Jim D’Angelo at the Sterling Nature Center sent along this beautiful photo of the new life of Spring. Notice — and you’ll have to look closely — the beautifully camouflaged creature just to the lower left of the flowers.
Click inside to get details from the nature center on how you can spend a day wandering among scenes like this one, for free. Can’t beat the view, and can’t beat the price.
The occasion was a breakfast meeting between school district officials from around the county and some of the state lawmakers who represent them. The students were not invited, but showed up to seize the opportunity to lobby directly for help to keep their sports, music and arts.
“We’re looking at the sidewalk list,” said Common Council member Kim Roy, who asked residents of the 6th Ward to call her with locations of sidewalks that need attention.
Hannibal taxpayers praised students and denounced the teachers’ union as the district explained again why it may have to cut jobs, sports and music; raise taxes by a large amount; or both.
Several dozen students sat directly in front of the Board of Education, taking up the first five rows of the auditorium. They all wore white t-shirts that bore their new organization’s name: SOS, for “Save Our School”.
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