitched. Each Clydesdale stood at least 18 hands high at the shoulder — that’s 6 feet —
Angelo Angel | Wellington Enterprise
The Budweiser Clydesdales, seen in advertisements for decades, parade around the dirt track Aug. 25 at the Lorain County Fair. and weighed at least 2,100 pounds. “It’s amazing how big they are and how powerful. They’re just beautiful animals,” said Robert Bidlake of Wellington.
He’s been going to the fair all his life, but didn’t get to see the Budweiser Clydesdales when they last appeared there in 2011. The same went for Mikayla Habeck of Huron,
who showed animals at the Junior Fair as a girl. “I just didn’t get to see them last time,” she said — she was on the grounds back in 2011, but missed the horses.
Kate Golden of Wellington took her daughter, 4-year-old Elizabeth, and 11-year-old niece Lily Gancos to see the Clydesdales. The Goldens have a
miniature horse and two quarter horses. The largest stands about 15 hands tall. “These are on just a little bit of a different scale,” CLYDESDALES PAGE A3
Confederate flag flap ends in truce KEVIN MARTIN THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM
WELLINGTON — The Elyria YWCA’s Lorain County Anti-Hate Taskforce encouraged its supporters to return to the Lorain County Fair last week when it became clear the Confederate flag was nowhere to be found. In a news release, the
organization said its members “scouted” the fairgrounds and found no sign of Confederate flags for sale. Since 2015, the group has actively campaigned to ban the sale of the flag “and watched as attendance dropped each season in the thousands.” While the group says it is “unclear whether the FLAG PAGE A2 Classifieds, legals, display advertising, and subscriptions Deadline: 1 p.m. each Monday Phone: 440-329-7000 Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and his wife Fran pose for a photo with Daniel Wallace of Wadsworth while the pair walked through the Lorain County Fair on Saturday afternoon.
DeWines visit fairgrounds CARISSA WOYTACH THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM
WELLINGTON — Gov. Mike DeWine made a trip to the Lorain County Fair during a series of campaign stops throughout Northeast Ohio on Saturday afternoon. The Republican incumbent and his wife, Fran, walked the grounds, stopping at the Lorain County Republi-
cans booth and WEOL for an interview before visiting with family and hitting the trail again. “I found fairs are just great places to see people, talk with people — people are very casual,” he said. “They don’t hesitate to come up and tell me what they think, so it’s always good.” Before stopping at the Wellington Band Boosters' annual doughnut sale, DeWine noted Ohio is moving for-
ward, with old manufacturing coming back and new sites coming into the Buckeye State. “We’re seeing companies that want to come to Ohio because our business climate is good, we’ve got water, we’ve got electricity, our taxes are reasonable, regulations are reasonable and we’re located in the heart of the country. … This is really our time DEWINES PAGE A4
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