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Giving baaaaaack

Story by Stacie Gaetz

Fall 2021

A situation involving an unlucky baby goat and a polar vortex that could have ended in tragedy unpredictably resulted in an opportunity to raise money for a worthy local cause.

Lola the Goat (as she was later named) and her brother Sad Gary were found orphaned on Feb. 3, 2021, near the stable where Sharon Shuttleworth and her husband Wayne board their horse.

When she heard of the orphaned and freezing animal, Shuttleworth knew she could use her farming knowledge to give it the best chance of survival by bringing it to her home in Balzac.

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