KELLY-MILLER CIRCUS

Kelly Miller Circus workers entertain visitors as they prepare for Conneaut show

 

WARREN DILLAWAY / Star Beacon
 KELLY MILLER Circus workers secure the Big Top on Thursday at Lakeview Park in Conneaut.
From:  starbeacon.com
By WARREN DILLAWAY
July 19, 2013
CONNEAUT — The Big Top went up Thursday.
 Even before that time, dozens of people assembled in the morning at Lakeview Park in Conneaut to watch the Kelly Miller Circus come to town.
 Sandra Baldwin of Conneaut was at the park with her 3-year-old granddaughter, Haylee Baldwin. “We wanted to watch them raise the Big Top,” she said.
 Some of the spectators were disappointed that machines, not elephants, were used to set up the Big Top as billed.
 Rebecca Ostroff, a tour guide and aerialist for the circus, said elephants weren’t used because of legal questions.
 Nancy Guthrie, pastoral assistant at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Conneaut — the circus’ sponsor — cited an erroneous email regarding the use of elephants. The Conneaut Police Department is investigating, she said.
 In advance of the circus’ arrival, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced they had advised City Manager Tim Eggleston and Police Chief Charles Burlingham to be on the lookout for the use of bullhooks by handlers to control elephants, a device outlawed in Ohio. Burlingham said he would investigate any complaints. None had arrived by early Thursday afternoon, he said.
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