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Barbecue gathering connects soldiers, families - 19 Aug 2007
Columbus Dispatch,Previous gatherings were held at parks, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and Camp Mary Orton, Maj. Lance McCartney said. The unit recruits locally but has
Jungle Jack swinging through Huntsville with furry friends - 19 Aug 2007
The Decatur Daily,He directed a small zoo in Sanford, Fla., and then was executive director of the Columbus Zoo in Ohio from 1978 until 1992. In 1993 the animal expert became
'Like an invisible leash' - 19 Aug 2007
Columbus Dispatch,..."One of our children was at the Columbus Zoo -- a little girl," said Deb Schooley, support administrator for the agency. "She strayed away from her parents
Your Calendar - Aug 18, 2007
The Advocate,9 am to 5 pm Regular Zoo admission rates apply; Free to Columbus Zoo and Aquarium members. (614) 645-3550. o Billy Gardell: Funny Bone, 145 Easton Town
Columbus Zoo unveils its water park plans - Aug 9, 2007
ThisWeekNews,By Tim Norman/ThisWeek "Everything that is here is being lifted up to a higher level," said Jerry Borin, executive director of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Zoos in a pickle over horse meat - Aug 14, 2007
Seattle Times,Don Winstel, the Columbus Zoo's assistant director, like representatives from several other zoos, said the switch six months ago was a pragmatic one as
Gary Allan's Wild Life on the Road - Aug 14, 2007
Great American Country,Gary's bus driver is a longtime friend of Jack Hanna of the Columbus zoo, and he arranged for the zoo to deliver several wildlife species backstage as a
Zoo's jazz series kicks off on a high note - Jul 20, 2007
Columbus Dispatch,Jazz Orchestra opened the second season of its JazZoo summer series with a swinging and entertaining concert last night at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium.
Man Donates Water Park's Web Address; Asks For Recognition - Aug 1, 2007
10TV,POWELL, Ohio - It looks like the Columbus Zoo's new water park will get the Web site address it wanted all along. Earlier this month, the Columbus Zoo
Your Calendar - Aug 16, 2007
The Advocate,JazZoo - Sing, Sing, Sing: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 9990 Riverside Drive, Powell. (614) 645-3550. The Original Great White: Alrosa Villa, 5055 Sinclair
Chinese Children Adoption International (CCAI) and Sterling ... - Aug 2, 2007
Business Wire (press release),More than 400 people from Ohio and surrounding states will gather at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to provide emotional, cultural and educational support to
Community Calendar - Aug 14, 2007
The Advocate,ABC- 6 Family Night at the Zoo -- Domino's Pizza Night: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 9990 Riverside Drive, Powell. 4 pm to 8 pm Regular zoo admission rates
Your Calendar - Aug 7, 2007
The Advocate,10 pm ABC6 Family Night at the Zoo -- Discount Drugmart Night: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 9990 Riverside Drive, Powell. 4 pm to 8 pm Regular Zoo admission
Gentle Gorillas Near Extinction in Africa - Aug 7, 2007
ABC NewsEven famed animal enthusiast Jack Hanna, the director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, is aboard the project. He said its importance is
Your Calendar - Aug 1, 2007
The Advocate,7:30 pm ABC6 Family Night at the Zoo -- McDonald's Night with the City of Gahanna: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 9990 Riverside Drive, Powell.
Zoo elephant changes - Jul 21, 2007
Seattle Post IntelligencerNational Elephant Center - Little Rock Zoo, St. Louis Zoo, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Indianapolis Zoo, Birmingham Zoo, Fort Worth Zoo, Denver Zoo,
Neighbors combat crime with bonding - Aug 8, 2007
Columbus Dispatch,Six animals, including a flamingo, alligator and armadillo, were on hand from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to entertain the about 200 people at a Hilltop
Camp on Campus! - Jul 25, 2007
WTAP-TV,This year, campers will visit the Columbus Zoo, the Marietta Aquatic Center, make crafts and go bowling. The camp is free. Money is raised year-round
THIS WEEK IN THE ARTS - Aug 12, 2007
Columbus Dispatch,...summer series with "Sing, Sing, Sing" at 8 pm Friday in the Water's Edge Events Park at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 9990 Riverside Dr., near Powell.
Bosses helping workers to chill - Aug 9, 2007
Columbus Dispatch,Hydration is important at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, where, when it's this hot, water jugs are distributed at locations where workers wouldn't normally
Columbus Ohio Hotel Converts To Doubletree And Completes $10 ... - Aug 2, 2007
Hotel Interactive, Inc.,When staying at the Doubletree Hotel Columbus/Worthington, guests are within minutes of top Columbus attractions like the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium,,
Lengthy ballot may slow voters - Aug 11, 2007
Columbus Dispatch,...race and 31 other races, a statewide constitutional amendment, a local smoking ban and levies for Columbus schools and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
Rain Bird Celebrates a Dozen Years of Rose Parade Participation ... - Aug 14, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...animal enthusiasts Jack Hanna (who has ridden on Rain Bird's floats from 1999 through 2007), Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in
As it were Marker notes foreign aid to US fight for freedom - Aug 16, 2007
ThisWeekNews,If one drives up Dublin Road toward the Columbus Zoo, an interesting site can be seen on the east side of the road about a mile south of the turnoff for
Your Calendar - Jul 27, 2007
The Advocate,JazZoo -- A Night at the Cotton Club: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 9990 Riverside Drive, Powell. (614) 645-3550. Popcorn Pops -- "Teddy Bear Picnic": Chemical
Ohio State Fair begins Wednesday - Jul 31, 2007
Wilmington News Journal, OH,This year's entertainment includes the Great Lakes Lumberjack Show, Columbus Zoo animals, retriever dog demonstrations on the weekends, along with musical
Runaway gator earns family a court date - Jul 31, 2007
Columbus Dispatch,The Olentangy Liberty High School junior will attend the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium School next month, where she looks forward to learning more about the
THIS WEEK IN THE ARTS - Jul 22, 2007
Columbus Dispatch,The Columbus Jazz Orchestra will continue its JazZoo series at 8 pm Friday at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 9990 Riverside Dr. The concert, "A Night at the
New Trustee Named - Jul 26, 2007
The Nature Conservancy,She was a Columbus Zoo Docent for nine years and has volunteered for numerous community activities and held various board positions.
Your Calendar - Jul 25, 2007
The Advocate,JazZoo -- A Night at the Cotton Club: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 9990 Riverside Drive, Powell. (614) 645-3550. 128th Student Exhibition: Columbus College of
Special Kids on Campus at MC: Program as much about making friends ... - Jul 26, 2007
Marietta Times,...this summer — will get to take trips to the North Hills bowling lanes, the Columbus Zoo, the Marietta Aquatic Center and the Marietta Fire Department.
Estates leave Columbus Zoo $4.2 million Nov 4, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's endowment fund boosted its bottom line by more than $4 million thanks to two bequests. ... - United Press International
Estates leave Columbus Zoo $4.2 million Nov 4, 2006
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's endowment fund boosted its bottom line by more than $4 million thanks to two bequests. Zoo officials ... - StTammany.com,
Columbus Zoo Receives $4.2 Million From Two Donors Nov 4, 2006
Reported by: AP. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Columbus Zoo announced yesterday that it has received more than $4 million from two donors. ... - WCPO,
Troupe embraces classic ‘Story’ Nov 23, 2006
...lights? Don’t fret: The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has already been transformed for "Wildlights," its annual winter celebration. ... - Columbus Dispatch,
Zoo worker a mom for captive gorillas Nov 13, 2006
Jones, a primate nursery keeper at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, works to break the cycle of primates born in captivity who never learn how to care for their ... - Rocky Mountain News,
Gorillas in her midst Nov 12, 2006
She has spent 26 years in cages at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, tucked away from public view, caring and teaching baby gorillas to be, well, baby gorillas. ... - Columbus Dispatch,
Woman Is Surrogate Mom to Baby Gorillas Nov 13, 2006
Tim Revell) :: Eight-month-old Umande is nuzzled by Barb Jones, a primate nursery keeper in the African Forest Exhibition area at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium ... - HappyNews.com,
Motivational secrets of a university football coach Nov 23, 2006
After that, the letters poured in from people like Dole, Gore, Jack Hanna of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, former Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne, ESPN ... - SooToday.com
Teaching captive gorillas the ropes Nov 13, 2006
13 (UPI) -- The Columbus Zoo in Ohio uses humans as surrogate mothers to baby gorillas so the babies can learn nurturing and become caring parents themselves. ... - Market-Day.net,
‘Instant rapport’ for Umande, new mom Nov 1, 2006
...named Lulu. “They just seemed to have an instant rapport,� said Barb Jones, head of the primate nursery at the Columbus Zoo. And ... - Colorado Springs Gazette,
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Nov 17, 2006
...them," she said. Some Columbus Zoo and Aquarium volunteers take their cue from Jack Hanna, director emeritus. Like the nationally ... - Columbus Dispatch,
Ohio's capital city Nov 12, 2006
...(Hanna might be graying, but he still puts on a lively show, whether at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium outdoor pavilion or on late-night TV.). ... - Myrtle Beach Sun News,
Grange donating $4 million Nov 16, 2006
...history. Others have been to Cooper Stadium, home of the Columbus Clippers, COSI Columbus and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. "Data ... - Columbus Dispatch,
Cleveland zoo announces increase in admission fee Nov 10, 2006
...will be $1.6 million. The higher ticket price will match what the Toledo Zoo and Columbus Zoo and Aquarium charge. But unlike those ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer,
Another Lion Cub Arrives At The Denver Zoo Nov 9, 2006
Krueger and Natal are both eight year old lions on loan to the Denver Zoo from the Columbus Zoo as part of the species survival plan. - cbs4denver.com,
Lion baby debut at Denver Zoo Nov 9, 2006
Krueger and Natal are both 8-year-old African lions on breeding loan to Denver Zoo from Columbus Zoo as part of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association’s ... - Rocky Mountain News,
Area holiday events Nov 3, 2006
Wildlights 2006 - November 22-January 1, 2007 - Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 9990 Riverside Dr., Powell - The grounds of the Zoo will turn into a winter ... - Akron Beacon Journal,
Going virtual: Whitman students take electronic field trip ... Nov 12, 2006
Since they acquired the capability three years ago, the schools have gone on other virtual field trips to the Columbus Zoo in Ohio, have interviewed engineers ... - The Gloucester County Times,
Warner Bros. Pictures Announces World Premiere of Happy Feet on ... Nov 9, 2006
Chandra Wilson, and many more to follow. Special guests also include JB and Punkie the penguins, straight from the Columbus Zoo. - Business Wire (press release),
Blue Jackets fans tired of seeing season go down the drain each ... Nov 5, 2006
I take my children to the library, am a member of the Columbus Zoo, attend plays and musicals and go to Easton even when I don’t have anything to buy. ... - Columbus Dispatch,
Lady in red Oct 29, 2006
Weiker and fellow judge Jerry Borin, director of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, chose Indigo from 16 finalists, including a matrimonial ferret and a Dolly ... - Columbus Dispatch,
'Hanna's Animals' captures attention with exotic species Oct 24, 2006
...lizard. Animal trainers from the Columbus Zoo presented "Jack Hanna's Animals," sponsored by Kent Student Center Programming. Toddy ... - Daily Kent Stater,
Big Plans for Columbus Zoo Mar 8, 2006
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is embarking upon a project that could wind up making it the largest zoo in North America . If zoo ...
WBNS,
Some face science-school fee Mar 29, 2006
The districts say they've long been charging tuition for students who attend other specialty programs — the Christopher Program and Columbus Zoo School among ...
Columbus Dispatch,
Children's events Mar 30, 2006
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 9990 Riverside, Dr., Powell -- Open 9 am-5 pm daily, adults $9, senior citizens, $7, children ages 2-5 $7; parking $3; 614-645-3550. ...
Columbus Dispatch,
New Riegel gone wild Mar 28, 2006
Pupils at New Riegel Elementary School got first-hand looks at wild animals from the Columbus Zoo Tuesday afternoon. The creatures ...
Tiffin Advertiser Tribune,
About WBNS Television Mar 28, 2006
...as a WBNS reporter in 1981. Jack Hanna, of the Columbus Zoo, had his start with Hanna’s Ark on 10TV. Bob Orr, CBS reporter in ...
WBNS,
Jack Hanna appears to help zoo fund raising Mar 4, 2006
...line to see Hanna could stop to look at animals handled by staff from the Glen Oak Zoo, the Niabi Zoo near the Quad Cities, and the Columbus Zoo, which Hanna ...
Peoria Journal Star,
Group to raise funds for special needs camp Mar 17, 2006
...the past include trips to COSI, a Columbus based hands-on science center, The Wilds, a wildlife nature reserve an hour north of Marietta; and The Columbus Zoo. ...
Marietta Times,
Viral mystery Mar 14, 2006
Scientists say the manatees at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium could help them figure out a virus that causes cancer in tens of thousands of women each year. ...
Columbus Dispatch,
ODOT officials list details of Powell Road realignment Mar 9, 2006
...officials at a Tuesday press conference. The intersection is behind the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Jack R. Marchbanks, deputy director ...
Columbus This Week Newspapers,
New view for COSI Mar 27, 2006
Though the details of her role at COSI are being worked out, Sullivan said she could play a part similar to Jack Hanna's at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. ...
MSNBC
Xavier lecture series goes wild Mar 16, 2006
In past years, the series has brought in conservation's big guns - most of them people who have spent years in the field - including Columbus Zoo director Jack ...
Cincinnati.com,
Jack Hanna on Capitol Hill to Urge Protection of Engangered ... Mar 8, 2006
Hanna, director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, also spoke to the crowd about several of the animals that were brought to the reception by the staff ...
U.S. Newswire (press release),
Combining passions Mar 14, 2006
The character is based on Rick Prebeg, who worked for 27 years at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium alongside Jack Hanna, the zoo's nationally known director emeritus ...
Columbus Business First,
Cars of all kinds are parked inside Mar 16, 2006
The scheduled highlights — besides the cars — include the AutoTech Competition, from 5 to 7 tonight; animals from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 1 to 2 pm ...
Columbus Dispatch,
Points of interest Mar 23, 2006
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 9990 Riverside, Dr., Powell -- Open 9 am-5 pm daily, adults $9, senior citizens and children 2-5 $7; parking $3; 614-645-3550. ...
Columbus Dispatch,
Chimpanzee died of heart attack, not suffocation Mar 23, 2006
...the tranquilizers could produce a heart attack in an animal with a pre-existing problem, said Michael Barrie, a veterinarian at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. ...
Akron Beacon Journal,
Heart attack killed OSU chimp sent to Texas Mar 22, 2006
But Columbus Zoo and Aquarium veterinarian Michael Barrie said the stress of the move and the tranquilizers could produce a heart attack in an animal with a pre ...
Columbus Dispatch,
Lioness pair headed to NEW Zoo Mar 3, 2006
Madison. The NEW Zoo has an aging female lion named Raja. On Tuesday, zookeepers said the Columbus Zoo in Ohio would take Raja. That ...
Green Bay Press Gazette,
Wild ambitions Mar 4, 2006
...free of charge. A former director of the Columbus Zoo, he now makes frequent appearances to support zoos and animal conservation.
Peoria Journal Star,
Sticky formula for success Mar 23, 2006
...making. Their all-time favorite duct tape tale comes from the Columbus Zoo, according to Nyberg, who speaks for the duo. "There ...
Daily Press,
Weekly Report: Blue Jacket Play First Three Home Games Following ... Mar 6, 2006
Mar. 9 vs. Phoenix - Columbus Zoo Night: Package includes one ticket and one voucher for an exclusive pre-game event with Jack Hanna for just $25. ...
Columbus Blue Jackets,
Points of interest Mar 9, 2006
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 9990 Riverside, Dr., Powell -- Open 9 am-5 pm daily, $7/$9; parking $3; 614-645-3550. COSI Columbus, 333 W. Broad St. ...
Columbus Dispatch,
Top Road Projects Of 2006 Released Mar 7, 2006
Anderson reported. The announcement was made at The Columbus Zoo as many changes will be made in the surrounding area. The list ...
NBC4i.com,
Meet the SLUs! Mar 1, 2006
The Tree House has had some memorable fall semester projects, including the second annual education presentation from the Columbus Zoo and the Ohio Wildlife ...
Connect2 OWU,
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