Article: Ashton's Ark keeps area animals afloat

Whether she was dragging home a stray barn cat, nursing a baby pitbull back to health or helping out in veterinary surgery, Ashton Frieders couldn't get enough of her four-legged friends.

So when Ashton, 20, died in a car accident in January 2007, her

parents, Lori and Chuck Frieders of rural Marseilles, wanted to find

some way to honor their daughter's passion. The flash of

inspiration came about six months after Ashton's death, while

Lori was talking with a girlfriend.

"She said, 'You know, you need to do something to keep

Ashton's legacy going,'" Lori recalled.

"She just came up with this: Ashton's Ark."

Ashton's Ark, a fund to benefit Just Animals shelter in Seneca

where ...

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