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From parades to parks, Billings has lots of fun for kids - billingsgazette.com
Tunes of the Billings Caledonian Pipes and Drums and Missoula's Celtic Dragon Pipes and Drums will get your blood pumping. The parade starts at 11 a.m., following the usual route, going west along Third Avenue North from North 26th Street, then east on Second Avenue North. More than 50 parade entries turned out last year. Look for a return parade appearance by the gigantic Growth Thru Art puppets. The street fair, on North Broadway between First and Third Avenue North, runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Celebrate Seuss Watch Dr. Seuss characters come to life during the Seussentennial Imagination Tour March 20-21, at Eagle Cliffs Elementary.

Nothing stops natural athlete from competing and having fun
EAGLE - Jacob Van Hemelryck is as athletic as an 11-year-old boy can get. He swims with the Boise YMCA Swim Team, competes in long-distance road races, plays in basketball tournaments and skis. It really doesnt matter that Jacob, a sixth-grader at Eagle Middle School, doesnt have the use of his legs. Jacob, born with spina bifida, uses a wheelchair to get around and compete in sports because he also was born with a competitive spirit and a work ethic, said his dad, Mike Van Hemelryck. Archery, rock climbing and scuba diving are also on Jacobs activity lists. "They talk about people being natural athletes. Hes probably one of them.

Remembering Port Huron's old 1st Ward
She was born in 1915 in an apartment above her father's confectionery store. She lives there still, although the store is now The Brass Rail, the tavern she opened June 15, 1937. "Every store was busy," David said, describing the 1st Ward of her childhood. "Penney's, Sears, Sperry's -- they were all here. And there were lots and lots of theaters. Downtown we had the Majestic, the Family, the Grand Riviera, the Bijou, the Strand. Oh, it was beautiful." The 1st Ward, the commercial heart of the city from its earliest days, was bounded by the St.

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