Favorite feathered visitors brighten winter chores
In a southern Maryland corner and the Southeast loblolly pines host nuthatches brown headed pygmy red breasted and other finches. The author notes bold nuthatches noisily guarding feeders and observes dawn and dusk as peak birdwatching times. Cardinal sightings wane in winter while blue jays provoke lively feeding dances and evenings bring grosbeaks siskins and crossbills when migratory flocks arrive.
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John Kieran
Kieran
Maryland
Ponderosa
Bishop Pines
United States
Support groups form for kids in single parent families
A grant from the Community Foundation of Frederick County funds professionally led peer support groups at the Family Life Center for children living with separated or divorced parents. Groups, for ages nine to twelve, meet eight weekly sessions at 20 dollars with scholarships available, starting late January. Space limited to 10 children per group. register by calling 694-9002.
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Community Foundation
Frederick County
Family Life Center
Anne Bittinger
Bea Luzier
Brunswick High School
Julie Wood Merchant
Frederick County Health Department
Barbara Brittain
Plants add life to living space
New York AP notes a few well chosen potted plants can warm sparse rooms. Fast growing indoor varieties like scheffleras ficus aralias and philodendrons thrive year round. In warm months hang flowering baskets and place dwarf trees and bougainvilleas by sunny windows. Weathashade Corp of Apopka Fla says $50 is a reasonable starter budget.
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New York
Weathashade Corp
Apopka, Fla
The American View on Age Across Generations
Americans increasingly recognize aging while becoming more age conscious yet cautious of ageism. Experts say birthdays emerged as social milestones in the 20th century with medical and demographic changes shaping views on aging and life expectancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Cohen
National Institute On Aging
Bethesda
Dr. Cohen
Howard P. Chudacoff
Brown University
Chudacoff
Princeton University Press
United States
Cohen
Canada
Mr. Chudacoff
Volunteers needed for Frederick 1991 special events
Frederick city seeks volunteers for the Office of Special Events Volunteerism to plan and produce the 1991 season of celebrations and festivals. Open roles cover food, entertainment, logistics, fund raising and children's activities. Specific skills in illustration graphic design carpentry and accounting are useful.
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Frederick
Joy Pittman Gurley
Office of
Bell
History Days
N. Court St
Frederick City Hall
Mathematics and Murder from the Library
M L Reynolds discusses public library resources for practical mathematics and critical reading. He highlights Barron’s Back to Basics, Delights of the Slide Rule, and How to Lie with Statistics, plus fiction like Stardust by Robert B Parker and notes on Parker, McDonald, and Lehman for crime readers.
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Barron
Clyde B. Clason
John E. Freund
Stanley Kogelman
Barbara R. Heller
Darrell Huff
FCPL
Robert B. Parker
Detective Spenser
John Ross McDonald
Archer
T.S. Elliot
McDonald
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Elinor Miller
Chudacott
M.L. Reynolds
Frederick County Public Libraries
News-Post
England
Spenser
Susan
Hawk
Parker
Spenser For Hire
Ethan Allen
Home Collection Sale
Louis Philippe
Biedermeir
Mathieu
Ethan Alten
Reg. Sale
Shady Grove
Crabbs Branch
Rockville
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