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THE FORUM
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20-Apr-23, 08:05:51 AM
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Other Nature Related Information / General Nature Discussion / Re: Famous peregrine falcon flies quietly through Springfield
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on: 14-Nov-11, 06:00:54 PM
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Island Girl had returned to Putu safely for another year. So on 12 November 2011, after 53 days of migration, crossing through twelve countries (Canada, US, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile) and two hemispheres, and flying at least 8,628 miles (13,885 km), Island Girl has completed her third migration. What wonderful bird!!!!
Fantastic! 
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Anything Else / Totally OT / Re: A tricycle for Lexie
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on: 10-Nov-11, 03:46:50 PM
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Just an update on Lexie:
According to her mom, she's still very much enjoying her tricycle that your votes helped make possible. The really big news was that she got to go to Disney World this summer! She was accompanied by her mom, her best friend and his parents-made possible through the Make a Wish Foundation that paid for the entire trip for everyone! 
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Anything Else / Totally OT / Re: Pepsi Challenge for the kids!
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on: 10-Nov-11, 03:00:31 PM
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Here's an article posted in The Batavian about the recently dedicated playground that your Pepsi Challenge votes made possible:  Members of the Byron-Bergen Central School District community, the Playground Committee and elementary students cut the ribbon to celebrate the Byron-Bergen Elementary School’s recent playground ribbon-cutting ceremony. BERGEN — Byron-Bergen Elementary School recently held its playground ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the connection between the school and community members who worked together to provide a new and upgraded playground.
The original playground, built 23 years ago, was dedicated to former Byron-Bergen Elementary Teacher Helene Forsythe-Hough.
The new playground, completed in August this year, is safe, handicap accessible, and built entirely by community and school volunteers, with the help of a $50,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant.
During the ceremony Elaine Bezon, Byron-Bergen reading teacher and daughter of Forsythe-Hough, thanked the community for all their hard work in raising money to provide a new playground.
Byron-Bergen Elementary students Ashley Schlenker-Stephens, Brody Baubie, Ava Wagoner, Elli Schelemanow, Joseph Damick, and Rick Hubbard joined Byron-Bergen Elementary Principal Keith Wing and Elaine Bezon in cutting the ribbon to celebrate the completion of the playground.
Students from the elementary and high school choruses closed the event with the song “I have a brand new playground,” led by music teachers Karen Tischer and Laurence Tallman.
“It’s nice that the little kids have new things to play on,” said Chloe Torres Brown, a third-grader, who admitted that she enjoys climbing the new rock and playing inside the fire truck.
All agreed that the playground is a fun and safe place for Byron-Bergen students to play.
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