Pingree Grove Lifestyle
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Ouch! Why nettles sting, and how you can put them to good useJul 16, 2018 6:00 am - Have you ever encountered stinging nettles in the woods? If yes, then you'll feel my pain. If not, take heed. When battling invasive plants in my woods with a weed whack...
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Tour 6 St. Charles gardens on 'Pleasures of the Garden' walk July 14Jul 09, 2018 11:00 pm - The Pottawatomie Garden Club will host its biennial garden walk Saturday, July 14. "Pleasures of the Garden" will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants can tour six priv...
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How Geneva volunteers turned a small patch of land into a fairy gardenJul 06, 2018 1:00 am - This story was updated to reflect the correct location of the fairy garden. One garden's loss in downtown Geneva has turned out to be another garden's gain. Longti...
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How suburbs add flair to their fireworks showsJul 03, 2018 6:00 am - Think all fireworks shows on the Fourth of July are alike? Think again. An informal look at displays happening Wednesday, July 4, across the suburbs, turned up some inte...
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St. Charles missionaries facing difficulties in ChinaJun 26, 2018 11:00 pm - While politicians in Washington, D.C., wring their hands over what a trade war with China would mean in the U.S., Rolf and Sherri Ronstadt of St. Charles experience a di...
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How Sewing for Smiles helps clothe needy childrenJun 25, 2018 6:00 am - Can one person make a difference? You bet they can. Just ask Susan Cox-Hall of North Aurora. “Years ago, Ruth Ratke started a group called Sewing for Smiles, a 501c3 org...
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Global Arts Festival returns to Bartlett with new featuresJun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Global Arts Festival in Bartlett adds new features this year
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Modern milking: How a Campton Hills dairy farm went high-techJun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Except for watchmaking, raising cows and bottling their milk used to be the biggest of all industries in the Elgin area. But the census numbers make the disappearance o...
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World War II model airplanes fly again at Windy City Warbirds and Classics show in St. CharlesJun 18, 2018 11:00 pm - One hundred years ago this spring, in an era of open-cockpit biplanes, Great Britain merged its army's and navy's flying services to form the world's first independent a...
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A primer on pollinators, and why we should protect themJun 14, 2018 11:00 pm - What would shortcake be without strawberries? A BLT without tomatoes? A margarita without tequila? Halloween without pumpkins? This is what our world would be like witho...