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Manitou quacker falls quiet/ Homer may leave a duckling legacy

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From: The Gazette
Date: 20030710
Author:THE GAZETTE; BILL VOGRIN

MANITOU SPRINGS - Maybe you remember Homer the duck and the neighborhood dispute that arose last summer over its quacking.

Neighbor Jan Dawson was irritated by Homer's quacking. Her complaints led to Homer's owner, Lou Smith, being charged with violating the town's noise ordinance.

After one court session and failed mediation at the Neighborhood Justice Center, Smith eventually was acquitted of the charges against her.

Now Smith is mourning the Fourth of July death of the blueberry- loving Homer, a rare golden brown duck with a tufted feather head.

"I'm so upset," Smith said. "She really was a ...

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