Area residents take the big walk Sep 17, 2008
" Some walkers pushed baby strollers or carried toddlers on their shoulders, she said, while others helped with wheelchairs or used canes and walking sticks to make their way across the span. "The pace was your own," Massengill said. "No hurry, no rush. Just get to the other side. (The News-Herald)
Creepy Crawly Zoo coming to Tucson public library Sep 6, 2008
The exhibit includes harmless insects such as the hissing cockroach, giant African millipedes, desert beetles, walking sticks and Praying Mantis, all of which audience members are welcome to hold. Also on hand will be not-so-harmless creatures such as African assassin bugs dubbed the world s deadliest insect, several tarantulas, scorpions, black widows, wolf spiders and giant centipedes. (FOX 11, AZ)
District plans space for memorabilia Sep 1, 2008
"If you put them down and turn your head - it's good-bye. You see, most of us didn't appreciate getting yearbooks back then. Now, in our old age, and we've all got our walking sticks, everybody wants a yearbook. "These yearbooks aren't going anywhere," he said. "They'll go when I die. " Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Monday, September 01, 2008 WANT TO COMMENT? Comments are not edited and don't represent the views of the Athens Banner-Herald. Please read our . You can rate... (Athens Banner-Herald)
ENCINITAS: Leucadia Artwalk comes to town again this year Aug 30, 2008
A man known as "Cigar Box" Bob, who makes banjoes from cigar boxes, and others who handcraft bamboo flutes and walking sticks will also be on hand. "Leucadia is known for its laid-back, eclectic beach-town ambiance and diverse art culture, and this event showcases both," said Paula Kirpalani of the Leucadia Highway 101 Mainstreet Association, the organization that has put on the event for the last four years. (North County Times)
City's emerald ash borer problem worse than previously thought Aug 27, 2008
wrote on Aug 26, 2008 9:39 PM:" if the states up north couldn't stop this critter,why do you think we can? if they could have been saved, believe michigan would have thrown every thing they had at them!!! face it people, the ash is doomed. time to cut them down and make walking sticks, the way gas is they might sell like hotcakes! ". In the Know wrote on Aug 26, 2008 8:19 PM:" Listen peope: the city of Pontiac is treating their trees. Their "tree guy" has gone to northern states that have had... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Two who drowned may have hit heads Jul 28, 2008
He loved to collect walking sticks and engineer elaborate and perfectly symmetrical airplanes, rocket ships and more out of children's Legos. McGee doted on Ethan and all of his grandchildren, said David Forster. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Fort Payne, Ala., is scenic, cheap fun Jul 26, 2008
The White Elephant (256-634-4529) is an old hotel filled with a wonderfully baffling mix of stuff: new straw hats and antique glassware, homemade wild plum jelly and custom-made furniture, used books and hard-carved walking sticks. You can browse for hours. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Seniors raise cain with their canes Jul 23, 2008
DAILY DEMOCRAT - Opinion. Weather in Fort Madison, IA. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Summer's Best is in the classroom Jul 13, 2008
During a recent visit to the Frank A. Berry School one of the schools where the enrichment classes are being held a group of youngsters in the Outdoor Adventure class were heading outside, walking sticks in hand, to find different types of seeds. On their way out the door, Mrs. Anderson asked the students what they have learned so far in the class. (Bethel Beacon, CT)
Michael Voss Here are some surprising stats to munch on (Mark Thompson-style), that suggest West Coast is only down, not out. Read more Jun 27, 2008
But it's not as if they need to order a stack of walking sticks for the rest of their list. At the risk of using that dreaded phase again, there are nine premiership players who are 24 or under. (The Age, Australia)
County youths take part in JAKES Jun 18, 2008
Participants made stops at a variety of stations that included building birdhouses, archery, casting, goose and duck calling, slingshot use, turkey calling, hatchet throw ing, muzzle shooting, shotgun sporting clays, air rifle, chainsaw sculpture, making walking sticks and safety. The Wetumpka Fire Department and the AirEvac helicopter also manned exhibits. (Wetumpka Herald, AL)
Prizes appraised at Robbins May 22, 2008
As he appraised antique plates, clocks and walking sticks belonging to those gathered at Town Hall Thursday evening, Stuart Whitehurst offered up some nuggets of knowledge. For instance, carved ivory has rings like tree trunks and objects made of bone develop flecking from the marrow. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
The Mean Fiddler May 13, 2008
Several groups of bikers are relaxing over beers in the courtyard alongside families with prams and walking sticks. It's a sunny, agreeable spot but my friend and I can't resist the Irish pub, with its warren of sociable nooks and alcoves. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Australian seniors fight off old age with fencing May 12, 2008
The group at Melbourne's Catholic Homes Corpus Christi, most of whom are retired priests and nuns, have spent the past nine months studying swordplay and are learning to leave their walking sticks behind and lunge like Zorro. The home's lifestyle coordinator Patricia Boyd said she never intended to offer fencing as one of the home's activities but was convinced by instructor Joseph D'Onofrio who came to work at Corpus Christi as a volunteer. (FOX23 News, NY)
Maynard police logs May 8, 2008
The man said the dog unleashed and he had to fight them off with his walking sticks. The case was referred to the animal control officer. (Beacon Villager, MA)
Bedford Springs Resorts is relaxed, elegant May 4, 2008
Two walking sticks stand just inside the door, and if you want one of your own, you can buy it at the Bedford Market. Our bathroom was beautifully appointed with silver fixtures, blue walls and a marble sink in a wooden vanity. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Please Squeeze the Animals Apr 13, 2008
Watrous was in the Opera House showing collections of dozens of exotic creatures from around the world, including giant beetles, huge walking sticks, as well as live hissing cockroaches from Madagascar and giant millipedes. In keeping with the hands-on tradition of Baby Animal Days, the USU group also brought live solitary drone bees, which have no stingers, that visitors could pet. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Sooke is eBay capital of BC Mar 31, 2008
"I don't see it," Petersen, who has parlayed his eclectic, 50-year accumulation of native art, walking sticks, putters and sterling silver into a small store, Tale of Whale Art ues. "I've had this store for a year and a half, and it's sure not busy.". (Vancouver Sun)
Hold on a nanosecond Mar 30, 2008
Not to be confused with nanoo-nanootechnology, which was brought to earth in an egg-shaped spaceship by the alien Mork in the 1970s, or nanatechnology, which concerns advances in hearing aids, knitting needles and walking sticks with shot glasses hidden in the handle, nanotechnology involves working with really little things, on the molecular or atomic level. Nanoparticles are so small that they are described as being zero-dimensional - much like Roger Moore in Moonraker. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
From France to Italy over Mont Blanc Mar 18, 2008
But today, it's full of families -- moms rubbing suntan lotion on cherubic cheeks, kids' pint-sized rucksacks and ruddy seniors laced into their ancient boots gripping trusty walking sticks. Chamonix shrinks as trees fly by, soon replaced by whizzing rocks, ice and snow, until you reach the top. (CNN -- Travel)
A climbing quest on the Emerald Isle Mar 8, 2008
We were offered walking sticks and invited to walk through the property and up the mountain's northwest side. This route took us over ground the consistency of a maple syrup-soaked sponge, amid grazing sheep. (CNN -- Travel)
* Natural-product makers\nlearn the rules of the jungle Mar 2, 2008
We shoved sandwiches in our backpacks, grabbed walking sticks and set off through the cloud forest that runs along the tops of mountain ridges. On a wooden platform above the tree line that straddled the Continental Divide, Newmark pointed out the corridor of land running to the Pacific Ocean that conservationists hope to buy and turn back into a rain forest. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Business in Brief (Tu) Feb 27, 2008
Awards will be given in the following categories: animals, birds of prey, canes and walking sticks, caricatures, carousels, chips, fish, game birds (upland), human figures, materials other than wood, miniatures (waterfowl, birds, animals, misc. mythology, relief (any subject), shorebirds, songbirds, waterfowl, wood burning (animals, birds, portraits, scenery) and workshop-instructed projects. (Towson Jeffersonian, MD)
Santas let their hair down at lunch Jan 21, 2008
It also included several vendor exhibits at which year-round Santas equipped with personal digital assistants and cellphones could sort through new Santa suits, belt buckles, jewelry and walking sticks. For those in search of their next gig, materials were available on a placement service called SantaForHire. (Los Angeles Times)
Hiking club hits some high spots Jan 11, 2008
" The weather was perfect with an average of 40 degrees and sun breaking through clouds most of the afternoon. The group met at the parking lot of Dutchess Community College and carpooled to College Hill located off of North Clinton Street in the City of Poughkeepsie. Some hikers used poles and walking sticks to help keep balance on layers of snow and to detect hidden patches of ice. According to James H. Smith, in 1832 a group of enterprising men formed the "Improvement Party" and "cleared the... (Millbrook Round Table, NY)
Hiking Club hits Poughkeepsie's peaks Jan 10, 2008
" The weather was perfect with an average of 40 degrees and sun breaking through clouds most of the afternoon. The group met at the parking lot of Dutchess Community College and carpooled to College Hill located off of North Clinton Street in the City of Poughkeepsie. Some hikers used poles and walking sticks to help keep balance on layers of snow and to detect hidden patches of ice. As accounted in the "History of Dutchess County" by James H. Smith, in 1832 a group of enterprising men formed... (Pawling News Chronicle, NY)
Want to reach your kids about outdoors? Here's how Jan 5, 2008
My brother-in-law made them walking sticks with their names burned on for their own personal walking stick and we got them small backpacks filled with snacks. They thought that was very cool. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
News in brief Jan 5, 2008
They also picked up, from the University of Economics in Izmir, Turkey, two walking sticks. Charles, 59, gained a further stick, from Kampala city council. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Retired dentist crafts canes, walking sticks Oct 28, 2007
He estimates he has made 50-plus canes and walking sticks since his retirement in 2000 ... Walking sticks and canes all, they are crafted by retired dentist Larry Harman ... "But as my legs got worse (with CMT), I slowly went to making canes and walking sticks. It took me a while to decide it's OK to use them. Now I have trouble getting back to the refinishing.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Chix in the Stix Oct 3, 2007
Kathy Maszaros pulls on a baseball cap, while Linda Maas and several others grab their walking sticks from a car s trunk. With water bottles in hand and hiking boots laced, they fall into a swift and steady hiking pace up the Little Elk Creek trail. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Big Crowds, Strong Sales at Fall Festival Sep 26, 2007
Matt Keim of Pacific, who sold wood bowls and walking sticks, received the award for best craft. The best demonstrator winner was Lori Pratt, Warrenton, for her basket weaving. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Bloomsburg Fair kicks off this weekend Sep 21, 2007
Chain-saw artist Gary Hilfiger will be demonstrating his work, which he said started years ago with knife-carved walking sticks. "It's a very enjoyable way to make a living," Hilfiger said. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Denison House hosts Colonial Festival Sep 10, 2007
Featured on the grounds will be children's activities and crafts, food to be tasted and purchased, 18th century lace making, blacksmithing, wheat weaving, a display of canes and walking sticks and the "Whistle Pig Pumpkin Patch," where a local farmer will display pumpkins, apples, cider and other items. The first floor of the Denison House will feature exhibits. (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA)
Roadtripper: Hat's off to a Memphis haberdasher Sep 9, 2007
"Over the years, however, hats have made a comeback and in the mid-South, Mr. Hats has been at the forefront of that revival.The Lansky family has been in the clothing business for more than six decades. Alvin worked at the original family store starting in the '40s and learned the business while waiting on everybody from senators to working men to a rising young singing star named Presley.One day a friend asked him to special order some hats for a local dance school. They got them, and soon... (Florida Today)
"She gave his coffin a final kiss" Sep 7, 2007
Mothers pushed kids in prams, grandfathers came on walking sticks, to join Rhys's old schoolmates from Broad Square primary school, and pupils and teachers from Fazakerley High, where Rhys should have started on Tuesday. All the lads from Fir Tree FC, the football team he was training with minutes before he was shot, were there alongside players from both Everton and Liverpool and notable Blues fans like Tesco chief executive Terry Leahy. (Mirror.co.uk)
Tracking Elvis across Texas Aug 18, 2007
The carnival of vendors sells Elvis merchandise, from coffee cups to walking sticks. The place crawls with Elvis impersonators known in the business as "tribute artists" including a young man from India and elderly man in a wheelchair. (KHOU.com, TX)
Get Campy with Summercamp! Jul 27, 2007
Strangely mellow yet strongly youthful, this documentary welcomes the dormant camping spirit with its clarity, familiarity, innocence, and walking sticks. Summercamp. (UCD Advocate, CO)
Wood Carvers Put Creativity on Display Jul 26, 2007
On Tuesday the carvers worked diligently through the workshops, creating items such as walking sticks, ducks, fish, birds, cigar boxes and characters such as Santa Claus ... A few tables away, Jim Herb of Palmyra, near Hershey, showed off an array of decorative walking sticks and canes he's created over the years using a variety of wood, from rhododendron to Aspen to basswood ... have a lot of fun with that, said Herb, a wood-carver of 50 years who sells his canes and walking sticks, which... (Honesdale Wayne Independent, PA)
Women join the great outdoors experience Jul 25, 2007
Sponsored by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman weekend offered instructing in shooting, fishing, kayaking, crafting walking sticks, wilderness survival and more. They have more fun than they thought they would and some get really fired up about the classes, said Lynn Marla BOW coordinator. (Cadillac News, MI)
Bath, H'heads win big Jul 15, 2007
After going down quietly in the first, Bath busted out its walking sticks in the bottom of the second inning. Haylee Cody led off the inning with a walk, then advanced to third when she stole second and the throw from the catcher crashed off her helmet into right field. (Corning Leader, NY)
SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR 7/13 Jul 14, 2007
bear aware walking sticks, Taconic State Park, Copake Falls ... bear aware walking sticks, Taconic State Park, Copake Falls. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Chasing Waterfalls Jun 29, 2007
Aloha Friday / Waterfalling In Sugar Country (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Cops: Jessie's Not the Mother Jun 23, 2007
Some searchers had chest-high walking sticks and golf clubs to check the underbrush. Porter said Friday that Davis' young son, Blake, was keeping everyone motivated and displaying so many characteristics of his mother, whom she described as her best friend, a woman without enemies who "always had a big smile on her face.". (Fox News)
A second coming Jun 18, 2007
Asked if they predict a riot, William says how lovely it would be if there was, because he missed the legendary "North London Poly Riot" in 1985 - due to "being upstairs with a lady"- and Jim delights in the image of false teeth and walking sticks being hurled at the stage. As I prepared to leave Jim's slice of God's own Devon, he presented me with a gift. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Gamewell'ls Bennett whittles to creat works Jun 3, 2007
After 10 years of working at Gamewell Middle School, Bennett's spare time is spent helping and organizing events at his church, driving the bus for the school and making walking sticks ... Bennett began looking for sticks to kin out in order to create a collection of hand-made walking sticks ... he vines wrap around them like snakes, and those make a good base for me to make into walking sticks. (Lenoir News Topic, NC)
People are strangely different south of the Kankakee River May 11, 2007
They weld their own walking sticks from someone else's discarded titanium driver, with a leaf turner on the end. They hide their cars and walk for miles, so no one will know where they are. (Demotte Kankakee Valley Post News, IN)
Cameroon jet crash site 'a scene of horror' May 8, 2007
Recovery workers, some using branches as walking sticks, carried bodies and body parts on stretchers during a 20-minute hike from the crash site to ambulances on the nearest road, just a muddy track. Tree trunks were chopped down and placed over expanses of swampland to make the walk easier. (Houston Chronicle)
Hiking Club Spreads a Little Bit of Charlie on Every Peak Jan 26, 2007
That promise to his dying friend compelled Mr. Kane, his wife, Beth, and his son, Brian, their three Rhodesian ridgebacks, another club member and their walking sticks, to bushwhack their way off the Bellota Trail through cat claw and ocotillo cactus, zigzag down a sloping hill, circumvent large rocks, and climb over and slide under wire fencing to get to Chimney Rock late last year. As Mr. Kane. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Around the towns Jan 21, 2007
She crafts walking sticks from 80-year-old tobacco lathes. Changing the design of her store/studio to match her creative whims, Ms. Braun said that customers appreciate the unexpected space, which is 2,500 square-feet. (Scranton Times, PA)
WALK, DON'T RUN Jan 9, 2007
With walking sticks, as they're called, people always have at least two points on the ground, they feel more secure and their posture improve, says Rogers. Poles adjust for length (your hands should be about navel height), have quick-release straps (in case you need to blow your nose or get out your credit card), have day-glow panels for traffic and come with various tips treaded rubber for pavement or carbide tip for gravel or grass, according to Mountain Supply Staff in Ashland. (Mail Tribune, OR)
