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Black
History Month
1.
Black history events at St. Louis county
libraries
Four star performers
will give multiple performances to highlight
the St. Louis County libraries' Black
History programming during February.
In addition, some individual branches
have scheduled additional activities.
2.
Black history events at St. Louis city
libraries
The St. Louis Public
Library has a varied program for Black
History Month in February. The special
keynote speaker will be one of the nine
students who integrated the Little Rock
schools in the 1950s.
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Basketball
Two wheelchair
athletes to Mizzou
Casey
Adams and Bobby Voss have birth defects that
paralyzed their legs. But, that hasn't kept
them from signing letters of intent to play
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Books
This month's
book reviews
February book reviews include stories about
an orphan boy who befriends a mermaid family,
young girls forced to work in factories in
1900, an Indian attack on pioneer settlers'
crude fort, and a present day boy caught up
in a ghost's efforts to find who had murdered
him in colonial times.
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Clowns
Kids
find "clowning around" is a good thing
When
Rebecca Clay and her little brother, Joe, are
"clowning around," that's a good thing. They're
part of the MUMChuckles Clowns team that gives
shows at nursing homes, hospitals and community
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Filmmaking
Filmmaking
accident sends one kid to the hospital
Thirteen-year-old Molly Judd earned
a unique distinction while helping make a
movie at St. Clement Catholic School. While
filming a scene, she fell off a chair and
earned a trip to a nearby hospital.
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Winners in Show-Me a Movie contest
Four elementary, four middle and
four high school moviemaking teams won first
places in the 2005 Show-Me a Movie contest.
The competition was sponsored by the Cooperating
School Districts of Greater St. Louis.
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Crime
detection
Kids get
lots of crime investigation information
Twelve-year-old Olivia Rhodes says she'd like
to be a crime scene investigator when she
grows up. Last month, she had lots of chances
to explore that field at the St. Louis Science
Center.
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Safe
hunters
Kids learn
to be complete, safe hunters
Eleven-year-old Allen Rayfield and 10-year-old
Joe Hayes II already have had success with
deer hunting. But, now they're in a program
to learn how to be a complete-and safe-hunter.
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Earth
Day
Alternative
fuels, a "green market"
St. Louis Earth Day 2006 will give kids new
looks at ways they can help to make our community
and world cleaner and better. The activities
and exhibits will include alternative fuels
as well as a "green market." |
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