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are about four weeks old. First they sit in the loft. Then they “roam” on their own nearby. Finally owners take them on longer and longer trips before releasing them.
In races, specially banded birds are taken in crates to a starting point and released. When each bird comes home, its owner removes the band and inserts it into a device that records the time. Distance from starting point to loft is measured; times are checked and the bird that made it home fastest wins.
When all goes well, a Jiomer can clip along at 35 to 70 miles an hour. With the right wind, birds have been clocked as fast as 90 miles an hour.
Surprise Party
Sandra Kay Dodson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Dodson of Sperryville, celebrated her third birthday Saturday evening with a party given by her parents. Guests included her brother, Ronnie, Mrs. Mary Harris and Michael of Woodville, Mrs. Nancy Leake and Jennifer, Mrs. Bonnie Baldwin, Andy and Kenneth, Mrs. Jean Dodson, Cindy, Brian and Greg, Mrs. Betty Walters, Shannon and Tommy, Mrs. Gloria Jenkins and Kim, and Mrs. Eva Dodson, all of Sperryville.
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