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Notable suggestions for how to play with a stick
![A stick is more than a simple piece of wood. It's "an endless source of make-believe fun," according to the National Toy Hall of Fame, which recently added the stick to its list of honorees. "Sticks can turn into swords, magic wands, majorette batons, fishing poles and light sabers," according to the Toy Hall of Fame, at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y.](http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-06/47566908-18084424-140105.jpg "A stick is more than a simple piece of wood. It's "an endless source of make-believe fun,\" according to the National Toy Hall of Fame, which recently added the stick to its list of honorees. \"Sticks can turn into swords, magic wands, majorette batons, fishing poles and light sabers,\" according to the Toy Hall of Fame, at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y.")
Special to the TribuneA stick is more than a simple piece of wood. It's "an endless source of make-believe fun," according to the National Toy Hall of Fame, which recently added the stick to its list of honorees. "Sticks can turn into swords, magic wands, majorette batons,...Tags: Entertainment, A.A. Milne, Public Schools, Johnny Cash, Children
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July 20 - 24
Staff reporterBe A Hero Day - Lovehammers - Aisle Style - Dr. Katz - Eurobungy - Rob Riggle Monday, July 20 "Be A Hero" Day For more information or to make a donation: www.marchforbabies.org/teams/farmersillinois 1-800 Farmers Tuesday, July 21 Live Music -...Tags: Crimes, Theft, Weddings, Entertainment, Fashion Shows
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English inspiration in suburban Riverside: The 2004 Overall Winner
Special to the TribuneIt's been a peculiar summer -- too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry -- too weird. But that didn't stop avid gardeners from primping, prepping and photographing their beds, borders, containers, rooftops, balconies and window boxes for our Glorious...Tags: Italy, David Austin, Dog (animal), Trips and Vacations, Justice System
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Theatre-Hikes takes steps in new direction
The Theater LoopSomething's a-foot at Theatre-Hikes, the Chicago company that combines performance with exercise. The founding artistic director, Frank Farrell, is now managing director. Bradley Baker is taking over the artistic helm. The summer 2010 season also features... -
The great 8
SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNEBy now, you've likely visited your garden center and plunked down some cash for plants. Your spade and gloves are at the ready, your little plot just begging to be planted. What could make this moment in a gardener's spring more perfect -- a little inside...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Bee (insect), Arts and Culture, Gardening, Elwood (Will, Illinois)
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Teaching kids environmental awareness
Chicago Tribune reporterEarth Day isn't a holiday that kids start revving up for months in advance. No gifts are exchanged. Nobody gets cake. School isn't even canceled. What's the point? That's where the folks come in, offering up perspective and lessons and all those other...Tags: Global Change, An Inconvenient Truth (movie), Weather, Chicago Tribune, Earth Day
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Hedging Your Best
Special to The Morning CallSometimes a shrub needs a sharp edge. Horticulturists agree that for most shrubs, selective pruning that retains their natural form is healthier, more attractive and much easier on the gardener than shearing them into sharp, severe shapes. But...Tags: Grant Park, Garden Products, Chicago Tribune, Buckingham Fountain, Chicago Park District
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Halloween is almost here ... our guide to the season's SCREAM SCENE
Special to the TribuneIt is a fine line between horror and comedy, a concept local theaters take to heart this season as Halloween nears. This year, more than ever, there is a focus on the creepy and the shrieky. Some of these shows are safe for your kids; others are...Tags: Crimes, Holidays, Murder, Abortion, Religious Festivals
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Economic factors, contamination fears and the Locavore movement feed a boom in backyard vegetable growing
!["I can't wait until spring," says author Bill Alexander. "I miss lettuce. I haven't had any decent lettuce for months."](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-01/44542818-19091048.gif ""I can't wait until spring,\" says author Bill Alexander. \"I miss lettuce. I haven't had any decent lettuce for months.\"")
Tribune reporter"I can't wait until spring," says author Bill Alexander. "I miss lettuce. I haven't had any decent lettuce for months." He's not the only one waiting eagerly for the growing season to begin. All signs are that 2009 will be a banner year for vegetable...Tags: Eleanor Roosevelt, White House, World War II (1939-1945), Lettuce, Tomatoes
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Victorious garden: With a great command of plants and space, Claudia Skylar Mastro fills a small urban lot with charm and grace
Special to the TribuneYou win some, you lose some. Chicago architect Claudia Skylar Mastro won the grand prize in the Glorious Gardens '98 contest with an extraordinary, fanciful landscape in a small urban lot just a few weeks before she was to lose the garden itself. In back...Tags: Nature, Michigan City, Bodies of Water, Agricultural Research and Technology, Chicago Tribune
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The Most Glorious Garden of 2007
Tribune staff reporterIt's taken them 10 years of planning, learning, building, digging, traveling, travails and experimentation, but Gerry and Jim Bellanca of Glencoe have a winner.The Bellancas' New Zealand-influenced, rose-laden cottage-style garden, wrapping around a...Tags: Justice System, New Zealand, Chicago Tribune, Crime, Law and Justice, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Glorious in its sophistication: Inspired by Jens Jensen, Bruce Hochstadter's 12-year-old garden captures contest's top honor
!["A native crabapple, a group of violets, a bird bath with a cardinal flower, a virgin's bower clinging to the crabapple, and perhaps a dash of iris or phlox, or lilies if you please, make a garden full of song and poetry."](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-04/46604936.jpg ""A native crabapple, a group of violets, a bird bath with a cardinal flower, a virgin's bower clinging to the crabapple, and perhaps a dash of iris or phlox, or lilies if you please, make a garden full of song and poetry.\"")
Special to the Tribune"A native crabapple, a group of violets, a bird bath with a cardinal flower, a virgin's bower clinging to the crabapple, and perhaps a dash of iris or phlox, or lilies if you please, make a garden full of song and poetry." --"Siftings" by landscape...Tags: Henry Ford, Apples, Springfield, Justice System, Jens Jensen
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