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Thursday March 17_________

Lord of the Dance

Moolah Shrine Circus, 7 p.m., -The Family Arena, St. Charles, Mo. “King O’ The Moon” -Alton Little Theater, 2450 N. Henry St., Alton, 7:30 p.m.

Acclaimed slave drama “FLIGHT” -Abraham Lincoln Presidential Librar y, Springfield, IL., 7:30 p . m . , 2 1 7 - 5 5 8 - 8 9 3 4 , w w w. presidentlincoln.com In The Next Room or the vibrator play - T h e R e p T h e a t re , We b s te r University, Webster Groves, 8 p.m.

Beehive-The 60s Musical - T h e R e p T h e a t re , We b s te r University, Webster Groves, 8 p.m.

Two Gentlemen of Verona -Washington University South Campus Theatre, 8 p.m., www. newlinetheatre.com FIRST Robotics Competition St. Louis Regional -Chaifetz Arena at Saint Louis University Ancient Order of Hibernians’ Dogtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade -Tamm and Oakland Ave., noon, St. Louis “Crimes of the Heart, -Belleville West Little Theatre, 7 p.m., 4063 Frank Scott Parkway West, Belleville

Irish sensation returns to the Fox.

10 Scenic Nebraska

Lincoln Highway more than you expect.

15 Artistically speaking Art Fair at Queeny Park scheduled.

17 Knock, knock

Doors are a forgotten design element.

19 High adventure

Hett to welcome the female Indiana Jones.

20 Jicama

Reach for the perfect snack.

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Who We Are

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What’s Happening

Where's Preach?

Edwardsville icon to have knee surgery.

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Moolah Shrine Circus, 7 p.m., -The Family Arena, St. Charles, Mo.

“King O’ The Moon” -Alton Little Theater, 2450 N. Henry St., Alton, 7:30 p.m.

Acclaimed slave drama “FLIGHT” -Abraham Lincoln Presidential Librar y, Springfield, IL., 7:30 p . m . , 2 1 7 - 5 5 8 - 8 9 3 4 , w w w. presidentlincoln.com In The Next Room or the vibrator play - T h e R e p T h e a t re , We b s te r University, Webster Groves, 8 p.m.

Beehive-The 60s Musical - T h e R e p T h e a t re , We b s te r University, Webster Groves, 8 p.m.

C h a r l a y n e Wo o d a rd ’s p l a y “Flight” -Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, 212 North Sixth St., Springfield, IL, 7:30 p.m.

Demetri Martin-Stand up Act -The Pageant, Delmar Loop, St. Louis, Mo. FIRST Robotics Competition St. Louis Regional -Chaifetz Arena at Saint Louis University Treasures of Napoleon, Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis “Duck For President, Fancy Nancy and Other Story Books” presented by the St. Louis Family Theatre, 7:30 p.m., - F C C Th e a t re , # 1 Ja m e s J. Eagan Dr., Florissant, Mo., www.

FlorissantMO.com Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian Art, -Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Journey to Mecca, Legends of Flight, Sea Rex: Journey to Prehistoric World, Tornado Alley -St. Louis Science Center, 5050 Oakland Ave., St. Louis

“Birds of a Feather" -Exhibit, Main Street Art Gallery, 237/239 Main Street, Edwardsville

Saturday March 19_________ Moolah Shrine Circus, 7 p.m., -The Family Arena, St. Charles, Mo. “King O’ The Moon” -Alton Little Theater, 2450 N. Henry St., Alton, 7:30 p.m.

Acclaimed slave drama “FLIGHT” -Abraham Lincoln Presidential Librar y, Springfield, IL., 7:30 p . m . , 2 1 7 - 5 5 8 - 8 9 3 4 , w w w. presidentlincoln.com In The Next Room or the vibrator play - T h e R e p T h e a t re , We b s te r University, Webster Groves, 8 p.m.

Beehive-The 60s Musical - T h e R e p T h e a t re , We b s te r University, Webster Groves, 8 p.m.

C h a r l a y n e Wo o d a rd ’s p l a y “Flight” -Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, 212 North Sixth St., Springfield, IL, 7:30 p.m.

Chanticleer!, The Rep Theatre, We b s te r U n i ve r s i t y, We b s te r Groves, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Two Gentlemen of Verona -Washington University South Campus Theatre, 8 p.m., www. newlinetheatre.com FIRST Robotics Competition St. Louis Regional -Chaifetz Arena at Saint Louis University Treasures of Napoleon -Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis

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"Preach" will be missing on Main Street Edwardsville icon scheduled for knee surgery

By STEVE HORRELL Of The Edge

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n St. Patrick’s Day, James Webb will drive his older brother, Marvin “Preach” Webb, over to Anderson Hospital in Maryville so that the man who may be Edwardsville’s most iconic figure can get replacement surgery on his bum left knee.

In decent weather, the knee will let Preach get him out of his house on High Street and carry him up to North Main Street and on down to the Madison County Administration Building and the Madison County Courthouse. But the winter has been a long one, and recently Preach’s gait has gotten wobblier, James says. James has been prepping him about the surgery for days.

The surgery is set for March 17, and James Webb says his brother will stay at the hospital for four of five more days.

After that, he’ll likely hire a nurse to come over and help Preach get around. It’s likely to be weeks or months before he’s roaming the streets again.

On most weekdays, Preach hangs out at the Administration Building lobby, flagging down passers-by and engaging county workers in conversation. On Tuesday, he wore an orange cap that covers a buzz cut that Kari EakerOverholtz gave him recently at Eaker ’s Family Barber Shop.

“Preach” was born a year and four days after Elvis Presley, his hero. To this day, he answers to “Elvis,” and you can’t catch him without an Elvis medallion in his pants pocket. On Tuesday, a pair of Phillies Blunts poked up from his shirt pocket. He wore a red-and-black North Face jacket and tennis shoes.

When Preach attended school, there were no special education classes for developmentally disabled children like him, and he dropped out in first or second grade, James Webb said. He was raised by John Webb and his first wife, Gail. When Gail died, he was raised by James Webb’s mother, Lillie.

When Preach was around 17 years old, Lillie walked him up to North Main Street and introduced him to the merchants. It wasn’t long before he was running errands for everybody. He continues to run errands today.

On Tuesday morning, though, he was seated in the Administration Building lobby as his county worker friends appeared for their breaks – Lucille Bargiel, from the Treasurer ’s office, Marsha Willeford, from the County Clerk’s office, and others. When they learned that he had gotten a ride to the coffee shop, then walked down the street to the Administration Building, they gave him some mild ribbing.

“I didn’t think you got in a car with people?” one worker said.

“I did this morning,” Preach said.

“Girlfriend?”

“Just friends.”

“Is she pretty?

“Yeah.”

“You like the pretty ones,” a worker said.

“I know.”

There was agreement that “Preach” would need to wear something green to the hospital on St. Patrick’s Day, or risk being pinched. “Ohhhh, noooo!” he said.

“I’m a cop!”

Preach promised them he would be out of the hospital and back uptown in no time. “I’ll be running after the girls,” he said matter-of-factly.

Bargiel assured him they would be thinking about him during his hospital stay and recuperation. Then she turned to

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Marvin "Preach" Webb with the Elvis medallion his friend Jerry Cobetto, right, gave him in 1982. a colleague. “He’s got pretty nurses and tons of good food,” she said. “He’ll forget all about us.”

Preach is 74 years old now. His surgeon at Anderson will be Dr. Timothy Penn, the man who operated on Preach’s right knee 11 years ago. Those two surgeries have been Preach’s only real health issues over the years, James Webb says.

But safeguarding Preach’s ability to walk up town and chat with friends is paramount, he says. When the time came to schedule the surgery, James Webb decided to go with Dr. Penn again. If all goes well, the recovery should be relatively quick.

“Two hours after the last surgery, he was down the hall and asking the nurses for his clothes to see if he could go home.”

••• One night in 1982, a band calling themselves Blue Ridge played a gig at Spanky’s, a defunct bar on North Main Street in downtown Edwardsville.

Jerry Cobetto played saxophone and pedal steel guitar for the band.

Today Cobetto is supervisor for the Administrative Services Unit for Probation & Court Services for the 3rd Judicial Circuit.

At the time, he was a music major at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and his ability to play both instruments helped him pay his way through school.

“A lot of bands were looking for those but couldn’t find them,” Cobetto said recently during an interview at his office in the Madison County Administration Building.

“I was in demand, not because I was that fantastic of a player but just because I could play those two instruments.”

In the audience that night was Marvin “Preach” Webb. That wasn’t at all unusual.

Preach frequently showed up at Spanky’s, Stagger Inn, the Corner Tavern and just about any place in town where people showed up to listen to a band. Preach, who is developmentally disabled, was

in his mid-40s. By then he was the city’s unofficial goodwill ambassador, showing up at Edwardsville High School football, basketball and baseball games and delighting the fans.

He had logged hundreds – maybe even thousands of miles – on foot, mainly walking up and down North Main and Vandalia streets.

Born a year and four days after Elvis Presley’s birthday, Preach often wore a blue cap during the winter with an ELVIS patch on the front, and he eventually accumulated a complete set of Elvis movies.

Preach also showed up at the K. of C. Hall in Edwardsville when the Madison County Democrats held their annual rally.

Cobetto was around 8 or 9 years old when he first met Preach at one of the rallies.

Cobetto’s father worked for the Madison County Clerk’s office, and by the time Cobetto was in junior high Preach was making the connection between Jerry and his father. It was about that time that Cobetto began calling Preach “Elvis.”

When Cobetto showed up at Spanky’s that night, he brought with him a medallion that his grandmother had brought back from a pilgrimage to The King’s home in Memphis.

A band member suggested that he might want to give it to Preach, and Cobetto thought it was a neat idea. During a break, he called Preach up to the front and made a little presentation.

“This is to Edwardsville’s number one Elvis imitator,” he told him. “However, this is a genuine Elvis key ring from Memphis.” Preach beamed. “He was in Heaven,” Cobetto recalls. “The spotlight was on him. And to this day he carries it in his pocket. Once in a while I’ll ask him where his key ring is and he’ll fish around in his pockets and eventually pull it out.”

To Cobetto, it illustrates just how much those little trinkets mean to Preach when they come from a friend. Years ago the

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Edwardsville Police Department gave him an honorary police badge, and Preach will flash it at the drop of a hat.

On the wall of Cobetto’s office is a photograph of Cobetto and Preach at the 2007 Bonifest celebration. A band that Cobetto was in played there, and at one point Preach ambled to the front and sang with them. Somebody pulled out a camera and took their picture. Of course, Preach autographed it with his trademark backward curlicues.

For a few months in the fall of 1984, Cobetto taught music in what was then the Worden School District. The following December, he was hired by the county. He started with the Detention Center, behind Troy Road, then moved over to Probation.

Today, his office is the first stopover for people who are placed on probation.

On Tuesday morning, Cobetto was over at the Madison County Courthouse. When he finished, he walked across the plaza to the lobby of the Administration Building where Preach was being quizzed by a half dozen clerks – all women – about his upcoming St. Patrick Day’s knee surgery.

They chided him gently but assured him that everything would go well. The nurses will take care of you, they said.

Cobetto stood by and listened, then made his way upstairs to his office.

“One of the things he told me is I need to take care of the girls,” he said later.

Cobetto says he’s amazed that Preach, at the age of 74, can continue to walk around town as the city’s goodwill ambassador.

During the summer months, Cobetto plays for the city’s municipal band. No one wants to think about it, he said, but one day Preach will no longer be around, and so many people will show up for the funeral that they’ll have to hold it at the Edwardsville High School gymnasium.

Maybe SIUE. It’ll be the biggest funeral turnout the city has ever seen.

“The governor will probably come,” he said.

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People People planner MoBOT announces spring schedule The Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, has announced its spring schedule.

For more information, visit www. mobot.org; or call (314) 577-5100 or 1-800-642-8842 toll free Apr. 1 through Dec. 31:Tower Grove House, the Victorian country home of Missouri Botanical Garden founder Henry Shaw, reopens for the season. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Included with Garden admission.

A p r. 1 t h r o u g h S e p t . 3 0 : TREEmendous Great St. Louis Tree Hunt, presented by Gamma Tree Experts. The Missouri Botanical Garde n i n v i t e s t h e S t . L o u i s community to join its celebration of trees by exploring the great outdoors! Join the Great St. Louis Tree Hunt to find 20 marked TREEmendous Trees throughout the metro region (including Missouri and Illinois). Download an area guide, clue map and photo journal at www.mobot.org/treemendous.

Explore the St. Louis region with family and friends in search of each tree, document your findings and bring the completed guide to the Garden’s TREEmendous Interactive Discovery Center to receive a special tree-themed reward. The Great St. Louis Tree Hunt is part of the TREEmendous year at the Missouri Botanical Garden, a celebration of the U.N. International Year of Forests. For complete contest details, visit www.mobot.org/treemendous.

Apr. 1 through Jan. 3, 2012: TREEmendous Interactive Discovery Center. Drop in anytime to enjoy tree-themed, hands-on learning for all ages. Create artwork out of tree parts, share your favorite tree stories, test your tree IQ, dress up as a tree, experience what life is like in a forest canopy and more! Activities are part of the TREEmendous year at the Missouri Botanical Garden, a celebration of the U.N. International Year of Forests. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Brookings Interpretive Center. www. mobot.org/treemendous.

Apr. 1:Arbor Day tree giveaway.

The Kemper Center for Home Gardening will give away 500 northern red oak (Quercus rubra), bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica), black oak (Quercus velutina) and flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) tree saplings on a first-come, first served basis, one per visitor while supplies last. Master gardeners will answer questions and give advice on planting trees in the spring. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or while supplies last.

Kemper Center, upper level.

Apr. 2 & 3:The Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden: A Missouri Adventure reopens for the season.

Join us in waking up the Children’s Garden for spring with fun activities from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Make a craft, shake hands with mascot Finn and pot a plant to take home. Presented

by Macy’s. The Children’s Garden is open Apr. 1 through Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $5 per child; adults included with general Garden admission.

Apr. 2 through Oct. 31:Plastic Pot Recycling. Close the gardening loop! Recycle plastic garden pots, cell packs and trays. Plastic should be separated and empty of soil with no metal hangers or rings; no clay pots or food plastic accepted. Please separate #6 plastic cell packs and trays from #2 and #5 plastic pots into the recycling trailers. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. West parking lot of the

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Garden’s Monsanto Center, 4500 Shaw Blvd. at Vandeventer. (314) 5779441. Look for Plastic Pot Recycling at several satellite collection centers throughout the metro area through Sept. 30; for a complete list of participants, visit www.mobot.org/ plasticpotrecycling.

Apr. 3:Greater St. Louis Daffodil Society show. New cultivars and old favorites are shown by the area’s top growers, who are on hand to give plant care advice and share information about their organization.

Beaumont Room, Ridgway Visitor Center. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entry included with Garden admission. http://stldaffodilclub.org Apr. 9:Mid America Regional Lily Society sale. New cultivars and old favorites are sold by the area’s top growers, who are on hand to give plant care advice and share information about their organization. Beaumont Room, Ridgway Visitor Center. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entry included with Garden admission. www.marls.org Apr. 15: Around the World Wine Dinner. Travel to wine-producing regions around the world through a four course dinner hosted by a wine expert. Chefs from Catering St. Louis will create the regional menu, pairing each course with a different wine from the same region. Dinners will be served at various locations around the Missouri Botanical Garden and are held on the third Friday of the month. 6:30 p.m. $55 per person, plus 18% service charge and tax. Advance reservations required; (314) 577-0200.

Apr. 16:Enjoy a personal products demonstration from Thymes and register to win a gift basket. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Garden Gate Shop.

Apr. 16:Great Green Adventures: Exploring the Chinese Garden.

Tucked away from view, the Chinese Garden may be easy to pass by, but this special garden is well worth the stop! Ages six to 12 with an adult.

Great Green Adventures are held the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Meet outside the Children’s Garden entrance. $3 per child.

Adventure planned at Daniel Boone’s Home Travel to the land of opportunity during Lindenwood University’s Historic Daniel Boone Home’s Journey to the West event on March 26. In the 19th century, the West beckoned people with its prime land, prosperous trading, and the chance for a new life. Small towns like the Boonefield Village would fill with visitors needing food, goods, and livestock. Travel back in time and learn first-hand what it took to prepare for this journey and make it

in the land of opportunity.

The event begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors (55 and older), and $6 for children (age 4-11). The price includes admission to the event as well as seeing the Daniel Boone Home.

Family passes and group rates are available with a two-week prior reservation.

Become immersed in the history of westward travel. As visitors make their way through the village, they will negotiate for goods, trade livestock, purchase materials, and discuss the voyage ahead, just as people did in the past.

The site’s historic pioneer village will be transformed into a living history town with men and women preparing for travel. Visitors will be able to view the many historic buildings and live animals, including oxen, horses and sheep. Guests to the event will also be able to see the Historic Daniel Boone Home brought to life. Visitors will be able to meet Olive Boone and her family and glimpse at what life in the home was really like. This is one of the few times that the Boone Home will be filled with reeanactors portraying the Boone family.

Located at 1868 Highway F in Defiance, Mo., the Daniel Boone Home is the house in which the legendary explorer and frontiersman spent his final years. The four-story Georgian-style home was built overlooking the Femme Osage Valley. The adjoining Boonefield Village contains a dozen other 19th century building that have been moved from the surrounding area and are used to represent town life on the frontier. Lindenwood University uses the site to educate both visitors and students about the importance of Daniel Boone, his family, and the time period in which he lived.

For additional information contact Amanda Carrow at ACarrow@ lindenwood.edu or visit our website at www.lindenwood.edu/ boone.

Lewis and Clark Offers Free SKYWARN training The National Weather Service and Lewis and Clark Community College have once again teamed up to offer SKYWARN Severe Weather Spotter training for individuals interested in assisting the National Weather Service during severe weather events.

Seminar emphasis is on training individuals in the local community to properly report wind gusts, hail size, rainfall and cloud formations during such events.

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but SKYWARN spotters are trained to report hail sizes in terms of coin money size, not marbles, since marbles come in many different sizes and the size of the hail is an important indicator of a thunderstorm’s life cycle for potential damage,” said John Nell, assistant director at Lewis and Clark and facilitator for this program.

This free seminar will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 19 on the college’s Godfrey campus. The training will be conducted by a meteorologist from the National Weather Service in St. Louis. “ S K Y WA R N s p o t t e r s a s s i s t the NWS by reporting what is happening in their backyards,” Nell said. “Doppler radar cannot see everything happening in the atmosphere, so the NWS sometimes needs to rely upon ‘ground truth’ reports to issue severe weather warnings.”

Participants will learn basics of thunderstorm development, fundamentals of storm structures, identifying potential severe weather features, information and how to report that information to the NWS and basic severe weather safety.

The program is suitable for weather watchers of all ages, and does not require any prior knowledge of meteorology or weather awareness.

Though training is free, advance registration is requested to assure seating. For more information or to register, call the Enrollment Center at (618) 468-2222.

Events planned around Alton The Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced its calendar of events through the beginning of spring.

There’s plenty to see and do in the Alton area.

Saturday, March 26, 2011 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Jacoby Arts Center 627 E. Broadway Alton, IL 62002 Enjoy the popular songs of France with clarinetist Elsie Parker and “The Poor People of Paris.” Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $10. For more information, call (618) 462-5222.

APRIL 2011 G R E AT A LT O N C O N C E RT ASSOCIATION: Dean Christopher Sunday, April 10, 2011 3 p.m.

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5800 Godfrey Rd. Godfrey, IL 62035 Join Dean Christopher and return to Las Vegas in its heyday when, without laser lights, pyrotechnics, back-up dancers, or multiple costume changes a performer would come out on stage and simply entertain.

Dean pays tribute to the performers that influenced him with impressions of Frank, Sammy, Dino and more, such as, Johnny Mathis, Tom Jones, and Elvis Presley. Tickets are $22 at the door; $20 in advance. Tickets are available by calling (618) 468-4222 or online at www.metrotix.com. For additional information, go to www.

AltonConcerts.org.

SPRING & MUSHROOM FESTIVAL Sunday, April 10, 2011 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference 13112 Visitor Center Ln. Grafton, IL 62037 Spring is in the air and Pere Marquette Lodge is ready to welcome the season! The event will feature artisans and craft vendors displaying their wares for purchase, live entertainment and a competitive morel hunt in Pere Marquette Park where the winner will get one free night stay at Pere Marquette Lodge (weather permitting). The event is free. For more information, call (618) 786-2331, ext. 0.

A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Saturday, April 16, 2011 7 p.m. to Midnight Mineral Springs Mall 301 E. Broadway Alton, IL 62002 Back by popular request, torture devices will be on display from the Museum of Tour Devices in Wisconsin Dells. In addition to the exhibit, guests will tour all five levels of the Mineral Springs Hotel with a seance and tarot card reading.

The cost is $30 per person. For reservations, call (618) 465-3200 or go to www.mineralspringshauntedtours. com.

VOICES OF THE CIVIL WAR Saturday, April 16, 2011 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Alton Visitor Center 200 Piasa St. Alton, IL 62002 C o m m e m o r a t e t h e sesquicentennial of the Civil War as you join us for a self-guided Living History Tour along Alton’s Lincoln & Civil War Legacy Trail. Visit seven sites along the trail to hear the tales of Alton’s past come to life as they are told by costumed docents from the Alton Little Theater and Community Service League.

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People People planner Clayton’s Parties in the Park moves The region’s original outdoor happy hour, Parties in the Park, hosted by the Clayton Chamber of Commerce, is moving out of Shaw Park and onto the streets of downtown Clayton.

In its 28th season of live music, cold drinks, and meeting up with friends old and new, Parties in the Park is now “Parties in the Park in Downtown Clayton.”

M e r a m e c Av e n u e , b e t w e e n Forsyth Boulevard and Maryland Avenue, will be THE place to be after work this summer, and best of all, admission to one of the city’s most familiar and eagerly anticipated parties in town is free and open to the public.

The revamped Parties in the Park in Downtown Clayton 2011 season kicks off Wednesday, May 11 from 5 to 8:30 p.m., a half hour longer than years past, and continues on the second Wednesday of the month through September.

With live music and a DJ soon to be announced, the Clayton Chamber of Commerce hopes to stimulate the retail and restaurant business in Clayton by moving the party closer to the business district. The move also falls in line with the city of Clayton’s master plan to have more events on the streets.

“We really wanted do something new this year,” said Ellen Gale, executive director of the Clayton Chamber of Commerce. “We are so excited to bring this Clayton tradition to the heart of the City. We know it will bring a new sense of fun and vibrancy to the scene and will stimulate economic growth for the restaurants and retail businesses.”

The move also creates more opportunities for sponsors and more room for food vendors, which in turn creates a fun, lively atmosphere for Clayton professionals and residents.

“We joked that people think Parties in the Park is in downtown anyway, so why not make it true?” said Brent Stevens, president and longtime volunteer of Parties in the Park.

The new setting will include a stage for live music, lounge furniture, lush tropical plants, tented tables, cold beer, and delicious edibles from local restaurants.

This summer, catch up with friends old and new at the longest running outdoor happy hour. And come early each month for the best drink special in town: half-priced beer from 5 to 5:30 p.m.

Whether looking to mingle with friends and colleagues, meet new people or just relax after a hard day’s work with an ice-cold beer, you won’t want to miss the new Parties in the Park in Downtown Clayton.

For more information about Parties in the Park, call the Clayton Chamber of Commerce at 314-7263033 or visit www.partiesinthepark. org.

3,000 Bright Blue Butterflies fill Butterfly House for March Morpho Mania The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House will have the “blues” during the month of March, and they couldn’t be more excited! Witness up to 3,000 bright blue morpho butterflies in free flight – ten times the normal number – when March Morpho Mania® returns, March 1 through 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily (closed Mondays). The event is included with Butterfly House admission.

Common Blue Morpho butterflies (Morpho peleides) are a visitor favorite, easily identified by their iridescent blue wings and large eight-inch wingspan. The species is only native to Central and South America, so you can’t ordinarily catch a glimpse of blue morphos in the United States. The 8,000-squarefoot tropical conservatory at the Butterfly House is normally home to roughly 300 of the creatures, but during the month of March, the indoor conservatory will be totally immersed in blue.

“We are delighted to publicly showcase this impressive collection of butterflies for the fourth year,” said Joe Norton, director of the Butterfly House. “We don’t know of anywhere else in the world where you will find this expansive number of blue morphos at one time. The Butterfly House is a magical place in March.”

Step inside the lushly-planted conservatory to be surrounded by thousands of these cruising creatures. Their brilliant blue color is actually the effect of refracted light on the scales of their wings, and is a useful defense mechanism for fooling predators. At roost, the mottled brown underside of the butterflies’ closed wings helps them to blend in with their surroundings, again fooling predators who mistake their spots for animal eyes.

In the wild, males zoom about during the day to establish territory, attract females and shoo away other males. When hungry, the butterflies stop to feast on delicious rotting fruit, tree sap, dung and dead animal carcasses; at the Butterfly House, their vegetarian diet mainly consists of bananas and other fruits presented on hanging feeding plates.

Common Blue Morpho The Butterfly House obtains its Common Blue Morpho butterflies from El Bosque Nuevo butterfly farming operation in Costa Rica.

The butterfly farm gives locals an alternative income over more damaging forms of agriculture and allows for therestoration of native habitat, increasing the potential for species of native animals and plants to survive in the wild.

Family activities designed for children ages 2 to 12 will be offeredeach weekend from 10 a.m. to

3 p.m. in the Lopata Learning Lab: * March 5, 6, 12 and 13: Learn more about butterfly farming. Make a small craft caterpillar and examine how cloth sleeving on the host tree will protect it from predators. Sort, pack and “ship” pretend chrysalides and learn how entomologists unpack and hang them to await emergence. * March 19, 20, 26 and 27: Explore the world of Central American chocolate and coffee farming.

Pretend to harvest pods and beans from imitation cacao and coffee trees, and sort the beans according to weight and color. Test acidity and alkalinity of coffee, paint with chocolate and become a young entrepreneur at the Little Beans Café.

During your visit, stop by the Madame Butterfly Gift Shop to browse for blue morpho- and butterfly-inspired gifts, educational toys, books and souvenirs for all ages.

The Butterfly House is located at 15193 Olive Blvd. at Faust Park in Chesterfield, Mo., accessible from Interstate 64 at exit #19B. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays (closed Mondays). The last ticket is sold 30 min. prior to closing each day.

March Morpho Mania is included with Butterfly House admission of $6 for adults, $4.50 for seniors (ages 65 and over), and $4 for children (ages 3 to 12). Children ages 2 and under and Missouri Botanical Garden members are free.

For more information, visit www.butterflyhouse.org/events/

marchmorphomania.aspx or call (636) 530-0076.

The Butterfly House is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) and a division of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Circus Flora plans 25th season In celebration of its 25th season, Circus Flora, St. Louis’ beloved, one-ring circus, announces its brand new show, Vagabond Adventures, June 2 through 26 under the airconditioned, red-and-white, big top tent in Grand Center. Presented by Edward Jones, the show comes on the heels of Circus Flora’s triumph with the St. Louis Symphony in January.

Vagabond Adventures is set on the Floating Palace, a real circus venue that traveled up and down the Mississippi River before the Civil War. This majestic riverboat triggers a thrilling caper, picking up where the critically acclaimed Symphony performance left off. Vagabond Adventures reunites circus stars from the last quarter century such as the Flying Wallendas, the St. Louis Arches, the Flying Pages and everyone’s favorite clown, Giovanni Zoppé as Nino, along with many exciting new acts, including the Olate Dogs’ amazing tricks and the Riding Donnert’s spellbinding horsemanship.

Vagabond Adventures finds stowaways on board the Floating

Palace, with dreams of becoming circus performers. From their lowly, discrete positions, they catch wind of a scheme that threatens the boat. Enthralled by the luscious Lottie Luppu, these unlikely heroes uncover her hidden identity – Lola Montes, a spy for a Spanish/ Argentinean plot to commandeer the barge and abscond with it to Argentina. Through the stowaways’ heroic efforts, the Floating Palace is saved, escapes the treacherous waters of the Gulf of Mexico and returns to delight the audiences of St Louis – the largest city west of the Mississippi.

The always affordable, familyfriendly Circus Flora takes place under the air-conditioned, red-andwhite, big top tent in Grand Center, St. Louis’ arts and entertainment hub, adjacent to Powell Hall (corner of Grand Boulevard and Samuel Shepard Drive). Tickets go on sale March 16; group tickets are now available.

Show times are Tuesday through Thursday at 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday at 1 and 5:30 p.m.; and “Little Top Wednesday” at 10 a.m., a special onehour show for smaller kids or the “kids at heart.” Tickets for Vagabond Adventures are $8 to $44 and go on sale March 16. Call 314-289-4040 or visit www.circusflora.org for tickets and more information. Tickets are also available at the Circus Flora Box Office in the Centene Center for the Arts & Education, 3547 Olive St. Group discounts are now available for groups of 20 or more.

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Thursday, March 17 • Galactic w/special guest-Mike Gordon of Phish, The Pageant, St. Louis, Mo., Delmar Loop • Dance Party with Z107.7, The Drunken Fish, Central West End • Red Light Runners with Singleton, Stagger Inn, Edwardsville, 10 p.m.

• “King O’ The Moon” Alton Little Theater, 2450 N. Henry St., Alton, 7:30 p.m.

• St. Patrick’s Party featuring music by Scott & Michelle, Villa Marie Winery, Maryville, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., 345-3100 for reservations.

• Chris Knight, Off Broadway, 7:30 p.m., 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, Mo. • Dave Mason, The Rock House, 1200 South 7th Street St. Louis, (314) 588-0505 • Playing with Sharon, 7 p.m., Fast Eddie’s Bon Air, East Alton

Friday, March 18 • Butch Moore, Villa Marie Winery, Maryville, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

• The Heaters, Stagger Inn, Edwardsville, 10 p.m.

• Matt Livasy, Westview Wine Cellar and Bistro, Collinsville, 7 p.m.

• “King O’ The Moon” Alton Little Theater, 2450 N. Henry St., Alton, 7:30 p.m.

• Saint Louis Wind Symphony, The Hettenhausen Center, McKendree University • Farshid Etniko-Latin-jazz ensemble, Lewis and Clark College/N.O. Nelson Complex, 6 p.m., Tickets $8, available at Edwardsville City Hall and Edwardsville Public Library.

• Demetri Martin, The Pageant, Delmar Loop, St. Louis, Mo. • California Guitar Trio, The Rock House, 1200 South 7th Street St. Louis, (314) 588-0505 • Millennium, 8 p.m., Fast Eddie’s Bon Air, East Alton • “Animal Songs: Bestiaries in English, French and German”, 7:30 p.m., Lovejoy Library-Abbott Auditorium-SIUE campus

Saturday, March 19 • Cumberland Gap, Stagger Inn, Edwardsville, 10 p.m.

• Bud Summers, Westview Wine Cellar and Bistro, Collinsville, 7 p.m.

• “King O’ The Moon” Alton Little Theater, 2450 N. Henry St., Alton, 7:30 p.m.

• Chuck Berry, The Pageant, Delmar Loop, St. Louis, Mo. • Gary Sluhan, Grafton Winery, Grafton • New World Spirits, The Rock House, 1200 South 7th Street St. Louis, (314) 588-0505 • Hoosier Daddy’s, 3 p.m.; Millenium, 8 p.m., Fast Eddie’s Bon Air, East Alton

• Saint Louis Symphony Monday, The Hettenhausen Center, McKendree University • Gareth Asher & The Earthlings, 8 p.m., The Rock House, 1200 South 7th Street St. Louis, (314) 588-0505

Tuesday, March 22 • Alvin Jett Duo, Hwy. 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen, 7:30 p.m.

• Marquise Knox, Beale on Broadway, 8 p.m.

• Chapel Club, 8 p.m., The Rock House, 1200 South 7th Street St. Louis, (314) 588-0505

Wednesday, March 23

Sunday, March 20 • Bob Werner, 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Villa Marie Winery, Maryville • Open Mic w/Bottoms Up Blues Gang, Llywelyn’s Pub, Soulard • Open Mic w/Butch Moore, Stagger Inn, Edwardsville, 9 p.m.

• “Blazin’ Brass” presented by the St. Louis Brass Band, 2:30 p.m., $7 adults, $5 seniors/students, FCC Theatre, #1 James J. Eagan Dr., Florissant, Mo., www.FlorissantMO.com * The United States Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors, 7 p.m., free-tickets required, FCC Theatre, #1 James J. Eagan Dr., Florissant, Mo., www.FlorissantMO.com • Open Mic Sunday, Westview Wine Cellar and Bistro, Collinsville, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• “King O’ The Moon” Alton Little Theater, 2450 N. Henry St., Alton, 2 p.m.

• Mo’ Pleasure Band, Grafton Winery, Grafton • John Hammond & David Lindley, The Rock House, 1200 South 7th Street St. Louis, (314) 588-0505 • Red Rock, 2 p.m., Sable, 7 p.m., Fast Eddie’s Bon Air, East Alton

Monday, March 21 • Madahoochi & Friends, Cicero’s, 9 p.m.

• Keypers Piano Bar, Musical Monday’s Cabaret, 9 p.m.

• Soulard Blues Band, Broadway Oyster Bar, 9 p.m.

• Open Mic w/Duck Tape Trio, Stagger Inn, Edwardsville • Tom Hall, Iron Barley, South St. Louis, 6:30 p.m.

• Brian Curran, Broadway Oyster Bar, 5 p.m.

• Open Mic Night w/Butch Moore, Villa Marie Winery, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., FREE Tacos, Maryville • Or, The Whale & Chamberlin, 8 p.m., The Rock House, 1200 South 7th Street St. Louis, (314) 588-0505

Thursday, March 24 • Dance Party with Z107.7, The Drunken Fish, Central West End • Rescheduled Kim Massie Benefit for March of Dimes, “Rhythm and Blues for Babies” , 7: 30 p.m., Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, MetroTix 314-534-1111.

• The English Beat, The Duck Room at Blueberry Hill, The Delmar Loop, St. Louis, doors, 7 p.m.; show, 8 p.m.; www. ticketmaster.com • Megan Slankard, Lewis & Clark Community College, Godfrey, 11 a.m.

• Class Actress & Millionyoung, The Rock House, 1200 South 7th Street St. Louis, (314) 588-0505

Friday, March 25 • Gabie, Westview Wine Cellar and Bistro, Collinsville, 7 p.m.

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Music Tuning in St. Louis Symphony offers a summer of fun The St. Louis Symphony announced the addition of a wide array of entertaining summer concerts to its 2010-11 season.

In addition to bringing back the popular summer series, Casual C l a s s i c s , w h i c h f e a t u re s t h e Symphony performing some of the most popular masterpieces ever written for orchestra and, this year, for film, there are also some fun and unexpected concerts headlining in May and June perfect for everyone from Michael Jackson fans to those who want to go retro with the Rat Pack, or who want to relive the No. 1 sounds of the ’60s and ’70s with the music of the Carpenters and Neil Sedaka.

From the music of Michael Jackson and the Carpenters to favorite scores of Hollywood films and a Rat Pack night, there is something for everyone at Powell Hall this summer.

Live at Powell Hall | Neil Sedaka with the St. Louis Symphony Friday, May 13, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. $65 - $37 The history of rock n’ roll wouldn’t be complete without the invaluable contributions of Neil Sedaka. For more than 50 years, Sedaka has written, performed, produced, and inspired countless songs, including Calendar Girl, Breaking up Is Hard to Do and Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen. Sedaka will perform with the Symphony live for a very special night of timeless classics.

Live at Powell Hall | Max & Ruby Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. $45 - $25 Nick Jr.’s animated-television sensations Max and Ruby will come to life on stage in this special production at Powell Hall. Don’t miss preschooler’s favorite pair of bunny siblings, Max and Ruby, as they embark on a musical bus ride to find the greatest present in the world. This fast-paced theatrical production will have the whole audience singing and hopping to original tunes. The St. Louis Symphony will not perform during this event.

Live at Powell Hall | Sing-along Sound of Music Friday, June 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. $35 - $20

Experience The Sound of Music live and join in! This smash hit interactive screening of the classic Julie Andrews film is in glorious, full-screen Technicolor, complete with subtitles so that the whole audience can sing along. A spirited on-stage master-of-ceremonies will lead the crowd through exciting activities to enhance the experience of watching the film in Powell Hall’s beautiful auditorium. Ticket price includes a fun pack of novelties for interacting with the film. It’s a musical adventure for the whole family! The St. Louis Symphony will not perform during this event.

Live at Powell Hall | Music of Michael Jackson with the St. Louis Symphony Conducted by Brent Havens Vocals by James Delisco Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. $65 - $30 For one night only, the Symphony will perform music spanning four decades of Michael Jackson’s career. Brent Havens will conduct the orchestra and guest band while vocalist James Delisco leads in singing Jackson’s electrifying and moving hits. “Music of Michael Jackson” journeys through each era of Jackson’s career from “ABC,” “I’ll Be There,” and “Got to Be There” to “Beat It,” “Thriller,” “The Way You Make Me Feel” and more.

Live at Powell Hall | Yesterday Once More: A Musical Tribute to the Carpenters with the St. Louis Symphony Music arranged Jim Brickman Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. $65 - $30 Travel back to the ’70s with the St. Louis Symphony. Relive a time when the Carpenters were the bestselling group of the decade. Don’t miss this beautiful musical tribute to the Carpenters, which will feature some of the most famous ballads and classics from the Carpenters backed by the St. Louis Symphony including: “Ticket to Ride,” “We’ve Only Just Begun,” “Top of the World,” and “Rainy Days and Mondays.”

2011 CASUAL CLASSICS For all Casual Classics concerts, a festive pre-concert celebration of delicious food and beverages will be held in the sun-lit foyer. In the spirit of the summer, guests are invited to dress casually and comfortably as they experience a night of classical favorites familiar and loved by all. Doors open one hour prior to

each concert. Subscribe to all three concerts and receive 20% off.

Classical’s Greatest Hits Conducted by Ward Stare Friday, May 20, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. $45 - $25 Enjoy a night of the most popular works in the repertoire, including Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nacht Musik, Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and selections from Bizet’s Carmen.

Resident Conductor Ward Stare leads this sensational evening of some of the best classical music ever written.

Touhill announces 2010-11 schedule On its 2010-11 calendar, the Touhill again showcases events that span many genres, from classical to opera, jazz to dance, and international to special events.

Single tickets for most events went on sale Aug. 9.

The breadth and wealth of talent that will grace the two stages at the performing arts center is largely reflective of continued partnerships with esteemed local arts organizations, including Dance St. Louis, Modern American Dance Company, Ambassadors of Harmony, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Arianna String Quartet and Jazz St. Louis, as well as select, outstanding resources on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus.

Exceptions are noted in the event calendar. Tickets are available at the Touhill Performing Arts Center Ticket Office; online at www.touhill. org; or by phone at 314-516-4949.

The Touhill’s Ticket Office is located at One University Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63121.

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S A I N T L O U I S B A L L E T : TRIBUTE April 2 & 3 • Sat @ 7:30PM; Sun @ 2PM • $47, $37, $25 The most popular series among ballet enthusiasts, the “Contemporary Ballet” series, returns in April 2011 with the St. Louis debut of world renowned choreographer Christopher d ’ A m b o i s e ’ s “ Tr i b u t e . ” T h e program also includes the return of “Confessions” by Jessica Lang and “More Morra” by Gen Horiuchi.

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Music Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance Tour The sensation is returning to the Fabulous Fox

By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge

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remember the first time I saw Michael Flatley and the troop of Irish dancers.

I had never seen anything like it and could not take my eyes away from the amazing footwork that these dancers displayed.

It is hard to believe that The Lord of the Dance made its debut 15 years ago, but they are still selling out arenas and theaters around the world. Generations of audiences, actually more than 60 million people from 68 countries, have seen Lord of the Dance.

Presented by Magic Arts & Entertainment and Global Entertainment Group, the Lord of the Dance tour will perform at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Tuesday, April 5, at 8 p.m.

Lord of the Dance is a classic tale of good versus evil, based on Irish folklore that brings a passionate love story to life. Flatley, along with Dance Director Marie DuffyPask, hand-picked the cast of over 40 dancers; each has achieved individual recognition as a national or worldwide dance champion.

Described by the New York Post as “fascinating, rewarding and above all, entertaining,” and by the Los Angeles Times as “a showpiece extravaganza,” Lord of the Dance is a mesmerizing blend of traditional and modern Celtic music and dance. The story is based upon mythical Irish folklore as Don Dorcha, Lord of Darkness, challenges the ethereal Lord of Light, the Lord of the Dance.

Battle lines are drawn, passions ignite and a love story fueled by the dramatic leaps and turns of dancers’ bodies begins to build against a backdrop of Celtic rhythm.

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Cast members from Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance.

The action is played out over 21 scenes on a grand scale of precision dancing, dramatic music, colorful costumes and state-of-the-art staging and lighting.

Speaking on the success of the show, Flatley says, “It is really about our fans who are always hungry for Irish Dance.”

Flatley, also the Artistic Director who oversees all aspects of the production says, “Our dancers connect with the audience and have captivated a new generation.

Fans appreciate that our dancers deliver a stunning interpretation of Ireland’s most famous legends via an eclectic blend of dance styles rooted in traditional Irish dance.”

Lee Marshall, president of Magic Arts & Entertainment, the tour promoter and veteran of blockbuster entertainment events agrees. “The championship dancers in our cast manage the impossible every night. Their collective spirit and energy takes audiences to a time and place that

is as imaginative as it is inviting.”

Flatley conceptualized and staged the show in a mere 16 weeks but also paid particular attention to the costumes, lighting and staging which are cinematic in scope. “Irish dance lovers and music fans alike will experience the engaging, rhythmic adventures that has helped catapult Celtic dance mania and Irish dancing into the global spotlight,” says Flatley. No wonder Lord of the Dance has jettisoned its ticket

sales to more than $800 million worldwide.

For more information, tickets or memorabilia, please visit www.lordofthedance.com.

Find Lord of the Dance on Facebook at facebook.com/ MichaelFlatleysLordoftheDance.

Tickets are now on sale at the Fox Box Office for $55, $45 and $35 and are also available at all MetroTix locations. To charge by phone call MetroTix at 314-5341111 or online at www.metrotix.

Band Bio: Stone Cats a.k.a 420Shot30

By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge Stone Cats a.k.a. 420Shot30 From Glen Carbon, Illinois www.myspace.com/stonecatband Genre: Metal/Progressive/Rock 420Shot30 has toured with Hinder, Trapt, Rev Theory and others. They just released their full length CD in February, self-titled "420Shot30." They are the two time winner of “Rock Solid Pressure Radio Spin-Off Award” from Pure Rock Radio. They have played several venues over the years, on both sides of the river, earning a great following and fan base. Places they have played: Club 313 / Belleville, Cicero’s / St Louis, Mo., Freedomfest / Sullivan, Mo., Fredericks / St Louis, Mo., Old Mill Stream / St Charles, Mo., Venice Cafe / St. Louis, Mo., Cummels Cafe / St Louis, Mo., Little Nikki’s / St Louis, Mo., Night Sky / St . Louis, Mo., Caffeine / Nashville, Tenn., Stagger Inn / Edwardsville, That One Place / Fenton, Mo., The Crossings / St Louis, Mo., French Quarters / Nashville, Tenn., Springwater / Nashville, Tenn., Maggee’s / St Louis, Mo., Off Broadway / St Louis, Mo., Mangia Italiano / St Louis, Mo., Sally T’s / St Peters, Mo., Lemmon’s / St Louis, Mo., Mulligan’s / Peoria, Stevie Ray’s / St Charles, Mo., Sharky’s / Collinsville, The House Of Rock / St Louis, Mo., Marly’s / Springfield, Shenanigan’s / Belleville, Cheddar’s / Springfield, Lockstock & Barrel / Decatur, Berkshire / High Ridge, Mo., and many more!

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Travel

Nebraska's scenic Lincoln Highway Take a drive along "America's Main Street"

By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge

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hat is there to do in Nebraska you ask?

Apparently there is plenty.

The state has a number of scenic highways and byways, the longest being the Lincoln Highway (I80). “America’s Main Street,” as it has been nick-named, which is the only byway that traverses the entire state of Nebraska.

Historically, Lincoln Highway was the first paved coast to coast roadway, spanning 3,380 miles through 13 states, connecting New York to San Francisco and all of the towns in between. The Lincoln Highway takes you alongside the Oregon, Mormon and California Trails, the Pony Express route and the Union Pacific – the first transcontinental railroad. Nebraska boasts the longest section of the Lincoln Highway, spanning over 400 miles.

Historic reminders of the original Lincoln

Highway can still be found along the route in Nebraska today. Sections of original brick pavers are located to make up a 3.6 mile stretch of road near Elkhorn, three blocks of original bricks in Fremont and two blocks in Shelton.

An Avenue of Trees, which flanked the Lincoln Highway, is still visible in Duncan today along with an original Lincoln Highway marker. The Gothenburg berm, a piece of the remaining stair steps can still be seen. These famous stair steps can be followed on the road map today.

Historical buildings are flanked along the Lincoln Highway and still operational today.

Several locations that can be visited today are the Wheat Growers Hotel in Kimball, Spruce Street Station in Ogallala, Pony Express Station in Gothenburg, Gloe Brothers Service Station in Wood River, Merrick County Country House in Central City and Glur ’s Tavern in Columbus.

Many of the towns along the highway offer

so much for the whole family. Fremont, Neb. is proud to be known as Eastern Nebraska’s Antique Capital with six great shops, each with their own unique and special offerings.

The quaintness of Main Street in Fremont is a place that shouldn’t be missed. If you are looking to stay the night, check out the Holiday Lodge and Conference Center on 1220 East 23rd St., in Fremont. For more information about Fremont, visit www.fdcvb. org North Bend hosts “Harold and Leona’s Toyland Museum” and is located at 211 West 14th, North Bend, Neb. Columbus, Neb., is home to Andrew Jackson Higgins National Memorial located in Pawnee Park, 2001 A.J. Higgins Road. If water parks are of interest, bring your suit and sunscreen to Pawnee Plunge Water Park.

Check out Traditions Inn, 2905 14th St., in downtown Columbus, 877-563-3333 for lodging.

Grand Island is a wonderful location to

explore along the Lincoln Trail. First, stop by the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, which was named in the Washington Post as “one of America’s top 12 Living History Museum’s.” The museum is located at 3133 W US Hwy. 34, in Grand Island. Then make plans to head to the Nebraska Nature and Visitor Center, which has been dubbed by Forbes Magazine as “the No. 1 place in the world for bird-watchers.” They are open daily 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., no admission is charged but donations are welcome. Each spring, 600,000 sandhill cranes, 14 to 16 million ducks and geese, plus hundreds of indigenous and migratory birds are right in their backyard.

Located at Interstate 80 (Lincoln Highway), Exit 305. 308-382-1820.

For more information about Grand Island, Neb., or to find dining or lodging in that area, visit www.www.visitgrandisland.com.

This is just a sampling of some of the great things you can find in the towns along the scenic Lincoln Highway in Nebraska. For a downloadable brochure, a printable map or more information on the Lincoln Highway, visit www.lincolnhighwaynebraskabyway. com.

Above, an arch over Interstate 80 welcomes motorists to Nebraska's Lincoln Trail. At left, fishing at a quiet lake near Grand Island.

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Travel briefs SeaWorld, Busch NYC museum Gardens to open new features exhibition attractions on Apollo Theater

"Pure Michigan" in line for $10M funding boost

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment on Thursday announced the opening of 10 new attractions at its parks this year, including a new killer whale show at SeaWorlds in three cities, a cheetah-themed coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and a swimthrough artificial reef at Discovery Cove in Orlando.

The new whale show, “One Ocean,” has an educational, environmental theme, with a focus on teaching the public about orcas. It will be offered at SeaWorld Orlando at the end of April, SeaWorld San Diego in May and SeaWorld San Antonio in June.

“These types of attractions can connect people to animals, nature and the environment, and can provide the inspiration to want to care about the world,” Julie Scardina, SeaWorld’s top animal trainer, said in a phone interview.

Discovery Cove, a separate theme park in Orlando which offers interactions with dolphins and other aquatic animals, will open The Grand Reef in June, with hammocks and sandy beaches. Visitors will be able to swim and snorkel amid marine life similar to what you might find in a real coral reef.

SeaWorld San Diego will open Turtle Reef this summer, with a ride and massive aquarium featuring sea turtles, tropical fish and an underwater viewing gallery.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will debut Cheetah Hunt, a coaster with 4,429 feet of track and three zero-to60 mph launches in one ride. A new viewing area, Cheetah Run, will offer a close-up look at real cheetahs, including a chance to see them run in a daily workout session.

Other new attractions at parks owned by the SeaWorld company include Sesame Street Bay of Play at SeaWorld Antonio; Mach Tower, a rotate-and-drop ride at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia; Vanish Point, a water tower ride at the Water Country USA water park in Williamsburg; and a Neighborhood Street Party parade and Elmo’s Cloud Chaser ride at Sesame Place in Pennsylvania.

Scardina said the 10 new attractions represent the largest capital investment in a single year in the company’s history.

SeaWorld is also about to restart its popular “Dine with Shamu” killer whale show. It will begin Feb. 26 at SeaWorld San Antonio and later this spring at parks in Orlando and San Diego. The performance includes a buffet meal for guests while trainers work nearby with one of the park’s orcas.

The show was suspended last year after trainer Dawn Brancheau was dragged into the water and killed by a six-ton orca named Tilikum shortly after a “Dine with Shamu” session.

Dennis Speigel, president of International Theme Park Services, a global consulting agency, said the new attractions “will take the edge” off the trainer death incident, but he added that he didn’t think the death had much of an impact on SeaWorld attendance overall.

S e a Wo r l d d o e s n o t re l e a s e visitation figures, but Speigel said the extraordinary popularity of Universal’s new Harry Potter attraction in Orlando siphoned potential guests away from SeaWorld, while the weak economy has also dampened theme park attendance in general.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A bill that would transfer an additional $10 million into the state’s Pure Michigan tourism advertising campaign has cleared a key hurdle.

The Michigan House approved the measure Thursday by a 9513 vote. The bill now goes to the Senate.

The bill allows a total of $20 million to go into the Pure Michigan promotion from the state’s 21st Century Jobs Fund. That would be an increase from the currently scheduled $10 million.

Supporters of the Pure Michigan campaign say the latest proposed increase would boost overall funding for the program to $25 million as requested by Gov. Rick Snyder.

The Pure Michigan campaign has received positive reviews from lawmakers but they haven’t agreed on a steady, permanent funding source.

The funding legislation is House Bill 4160.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s Apollo Theater launched the careers of such legends as Ella Fitzgerald. It was also the site of memorial services for Michael Jackson and James Brown, and Barack Obama’s 2007 campaign rally.

A new exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York will highlight these and other seminal events of the 75-year-old Harlem landmark.

The exhibit, “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing,” will run from Feb. 8 to May 1.

Highlights include record album covers, costumes and accessories belonging to Count Basie, Louis Armstrong and other iconic artists.

It also will include letters from Adam Clayton Powell and Martin Luther King Jr. The show has been organized by the Apollo and the Smithsonian’s N a t i o n a l Museum of African American History and Culture.

Artist-in-residence named for Zion National Park

Early bloom predicted for D.C.’s cherry blossoms

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The National Parks service has selected Maryland sculptor David Purcell as the new artist-in-residence at Utah’s Zion National Park.

In a news release, the parks service says Purcell, of Baltimore, will spend a month using topographical maps, observations, drawings and photographs to create a series of sculptures inspired by Zion’s landforms.

Purcell will end his month of study with a lecture at the Zion Lodge on Feb. 25. A second presentation is scheduled for March 3 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

Zion’s artist-in-residence program gives professional artists a chance to live and work in the park. The program is funded through the parks service along with the Zion Natural History Association and Southern Utah University.

WA S H I N G T O N ( A P ) — A National Park Service expert on Thursday predicted an early bloom for Washington’s cherry blossoms, with warm temperatures already speeding the buds toward full bloom in late March.

Chief Horticulturist Rob DeFeo said he believes the pink and white flowers will be at their best from March 29 to April 3, though the flowers can be seen in the days before and after those dates. The full bloom is predicted to fall in the middle of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, which runs March 26 to April 10.

The average peak bloom date is April 4, according to the Park Service, so the first blossoms may come early this year.

“I look at the buds, and it’s like a pregnancy,” DeFeo said of his prediction. “They go through these

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The Yoshino cherry trees, which were a gift from Japan 99 years ago, are among “the oldest, most reliable things in the nation’s capital,” DeFeo said. He said he has predicted the peak bloom dates correctly for 16 of the last 19 years.

High winds blew down the National Christmas Tree near the White House last month, but DeFeo said the cherry trees are healthy. About 100 of the original 3,000 trees from Japan in 1912 are still growing, while more than 2,900 have been replaced over time.

For the first time this year, there will be a charge for one of the festival events, the Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival, which has grown to be the largest Japanese festival in the United States.

It drew about 150,000 visitors last year and is held during the festival’s final weekend.

John Malott, president of the Japan-America Society of Washington, which stages the event, said they decided to charge a $5 entry fee for visitors age 13 and over because the Pennsylvania Avenue event had become too popular.

“The No. 1 complaint about the festival is it’s too crowded. There are moments when people can’t move,” said Malott, a former U.S. ambassador to Malaysia and former diplomat based in Japan.

“We consciously thought through how we could make it a better experience.”

The fee is meant to reduce the crowd size and expand the festival, not to make money for the organizers, he said.

Most events over the two-week span are still free, said Cherry Blossom Festival President Diana Mayhew. It still won’t cost anything to walk past the cherry blossoms, though visitors will have to navigate their way around sea-wall rebuilding work near the Jefferson Memorial. The cherry

blossoms draw about 1 million visitors each spring.

Spring break offers chance for tourism in Tennessee N A S H V I L L E , Te n n . ( A P ) — Chattanooga tourism officials promoting their city for spring break say a visiting youngster can be an animal keeper, spelunker, riverboat captain, art explorer, train car or trolley conductor and culinary creator.

And in Sevierville, you can surf.

Sort of.

Tennessee has no beaches, and it’s too cold anyway during spring break for sunbathing. Nevertheless, some in the state’s tourism industry consider the annual spring tradition a chance for travel dollars.

For sure, Tennessee is not a hot spot for college students on break.

They are more likely to head for the alluring sunshine in Panama City or Daytona Beach, Fla. But the state does offer some appeal for families wanting to travel while the kids are out of school.

The Chattanooga Area Convention & Visitors Bureau has aimed some of its advertising at families by promoting a “spring break safari,” calling the city “a place where kids rule and adventure is everywhere.”

“You can become a participant in a lot of things,” said Steve Genovesi, the bureau’s vice president of sales and marketing. “It grows every year.”

In Sevierville, the Wilderness at the Smokies waterpark has an indoor water attraction, the Wild WaterDome, where you can surf, use a wave pool or relax in a hot tub. Its SurfRider shoots 19,000 gallons of water a minute.

“It creates a six-foot wave and you can belly board or stand up,” said Richard Laney, park spokesman.

“We have people who do it both ways.”

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Friday, March 18 • Treasures of Napoleon, Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis • “Duck For President, Fancy Nancy and

Other Story Books” presented by the St. Louis Family Theatre, 7:30 p.m., FCC Theatre, #1 James J. Eagan Dr., Florissant, Mo., www.

FlorissantMO.com • Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian Art, Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Journey to Mecca, Legends of Flight, Sea Rex: Journey to Prehistoric World, Tornado

Alley, St. Louis Science Center, 5050 Oakland Ave., St. Louis • “Birds of a Feather” Exhibit, Main Street Art Gallery, 237/239 Main Street, Edwardsville

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The Arts

Artistic adventures Picture the Music traveling exhibition planned The St. Louis Symphony Volunteer Association’s longrunning education program, Picture the Music, which involves students from kindergarten to sixth grade, has come to the Belleville Public Library (121 East Washington Street) in the form of a traveling exhibition. Artworks by 100 finalists are displayed, selected from over 13,000 entries from public, private and home schools from all over the St. Louis Metropolitan area.

Now in its 21st year, Picture the Music helps develop the listening skills of children and encourages the integration of music and visual art. This year, students were invited to create their own artistic interpretations after listening to Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien, through painting, drawing or coloring.

The 100 featured finalists were selected from over 425 pictures submitted by 65 schools. Each school could enter up to seven pictures, which were then reviewed by a panel of art educators and professional artists.

The exhibition will be on display at the Belleville library through March 9, before moving on to the following locations: • St. Louis Public Library, Schlafly Branch: March 10-21 • Saint Louis Zoo: March 22-31 • Plaza Frontenac: April 1-11 • The Magic House: April 11-21 For additional information or to learn more about participating in Picture the Music next season, visit stlsymphony.org/picture. Picture the Music is sponsored by Mueller Prost PC.

Semi-Annual Art Fair returns to Queeny Park

Art Fair at Queeny Park. Visit www. gslaa.org or contact GSLAA Program Director Stanley Boyle (314) 821-5421 for more information about GSLAA.

The Rep will present “High” The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) announced today that it is a producer of Matthew Lombardo’s High, directed by Rob Ruggiero and starring movie and stage actress Kathleen Turner, opening on Broadway this spring.

Leonard Soloway, Chase Mishkin, Terry. E. Schnuck, Ann Cady Scott, Timothy J. Hampton, James and Catherine Berges, The Shubert Organization and The Rep will produce the Broadway run.

High will begin previews on Friday, March 25 and open officially on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at the Booth Theatre in New York City. High will play Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2:00 pm & Sunday matinees at 3:00 pm.

Tickets went on sale Jan. 24 online at Telecharge.com or by phone at (212) 239-6200 or (800) 432-7250. The Booth Theatre Box Office (222 W. 45th St) will open on Friday, March 4th. Ticket prices range from $61.50–$111.50 with a special preview price of $61.50– $91.50 for performances March 25– April 18.

A $26.50 ticket will be reserved for the first row for all performances, for audience members ages 17–21.

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T h e G re a t e r S t . L o u i s A r t Association presents the semiannual Art Fair at Queeny Park, Apr. 8 through 10 at the indoor, airconditioned Greensfelder Recreation Center in Queeny Park, 550 Weidman Rd, Ballwin, Mo. With more than 120 juried artists from 20 states, the Art Fair at Queeny Park is one of the most reputable, longest-running art fairs in the bistate region. These artists represent the following media: digital art, drawing, printmaking, fiber, glass,

jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture and wood. The Art Fair at Queeny Park also presents a rare opportunity for the public to see and purchase original works of fine art and fine craft directly from the artists who create them.

“What’s great about this art fair is that even if you’ve been before, it’s a new show every year,” said cochair Vic Barr. “And we always try to include activities that people can enjoy while they discover something new or reconnect with their ‘old favorites.’”

In addition to the wide variety of fine art and fine crafts, guests are treated to: • Live music from the Sound Unlimited with Gary Presley from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dave Becherer Trio from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, and Ann Dueren Jazz Trio with Bob Stout and Jan Ammerman from noon to 3 p.m.

Sunday; • Wine tastings from Peaceful Bend Winery Vineyard from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday; • Three $100 drawings (noon and 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday) for “art dollars” that can be spent at any artist’s booth; • An interactive Art Discovery Adventure for children from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday; • An open “Art Wall” for public expression; and • Refreshments available for purchase.

Proceeds from the $5 admission and the artists’ booth fees go to GSLSS’s Art Scholarship Fund and help cover show expenses. St. Louisarea high school seniors are eligible to apply for the scholarship, which is sent directly to the college of his or her choice. Scholarship winners will have their work displayed at the spring Queeny Art Fair. Additional donations for the scholarship fund are welcomed at the admission gate.

Admission is $5 at the door and free to those 18 and under. Parking is free. Tickets are valid for all three days of the Queeny Art Fair. Hours are: • 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 8; • 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9; and • 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 10.

Dollar-off coupons are available from the GSLAA website, www.glsaa. org. Guests will have the opportunity to sign the guest book to receive future announcements and discount coupons.

Contact co-chairs Vic Barr, 314-9971181, or Maggie McCarthy, 636-7245968, for more information about the

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in September 2010 and The Rep in October 2010.

The cast includes Tony Award® nominee Kathleen Turner as Sister Jamison Connelly, Tony Award® nominee Stephen Kunken (Enron) as Father Michael Delpapp and Evan Jonigkeit making his Broadway debut as Cody Randall.

High explores the universal themes of truth, forgiveness, redemption and human fallibility. When Sister Jamison Connelly (Turner) agrees to sponsor a 19 year–old drug user in an effort to help him combat his addiction, her own faith is ultimately tested.

Struggling between the knowledge she possesses as a rehabilitation counselor and a woman of religious conviction, she begins to question her belief in miracles and whether people can find the courage to change.

“I am absolutely thrilled that The Rep has the opportunity to help produce High on Broadway,” said Steve Woolf, artistic director of The Rep. “We were asked to sign on as a producer because of the work we did in developing High during its pre– Broadway run and the success which the show had in St. Louis. Initially, we were reluctant to do this because we did not want to commit The Rep’s money to backing a Broadway show. After giving it a little more thought, we were able to come up with a unique plan whereby we asked supporters of The Rep to invest in the Broadway production on our behalf.

Through this mechanism, we have raised about 30% of the capitalization of the Broadway production from investors in St. Louis. It has been a great opportunity for us to be part of the Broadway producing team, without putting any of The Rep’s money at risk,” said Woolf.

Over 19,000 people came to see High at The Rep during its four–week

run, with 90% of shows completely selling out, making it the one of the highest selling shows in The Rep’s history.

Playwright Matthew Lombardo is also thrilled with The Rep’s involvement in taking High to Broadway. “I am so excited to continue my collaboration with The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. This venue in particular has been instrumental in the development of my play and it is so wonderful to have them onboard as one of our Broadway producers.

This accomplishment would not have been possible without The Rep’s unwavering commitment and dedication.”

High contains mature themes, strong language, and nudity. A parent or guardian will be required to accompany audience members under 17.

Kathleen Turner has gained critical acclaim for her performances in various movies including Body Heat (Golden Globe nomination); Romancing the Stone and Prizzi’s Honor, both of which earned her a Golden Globe Award; Peggy Sue Got Married, which brought Turner both an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe nomination; and War of the Roses, which earned her yet another Golden Globe nomination.

Turner’s extensive film credits also include The Man with Two Brains with Steve Martin, Jewel of the Nile with Michael Douglas, The Accidental Tourist; V.I. Warshawski, Serial Mom, Naked in New York, Moonlight and Valentino, The Real Blonde and The Virgin Suicides.

She has starred on Broadway in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, for which she received a Tony nomination; and also Indiscretions, The Graduate and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, for which she received a second Tony nomination.

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The Art Fair at Queeny Park

By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge

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great opportunity to view many great local and national artists' works is to attend the semi-annual Art Fair at Queeny Park. More than 120 local and national juried artists descend upon Queeny Park for one of the most reputable, longest-running art fairs in the region.

This fantastic art event takes place the weekend of Friday, April 8, Saturday, April 9, and Sunday, April 10, at the indoor, air-conditioned Greensfelder Recreation Center in Queeny Park, 550 Weidman Rd, in Ballwin, Mo. With more than 120 juried artists from 20 states, the Art Fair at Queeny Park is one of the most reputable, longest-running art fairs in the bi-state region. These artists represent the following media: digital art, drawing, printmaking, fiber, glass, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture and wood. The Art Fair at Queeny Park also presents a rare opportunity for the public to see and purchase original works of fine art and fine crafts directly from the artists who create them.

“What’s great about this art fair is that even if you’ve been before, it’s a new show every year,” said co-chair Vic Barr. “And we always try to include activities that people can enjoy while they discover something new or reconnect with their old favorites."

This event is meant to have something for all ages and children are welcome. Make sure to bring the kids by and enjoy some of the great kids activities. Following are the additional activities that guests can enjoy, aside from the many artists booths available for browsing: • Live music from the Sound Unlimited with

Gary Presley from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dave Becherer Trio from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and Ann Dueren Jazz Trio with Bob Stout and Jan Ammerman from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday; • Wine tastings from Peaceful Bend Winery Vineyard from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday; • Three $100 drawings (noon and 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday) for Art Dollars that can be spent at any artist’s booth; • An interactive Art Discovery Adventure for children from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday; • An open Art Wall for public expression; and • Refreshments available for purchase.

Proceeds from the $5 admission and the artists’ booth fees go to GSLSS’s Art Scholarship Fund and help cover show expenses.

St. Louis-area high school seniors are eligible to apply for the scholarship, which is sent directly to the college of his or her choice. Scholarship winners will have their work displayed at the spring Queeny Art Fair. Additional donations for the scholarship fund are welcomed at the admission gate.

Admission is $5 at the door and free to those 18 and under. Parking is free. Tickets are valid for all three days of the Queeny Park Art Fair. Hours are 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., on Friday, April 8; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 9; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 10.

Coupons for $1 discount are available at the GSLAA Web site, www.glsaa.org. If you sign the guest book, you can receive future announcements and discount coupons for other shows and events.

Contact co-chairs Vic Barr, 314-997-1181 or Maggie McCarthy, 636-724-5968 for information about the Art Fair at Queeny Park. Visit www.gslaa.org or contact GSLAA Program Director Stanley Boyle (314) 821-5421 for more information about GSLAA.

These three photos show different scenes from the Art Fair at Queeny Park, conducted inside the Greensfelder Recreation Center.

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HOME&Garden

Spring 2011

The climbing onion is more than a novelty

BY LEE REICH Of The Edge

Would it pique your interest in a houseplant if I told you it had no leaves?

That one of its most prominent features was an onion-size, green, fleshy bulb, which acts so energetically that it can’t be confined by soil?

Already, my climbing onion is pushing up and out of the ground, and I’ve seen photos of others that completed their escapes to grow sitting on top of the soil.

Would it pique your interest in this plant if I told you that it figures in a mystery, “The Cactus Club Killings,” a Joe Portugal mystery

by Nathan Walpow (Dell, 1999)? (The plant is innocent.)

That fleshy bulb does qualify the climbing

onion (Bowiea volubilis) as a succulent, but not every succulent — including this one — is a cactus.

No matter what its associations, I like my climbing onion, despite the fact that one reference describes the plant as “neither popular nor attractive, but grown by many enthusiasts as a novelty.”

IS IT PRETTY? Let’s describe the plant some more: We already have that fleshy, green bulb pushing its way up and out of the soil. Mine is about 3 inches across, but over time a bulb can grow to twice that size. With age, offsets — smaller bulbs — bud off the mother plant to create new plants.

Picture next a svelte green stem poking out of the top of the bulb. In reality, it’s not a

stem but a flower stalk that after a few inches of growth sends out side branches, which branch and branch again to create a feathery mass of foliage. All that flower stalk greenery functions just the way leaves do for any other plant.

For botanical completeness, I should mention the leaves. Two small, strappy ones once sat just where the flower stalk emerged.

Their stay was limited, though; soon after appearing, they withered and vanished.

Botanical completeness also demands mention of the flowers — also insignificant, in this case because they are tiny and greenish white.

And yes, I do consider this plant to be pretty.

What a nice contrast is presented by that foliage swirling like a lacy green cloud around

the smooth, green surface of the exposed bulb.

GROWTH, ALL OF A SUDDEN My plant suddenly thrust forth a new flower stalk in November, and it grew daily with such vigor that it soon needed staking.

It’s now a verdant, swirling mass of feathery greenery 2 to 3 feet long. Stalks from larger bulbs can grow to 8 feet long.

Stalk growth will continue until spring, when the plant usually gets drowsy and takes a rest. Its relatively minimal water needs then become nil.

Even during its present period of active growth, climbing onion is hardly a demanding plant. It does, though, need regular watering and perhaps occasional fertilizer. But with that fleshy bulb, a forgotten watering or two — or three or 10 — would do it no harm.

Upgrade your home's exterior for timeless appeal (ARA) - As spring approaches and the winter snow begins to melt from your roof and lawn, now is a great time to step back and survey what you can do to improve the look of your home for the warm summer months, and for years to come.

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Renovating a home’s exterior is one way to dramatically improve the overall curb appeal.

“Many homes that were built post-war during the mid to late 20th century lost the historical, architectural appeal of older homes due to the need for mass produced, affordable housing,” says Deryl Patterson, partner at BSB Design, a leading national residential architectural firm. “Updating those tired exterior elevations with historical details and mixed materials can help give homes a

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Realize the possibilities Years ago, it was virtually impossible to maintain historically accurate character when building or renovating using low-maintenance materials. Thanks to technological advancements in product manufacturing processes, builders and homeowners can now achieve beautiful, colorful home designs without the maintenance and cost of natural materials. Many products such as insulated siding and triple pane windows also offer the added benefit of energy efficiency.

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Reduce your cleaning stress (ARA) - When spring finally rolls around this year, families everywhere will be ready to embrace the season and all it has to offer: sunny days, higher temperatures and finally getting back outside.

But a long winter means your home has some serious spring cleaning needs, which can cause serious stress when one person - Mom - has to handle it by herself.

Sixty-two percent of mothers handle all household chores, according to a recent Roper study. And on average, moms spend more than 14 hours per week cleaning and maintaining the home.

“Family cooperation is key,” says Alison \\Gutterman, mother of two and president of Jelmar, maker of CLR cleaning products. “If you share the responsibility for chores, they’ll not only get done faster, but there will be less stress for the whole family.”

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• Organize: Group rooms that need sprucing up into “sectors” that use similar products and methods to help break up your to-do list and tackle projects quickly.

• Prioritize: If cleaning the garage has been neglected for years, chances are it’s not a priority. Save those tough jobs until you get through the rooms you know have to get done.

• Quick refresh: Have guests coming today? If you don’t have time for a deep clean, quickly freshen up

each room by spraying fabric softener on drapes and curtains, and toss the pillows and couch covers in the dryer with a dryer sheet.

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Don’t be color shy Exterior home color selection can be an overwhelming process, especially because it’s one of the longest-term decisions that homeowners have to make.

However, going beyond white or beige and using the right color combinations can take a home from drab to stunning. “A good rule of thumb is to select three or four coordinating colors and use them on different elevations and architectural details of the home, including shutters, trim and gables,” says Patterson. Look to collections, like The Designed Exterior Collection

by Ply Gem, that simplify color selection by identifying palettes that work for each architectural style.

Another easy way to incorporate color is by mixing in other materials, such as stone veneer and bold window exteriors, with vinyl siding.

Be particular when it comes to architecture Each architectural style has key

defining features that reflect the era in which it was introduced. To stay true to the elements that characterize the particular style, work with your contractor or architect and determine which materials should be used to achieve the look you desire. Consider features such as low pitched roofs for modern styles like the Craftsman and Prairie, use of stone veneer or stucco in Europeaninspired styles or incorporation of hand-split shakes in the Shingle style. Window design is also an important aspect of architectural styling that is often overlooked.

Colonial grilles offer a traditional style, while fixed or casement windows with minimal grilles provide a streamlined, modern look.

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Doors are an overlooked design element NEW YORK (AP) - It’s a design opportunity that’s easily missed: Even the most stylishly decorated rooms often have bland wooden doors with cheap hardware.

High-end designers have always made doors a priority, says Brian Patrick Flynn, an interior designer and founder of decordemon.com. “If you look at any Fifth Avenue apartment” in New York City, he says, “you’ll probably fall in love with their doors because they blend architecture with decorating and make it really special.”

But many of us ignore the doors in our homes, not realizing what a difference they can make to the look of a room.

Whether your style is traditional or modern, subtle or bold, improving your doors can give your rooms an easy facelift.

Interior designer Emily Henderson, host of HGTV’s “Secrets from a Stylist,” uses doors as a canvas for anything from wallpaper or stenciling to textured paint or artfully applied gold leaf. Decorated doors can “bring a bit of surprise glamour,” she says, and highlight architectural elements.

But know what sort of change you’re looking for.

“Sometimes you want your door to be disguised” and blend quietly into the space, Henderson says. Other times, you’re seeking a burst of color or texture to draw attention.

INFUSING STYLE Painting with bold or contrasting colors can quickly make a door the star of a space, Flynn says.

Try painting an entire door white and letting it dry for at least one day. Then put painters’ tape over the areas you’d like to keep as white accents, and paint the entire door another color (glossy black is great, he says). After removing the tape, touch up any imperfect spots with a tiny brush.

Another option that Flynn loves: Have doors upholstered with leather or geometric print fabric to add softness and style. Leather is easy to wipe clean, he says, and “if it ages over time, that only adds to the look.”

Bring the door to an upholsterer or do it yourself by wrapping the door in cotton batting and attaching fabric with a staple gun along the sides. Tap the staples with a hammer to recess them, then paint over them in a color that matches the fabric. You can also glue ribbon over the staples to hide them.

BRINGING THE LOOK OF YOUR HOME TOGETHER “Look at your doors,” says Los Angeles-based designer Betsy Burnham. “Do they all match?” If you want a cohesive style throughout the home, try painting every door the

same color and accessorizing each with the same stylish hardware.

Burnham usually chooses white or off-white paint for doors and door frames, “but in one house I did all the doors sort of a khaki,” she says, “which was more modern.” If you want a bolder statement, she suggests painting all the doors a dark shade of charcoal and using oil-rubbed bronze doorknobs.

Henderson and Flynn agree that consistency is important for doors that all face the same hallway. On the sides facing into rooms, you can indulge your imagination. But for the sides facing a hallway, “it could look unintentionally messy” rather than creative if the hardware and paint colors don’t match.

EXPRESSING YOURSELF Doors are a great way to personalize a space, Burnham says. A classic six-panel door has a very different feeling than a heavy wooden plank door with lots of dramatic hardware.

Front doors can be a great place to express your style. A custom-designed door with expensive hardware can have a huge impact and be worth the investment, Burnham says.

One option is to “keep the house sort of neutral and do a pop of color at the front door,” she says. “We’ve seen red doors used really well. You could even do a bright teal.”

Inside your home, you can use doorknobs and other hardware “like jewelry,” Burnham says. Try crystal or chinoiserie knobs, oiled bronze metal hardware or shiny chrome, depending on your style.

Lately, Flynn has merged fun and function by putting elaborate door knockers on bedroom doors.

If you want to highlight your home’s history or just bring a vintage look to the rooms, consider using doors reclaimed from older buildings. Flea markets and antique shops may have great doors for low prices. They can be accessorized with vintage hardware or new pieces in a vintage style.

But Henderson cautions that installation can be tough.

“I’ve tried replacing knobs,” she says, “and it’s actually turned into a bit of a nightmare.”

Another nontraditional option: Use shiny, metallic paint or cover the back of a door with chalkboard paint so you can leave quick notes, scrawl grocery lists or let kids get creative.

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This undated photo courtesy of Grey Crawford shows a room designed by Betsy Burnham.

Whether your style is traditional or modern, subtle or bold, improving your doors can give your rooms an easy facelift.

Easy tricks for a DIY home makeover (ARA) - If you’re among the millions of American homeowners who’ve decided sprucing up the home you have is more cost-effective than moving into something newer or bigger, you may be looking for some easy ways to improve your living space. If you’re not a seasoned do-it-yourselfer, you could consider calling in the pros - but that would fly in the face of your efforts at frugality.

Tr a n s f o r m i n g a ro o m f ro m floor-to-ceiling isn’t as hard as it may sound, even if you’re DIYchallenged. The job can be simple if you start from the ground and work your way up with these easy DIY tasks: Look down. What’s on the floor under your feet? Are you happy with what you see? If you’re living with stained carpet, shabby vinyl or hardwood that has seen better days, it’s time to make a change.

If you were a DIY diva, you could refinish those hardwoods, lay some new carpet or rip out that vinyl with your bare hands. But if you’re a DIY newbie, you can change the look of your floor with a lot less effort and skill.

Cover up crummy carpet with colorful area rugs and strategically arranged furnishings. Mask that vinyl that is so “last-decade” with easy-to-install, self-stick carpet tiles or vinyl tiles. Refinishing a hardwood floor may be beyond

your skills, but virtually everyone can wield a paint brush and roller.

Simply paint tired wood floors in a neutral color - brown, tan, khaki or even white - to create a fresh-looking foundation for your room decor.

Painting is one of the easiest ways to freshen up a room, and painting walls really requires no special skills. Pick a new color you love - or

simply freshen up the existing color.

Hit the paint store and ask the staff there for some tips on how to make the job go smoothly.

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Religion Everyone has their worries If I were granted one wish in life, it would probably be that I could overcome the habit of ‘worrying’.

I’ve lived lots of years and I know that worrying is futile and usually accomplishes nothing but make one uneasy and often causes lack of much needed sleep.

I know that I can say my prayers and turn my concerns over to God and should be able to go to sleep, but it seems I turn them over and them ‘grab’ them right back.

It is often the ‘petty’ little things that I am fretting about at two in the morning. I tell myself that there is absolutely nothing I can do at that time of night even if there was a solution to what is troubling me.

And, truthfully, I have come to realize that most of what I worry about doesn’t happen anyway and, if it does, somehow the problem gets resolved one way or another.

Do things always work out as I’d like them to? No!!

But, you know what, I keep on going, life moves on and I find myself wondering why I wasted so many anxious hours.

I hope I’m not alone with this

Doris Gvillo problem. I do know that sometimes when what I am facing is really drastic and I turn to God in prayer and ask for help, for guidance, for strength to bear whatever the outcome is, I usually find a sense of peace and comfort.

It is the little insignificant things that I seem to waste time rehashing and wishing I could find an easy solution and put it all behind me. Maybe the problem is I don’t like the solution that is occurring and would allow me to move on.

When one has lived a lot of years, I would think I’d be wiser, more able to see solutions and move on without hashing things over and over.

When I do decide something after thinking it over, then it is easy to let the issue go…so why the sleepless nights?

As I so often share with you bits and pieces that I have gleaned through the various books and magazines I get, I’m once again going to share two quotes that offer, I think, great advice to the problem I’ve been discussing.

No. 1 “Worry clutters up tomorrow’s

opportunities with yesterday’s problems.”

That’s true. We do lament decisions we have made, opportunities missed or sometimes unwise choices. But the fact is ‘that is the past’ and we are now facing a new day and since the choice was made, it is time to move on hoping it was wise and learning from our mistake, if it wasn’t.

We waste a lot of time with all of our ‘what ifs’, don’t we? Instead of looking ahead with confidence, hope, and I’d add, faith, we look back. Why? I know we learn from the past, but such knowledge should enable to move ahead with confidence in our abilities and trust in God’s promises. We aren’t all alone, you know.

And that leads me to quote #2 that sums up this whole dilemma. It is “Peace is not the absence of trouble but the presence of God.” We all face hard decisions and also difficulties that sometimes seem insurmountable…our own illness, illness of a loved one, loss of a loved one, loss of jobs, or maybe loss of other much needed income.

We may have incurred loss through a natural disaster that we never

expected. We may simply find our income doesn’t quite stretch the outgo and need to readjust our lifestyle.

Maybe it is a problem resulting from disagreements and words said in haste and anger. Perhaps we have experienced disappointment in a relationship.

We could all make a long, long list of things that concern and often worry us, but I think if we are truly looking for a way to fine ‘peace’ the second quote answers our question.

We aren’t going to have a life without troubles and sorrows. It is what we do and how we ultimately handle these problems that will make the difference in our life.

And, yes, I suggest that ‘the presence of God’ does provide the strength we need and grants us courage and hope to face the future.

God’s promise that He is always with us has calmed my anxious worries many, many times. And, at least for me, He is the one I can always count on to help me bear whatever the burden might be.

Doris Gvillo is a member of Eden United Church of Christ.

Religion briefs Two new major Bible translations being released WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops are releasing their first new Bible in decades as the season of Lent begins. The New American Bible, Revised Edition, will be available starting on Ash Wednesday, which falls this year on March 9.

The latest version contains a new translation of the Old Testament — the first such new translation in more than 40 years.

The New Testament section had already been updated in 1986 and will not be changed in the new edition.

The translation effort started 17 years ago, prompted in part by the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls,

which are the oldest known texts of Scripture. A group of more than 50 experts changed language and reordered passages to be closer to the original text and better reflect modern usage.

Separately this month, Zondervan, the publishing company based in Grand Rapids, Mich., is releasing the latest translation of the New I n t e r n a t i o n a l Ve r s i o n o f t h e Bible. The NIV is the top-selling Bible in North America, used widely by evangelicals and other Protestants.

Zondervan says it has already sold 40,000 of the updated translation as an electronic book.

Past attempts to remake the NIV for contemporary audiences in different editions had been plagued by controversies about gender language.

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The 55-year-old Jeffs is head of the Utah-based Fundamentalist Church

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He’s jailed in Texas awaiting trial on charges of sexual assault and bigamy.

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According to the affidavit filed last week, between 2004 and 2006 nine girls aged 12 to 18 were brought from Canada specifically for the weddings.

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Hett plans for high adventure Dr. Mireya Mayor, the "female Indiana Jones," to appear April 5

By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge

M

ireya Mayor, Ph.D., explorer and wildlife expert. That is what her title is. But that title is so benign compared to the reality of Dr. Mayor’s real biography. She admits on her Web site that her job title is “tricky to define.”

She has been described as a primatologist, anthropologist, wildlife expert, conservationist, explorer, and last but not least, “female Indiana Jones.” She embraces all of the the titles.

Dr. Mayor has a Ph.D. in anthropology, with a specialization in primates, but for the last 10 years she has worked as a wildlife correspondent on numerous television series, i.e.: “Ultimate Explorer,” “Explorer” and “Out There.” She is also one of four elite explorers chosen to star in Mark Burnett’s “Expedition Africa” for the History Channel.

“Regardless of what job title the media assigns, the bottom line is I love my wildlife. And as a consequence I lead a pretty wild life too! I love exploring the farthest and most remote corners of the world… and I love the magnificent creatures that roam the planet, so many of them on the verge of extinction. I have covered exciting and in-depth stories on giraffes, snakes, leopards, giant Humboldt squids, great white sharks and more,” said Dr. Mayor.

Dr. Mayor had never been camping when she embarked on her first scientific expedition. The former city girl and Miami Dolphins cheerleader says she “didn’t take the typical scientist route” on her way to becoming an anthropologist who studies animal behavior in remote corners of the world.

Dr. Mayor has reported on wildlife and habitat issues to worldwide audiences for over a decade. On Tuesday, April 5, she will speak at McKendree University’s

Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. The program begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and the public is welcome.

Mayor’s Cuban immigrant parents wouldn’t let her join the Girl Scouts as a child because they believed it was too dangerous. Now she explores some of the wildest places on earth, often armed with little more than a backpack, notebooks and hiking boots. She has slept in jungles teeming with poisonous snakes, gone diving with great white sharks, been charged by gorillas and chased by elephants – all in a matter of months.

Her curiosity and love for animals started in early childhood. She kept birds, fish, dogs, cats, parrots, rabbits, turtles and a pet chicken. As a University of Miami student, she realized that her passion for animals could become a career in anthropology. While researching lemurs for many years in Madagascar, Mayor was discovered in 1999 by a National Geographic documentary team.

Dr. Mayor is also the author of “Pink Boots and a Machete” which is her account of her life from being an NFL Cheerleader to a National Geographic Explorer.

The book also includes a number of photos spanning Mayor’s childhood, cheerleading, and her many wildlife adventures. The book is available through Amazon.com.

Just search “Pink Boots and a Machete.”

The program at the Hett is a presentation of the George E. McCammon Memorial Distinguished Speaker Series. Seating is limited so reservations are recommended. For tickets, call 618-537-6863 or visit the Hett box office.

For more information, visit theHett.com. Learn more about the speaker on her Web site, mireyamayor.com.

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Pictured are Dr. Mireya Mayor and her associates on recent expeditions.

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Dining Delights

Jicama Reach for the sticks, not the chips

By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge

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resh. Healthy. Tasty. That is what is hip now in the food industry.

Foods that are fresh and nutritious but full of flavor.

When it comes to snacking though, we tend to still reach for what gives us quick pleasure.

Sugars, salts, fats, chocolate, chocolate, chocolate – sorry, got stuck for a minute. But we can and should make better choices. They say that it takes about a month of repetitive actions to change a habit. So if you added some heathier snacks to your diet, cut out the ones that are full of the things that we shouldn’t be eating, soon you won’t crave the missing fatty, sugar-filled snacks.

What do you eat then, you ask? Instead of chips, reach for some Jicama sticks. They go great with party dips like salsa, guacamole and hummus. Oh, and of course, they're healthy too.

Jicama is in season and available this month at your local Schnucks produce department.

Jicama (HEE-ka-ma), also known as a Mexican potato or yam bean, is the edible tuber of a vine that is actually a member of the legume family. It has a mild, crispy, juicy, slightly starchy texture that is often described as a combination between an apple and a potato or a water chestnut. It can be eaten raw or cooked, and is a real favorite in Mexico sprinkled with a bit of chile powder, lime and salt.

Jicama has a great juicy, crisp, satisfying texture. One of the coolest things about this root is that it is really high in vitamin C – 40 percent of your RDA in one serving! And if you’re a health nut, Jicama is a good source of a special kind of fiber called inulin (no, not insulin). Inulin is being studied for its ability to make you feel full, and it’s also considered a pre-biotic – which is basically like a fertilizer for your digestive tract to help the good bacteria (the stuff in pro-biotics) flourish.

Jicama is primarily grown in Mexico and is pretty much available year-round because it stores well. Actually, the best way to keep a whole Jicama root is in a cool, dry place – similar to how you would store potatoes. Only put Jicama in the refrigerator after it is cut. (Moisture on the skin of whole Jicama makes them go slimy.) Peel and slice into salads or serve Jicama sticks on a veggie platter with dip. Select firm, smooth-skinned Jicama; store at room temperature until cut, cover with plastic; refrigerate up to three days.

For a chance to win a special March Madness goodie basket with Frieda’s Jicama and party dips, check out the Frieda’s Specialty Produce Facebook page. (But hurry – the contest ends on March 31) Learn more about Jicama and other interesting fruits and vegetables – including a number of great recipes by visiting www.friedas.com Here are some great recipes to enjoy as a snack, light lunch or light dinner.

Five-Spice Asian Pear and Jicama Salad 2 cups lettuce, shredded 2 cups Frieda’s Jicama, julienne-sliced 2 Frieda’s Asian Pears, cored and chopped 1/2 cup golden raisins

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Apple Cider Cream Dressing: 1/4 cup mayonnaise or mayonnaise-style salad dressing 1/4 cup apple cider or juice 1/4 tsp. Chinese five-spice powder or ground allspice In a bowl, toss the shredded lettuce, jicama, Asian pears, and raisins until combined. For dressing, whisk together the mayonnaise or salad dressing, apple cider or juice, and five-spice powder or all spice until well mixed. Drizzle over salad and toss well. Serve at once. Recipe makes 6-8 side-dish servings.

Source: The Purple Kiwi Cookbook Corn, Jicama and Pineapple Salsa Habanero chile is the secret to this spunky combination. Serve alongside fresh tortilla chips for dipping or spoon over any steamed or cooked vegetables, scrambled eggs, grilled meats, poultry or fish.

1 1/2 cups finely chopped Frieda’s Jicama 1 cup finely chopped fresh pineapple 1 cup niblet corn 1/2 cup diced green or red bell pepper 1/4 Frieda’s Habanero Chile, finely chopped 2 tbsp. chopped Frieda’s Fresh Cilantro 1 clove garlic, minced Combine the jicama, pineapple, corn, bell pepper, Habanero chile, cilantro and garlic in a blender or food processor container. Process in 2 batches, using a few stop-and-start motions, for a relish-like consistency. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour to allow flavors to blend. Makes 3 1/2 cups.

Jicama, Orange and Onion Salad 2 cups torn lettuce leaves

2 fresh oranges, peeled and thinly sliced crosswise 4 thin slices red onion, separated 1 cup Frieda’s Jicama, peeled and juliennesliced Cilantro-Orange Dressing In a large salad bowl, place torn lettuce. Cut orange slices into quarters; toss into lettuce with onion and Jicama. Makes 4 side-dish salads.

Cilantro-Orange Dressing: 1/3 cup orange juice 1 tbsp. light olive oil or vegetable oil 1 tbsp. Frieda’s Cilantro, finely chopped 1/8 to 1/4 tsp. chili powder Shake together all ingredients in a shaker jar; toss with salad. Makes 1/2 cup dressing.

Jicama-Carrot Salad This salad is a refreshing cross between traditional Waldorf salad and carrot-raisin salad.

2 cups peeled, cubed Jicama 2 carrots shredded 1 stalk celery, sliced 1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained (reserve juice) 3 Tbsp. coarsely chopped walnuts 2 Tbsp. raisins 1/3 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing Lettuce leaves In a salad bowl toss together the Jicama, shredded carrots, celery, drained pineapple, walnuts, and raisins. Stir together the mayonnaise and 2 tablespoons of the reserved pineapple juice. Spoon dressing over salad, tossing to coat well. Chill till serving time.

Serve on a lettuce-lined platter. Makes 5 servings.

States battle over whoopie pie home honors BIRD-IN-HAND, Pa. (AP) — It consists of two round, textbook-thick, palm-sized chocolate cakes that sandwich a creamy vanilla filling to create one sinfully rich snack. It’s the whoopie pie, a snack so beloved that residents in two states have cooked up a good-natured tug of war over which place is its rightful home — Maine or Pennsylvania?

A state legislator in Maine whipped up passions when he introduced a bill in January to make the whoopie pie Maine’s official state dessert. Like a group of chefs tweaking a recipe, a legislative committee has since dropped “dessert” in favor of making the snack Maine’s official “treat.”

No matter — residents in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County say that’s just baloney.

Those round mounds of cakey goodness originated from kitchens of the area’s Amish families, dating back generations, they say.

“We’ve had this thing going with the whoopie pie here for years and years and decades,” John Smucker, CEO of the family-run company that owns the Bird-in-Hand Bakery, said as kitchen workers busily put together a batch of red velvet whoopie pies. “And all of a sudden they try to enter into the picture ... It’s just a bunch of nonsense.”

At the S. Clyde Weaver store in East Petersburg, staff piece together their version of the traditional chocolate-withvanilla-filling variety.

“We do the original,” baker Nancy Rexroad said. “When something’s the original, you can’t improve on it.”

Maine state Rep. Paul Davis got things brewing with a bill to laud the whoopie pie. Davis got the idea from speaking with people at the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, which last year attracted 4,000 visitors to DoverFoxcroft, part of Davis’ district.

Amos Orcutt, president of the Maine Whoopie Pie Association, was one of the Mainers who lobbied Davis to make a stand.

In a phone interview, Orcutt, whose full-time job is president of the University of Maine Foundation, said he got steamed after reading a New York Times story on whoopie pies in March 2009 that cited food historians on the likelihood that the whoopie pie got its start in Pennsylvania.

“Having grown up in Maine, I used that well-worn term ’appalled and aghast,’ so I started looking into it,” Orcutt said. “A lot of our older alumni said, ’Oh no, I remember whoopie pies as a child.”

Davis said he’s been told Maine whoopie pies may date back as far as 1925. The web site for Labadie’s Bakery in Lewiston, Maine, says bakers there started making whoopie pies that year.

About the time he read the Times story, Orcutt said a local high school’s mock legislature exercise proposed a “bill” to

give the whoopie pie the official dessert designation.

“One thing led to another, and folks kept saying, ’Well, gee, you’ve got to do something about it,’” Orcutt said. Davis estimates that about 400 to 500 bakeries — from commercial operators to small-town markets to individuals who sell kitchenbaked goods at farmers markets — sell whoopie pies.

Word of Davis’ bill reached the Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Visitors Bureau in Lancaster, and organizers there decided to answer back. They touted a web site — www.saveourwhoopie. com — that likened Maine’s actions to “confectionary larceny.”

Area residents say Amish and other Pennsylvania Dutch families have passed down whoopie pie recipes for generations. Smucker said his bakery’s recipe dates back at least 50 years to his grandmother ’s kitchen. Further west in Pennsylvania, the treats were also known in the Johnstown area as “gobs.”

Dan Neff, owner and president of the S. Clyde Weaver market, said he suspected that one possible origin for the whoopie pie was home cooks looking for a creation to replace creamfilled doughnuts, which would be difficult to make in a home kitchen.

Smucker relayed another story passed on in Bird-in-Hand about the origin of the “whoopie pie” name in 1958, in which one in a group of young Amish women exclaimed “whoopie” when checking on the progress of her cakes in the oven. (Several variations of the story have made the rounds.)

It’s also about that time, Smucker said, that whoopie pies started to become a more popular snack in the larger community.

Residents are backing their bakers. Visitors bureau spokesman Joel Cliff said about 1,700 signatures have been collected for an online petition “objecting to any other state, county or town claiming the whoopie pie as its own.”

The Hershey Farm Restaurant and Inn, in Strasburg, makes over 100 different flavors for its Whoopie Pie Festival which started six years ago — or several years before the Maine event.

And 21-year-old Josh Graupera of Lancaster got so worked up after hearing about Maine’s move that he and a friend organized a rally in downtown Lancaster on Feb. 19 attended by 100 people, including one person who carried a sign “Give Me Whoopie, or Give Me Death.”

“We thought we would organize as many people as possible to stand up and say, ’You’re not going to take our heritage from us,’” he said. “This is a Lancaster County tradition.”

All sides say they’re turning up the heat all in good fun.

“They can have their lobsters,” Graupera said.

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The Farrelly brothers continue to strain desperately for their grossout glory days with their latest “comedy” — and, yes, that word is in quotes for a reason. Think about it. What was the last truly, deeply, funny movie they made ... “There’s Something About Mary”? And that was back in 1998. With “Stuck on You” (2003), they came close to achieving that desired mix of humor and heart, and they had a great cast in Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear. But their version of “Fever Pitch” (2005) never worked up any real heat — and that criticism comes from a Boston Red Sox fan. So here are brothers Peter and Bobby Farrelly once again, as writers and directors, trying to mine suburbia for its latent horniness and untapped bodily fluids with singularly uninspired results. Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis co-star as longtime friends Rick and Fred, who are trapped in stereotypically stagnant marriages. Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate play their wives, Maggie and Grace, who are such cliched, spiteful nags, they pretend to be asleep in order to withhold sex from their husbands as a means of gaining control. Are you laughing yet?

Then Maggie and Grace get some advice to give their husbands a “hall pass”: a week off from marriage to pursue all the hotties they’ve been surreptitiously ogling. Naturally, these guys have no idea what to do — because the Farrellys have no idea what to do with them.

RATED: R for crude and sexual humor throughout, language, some graphic nudity and drug use.

RUNNING TIME: 105 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: One and a half stars out of four.

“The Adjustment Bureau”

Matt Damon and Emily Blunt fall in love and flee shadowy figures in this immensely stylish romantic thriller. If only the ending lived up to the buildup. Damon and Blunt have crazy, sexy chemistry from the very first moment they meet. They’re a real treat to watch together — he’s a reserved and sort of smart-alecky congressman, she’s a quickwitted and flirty dancer — and the contrast in their appearances and personalities just works. You want them to end up with each other, despite the many elaborate and creative obstacles that thrust themselves in the couple’s path. With all that heat and hype, you long for a climax worthy of the dedication that their characters (and the actors) have given. Instead, writer-director George Nolfi’s film, based on a Philip K. Dick story, takes all that dazzle and wraps things up with a fizzle. Following intelligent debates about the nature of free will, “The Adjustment Bureau” ends in an overly simplistic, heavyhanded religious allegory that leaves you wondering, really? Is that it? But it’s got a lot going for it, for a while. It is shot beautifully, the stark cinematography from Oscar-winner John Toll reflecting the isolation and frustration Damon’s character feels. The strong supporting cast features John Slattery, Anthony Mackie and the always formidable Terence Stamp.

RATED: PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexuality and a violent image.

RUNNING TIME: 99 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two and a half stars out of four.

“Beastly”

Just as superficial and obsessed with looks as the characters and the mindset it rails against, which would seem like a bitter, frustrating irony if it merited the emotional reaction to care that much. Alex Pettyfer stars as the chiseled, blond Kyle. He’s arrogant, moneyed and cruel, which makes him the perfect guy to rule his posh Manhattan prep school. Why not? Nothing else in writer-director Daniel Barnz’s film, based on novelist Alex Flinn’s young-adult take on “Beauty and the Beast,” even remotely resembles any kind of nuanced reality,

so we may as well play up all possible stereotypes. One day, Kyle crosses classmate Kendra (Mary-Kate Olsen), who may or may not be a witch. She places a curse on him that renders him “ugly.” Suddenly, his head is shaved and he’s covered with facial tattoos and scars that make Mike Tyson look understated. The thing is, Kyle’s markings are so artful and stylized, they’re actually cool-looking, and not at all hideous. He is not an animal. Still, he’s stuck this way unless he can find someone within one year’s time who will love him for him. That person ends up being fellow student Lindy (“High School Musical” star Vanessa Hudgens), the class outcast. Neil Patrick Harris, as Kyle’s blind tutor, gives a snappy performance that’s the only thing worth watching here.

RATED: PG-13 for language including crude comments, brief violence and some thematic material.

RUNNING TIME: 86 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: One and a half stars out of four.

“Rango”

“Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski has crafted a relentlessly inventive animated amalgamation of “Chinatown,” Sergio Leone spaghetti Westerns and the drug-conjured lizards of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” Yes, it’s a PG-rated kids movie, but it’s also an extremely cinematic animated film and a witty slapstick comedy. Johnny Depp voices the title character, a theatrically inclined chameleon who’s bounced from his pet lizard tank and cast into the Mojave Desert. Arriving in the critter-populated town of Dirt, he dons the role of gunslinger and does it well enough that he’s made sheriff.

He’s a method actor, it turns out. With the great cinematographer Roger Deakins serving as visual consultant and visual effects headed

by Mark McCreery, the refraction of light in “Rango” is so authentic that one swears the saloon full of gun-toting varmints is live action.

Hans Zimmer’s score, a fun ode to Ennio Morricone, adds to the playful tone. With Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin and Ned Beatty (as Noah Cross remade as a tortoise) among the fine voice cast.

RATED: PG for crude humor, language, action and smoking.

RUNNING TIMIE: 107 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“Take Me Home Tonight”

A nostalgic homage to the romantic-comedy romps of the 1980s, this cycles through all the conventions of the genre without breathing any new life into them, or offering characters who are developed well enough to make us care about them. Director Michael Dowse’s film isn’t a full-on John Hughes parody, like “Not Another Teen Movie,” but it still may as well come with a checklist at the door, just so you can keep track of all the ‘80s cliches. There’s the wild, all-night party that brings together people from varying social strata, the nerdy guy who finally gets the girl of his dreams, the pretty, popular girl who’s tired of being pretty and popular. And like the similarly big-haired, acid-washed “Hot Tub Time Machine,” it wallows in the period kitsch, complete with one-hit wonders like “Safety Dance” and “Come on Eileen.” But once you get past giggling at how ridiculous we all looked back then, you realize there isn’t much story there to keep you hooked. Topher Grace, who helped come up with that story, stars as Matt Franklin, a recent MIT grad. It’s 1988, and instead of landing some prestigious engineering job, he’s working at a video store at the mall and living at home with his parents. When he sees a chance to hook up with Tori (Teresa Palmer), the prom queen he’s secretly loved from afar, he lies and says he’s a big-time banker. Dan Fogler and Anna Faris are along for the ride.

RATED: R for language, sexual content and drug use.

RUNNING TIME: 97 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: One and a half stars out of four.

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In this film publicity image released by CBS Films, Alex Pettyfer, background, and Vanessa Hudgens is shown in a scene from “Beastly.”

There's little beauty in "Beastly"

By CHRISTY LEMIRE Associated Press “Beastly” is just as superficial and obsessed with looks as the characters and the mindset it rails against, which would seem like a bitter, frustrating irony if it merited the emotional reaction to care that much.

Alex Pettyfer, who isn’t exactly on a roll between this and the bombastic sci-fi flick “I Am Number Four,” stars as Kyle, the blonde, chiseled son of a blonde, chiseled New York news anchor (Peter Krause) whose idea of parenting is preaching that looking good is all that matters in life. When we first see Kyle, he’s exercising in his underwear, which gives you an idea of where writer-director Daniel Barnz is going in adapting Alex Flinn’s novel, a young-adult take on “Beauty

and the Beast.” He’s arrogant, moneyed and cruel, which makes him the perfect guy to rule his posh Manhattan prep school. It’s like, why not? Nothing else here even remotely resembles any kind of nuanced reality, so we may as well play up all possible stereotypes.

One day, Kyle crosses classmate Kendra, who may or may not be a witch. Mary-Kate Olsen plays her with raccoonish eye liner, huge hair and flowing black clothes, as if she’s going as Stevie Nicks for Halloween.

Kendra places a curse on Kyle that renders him “ugly.” Suddenly, his head is shaved and he’s covered with facial tattoos and scars that make Mike Tyson look understated. The thing is, Kyle’s markings are so artful and stylized, they’re actually cool-looking, and not at all hideous. He is not an animal.

Still, he’s stuck this way unless he can find

someone within one year ’s time who will love him for him — for the inner beauty that supposedly lurks beneath his Abercrombie & Fitch-model exterior. That person ends up being fellow student Lindy (Vanessa Hudgens of the “High School Musical” series), who’s described as a social misfit. Basically, she dresses in a bohemian manner but she still looks like Vanessa Hudgens.

Through a wholly unbelievable series of contrivances, Lindy ends up moving in with Kyle — whom she doesn’t recognize, and whose name she thinks is Hunter — into the Brooklyn Heights brownstone with sprawling Manhattan views that constitutes his exile. A tutor (Neil Patrick Harris) visits them just to keep them up to date on school work. And get this — he’s blind! But he’s the only one who can really see what’s

happening. No, it’s not terribly subtle, but Harris livens things up a bit, and his snappy, sarcastic performance is the only thing that makes “Beastly” even vaguely tolerable.

As Kyle’s previously unexplored sensitive side steadily emerges, Lindy naturally falls for him. Then, just as naturally, she will discover that he is, in fact, the jerk who dominated high school with a snarky, iron fist. Pettyfer can’t convey his character ’s emotional torment, and he and the Hudgens lack the chemistry to make you want to root for them to succeed as a couple, despite the ever-perky Hudgens’ adorableness. Even the “Twilight”-style teen melodrama feels half-baked.

But hey, at least “Beastly” is short. And that’s beautiful.

"Rango" is perfect – for everyone

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH Of The Edge I did something I don’t usually do last night. I did a double-feature after a long day at work. I’m glad I pushed through because the two movies I saw were quite good. One, in fact, drew a tear as it led me down a road I wasn’t expecting. When you couple all of this together with a belly full of fried mozzarella sticks (what will movie concessions think of next?), the night was a complete success.

"Rango" is another Gore Verbinskidirected film starring Johnny Depp. If you bother to look it up, this is about the sixty-fourth time they’ve collaborated on a project.

Give or take. The story is fairly straightforward, but boosted by a talented star. I would call it a blend of An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (which was Jimmy Stewart’s last movie) and Chinatown. No other critic will ever put it that way,

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but, truthfully, I liked it better than either of those movies. Depp voices a master thespian pet lizard whose terrarium falls off a moving van in the Mojave Desert. On the advice of some bizarre, sage-like animals (future road kill, we’ll call them), he ventures off the beaten path to the town of Dirt where his adventure begins. Unknown to anyone in town, the lizard adopts the moniker of Rango, which does sound pretty cool, and is quickly appointed sheriff by the town’s shifty mayor (animated to resemble John Huston’s character in Chinatown and voiced

by Ned Beatty in a similar fashion).

His job is to reign in the local rebel population and help keep the dusty town’s shameful secret - their limited supply of water is running out.

Rango’s chief villain is Rattlesnake Jake (voiced by Bill Nighy), a sidewinder with a machine guntipped tail. He’s mean, ornery, up to no good, and the perfect black hat according to every source I can

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remember from childhood’s Sunday afternoon Westerns with my dad.

The two even meet at high noon in the middle of the street, about to slap for the pistols at their hips, in the film’s climax. Rango is only an actor, remember, but he’s doing all of this for the likes of Beans (voiced

by Isla Fisher), his love interest, and Priscilla (voiced by Abigail Breslin), a local smarty-pants child. The slick animation and comedy moments are worth the price of admission, but I have to continue to praise Depp for his choice in roles. He’s obviously not comfortable unless he’s pushing an envelope forward.

Just look at what he’s done in the last half-decade - creating iconic performances like Captain Jack Sparrow, Sweeney Todd, a revamped Willy Wonka, and The Mad Hatter.

"Rango" is no different. Forget little kids, this movie was made for me!

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"The Grace Card" runs 104 minutes and is rated PG-13 for violence and thematic elements. I give this film three stars out of four.

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NO PETS. 8:30 a.m. Saturdays. If you are M-F 7:30AM-4PM 692-7147. interested in this route, please SAT 8AM-2PM call the Intelligencer at 6562 Bdrm near SIUE. Washer 4700 ext. 40. & Dryer. NO pets, smoking.

Estate Sales 442 $630 mthly. (618)972-3715.

Furniture

410

Antique Rway DINING-ROOM table/leaves, chairs, china-cabinet, buffet. Mahogany/goodDental Receptionist condition. $1000/OBO. Our dental practice is searching 618/288-9757 for a multi-talented person with Bed - Queen PillowTop Mattress excellent people skills. Dental Set, NEW, in the plastic, $200 experience is a must. This posi(618) 772-2710 Can Deliver tion requires patient education and scheduling as well as finan- Couch; Loveseat; 2 Black cial and bookkeeping knowl- Barstools; 6 Lammert Chairs. edge. Must have computer 656-6710. skills and be experienced in patient accounts responsibilities. If you are seeking career Bicycles 420 advancement in a team-oriented environment, send your resume with references to PO SCHWINN 18-speed mountain bike w/new seat $60. 344-3577.

Box 604, Highland, IL 62249.

Select Rehabilitation is interviewing therapists for Facility Program Manager positions in Alton. Candidates must have prior exp. in LTC & mgnt. Position offers exc. salary/bnfts & opprt to lead a large team in premiere facility.

For consideration please submit resume to 847- 441-4130, e-mail resumes@selectrehab.com Staff positions also available.

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

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Facility Program Managers PT · PTA

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Misc.

Merchandise

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4’ White Pine Trees: delivered, planted, mulched. $64.50 per tree. Buy 10, get 1 free. Other sizes/shade trees.

Call (217)886-2316; leave message.

Classifieds Merchandise Here!!!

PRN PSYCHIATRIC TECH/DRIVER St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland, IL has need for a PRN Psychiatric Tech/Driver in their Senior Renewal Program, a geriatric psychiatric out-patient treatment center.

Position will assist clinical staff with patient needs and drive company vehicle to transport patients to and from program. High school graduate or GED required. Nurse’s aid or mental health technician training preferred. Drivers license required with clean driving record.

If interested in a competitive wage, and working with a dedicated team of professionals, please fax your resume to 618-651-0711 along with wage requirements or e-mail to lhahn@sjh.hshs.org.

HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS POSITION We have the following opportunity available with our Relais Bonne Eau Hospice Residence Home, Edwardsville, IL PATIENT CARE SUPERVISOR – F-T Requires an active IL RN license, BSN preferred. Hospice experience, management/ supervisory experience, & knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid, hospice regulations & third-party payor expectations preferred.

Two years healthcare experience required.

Ability to flex hours according to needs of the organization. Participate in backup on-call rotation.

Reliable transportation with proof of auto insurance is necessary. Benefits package included. (EOE)

To apply forward resume to: Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc. 305 S. Illinois St. • Belleville, IL 62220 1-800-233-1708 • Fax 1-618-235-3130 or Email to: hsiadmin@hospice.org

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FINAL ESTATE SALE 4331 BOHM SCHOOL RD. FRIDAY MARCH 18th 8:00AM-2:00PM EVERYTHING MUST GO! 2008 Kaddy Kruiser RV Trailer Furniture Garage Equipment And More

Pets

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FREE Maine coon kittens. Glen Carbon. 618-979-1555.

LOST (17th St.—Belleville): CHOW/Golden-RETRIEVER mix, female/brown/mediumsize, long-hair/curled tail/black facial markings. 618/980-5939

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Houses For Rent

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

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3 BR 2 BA apt.: dwntn Edw. Newly remodeled. No smoking/pets. $950/mo. $950 dep., $45 credit check. 618/978-5044 Apts/Villas/Houses Glen Carbon/Collinsville/Troy, Maryville/O’Fallon 1 BR $440 2 BR $565 Houses $1200 (618)346-7878 www/osbornproperties.com

2BD duplex, Glen Carbon, full walkout bsmt. w/fam. rm, 18x25 storage area. No pets, yr. lease, credit ck, $750/mo. 604-2494 2BR Townhomes 1.5BA, W/D in unit. I-255/Horseshoe Lake Rd. area.15 min to St. Louis & SIUE. No pets.

No smoking. $640/mo. 618.931.4700.

3 Bdr 1.5 Ba town home, all new flooring, non-smoking, no pets, W/D hook up. Must have proof of FT employment $1050/mo includes water 618-554-2889.

Commercial space available, apprxly 1500sq ft. Office area w/restroom; Warehouse has large overhead door, plenty of outdoor storage. Glen Carbon 618-917-9132.

Office Space For Rent

Collinsville 157, skyline view, remodeled 1BDR, frplc, W/D hkup, Free W/S/T $525/mthly plus deposit. No pets. 345-9131

Homes For Sale

Homes For Sale

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FSBO: 1.5 story, 3BR, 2.5 BA, lg eat-in kit, DR, 3-car gar, XL patio, 304 Aberdeen Dr., Glen Carbon. $265K. 618/288-4668 FSBO: 3BR, 2BA, horse barn, screened porch, 4.25 ac. 2249 Wildwood Dr., Glen Cbn: nice location close to Interstate & shopping. $215,000. 288-9757

Apts/Duplexes For Sale

810

FSBO: 2BR Duplex, 2BA, Chancellor Dr., Edw./Esic Sub. 1200sf, gas FP, appl. & w/d incl. Full bsmt, open floor plan, 1 car gar.

Owner/Investor oppty. Avail now. $130K. 618/616-1398

805 Mobile Homes

3 ACRES WITH POND For Sale 815 4 Bdr 2 full bath, lrge 2 car gar ranch home w/unf wlkout bsmt.

Northside of Edw. $230,000, 1997 MOBILE HOME: 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths. Located make offer. 618-917-9132. in Quail Run, Edwardsville.

Beautiful custom stone home 618/656-6727, 618/410-0173 4BD/3BA - $297,500 www.419chadwyckdr.com Lots Sean McMeen 314-413-4964

For Sale

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Cross-Town or Cross-Country: EdwardsvilleHomes.com.

SPRING HILL Home Buyers Relocation Services. Exclusively for buyers! 23 sites on 25 ac. 8 left some walkouts, E’ville schools & utils, 656-5588, 800-231-5588 1/4 mi from Gov Pky 4 mi SIUE FSBO: 4-5 BR exec. home, 5 ac common area & creek TROY, 2 Br Duplex Apt, Off Lincoln Knolls, near SIU, $68,400 & up 972-0948. street parking, Close to InterEdw: 4.5 BA, NEW ROOF, SUN RIDGE ESTATES states $525/mo + Deposit 656fully remodeled (carpet, 2+ Acre Lots, Edwardsville 3256. hardwd, granite, new appliCall for special prices ances, ...); 3500 sf + 1700 sf 618/792-9050 or 618/781-5934 Mobile Homes fin. w/o bsmt, 3-car gar, gas For Rent 715 & wood fp’s, lg lot on cul- Acreage de-sac, beaut. sunrm!

For Sale 825 2 Bedroom mobile home $520K. 618/ 616-1398. $500/month includes W/T/S. 5.2 acres N. of Edwardsville, No pets. 618-780-3937. near Carpenter: city water, Edw. school district. $76,500/OBO. 618/623-1921 or 618/210-5451 No Deposit Required!! 2 Bdrm 1bth townhome located in Hamel, IL. $550per mth. Pets ok, W/D hookup. 618-960-1384 or kevincadagin@yahoo.com

HOMES 4 SALE

OPEN HOUSE, SUN., JUNE 13 1:00-3:00 PM

705

3 Bd newly remodeled, carpet, applncs frnshd. Close to dwntwn, Main St., Edw. $950/mo $950/dep 618-656-4581.

3 BDR, 1.5 BA, Edw. 2-story: Newly remodeled; new carpet, wood flrs, w/d hk-up off-strt prkng, $945 /mth. 618/307-4876 4Bdr 2Bth, Collinsville home, bsmnt, quiet st, big backyard. $1200/mo. For more info, call Dandell 288-4288 or 234-4003.

Apts, Duplexes, & Homes Visit our website www.glsrent.com 656-2230 For rent, sale or lease w/option.

4Bdr 3Bth home, Montclaire Meadows, E’ville. For more information call 618-410-5984 Small 1 bedroom home in Maryville, $35 application fee, $495 monthly. Call Jim Griffith 618-580-8242. Agent Owned.

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

725

Collinsville/Maryville-Hwy. 159 Available Now! 3 Bdrm Town- Up to 3200 sq. ft., starting at home-$1260 2 Bdrm Duplex- $610/mo. (618) 346-7878 $1030. 2 Bdrm townhome- www.osbornproperties.com $825. Ask about our Crazy Specials & Look N’ Lease. Certain Restrictions Apply. 618-6929310 www.rentchp.com

2 Bedroom APARTMENT, Edwardsville, minutes from SIUE: 1.5 bath, W/D hookup. Immediate Occupancy: 2 Bdrm $625/month. 618-407-5333 apartment. 50 Devon Ct., Edw. 2 BR 1Bth apt, Troy: Close to hi- 656-7337 or 791-9062 way access, off street parking, Move in Special on-site laundry. No smoking, no 1st Month 1/2 off pets $600/mo. 618/975-0670 2 BRs, Glen Carbon., Cotton2 BR Apt, Troy. $575/rent., $575 wood Sub., w/d hk-ups, APTS & dep. Large rooms. S/D/R/G incl. TH starting at $625 Off street parking. No pets. (618)346-7878 www.osbornproperties.com Available Now. (314)-574-3858 2 BR LOFT, newly remodeled: DW, micro, stove, frig, garbge disp, w/d hkup. New kit/ba/wi/dr $715 incl wt/sw/tr 618/593-0173

Commercial Space For Rent 720

Each Office Independently Owned and Operated OPEN HOUSE

OPEN HOUSE, SUN., MARCH 13 1 - 3 PM 5 CEDAR MILL, TROY Immaculate 4 BR custom ranch w/Open Floor Plan.

DIRECTIONS: IL-162 to Riggin Road to Northwoods Drive to right on Cedar Mille. Home on left.. $259,900

CALL NANCY MILTON 791-8007

1 excellent 3BR, 1200 sq.ft. TH: Collinsville, near 157/70; 12 min. to SIUE, FP, DW, W/D, ceiling fans, cable, sound walls, offst. prkng. Sm pets OK, yr. lse. $780/mo. 618/345-9610 give AM/PM phone.

Edwardsville - Silver Oaks II 2 Bedroom Luxury Apt w/Garage, No Steps, Security System, Fitness Cntr, $830/mo. W/S/T Incld.

Immed Availability (618)830-2613 www.vgpart.com First Month Free Rent1 & 2 BR apts in Edw from $640 to $850.

All utils. covered. Close to dwntwn, banks, post office & shopping. 505-0191 leave msg. or view www.sunsetcourtapts.com

OPEN HOUSE

OPEN HOUSE

OPEN HOUSE, SUN., MARCH 13 1 -3 PM 402 BLUE BIRD LANE, TROY 4 Bedrooms, Big rooms, Open Kitchen, fenced yard.

DIRECTIONS: 162 to Riggin to Reid to Blue Bird. $179,900

OPEN HOUSE, SUN., MARCH 13 2 - 4 PM 204 SHADOWBROOKE, TROY 1 YR OLD IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 2,580 sq. ft. 4 BR/3 bth. Open floor plan w/cozy fireplace & hardwood flooring. Gorgeous kitchen w/walk-in pantry & lots of cabinets. Finished LL. Lots of upgrades. 3-car garage. $239,900 www.kasten.biz

CALL KRISTINA PRATT 917-0775

HOSTESS: JILL CUMMINGS, CRS 978-5953

176 MERIDIAN ROAD, GLEN CARBON VERY NICELY MAINTAINED 3 bed/2 bath ranch on 1 acre of wooded land. Edwardsville school district.

60 LUCINDA DRIVE, GLEN CARBON 3 BEDROOM/2 BATH. Lots of updates. Located in quiet Glen Carbon neighborhood. Edwardsville School District. $159,900

OPEN HOUSE

OPEN HOUSE, SUN., MARCH 13 2 - 4 PM 6 COOLIDGE COURT, TROY DIRECTIONS: Rt. 159 to Old Troy Road turn in Homes of Liberty Place subdivision on McArthur, right on Eisenhower, left on George Bush, left on Coolidge Court. $249,900

CALL MARY JANE COLLINS 210-8061

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PREFERRED PARTNERS One 157 Center, Edwardsville, IL. 618-655-1188

FOR 24 HR RECORDED PRICE & INFO CALL MARY JANE COLLINS 800-690-4652 EXT 1001

CALL MARY JANE COLLINS 210-8061

NEW PRICE

435 W. LAKE DRIVE, EDWARDSVILLE LIVE LARGE AT DUNLAP LAKE. 3 bedroom/3 bath. $349,000

GLEN CARBON - SPACIOUS 4 bedroom/3 bath.

Screened RM overlooks deep yard. Updated kitchen.

FR with fireplace. Huge basement partially finished with bar.

GLEN CARBON - 3 BR BRICK RANCH with full basement.

Updated kitchen. Newer windows. Spacious deck overlooking fenced yard. Minutes from interstates. $119,900

CALL NANCY MILTON 791-8007

FOR 24 HR RECORDED PRICE & INFO CALL THE LANDING TEAM 866-710-1469 EXT. 1020

EDWARDSVILLE - CHARMING 1.5 STORY HOME Features 4 bdrm/2bth, spacious dining room, refinished hardwood flrs throughout main level. Finished LL. Garage has room for 2 cars end to end.

EDWARDSVILLE - 32 ACRES & HOMESTEAD! Ragland barn with 6 stalls. Fenced paddocks, rolling pasture, & riding-trials. Homestead boasts updated kitchen, & w/o basement. $425,000

MARYVILLE - OPEN FLOOR PLAN, beautiful hardwood floors, 3 baths, & walkout LL. Included is a whole house security system. Truly a must see! $264,900

FOR 24 HR RECORDED PRICE & INFO CALL THE LANDING TEAM 866-710-1469 EXT. 1040

FOR 24 HR RECORDED PRICE & INFO CALL THE LANDING TEAM 866-710-1469 EXT. 1030

FOR 24 HR RECORDED PRICE & INFO CALL KELLY SIPES 866-710-1469 EXT. 1010

FOR 24 HR RECORDED PRICE & INFO CALL THE LANDING TEAM 866-710-1469 EXT. 1070

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John Geimer Jewelry 229 N. Main St. Edwardsville 692-1497 Same Day Ring Sizing Jewelry Repair Diamond & Stone Replacement

WE BUY GOLD AND JEWELRY Tutoring

951

TUTORING Retired District 7 Teacher Tutoring in my home: Grades 1-5

692-6288 Cleaning

958

Meeting & Exceeding your Expectation!

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL • Bonded & Insured • Customized Cleaning Call us today for a free quote on a weekly, biweekly, monthly cleaning

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Sunny Surface Cleaning • Residential • Small Business • Move In/ Move Out • House Sitting • Pet Sitting

INSURED & BONDED IN

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JIM BRAVE PAINTING 20 Years Experience!

• Wallpaper • Specialty Painting • Inside or Outside Work • Power Washing • Deck Refinishing Call: (618) 654-1349 or cell phone: (618) 444-0293

Roofing & Siding

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Lawn & Home Care

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BOB’S OUTSIDE SERVICES •Spring Lawn & Landscape Clean Up • Gutter Cleaning • Window Cleaning • Power Wash: Deck, Siding, Patio • Driveway & Deck Sealing • MULCH WORK • Landscape Work 25 Years Experience

Call Bob: (618) 345-9131

ROOFING

967

Mobile Lawnmower Repair MARCH SPECIAL Tune-Up Push Mower $59 Rider $79 We’ll Be There Lawn Mower Repair Wads 344-4173

SPEED or LOOKS

JB’S Lawn Care Residential & Commercial Lawn Care With Care!!

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966

Removal Landscape Mulching Residential & Commercial

Garner’s TREE SERVICE INC. Since 1974 Licensed - Bonded - Insured Tree & Stump Removal Complete Property Maintenance Bucket Truck Track Hoe - Bob Cat

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O All Types of Remodeling or New Construction

• Top quality • Insured • References Available

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Proudly servicing the area for over 25 years.

Insured

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Free estimates Financing available Repairs and installations

618-459-7240

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Call us for all of your heating and cooling needs.

www.handyman.com BOB’S HANDYMAN SERVICE Remodeling & Repair Drywall Finished Carpentry Painting Ceramic tile Build & Repair Decks Exterior House And Deck Washing Landscaping Blinds & Draperies Light Fixture & Ceiling Fans No Job Too Small Insured Call Bob Rose 978-8697

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Home Improvements

CONSTRUCTION REMODELING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE An insured contractor providing quality crafted work.

A custom wood work specialist with labor rates starting at $30 per hour!

618 974-9446

Electrical

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Randy Moore Repair Service, Inc. “24 Hour Emergency Service” 35 Years Experience - Code Analysis - Troubleshooting - Service Repairs And Upgrades - All Electrical Items - Install Lights & Fixtures - Complete Rewire

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Personal Services

994

Enjoy a more stress free life

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MASTER CRAFTSMAN Carpentry, 30 Years Decks, Garages, Remodeling, Home Repair Basement Finishing Ceramic Tile Small Jobs Welcome Reasonable Rates Andy 618-659-1161 (cell) 618-401-7785

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