Jenessa Levanen, 13, answers questions about her lamb, Nutella, while friend Krystal Sutton, holds the animal in place. (Mackenzie Reiss/Daily Inter Lake)
August 15, 2017
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August 15, 2017 8:53 p.m.
4-H'er perseveres despite rare disease
Jenessa Levanen carefully made her way around the show arena at the Northwest Montana Fair on Tuesday, stepping along with the aid of a bright blue walker and her lamb Nutella in tow. She wasn’t worried about the other 4-H’ers or even their sheep — it was the sawdust floor that she had her eye on. One errant bump could send her crashing to the ground and in Jenessa’s case, even simple falls were serious business.