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Sandra Scott Travels: Arbor Day Has Its Roots In Adams, NY

I am always amazed at the small world connections I find when I am traveling. Recently, John and I toured the Arbor Lodge State Historical Park in Nebraska City, Nebraska, and we were surprised to learn that the founder of Arbor Day, J. Sterling Morton, was born in Adams on April 22, 1832. Adams has been designated The Arbor Day Village and celebrates Arbor Day yearly with a festive on Morton’s birthday which is also Arbor Day.

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Quirk’s Players to stage ‘Bellhop’ this weekend

Quirk’s Players proudly present their fall production, Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore’s farce What The Bellhop Saw. Pictured here are cast members Michael Mankiewicz, David Houck, Jeremy Herlowski and Brad Crofoot. Though all dressed in bellhop uniforms, they are not all helpful hotel employees. What The Bellhop Saw is under the direction of Tom Briggs and plays this weekend in the GRB Auditorium.Quirk’s Players of G. Ray Bodley High School are placing finishing touches on their fall production, What The Bellhop Saw. The fast-paced farce by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore will be presented Friday and Saturday in the GRB Auditorium. Curtain time is set for 7:30 both nights and tickets are available at the door.

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Sandra Scott Travels: Book A Trip To Historic Brownville

Brownville, Nebraska, is an amazing little town south of Omaha on the Missouri River with a population of 142 with four bookstores and seven museums. The town is an inspiration for all small towns worried about their future. At one time it was a thriving river town in the Nebraska Territory with a population of 7,000.

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Songwriter Louise Mosrie To Perform at Oswego Music Hall

Nashville folk-americana songwriter Louise Mosrie will be performing at Oswego Music Hall on November 2. The doors open at 7:15 p.m. Performance will be at 8 p.m. Louise is a winner of numerous songwriting awards from folk festivals around the country such as Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in Hillsdale, NY, Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville, Texas and Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Telluride, Colo.

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Sandra Scott Travels: Locking – enjoying life in the slow lane

Lock 08I was able to check another experience off my Bucket List. John and I recently enjoyed Mid-Lakes Navigation’s day tour on the Oswego Canal. When we traveled by car along routes 481, 57, and 49 I would catch glimpses of the Oswego Canal and wondered what the world looked like from the water. Mid-Lakes Navigation operates tours on the Oswego Canal twice a year – four opportunities to enjoy the Oswego Canal.

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Fulton Community Theatre recreates ‘War of the Worlds’ on stage

The staged recreation of the “panic broadcast” about an invasion from the planet Mars will run as a one night only event on October 30 – the 75th anniversary of the original CBS radio broadcast. Curtain time is 8 p.m. on the Jubilee Hall stage of Holy Trinity Church, 309 Buffalo St.

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Sandra Scott Travels: Explore Artworks That Defy Gravity

Remic Rapids stone artI love discovering unique aspects of a city. At the Remic Rapids in Ottawa there is one of the most incredible art displays I have ever seen. Each spring, John Felice Ceprano, using riverside stones, creates balanced sculptures that seem to defy gravity. Visitors are cautioned to avoid touching.

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