Daily News Article - November 1, 2019
1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)
2. How did the goats help save the Reagan library from the wildfire?
3. a) What did a fire fighter tell spokeswoman Melissa Giller about the goats’ work?
b) What is a fire break?
4. When and why did the Reagan foundation take the preemptive action by hiring the herd of goats?
5. Why are goats so effective in clearing brush?
6. Scott Morris, owner of 805 Goats, started his company less than a year ago. While working as a consultant on employee benefit plans, he heard a talk by Ventura County Fire Department Deputy Chief Vaughn Miller, concerned about the lack of goats for ridding the landscape of flammable vegetation. Greatly interested and seeing a need following the Woolsey Fire, Scott and his wife Emily launched 805 Goats. (The Woolsey Fire in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties ignited on November 8, 2018 and burned 96,949 acres of land. The fire destroyed 1,643 structures, killed three people, and prompted the evacuation of more than 295,000 people.)
How does Scott’s story inspire/encourage you?