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- Bird expert to give lecture at Elkhart - Lincoln Courier
| Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout - Associated Content Posted: 08 Apr 2010 07:23 AM PDT Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout was a novel comprised of thirteen short stories about people living in rural Maine. Several of the stories were based on the title character, but many of the stories only showed us a glimpse of Olive. From any perspective, Strout provided her readers with an enjoyable cast of characters and their life stories. Olive was a retired teacher, married to Henry, and the mother of one son, Christopher. As a teacher at the same middle school for years, she had the rare opportunity to know most of her neighbors through school. Olive was flawed, often depicted as angry, condescending and sharp-tongued. However, in other chapters, Olive showed many favorable characteristics, helping her former students and fellow townspeople in small but significant ways. Through this quilt of stories, the readers - and Olive -gleaned lessons of loving and living. One of my favorite thoughts from Olive Kitteridge was at the very end: "...that love was not to be tossed away on a platter with others that got passed around again. No, if love was available, one chose it, or didn't choose it." Though Olive's life story, I learned something about my own life and choices (good and bad) that I've made. The character of Olive Kitteridge with her detestable moments in one chapter and her tender moments in another made her real and alive to me. She was a cantankerous old lady with a heart of gold. Indeed, she will go down as one of my favorite literary characters. If you enjoyed the structure of Winesburg, Ohio or the small-town writing style of Richard Russo, then grab Olive Kitteridge. But even if you don't, grab this book anyway. I think most readers of contemporary women's fiction can find something to like in Olive Kitteridge (and I bet it will be Olive herself). Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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| Bird expert to give lecture at Elkhart - Lincoln Courier Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:32 AM PDT
The Elkhart Historical Society will present "The Citizen Science of Birding," the third presentation in its 2010 dinner lecture series, on April 30. Tom Lerczak, natural areas preservation specialist with the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, will talk about Illinois birds, attracting birds, natural habitats and Cornell University's FeederWatch program. Lerczak has been involved with the management of more than 100 nature preserve sites covering 9,000-plus acres with natural communities that include native prairies, prairie restorations and reconstructions, secondary grasslands, savannas, forests, wetlands, and streams. He has a special interest in birds and bird communities as related to each of these specific habitats. Lerczak will share his many adventures in birding during his presentation. Lerczak is also well known for his natural history essays and memoirs, some of which can be found on his Web blog called "The River Landing" (http://theriverlanding.typepad.com). He has written more than 50 articles and book reviews in various publications, and recently completed a book manuscript tentatively entitled "Of Life and Rivers." The dinner lecture series is held at The Wild Hare Cafe in historic downtown Elkhart at 104 Governor Oglesby St. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m., with the talks from 7 to 8 p.m. Reservations and pre-payment are required and space is limited. Cost is $17.99. The dinner package includes the meal, dessert, drink, tax and gratuity. The reservation deadline is April 22. For information and the online, printable reservation form, people can go to www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org or call 217-947-2046. Lerczak's presentation will be followed on May 1 with two bird walks on Elkhart Hill led by Rhetta Jack, an ornithologist from the Illinois Natural History Survey. The walks will be offered at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. For information and a reservation form, people can go to www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org
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