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Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-CBook Bunch to meet: Friends of the MilanPublic Library will meet Oct. 11 for a Book Bunchdiscussion on Ernest Hemingway. A legend in hisown lifetime, Hemingway saw his early worksburned in Berlin, Germany, and shunned by his ownparents as filth. Today, almost 50 years after hisdeath from suicide, his distinctive writing style and

his own life dramas continue to generate interest.

The talk starts at 1 p.m. at Milan Public Library, 151Wabash St. For more information, call 439-2714 orcheck the Friends website at www.milanlibrary.org. Fundraiser to be held Thursday:The MilanArt Center will hold a fundraiser from 4:30 to 11 p.m.Thursday at the Original Gravity Brewing Co. inMilan. There will be a silent auction, and the brew-ery will donate a portion of the evenings proceeds. Children invited to reading: A Michigan

Reads! program will be held for children in kinder-

garten through second grade at 4:45 p.m. at MilanPublic Library. Visit www.milanlibrary.org or call439-1240.Play groups available for young children: TheFirst Steps-Milan will be hosting playgroups for chil-dren 5 and younger. at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdaysand Thursdays at Paddock Elementary School. Formore information, call 439-5151 or visit www.mila-nareaschools.org/~pecc.

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warns ofdanger onhayrides

historyhistory&& traditiontraditionBy Steven HowardHeritage Newspapers

One could almost feel the passageof time Sunday as multiple genera-tions came together inside WilsonPark to celebrate 125 years of Milanhistory.

A recreational vehicle, providedby National RV Direct and sponsoredby the Milan Area Historical Society,was one of the first things visitorssaw as they walked into the park.

It housed an impressive displayof Milan memorabilia from celebra-tions of past years, and also featureda banner offering current residentsthe chance to record their thoughtsfor the people of the future to readand enjoy.

The Olds family could be seencrowded around the long scroll earlyin the day, as Alyssa Olds, 13, EmilyOlds, 9, and Samantha Olds, 7, wrotetheir remarks and inscribed theirnames.

Their grandfather and grandmoth-er, Roger and Carolyn Olds, looked onas the girls wrote.

As longtime Milan residents, RogerOlds said the celebration is very spe-cial to him and his wife.

Weve been here all our lives, hesaid. We came here (today) to cel-

ebrate Milans history.Outside of the RV near Wabash

Street was Gwen Gleason, who wasproviding horse and buggy ridescourtesy of the Filed of DreamsWedding Chapel, which she launchedthis year.

Perhaps one of the most emblem-atic examples of Milans agriculturalroots at the celebration, the horse

and buggy took passengers on a routethrough the downtown commercialdistrict on Main Street, providinga strange-but-reflective moment formany motorists who were unaware ofthe festivities happening in the park.

Ive always had horses, Gleasonsaid, but noted she hired driver

Photos by Steven Howard

Haylie Ritchie, 10, feeds Bacon, the pig, at the Milan 125th AnniversaryCelebration in Wilson Park Sunday.TOP: Roman Edmonds takes Brooke Gleason and Lynnae Knox for a car-riage ride at the edge of Wilson Park Sunday.

Local businesses,families help Milan

mark 125 years

By Steven HowardHeritage Newspapers

It only took a split second for a beloved

fall tradition to permanently alter thelife of Milan High School student JordanHogg, and his mother, Amy, is nowspeaking out on the potential hiddendangers associated with hayrides.

In October 2009, Jordan was a pas-senger on a hayride as part of a seasonalouting with his churchs youth group.

Jordan was sitting on top of theutility trailer on top of a bail of hay,Amy Hogg said, citing the presence ofanother family member participating inthe ride.

After going over a small bump at a lowspeed, something went wrong.

My niece said to me, I was lookingat him one minute and the next he wasgone, Hogg said.

Jordan had fallen off the trailer,attempting to hang on to a bail of haythat went with him in the fall.

Once on the ground, he went under

the wheel of the wagon, which ranover his head and tangled his leg in thespokes.

Given the extent of his injuries, Hoggsaid Jordan was not expected to survive,with responding firefighters telling herthe prognosis was not good.

They didnt expect him to live, shesaid.

However, Jordan did survive, but isstill struggling with brain damage andother physical problems associated withthe accident.

He has various doctor appointmentsmost every day.

He deals with migraines and a lotof cramping in his legs, she said. Hisbrain is trying to reroute around thedead area.

Hogg said she doesnt want anyoneelse to have to go through the struggle

that Jordan and her family have dealtwith for the last year.That is why she has begun to advocate

precaution as hayride season gets underway.

I am not asking people to not have, orgo on, hayrides, she said, but I am ask-ing people to use common sense whendoing these things.

Hogg said utility trailers are not regu-lated the way cars and other vehicles are,so its up to parents to use common senseto determine if the wagon in question isappropriately safe for their children.

Fall from hay bailleaves boy withlingering injuries

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