Jeff Reiter
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Cantigny Golf Academy welcomes new club fitter, builderSep 26, 2011 12:00 am - The Cantigny Golf Academy has added Everett J. Lockenvitz to its professional staff to lead the academy’s custom club-fitting operation, serving as master club fitter an...
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Cantigny Park hosts scale model of World War II memorialSep 22, 2011 12:00 am - Local World War II veterans who would like to pay their respects at the National World War II Memorial but are unable to travel to Washington, D.C., will be able to visi...
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Birders can help kids take an interest in hobbySep 19, 2011 1:00 am - In 2008, I applied to be a Boy Scout merit badge counselor. I submitted to a criminal background check, took the required Youth Protection Training, paid my fee and purc...
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Cantigny Park seeks entries for student art contestSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - Cantigny Park and SCARCE present the third annual Cantigny Green Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Cantigny, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Among the ma...
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Watch for spectacle of migrating nighthawksAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - There is an iconic work called “Nighthawks” hanging in the Art Institute of Chicago. The Edward Hopper masterpiece is dark and a little mysterious. I've always liked it,...
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Cantigny to celebrate anniversary of McCormick’s birthJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - Cantigny Park will celebrate the 131st birthday of Col. Robert R. McCormick with activities and demonstrations for all ages. The free festivities — including birthday ca...
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Birders find baseball fields ideal spotsJul 12, 2011 1:00 am - Bird-watching and birding are the same thing. I believe that. But there is a sense within the hobby that “birding” is a little more serious. So a few years ago, the DuP...
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You might need another field guideJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Does anybody besides me remember watching a birding show on PBS? It was a series, about 10 years ago, hosted by Don and Lillian Stokes. I loved that show. But because i...
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Cantigny bird-watching expedition a hootMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - It was nearly 80 degrees, unusually windy and 2 p.m. — not exactly ideal birding conditions. On the plus side, the calendar said it was April. Spring migration was ...
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Reiter: Find interesting birds in your own yardApr 11, 2011 12:00 am - Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of birding — at home and away from home. Yard birding and field birding. Like most birders, I enjoy them both. Today's column is ab...