| Kids get the chance to meet stock show's special visitors
To the naked eye, it's hard to fathom where a hyena from Africa, a monkey from Japan and a giant snake native to Indonesia fit in at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. The rodeo and livestock exhibition has ventured outside the world of customary farm animals to include exotic creatures from foreign lands. The new Wild World of Animals Show, a daily event, is a big hit among several new additions on the stock show grounds. About 300 people, mostly children with parents or on school field trips, got a look Monday at some of the animals in Grant Kemmerer's traveling educational show based in Eighty Four, Pa., near Pittsburgh. .
'Grey's Anatomy's Katherine Heigl helps pets in need
February 15, 2007 - One of the stars of "Grey's Anatomy" is talking about her pet cause. Katherine Heigl deals with heavy drama every week on "Grey's Anatomy" but on the home front, she's got a lot of four-footed friends and a devotion to animals in need. .
March mammal madness
In an effort to increase awareness of small mammals as family pets, the Dumb Friends League is holding March Mammal Madness on Saturday, March 24. This event is from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at both shelter locations - 2080 S. Quebec St. in Denver and the Buddy Center, 4556 Castleton Court in Castle Rock. March Mammal Madness will feature fun activities and demonstrations for the whole family: · Guinea pig races · Hamster and gerbil races · Rat maze demonstration · Rabbit agility demonstration · Informational booths on small mammal care People may bring their own small mammal or borrow an adoptable one to participate in any of the activities. There will also be crafts, face painting, a beanbag toss and lots food and fun.
Attractions
Area attractions run on a rotating basis as space allows. MANATEE Braden Castle Village: One Office Drive, 27th St. E. and Manatee Ave., Bradenton The castle was once the heart of a rambling sugar plantation built by Joseph Addison Braden and his brother Hector in the 1840s. The ruins can still be seen in Braden Castle Park. Admission: Free. Information: 746-7700. Cypress House Military Museum: Palmetto Historical Park, 5151 10th Ave. W., Palmetto The Cypress House Military Museum contains military artifacts and local veterans' war memorabilia. Hours: 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and the first and third Saturdays of every month. Admission: free. Information: 723-4991. De Soto National Memorial: North end of 75th Street West Camp Uzita, a living history program that conjures up images of the initial contact and conflict between conquistadors and Native Americans.
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