Where do the birds fill the air with a symphony of sound?
What has youth jumping for joy?
When is listening a good way to while away an hour?
What makes the black java chicken special?
How can bricks bring a school together?
What do rolle bolle period costumes and a room where Tom Hanks slept have in common?
On the cover
Here are the answers to the questions on the cover:
– Geneva and Batavia soon will have skate parks. Bobby Herman, 13, of Geneva takes to the air at St. Charles’ skate park. Page 36
– A children’s story hour for 2- to 3-year-olds is a popular service at the Geneva Public Library. Carol Weber and her daughter, Mikayla, and son, Colton, attended a recent session. Page 13
– Don’t overlook these rare chickens at the Garfield Farm Museum. Page 44
– There are many local treasures in the Tri-Cities. The ball game of rolle bolle, a shop renting period costumes and the inn Tom Hanks stayed in while filming a movie are just three of them. Page 14
– The school districts work hard to make students feel at home in new schools. At Batavia’s Hoover-Wood Elementary School, families and friends purchased bricks to be inscribed and placed around the flagpole. Page 10
– Head to Nelson Lake Marsh in the Dick Young Forest Preserve to look for flora and fauna, such as the red-winged blackbird. Page 26
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The photographs are by James Mayo and Michael Walker. The design is by Claire Innes.
