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May 2004     Vol.5 Issue 5

 

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It just got lots easier to find past stories on Young Saint Louis.com. The website always has featured an archive of past stories. But, in the past, you had to know the month when the wanted story had run. Starting this month, we've added "key-word searching" from Google.com. To learn how this works, just click on the Past Stories tab. YSL.com also will continue to list past issues by month.
This month in St. Louis hstory Mr. Math Puzzler says Places to go, Things to do
Last month's answers
Broadway Diary
DiaryNeil Shastri makes Broadway debut
St. Louisan Neil Shastri has been in New York City for over two months. And, he still hasn't visited the Statue of Liberty yet.

Awards
Awards2004 Young Achievers of Year announced
A dozen metro area kids have been named the 2004 Gateway Young Achievers of the Year. Awards go to elementary, middle and high school students for their accomplishments in school, volunteer service and leadership.

Lewis & Clark
Lewis and ClarkA rush to graduate so kid can take two-year tour
A Belleville, Ill., youth has had his mind set on joining the two-year Lewis&Clark reenactment tour. But, he had a problem; he was still in school.

Books
BooksThis month's book reviews
Ricky had been attacked by a big dog when he was just a little kid in St. Louis. He had to have sixty-three stitches to patch him up and, later, had to have a painful series of rabies shots. Now, even though he was older, Ricky has a fear of any dogs, even little ones. Can Ricky overcome his fear of dogs? Read about this book and more in our May book reviews.

Sports
SportsBasketball success for Comet girls
The St. Louis Comets girls basketball program this year produced five Division 1 college recruits. That included St. Louis Post-Dispatch player of the year Katie Dierdorf, who will attend University of Michigan.
Bike Riding
Bike RidingTwo kids start family bike ride season
Amanda and Alex Vanderheyden spend a lot of their summers on their bikes. And they've got a new list of Kids Ride "fun" routes for them to follow throughout metro St. Louis.
Read, Right, Run
Read Right RunA follow on Read, Right, Run
Kids at St. Luke the Evangelist School already are looking forward to next year's Read, Right, Run program. This year, 27 kids at the school did all of the required reading, running and good works and took part in a final Fitness Weekend in Forest Park.
Reading
ReadingCounty summer reading program filled with fun
There's a saying that books open up windows on the world. Organizers of the 2004 St. Louis County Summer Reading program are offering all sorts of experiences to go along with book reading.

 


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