In a news story called "Day Trip Destinations That Won't Break the Bank", Reporter R. Jason Finkler from Youngstown's WKBN Channel 27 (Comcast Channel 10) featured the Wellsville Historical Society's museum. The Historical Society's President Robert (Brassy) Beresford, pictured here, was also a big part of that feature. He handled it like a pro!
The museum is located on Riverside in a house built in 1870 for Dr. Hammond. He was a medical doctor and trains use to stop in the front of the house for injured or ill railroaders needing medical attention. The Historical Society bought the house after Route 7 took the old Aten home on Buckeye that previously housed the museum. The museum is open on Sunday afternoons from 1 - 4:30 through August and yesterday was opening day for the season.
The news story featured the Railroad Room and the ville's pottery business. Brassy said there used to be 50 different businesses in town related to the pottery industry. Brassy reported that there are 13 different rooms loaded with artifacts for visitors to view. They mentioned the collection of Indian arrow heads with some that possibly date back way before this country was even started. Although not mentioned they flashed on Pretty Boyd Floyd's death mask. Floyd was a notorious gangster in the Depression Years that was captured near Calcutta after being spotted in the Wellsville area. He died from wounds suffered in a gun battle with police and FBI agents.
As Finkler reported there is "something for everyone" at the museum. Coming next week-end is the WWII 4th Armor Division Historical Group. They will be set up Friday, June 12, on the museum grounds and on Saturday afternoon at 1 P.M. they will conduct a shooting demonstration of all types of WWII weapons. It'll be something to see.
Also pictured above is Susie's, of Haugh Designs, shot of the museum. Thanks Susie. I used it again. The museum and events are open to all and admission is free. Even private tours are available for groups. You can call 330-532-1018 or the Beresfords for more information.
Brassy's command performance can be viewed at http://www.wkbn.com/. Don't know how long it will be available but it was there this morning. He's gone "Hollywood"...
ole nib
12 comments:
Good job Brassy !
Nib, I hope you will do a post about the dog that was shot in the village. Accordingly, why would the village hire a dog catcher and not make sure that they have everything necessary to do the job?
I don't understand why everyone's upset. The dog bit a kid, therefore the dog was shot. I like animals- but vicious animals have no place around kids. Good job of the police to PROTECT and serve.
I too love animals, but if you are going to have an animal control officer than give her the tools to do the job. Granted the dog on Highland Ave. did pose a threat but there more humane ways to put an animal down than shooting it. How about a tranquilizing gun ? Then the dog can be put down.As for the owners, if indeed the dog did have a rabies shot I am sure the vet would have a record of it.
Perfect response from the Wellsville P.D. ORC Section 955.28 grants full authority to a police officer or any citizen to shoot and kill any dog that is attacking another person or livestock. Maybe the disposal could have been handled better, but there should be no discussion on whether the police did right or wrong. They did what they get paid to do: Serve and protect.
native: full report on the situation in the Morning Journal for two different days.
No one has chastised the police for their part in this. They acted properly and at the order of their superiors.
The one to blame in all this: the dog's owner...the dog was not confined and was aggressive, either from lack of proper socializing or training.
The animal control officer should have demanded proper WRITTEN shot records and since they weren't produced, should have immediately preserved the dog for testing.
Perhaps a lack of knowledge or judgment on her part but still the owner is the one to be held at fault here, no one else.
OK,here's what gets me about this whole thing with the dog that was shot. The animal control officer shows up with her children in tow? How unprofessional is that? Now she has to worry about their safety as well. She didn't bring or doesn't have the proper equipment to do her job AND she takes the owners word that the dog has been vaccinated? I wasn't there and despite what's been written, we probably don't know all the facts. But there are lots of ways to deal with a situation like that without just shooting the dog. That just seems so primitive -- what a society does when it doesn't have sufficient intelligence to employ other methods. I do agree with one thing though. Most of the fault for the dog's behavior falls on the owner. Dogs that are chained up and not socialized or treated with kindness tend to act out and bite people. When will folks learn that you can't just buy a pet and then leave them to fend for themselves or just chain them to a dog house and toss some food at them once a day. If you don't want a pet and all that entails, DON'T GET A PET! People who treat their animals this way just show what uneducated rednecks they really are.
Give Leslie a Break, she has the tools to scoop up a dog in the village. She has a pole with a noose, she has the cages, and she's on call 24/7, hence the children in the vehicle. And may I add, she makes a couple hundred bucks a month, not a day. She has a job elsewhere. Nobody wants this job. She is not going out on the street, and fight off a freakin mad dog, lickin it's chops trying to eat someone's blessed leg off. Don't sit on the computer and criticize the young lady for tryin to help us out here. She called the police and they handled the scene.
If she has to use her own car to haul animals, she is a saint in my book. There is not always someone to watch kids on a spur of the moment call..isn't this a part-time job? The village needs to give her the equipment she needs especially since she had to start out with absolutely nothing, not even a dog bowl. Was she given policy proceedures, training or a budget? Probably not. She is running on a shoe string from what I am told and expected to get what she needs the best way she can. This woman cares about the dogs enough to work for next to nothing with next to nothing to work with and then gets slapped around and called unprofessional by folks who should look in the mirror before they call anyone anything.
The ACO is on call so it's likely she will have to sometimes bring her children when she gets an emergency call. After all, she's getting paid $300 a month, not $300 a week, so paying a babysitter every time she gets a call (averaging 40-some a month, she recently reported to council)would be impractical.
how did this story go from Brassy to a dog......but anyway good Job Brassy...We are proud of you
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