Area Fifth-Grader Won't Shut Up About Raccoons

GOSHEN, IN—For the 41st straight day, Goshen fifth-grader Peter Driscoll refused to shut up about raccoons Tuesday. “The largest raccoon ever recorded weighed over 60 pounds,” Driscoll said. “Baby raccoons are called kits and gestate for 63 days.” “He just won’t stop with the damn raccoons,” said Valerie Driscoll, Peter’s mother. “I don’t know how much more of this I can take.” Peter also noted that the name “raccoon” comes from the Algonquin word “arakun,” which means “one who scratches with his hands.”