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Special Weather Statement issued December 18 at 4:07AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

Southerly winds will increase today ahead of an approaching cold front. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph can be expected with gusts of 35 to 45 mph at times this afternoon. Be sure to secure outdoor objects.

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

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Don Barber leads one of his "babies," as he calls the camels he raises on his rural Mendon farm. The Barber family take several of their animals including llamas and goats to area live nativity programs.

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Animal mania and the Christmas spirit

MENDON - Noah of biblical fame would feel right at home on the Barber farm.

Creatures big and small are plentiful in pens and barns near the winding Neptune-Mendon roadway. But this time of year, it's the family's camels that steal the spotlight at live Christmas nativity scenes. [More]

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