Jeff Reiter
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Chance to spot owl lures birders to Minnesota in FebruaryMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - It started during a local bird walk, when conversation somehow shifted to Minnesota and the Sax-Zim Bog Winter Birding Festival. We dreamed out loud of the birds we migh...
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Cantigny celebrates Women's History MonthMar 01, 2016 10:00 pm - Cantigny Park will mark March as Women's History Month with two free events at 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. • The Robert R. McCormick Museum begins its 2016 Second Satu...
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Cantigny offers golf fitness classesFeb 18, 2016 10:00 pm - Golfers can get in shape for the coming season at a new six-week Golf Fitness Training Program offered by the Cantigny Golf Academy, in partnership with Callaway Golf Fi...
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Birding can lead you on adventures most tourists won't experienceFeb 08, 2016 12:00 am - Best-selling author Jonathan Franzen, a birder, once shared his perspective on the hobby and it stuck with me. He said adding birds to his life list is not the point. He...
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Cantigny Park throws a Minions PartyJan 28, 2016 10:00 pm - Banana! If that catches your attention, you're either a parent of young children or you're a Minion yourself. Minions - those small, yellow and mischievous characters fr...
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Alena Quintet to give Valentine Day's concert at CantignyJan 25, 2016 12:00 am - Cantigny Park's historic Robert R. McCormick Museum will host a free performance by the Alena Quintet, an ensemble of young artists who love sharing the gift of classica...
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Climate change endangers bird habitats, then birdsJan 17, 2016 12:00 am - We found a highly unlikely bird last month during the Christmas Bird Count at Cantigny - a Nashville warbler. The species migrates through our region in the spring and e...
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Wheaton Library tree voted favorite at Cantigny ParkJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - A Christmas tree decorated by Friends of Wheaton Public Library was voted the favorite among visitors to the Community Trees display at the Robert R. McCormick Museum at...
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Cantigny offers golf fitness workshopsDec 26, 2015 12:00 am - A series of workshops focusing on golf-specific fitness and injury prevention will be offered on Tuesday evenings starting in January by the Cantigny Golf Academy, in pa...
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2015 full of surprises for birdersDec 17, 2015 5:00 am - Birders saw a plethora of avians during all seasons in 2015