1. Polish Falcons: A Cure for Couch Potato Kids

Written by: Jackie Reid Detloff

( Features / Features )

THE music starts and 15 children line up in formation. They bend, they stretch, they raise their arms in motions that seem a cross between a march and a dance. They are grouped on mats that cover the...

Word count: 652

2. What I Stole On My Summer Vacation

Written by: William Morder & Nik Kovac

( News / Articles )

Many of us remember having to write the dreaded essay explaining what we did during our summer months away from school. We might have gone to summer camp, or on a trip with our parents. Maybe we got in...

Word count: 1000

3. Help Wanted: Young and ambitious workers for summer employment

Written by: Vince Bushell

( Op-Ed / Editorial )

Summer is over but we should start thinking about next year now. It’s not just Riverwest that has problems when teens don’t have anything to do during summer break.

Word count: 534

4. Is it Legal to Compost in the City?

Written by: Belle Bergner

( Columns / Ask the Ecologist )

Q: Is it legal to compost in the City?   A: It sure is. But some restrictions apply. There is, in fact, a City ordinance for composting. It states that uncooked vegetables cannot be ...

Word count: 585

5. Claire Moore

Written by: Ellen Warren

( Features / Neighbor Spotlight )

If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting, or perhaps I should say experiencing, Claire Moore, maybe you caught the Art Cart Race at last month’s Center Street Daze. Claire was one of thos...

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6. A Grandpa’s Farm Is His Castle

Written by: Jean Scherwenka

( News / Arts and Entertainment )

He’s done it again. Photographer John Ruebartsch helped create another children’s picture book, Grandpa’s Treasure, this one about farms. Ruebartsch worked with writer Rhonda Telfer o...

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