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St.
Louis Aces
Ball kids get
to meet sports celebrities
One of the perks of being a ball kid at the
St. Louis Aces tennis meets is that sometimes
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Book
Reviews
This month's
book reviews
Books reviewed for August include (1) a modern
fable with humorous wordplay, (2) the story
of a boy who wakes up invisible, (3) a story
of a girl and a dog she rescues, and (4) a recent
Nancy Drew mystery |
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National
archer
Fenton
girl does well in national tournament
Eleven-year-old
Jordan Lewis has been only into archery for
two years. But, the Fenton girl already has
had a high finish in a national tournament
and is looking forward to a world competition.
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Wolf
sanctuary
Study
of wolves also includes some water fun
Kids last month took part in a summer camp
that studied efforts to help wild wolves escape
extinction. But, many of the kids thought their
search along a nearby creek was the most fun.
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Gifted
resource
Kids learn
about ecology, how to run a business
Fourteen-year-old Cruz Riley has been attending
the Gifted Resource Council's ECOAcademy every
summer since he finished kindergarten. He likes
the combination of learning about ecology and
how to run a business. |
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Young
Achiever
More honors
for Labadie, MO, youth
Colten
Conroy of Labadie, MO, continued to add honors
even after his record of accomplishments had
earned him a 2009 Gateway Young Achievers
of the Year award.
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Harry
Potter review
Harry
Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
 Reviewer
Eddie Szewczyk likes 6th Harry Potter
film
At long
last, the familiar ominous tune that
summons the magical world of Harry Potter
finally returns to theatres in the sixth
installment of the cinematic series
with Harry Potter and the Half Blood
Prince. It's been two years since
the last Harry Potter movie but, with
the charm still fresh in our minds,
we are immediately welcomed back into
our favorite wizarding world.
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