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Wild B.I.R.D., 1880 S. Quebec Way, Denver, needs adult volunteers and monetary donations to help continue operations at its rehabilitation facility. Wild B.I.R.D. has sheltered, rehabilitated and released more than 10,000 healthy native birds into the parks and open spaces around Denver.
history of toy trains 09 Feb 2012 - Union Pacific turns 150 - All aboard: Getting to know the railroad in our backyard
When a 90-car, 9,500-ton freight train rumbles into town, it's hard to imagine each wheel only meeting the rail the width of the edge of a dime. But that type of precise balance and engineering has propelled the rail industry through decades.
history of toy trains 09 Feb 2012 - Train exhibit?s full speed ahead
The Highland Park Historical Society?s fifth installment of its History of Toy Trains exhibit will chug along until at least February. The collection of trains, all provided by Historical Society board member JoBe Cerny, showcases American Flyer and Lionel Standard Gauge trains built between the late 1800s and 1935. Cerny began collecting the trains as a child, and picked up the hobby again as ...
history of toy trains 09 Feb 2012 - Johnstown natives' train city depicts '40s, '50s
Johnstown natives' train city depicts '40s, '50s [...] retired in southern New York, the McCrearys have in their home a model train city that celebrates life in the 1940s and '50s, and features many sites from their youth in and around Johnstown. The McCrearys called their model train city "J-Town." The model of Sanitary Dairy ? later Sani-Dairy and in operation until 1999 ? is complete with a ...
history of toy trains 09 Feb 2012 - Hollis gamers fight historic battles in scale model
For Hollis resident Gordon Pittsley, the joy of playing with toy soldiers has become a full-blown hobby. His store, Adler Hobby, is really just a way for him to indulge in his favorite pursuit of war gaming, through his group, Flames of War.
history of toy trains 09 Feb 2012 - Volunteers/Donations Needed 1/29
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES/DONATIONS NEEDEDBird rescue Wild B.I.R.D., 1880 S. Quebec Way, Denver, needs adult volunteers and monetary donations to help continue operations at its rehabilitation
history of toy trains 09 Feb 2012 - Celebrate the history of trains
Do you love trains? Then a visit to the Regional Railway Museum, Chennai, is a must.
history of toy trains 09 Feb 2012 - Like 'stuff'? Cabin Fever Expo offers plenty of it
Two shows are under way for those who like model engines and model trains, and both continue Sunday.
history of toy trains 09 Feb 2012 - Rural art out of bounds
Towns such as Narrogin, Leonora, Northam and Mukinbudin are practical places. You might expect to see farmers there, and wheat bins, or sheep trucks, road trains and specialist machinery.
history of toy trains 09 Feb 2012 - Datebook
ARTANTIOCH FINE ARTS FOUNDATION GALLERY: 983 Main St. (847) 838-2274; www.antiochfinearts.org. Free folk music on the second Saturday of every month from 1 to 4 p.m.GALLERY 128: Waukegan Public Library, 128 N. County St. (847) 623-2041 or www.waukeganpl.org. New exhibit featuring the photographs of Marcelino Hernandez will be on display through Jan. 31. The exhibit, titled ?The Beauty Around ...
history of toy trains 09 Feb 2012
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