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Not Just For Kids! features news, fun activities and places to visit in the Metro St. Louis area for the entire family.    |
Will a Prairie Dog Do for Groundhog Day at the Zoo? ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), January 29, 2003 - Each year the St. Louis Zoo observes a traditional Groundhog Day on February 2 with its groundhog-in-residence. Legend has it that if the groundhog sees its shadow on February 2, it will return to hibernation for another six weeks of winter. If it does not see its shadow, it will remain above ground through spring. This year the Children's Zoo does not have a groundhog. Chester, who has been successfully predicting the arrival of spring since 1997, died last November. "The St. Louis Zoo doesn't acquire groundhogs for the observance of Groundhog Day," explains Alice Seyfried, associate curator of the Children's Zoo. "If we have a groundhog here which has been hand-raised as an orphan, such as Chester, that animal has assisted us with Groundhog Day." Because some Zoo visitors enjoy watching the groundhog ritual each year, the Children's Zoo will enact a skit about Groundhog Day on the Zoo's grassy knoll between Lakeside Café and the Children's Zoo Train Station at 11 a.m. on Sunday, February 2. Petey and Thumper, prairie dogs that are also rodents that like to burrow, will assist. Spineless Species at the Butterfly House Features Loathsome to Lovable Roaches ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), January 29, 2003 - The Butterfly House will launch a series of five consecutive live animal exhibits showcasing the largest and most fascinating groups of organisms on the planet. From "loathsome to lovable," each of the exhibits, from February 1 through November 30. Each exhibit will span two months and feature a dozen species, focusing on amazing, little-known facts about the group. The Spineless Species kicks off on Feb. 1, with everyone's favorite crawlers-roaches! If you think you know about roaches, its time to think again. An adult lecture, free with admission, is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22 at 2 pm. Kids are invited to a special class, also free with admission on Saturday, Mar. 9, at 9:30 a.m. Please make reservations two weeks in advance of lectures, workshops and classes. All five Spectacular Spineless Species exhibits are open during Butterfly House hours of operation and are free with regular admission. Lectures and classes are also free with admission, but require advance registration. The fee for the teacher workshop is $10 per participant. The Butterfly House, a division of the Missouri Botanical Garden, is located in Faust Park in Chesterfield. For more information, please call (636) 530-0076.
RICHMOND, VA, (PR Newswire), January 5, 2003, 2002 - A new bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln and his youngest child, Tad, will be unveiled in Richmond, Virginia. It will commemorate their only visit to the city in April 1865, just hours after the Confederacy abandoned Richmond, its capital. National dedication ceremonies will take place on Saturday, April 5, 2003, the anniversary of their visit. The United States Historical Society has commissioned sculptor David Frech to create a life-size bronze of Lincoln and Tad. The statue vividly commemorates an imagined, private moment during their historic visit of reconciliation. They are seated on a bench against a plain granite wall. The words "To Bind Up The Nation's Wounds" will be cut into a granite capstone. The United States Historical Society is donating the statue to the Richmond National Battlefield Park Civil War Visitor Center of the National Park Service. The Civil War Visitor Center is the site of the former Tredegar Iron Works, an important supplier of munitions to the Confederate Army. Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy, created when southern states seceded from the union over the issue of slavery. The young country was divided and torn by four years of war that cost the lives of over 620,000 men, the costliest war in American history. "Here is a national hero, a small boy, and a beautiful city by the James River, all united again. This time Lincoln's in Richmond for all time," said Robert Kline, Chairman, United States Historical Society. The statue will be placed outdoors on a hillside in sight of the James River and the Richmond skyline. The sculptor has provided space at both ends of the bench for visitors to be photographed aside the two bronze figures. St. Louis to Host 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships International Folkfest Celebrates Ethnic Heritages 'Discovering the Rivers of Lewis & Clark' Exhibition 
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