Division I regional track finals
Fenwick graduation 2012
Ponitz graduation 2012
Compiled by "Smart Mouth" columnist Amelia Robinson, Seen and Overheard is fueled by juicy tidbits, oddball tales and strange sightings.
Home > Blogs > Seen and Overheard > Archives > 2009 > June > 22
Monday, June 22, 2009
EU to Europe: ‘don’t eat your horse’
Now here is something that would please Black Beauty and Silver.
The EU is asking horse owners in continental Europe not to eat their horses, according to the Telegraph.
The Horse Identification Regulations is meant to stop horse drugs from getting into human diet.
Anyone who doesn’t sign up to the regulation, which goes into effect July 1, will could be very, very sorry.
They could face an unlimited fine or prison time, Telegraph said.
Horses will be issued “passport” and be implanted with microchips, according to the regulation.
Ranchers and horse people call the suggestion that they eat horsemeat outrageous.
Still more horse are turned into meals than you might expect. Europeans eat about 2 million horses a year, according to the Telegraph article.
Either horsehide is delicious or the members of the European Union commission have too much time on their hands.
What do you think?
Seen & Overheard runs daily in the Dayton Daily News. Twitter with me at DDNSmartmouth. Have an item for Seen and Overheard? Click here.
Permalink | Comments (1) | Post your comment | Categories: Strange
Beavercreek teen to host party for autistic youth
From Natalie Knoth, Staff Writer
Who says teens can’t get involved?
Incoming Beavercreek High School senior Tony Seim is throwing a party for children with autism and their families 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 6-9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at 1300 Shorthill Drive.
The free event is intended for autistic children grades sixth through 12th, who will each be paired with an adolescent volunteer and will participate in stations of activities including basketball, Frisbee, arts and crafts, and Nintendo Wii, amongst others.
Food will be provided.
Although the social gathering counts as Seim’s final project for Eagle Scouts, he also planned the event for a more personal reason: his younger brother, Nick, has autism.
“I thought it would be a good way to help autistic children in the community make friends and build social skills,” Seim said.
For more information, call (937) 626-1017.
What do you think? Seen & Overheard runs daily in the Dayton Daily News. Twitter with me at DDNSmartmouth. Have an item for Seen and Overheard? Click here.
Permalink | Comments (0) | Post your comment | Categories: People you know
Times so bad you have to laugh
Facebook friend Tiffany McConnell of Dayton recently forwarded a list of signs Dayton is having a tough time.
Here are the best three:
1) NCR now stands for ‘Not Committed to the Region.’
2) The highest-paying job in Montgomery County is jury duty.
3) People in … a particularly wealthy suburb have to lay off their nannies and learn their children’s names.
Seen & Overheard runs daily in the Dayton Daily News. Twitter with me at DDNSmartmouth.
Permalink | Comments (1) | Post your comment | Categories: Good to Know
