Nick Howes
Living in Nashville, IL
Total page views: 214,687
Published Content: 352
Fans: 43
On AC since: 04.03.07
Bio:
Nick Howes is news director, WNSV-FM, Nashville, IL. Articles in Fate Magazine, Old Farmers Almanac, other publications. Website: The Book Nutz http://home.midwest.net/~howes/.
Nick Howes is news director, WNSV-FM, Nashville, IL. Articles in Fate Magazine, Old Farmers Almanac, other publications. Website: The Book Nutz http://home.midwest.net/~howes/.
Education/Experience:
BA in journalism, AA in broadcasting, AA in nothing in particular
BA in journalism, AA in broadcasting, AA in nothing in particular
Affiliations:
Showing Results 1 - 200 of 352
Pirates operate off of Somalia, but also off of Singapore. It's a rich hunting ground for greedy seaborne killers.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/3/2009 | Read more »
In survival situation, being able to trap fish can be a critical strategy in producing food with the minimum expenditure of energy.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/1/2009 | Read more »
This fall, more than 40 colorful hot air balloons will again fill the sky this year over Foundation Park in Centralia, Illinois.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/1/2009 | Read more »
One of the great heroic figures of the Revolutionary War and of Illinois history is the underappreciated George Rogers Clark.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/30/2009 | Read more »
Repairman Jack finds himself searching for a Japanese sword that somehow holds a key to the end of the world.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/29/2009 | Read more »
You can make some good money turning out ever-popular balloon animals. You can do it on the street, at fairs, birthday parties, restaurants, bars, parades, wherever lots of people gather
By Nick Howes | Published 6/24/2009 | Read more »
Jefferson County, Illinois, is dominated by Mt Vernon and the several small towns in the rural area around it. And there's the upper end of Rend Lake, the second largest man-made lake in Illinois.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/24/2009 | Read more »
numerous presenters discussing haunted sites across the country, high tech equipment for ghost hunting, the use of digital cameras, and problems with paranormal photos.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/22/2009 | Read more »
Randolph County dates back to the French colonial government of the upper Mississippi River Valley who were headquartered here.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/18/2009 | Read more »
The 30th Annual Goshen Heritage Days is a living history festival being held in Godfrey, Illinois, marking the end of the old Goshen Trail across Southern Illinois, Sep 26-27, 2009.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/18/2009 | Read more »
Washington County (pop. 15,000) is a great place for busy people to get away from it all.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/11/2009 | Read more »
Author of about 60 books on ghosts and the paranormal, Troy Taylor now tackles the role of sex in the supernatural.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/10/2009 | Read more »
In the forefront of private enterprises trying to get average people into space 40 years after Neil Armstrong moon landing is Space Adventurers.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/9/2009 | Read more »
Food in tin cans owes its existence to a prize offered by Napoleon to find a way to preserve food.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/5/2009 | Read more »
If you live in a small place, especially a rental, where a big, fancy water garden is not practical or even possible, there is an alternative.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/5/2009 | Read more »
For many years now, ghost tours of Daytona Beach, Florida, have been helping to fund restoration of 11 neglected local cemeteries.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/5/2009 | Read more »
Actor David Carradine who played Kwai Chang Caine in the classic 1960's TV series "Kung Fu" and recent star of Quenton Tarrentino's Kill Bill, has been found dead in Thailand.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/4/2009 | Read more »
Headliners at this summer's 2009 Illinois State Fair grandstand include Lynyrd Skinyrd, Kelly Clarkson, Heart, Bankles, Montgomery Gentry and Josh Turner.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/2/2009 | Read more »
Fair St. Louis returns this July 4th to the St. Louis waterfront under the Gateway Arch. Fireworks will fill the sky in celebration of the birth of the United States.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/2/2009 | Read more »
A 1974 attempt by Hammer Horror, shortly before its demise, to revive the Dracula franchise, melding English horror with a Chinese kung-fu movie.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/2/2009 | Read more »
Comedian Bob Hope, who entertained before millions of American servicemen and servicewomen, is being honored with a 44 cent U.S. postage stamp of his own on his birthday, Friday, May 29th.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/28/2009 | Read more »
You may not realize it, but meteorites may be found everywhere.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/28/2009 | Read more »
As NASA prepares for a return to the Moon, it is also preparing for a special milestone on the horizon: the 40th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 11 on the moon.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/28/2009 | Read more »
The story of Jean and Pierre Lafitte, the pirates who claimed to be privateers, operating in New Orleans and Galveston.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/21/2009 | Read more »
This event is free and open to the public at Tower grove Park with speakers, music, Kidzone and more.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/20/2009 | Read more »
Rend Lake offers a little of everything for the visitor: fishing, boating, hunting, golf, camping, swimming, horseback riding, swimming, and plenty of trails for hikers and nature lovers.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/18/2009 | Read more »
The two-day Grafton Towboat Festival is a great place to learn about one of the United States' most important and most overlooked forms of transportation. All while having a heckuva lot of fun.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/18/2009 | Read more »
If you want to read stories about privateers and not just dry facts, try this teen-oriented book, long on story, short on space-filling illustrations.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/16/2009 | Read more »
Ten Illinois state historic sites, many with Lincoln connections, will be open seven days a week this month for the summer tourist season.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/6/2009 | Read more »
You can experience the attack on Pearl Harbor that launched the United States into World War Two at Southern Illinois's premier aviation event in September.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/6/2009 | Read more »
With the closed Fort de Chratres State Historic Site reopened in Southern Illinois, the annual Summer rendezvous is firmly on the schedule.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/5/2009 | Read more »
See the Tom Hanks movie, watch the History Channel documentary, and read the book about three people who funded the Mujahadin war against the Soviets.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/28/2009 | Read more »
The last of the Doolittle Raiders were honored recently at their 67th Reunion in Columbia, South Carolina.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/27/2009 | Read more »
When the United States military decided to establish a counterpart to the British Commandos during World War II, they didn't have to go far for inspiration in naming the unit.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/24/2009 | Read more »
Cheap, easy to peel, easy to digest, great taste, nutritious, and if they get too old, make banana bread.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/20/2009 | Read more »
Incredibly popular Japanese magazines run stories denying the Holocaust, questioning the irrefutable Rape of Nanking, pandering to anti-Semitism in a country with no Jews, and bullying those who are different.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/20/2009 | Read more »
There may be some special considerations that will limit your gift choices for Mother's Day. Check out some of our suggestions.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/15/2009 | Read more »
First Lady Michelle Obama is planting the first vegetable garden on the White House grounds since Eleanor Roosevelt's WWII Victory Garden
By Nick Howes | Published 4/15/2009 | Read more »
What's the most important NASA accomplishment in understanding Planet Earth?
Storm spotting? Tracking ecosystems by satellite? Predicting food shortages?
By Nick Howes | Published 4/15/2009 | Read more »
Besides the tiny, inconsequential Continental Navy, the British Navy faced the crippling impact of hundreds and hundreds of privateers.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/11/2009 | Read more »
You start with a great hero...a legendary figure holding back the night. There's swords and axes, a great cause, a little guile, Roman arrogance, and an epic battle for the future on Britain.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/9/2009 | Read more »
Mia Italian Style Pizza Crust is available on store shelves for the person looking for some real fast food.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/7/2009 | Read more »
Opportunities abound throughout the region to enjoy the small town celebrations in rural Middle America.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/3/2009 | Read more »
Learn how to see your aura and what it means.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/1/2009 | Read more »
Kids can practice their skills at cutting while exerting their imaginations in new directions with these kitchen table projects.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/1/2009 | Read more »
These ideas for display will stimulate a child's imagination while achieving a goal with a creative approach and offer you opportunities to expand their knowledge.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/1/2009 | Read more »
Fighting cancer is expensive. Volunteers are doing their best to battle the disease by raising funds and showing their support for those who have been struck by the dread disease.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/1/2009 | Read more »
This is the future world under the ocean I was promised when I was a kid.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/1/2009 | Read more »
The one technological achievement that led the Vikings to become major players in history was the longship, or drakkar, which began to appear in the 9th century.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/31/2009 | Read more »
Two veterans of TV's Smallville will be special guests at the event being held June 11-14 in the official hometown of Superman.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/31/2009 | Read more »
Expect traditional foods, live music, carriage rides, and a first-time mass yard sale event at this year's Heritage Days activities in Okawville, Illinois, June 13th and 14th, 2009.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/31/2009 | Read more »
In Southern Illinois, where patriotic feeling runs strong, the region and the nation's war dead will be honored by flags, ceremonies, and parades.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/27/2009 | Read more »
A reenactment honoring the Greatest Generation's sacrifices during World War Two will be held at Jefferson Barracks Park in south St Louis April 24-27, 2009.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/26/2009 | Read more »
An anthology of 17 science fiction stories with a dark fantasy slant. Horror stories from leaders in the field, with H.P. Lovecraft to lead off the parade of the scientifically macabre.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/24/2009 | Read more »
Introduced in two spectacularly successful TV movies, seedy, persistent, abrasive reporter Carl Kolchak won his own brief hour-long series. It remains a cult classic.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/24/2009 | Read more »
The ultimate CG-created giant spider movie, hands down.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/20/2009 | Read more »
A documentary about our most brilliant and interesting Founding Father.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/20/2009 | Read more »
Poverty Row moviemakers only had to hire a few actors, rent some horses, put together a script heavy on ridin' and shootin', and go out and shoot it in the desert.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/20/2009 | Read more »
A British horror film with American Forrest Tucker investigating mysterious disappearances on the Trollenberg Mountain, which may be a sign of alien invasion.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/20/2009 | Read more »
Pirates split their treasure up and spent it, but Lafitte may have been the exception, the pirate who amassed a personal fortune which he buried at one or more spots somewhere in his Gulf Coast haunts.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/17/2009 | Read more »
The pageantry of Medieval France will again be in full flower with the return of the Annual Greater St Louis Renaissance Faire, May 16th through June 7th.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/17/2009 | Read more »
While other vendors quietly read or crocheted or gabbed, one lady at the Nashville (IL) Fall Festival last year told me she was kept constantly busy, morning to night, with her sand-layering booth. Kids love it.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/13/2009 | Read more »
The autobiography of the immaculately-groomed star of "Love At First Bite" offers a fast-reading, entertaining and gossipy account of his life and career.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/12/2009 | Read more »
Pass it on says cancer survivor Debbie Arndt and her disabled husband who gave away 1,000 lbs of tomatoes alone to seniors living in the Jefferson County area.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/10/2009 | Read more »
Kids don't need anything fancy to create their own puppets. Here are a variety of suggested ways of making a puppet.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/9/2009 | Read more »
You have a chance to select the name for the Node 3 module being sent to the International Space Station (ISS) with an attached observation deck.
By Nick Howes | Published 2/27/2009 | Read more »
Natural disaster can leave you without power or gas, but you still need to cook. Now what?
By Nick Howes | Published 2/24/2009 | Read more »
Since the 1970's, community members have owned the only movie theater in Washington County in an effort to assure its future.
By Nick Howes | Published 2/19/2009 | Read more »
Add these fall air shows in Southern Illinois to your calendar.
By Nick Howes | Published 2/16/2009 | Read more »
Nashville, IL hosts a web-linked event that raises money to beat pancreatic cancer.
By Nick Howes | Published 2/12/2009 | Read more »
The stage magician who hid the Suez Canal from the Afrika Corps, moved the harbor at Alexandria, and fooled the Germans over the direction from which British tanks were coming at El Alamein.
By Nick Howes | Published 2/11/2009 | Read more »
If you dream of having your own used bookstore, it is not impossible. It's a tough business, though.
By Nick Howes | Published 2/3/2009 | Read more »
Eggs and egg cartons can lend themselves to various children's projects, not the least of which is making Easter eggs. Check them out.
By Nick Howes | Published 2/3/2009 | Read more »
There's a hidden gem in the small town of Mascoutah, in the eastern rural part of St Clair County, an hour's drive east of St Louis's Gateway Arch.
By Nick Howes | Published 2/1/2009 | Read more »
Kids can start their own gardens, using what they find in the trash. Potatoes, tomatoes, melons, lemon trees, and more.
By Nick Howes | Published 1/30/2009 | Read more »
The source for the movie, The Great Raid (2005) with Benjamin Bratt.
By Nick Howes | Published 1/26/2009 | Read more »
The Missouri Botanical Gardens has a dry name, but it is a beautiful island in a residential section of St Louis now celebrating its 150th anniversary.
By Nick Howes | Published 1/21/2009 | Read more »
Get that sense of immediacy and participation online by checking out these sites.
By Nick Howes | Published 1/15/2009 | Read more »
There are lots of things kids can do with a basket full of pine cones on a rainy day if you just provide them a few ideas.
By Nick Howes | Published 1/15/2009 | Read more »
Sci-fi superfan Forry Ackerman. B-Movie Queen Beverly Garland. Star Trek's Majel Barrett-Browning. Jurassic Park's Michael Chrichton. Cowardly Lion make-up man Charles Schram.
By Nick Howes | Published 1/14/2009 | Read more »
Giant City State Park is set among massive sandstone structures in Southern Illinois created by geological faults and folds.
By Nick Howes | Published 1/12/2009 | Read more »
During World War Two, Denmark's resistance accomplished incredible feats, not the least of which was saving almost all of its Jewish population from the death camps.
By Nick Howes | Published 1/6/2009 | Read more »
More than 3,000 bald eagles go south for the winter when the northern lakes and ponds ice over, but not too far south. In Southern Illinois they establish nests and raise their young.
By Nick Howes | Published 1/5/2009 | Read more »
The La Guiannee custom survives in Prairie du Rocher, a small French-settled town in Randolph County, near the Mississippi River which was the water highway through New France.
By Nick Howes | Published 12/29/2008 | Read more »
Goober as Spock? John Candy in Ghostbusters? How much did Lugosi get for Dracula?
By Nick Howes | Published 12/24/2008 | Read more »
Mysterious Island is a 19th century Robinsonade, a spin-off of Danile Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Verne wrote several, of which this is the best known.
By Nick Howes | Published 12/18/2008 | Read more »
The pin-up model with black hair and short bangs credited with helping usher in the sexual revolution of the 1960's has died following a heart attack.
By Nick Howes | Published 12/12/2008 | Read more »
Forry Ackerman ruled over the prop-filled Ackermansion in Los Angeles, edited Famous Monsters of Filmland, and appeared in 210 movies.
By Nick Howes | Published 12/12/2008 | Read more »
An entertaining examination of the history of the empire that is the basis of today's Western civilization.
By Nick Howes | Published 12/8/2008 | Read more »
Visit Missouri's zoos for a look at wildlife.
By Nick Howes | Published 12/4/2008 | Read more »
Anita Sands writes very personal articles on the internet, built around four websites and about 1,000 webpages, by her estimate, the webpages described as "each a training seminar."
By Nick Howes | Published 11/25/2008 | Read more »
Parents are naturally concerned about teaching kids the value of a dollar. These days advertisers are pitching their big-ticket products to kids. Let them sell coupons on eBay.
By Nick Howes | Published 11/20/2008 | Read more »
Prolific writer of stories of ghosts and hauntings, American Ghost Society founder Troy Taylor has a website packed with ghost-lore for the student of the paranormal.
By Nick Howes | Published 11/16/2008 | Read more »
Where did Nikko, the flying monkey leader get his name? How do you put underwater breathing tanks inside a rubber suit to make a monster movie? These questions and more answered.
By Nick Howes | Published 11/11/2008 | Read more »
Summer or winter, you can visit wildlife from around the world at Illinois' zoological gardens and animal collections.
By Nick Howes | Published 11/5/2008 | Read more »
With the high-profile passings of such luminaries as Paul Newman and visual effects artist Stan Winston, some lesser knowns who appeared in science fiction and fantasy venues have recently died with little notice.
By Nick Howes | Published 10/24/2008 | Read more »
Christmas is a great time in Southern Illinois and here are some regional highlights of the season.
By Nick Howes | Published 10/21/2008 | Read more »
Ringo Starr's announcement that he is not responding to any more autograph requests brings focus to a subject that is somewhat delicate for many movie stars and recording artists.
By Nick Howes | Published 10/15/2008 | Read more »
After three years, tiny green laptops are reaching schoolchildren in developing countries who may use the knowledge they get to bring their homelands into the 21st century.
By Nick Howes | Published 10/10/2008 | Read more »
Even with your feet iresistably held fast to the ground, a part of you can soar into earth orbit. Thanks to NASA, you're getting an opportunity to send your name into space aboard the Glory climate-monitoring satellite.
By Nick Howes | Published 10/7/2008 | Read more »
It's possible to pick up $100 or $200 in a week or so on Half.com. The secret to making money from Half.com is simple: concentrate on quantity.
By Nick Howes | Published 10/2/2008 | Read more »
At 26,000 acres, the largest manmade lake in Illinois is Carlyle Lake, extending north from Carlyle in Clinton County.
By Nick Howes | Published 10/1/2008 | Read more »
Ghost stories, parades, haunted houses, and more will mark the Halloween season in Southern Illinois
By Nick Howes | Published 9/28/2008 | Read more »
Many actresses appear nude in movies, often seem to welcome the opportunity. Here are some of Hollywood's leading actresses who have made it clear that they will not appear nude.
By Nick Howes | Published 9/28/2008 | Read more »
An ancient craft deriving from fall harvest ritual, wheat weaving can produce a wide range of impressive items for display.
By Nick Howes | Published 9/24/2008 | Read more »
Located near Benton, Illinois, the center displays an array of art and craftwork representative of the best of the region.
By Nick Howes | Published 9/19/2008 | Read more »
The 28th Annual Fall Festival will again bring dozens of craft vendors to downtown Nashville, Illinois, on the weekend of September 26-28, 2008.
By Nick Howes | Published 9/18/2008 | Read more »
Natural plant dyes have provided color to clothing, crafts and even hair and bodies since ancient times.
By Nick Howes | Published 9/11/2008 | Read more »
Amateur cryptozoologists are preparing to gather in Jeannette, Pennsylvania for a premiere Bigfoot informational event.
By Nick Howes | Published 8/26/2008 | Read more »
Traveling in Indiana? Check out some of the wildest of the wildlife at the family friendly zoos there.
By Nick Howes | Published 8/26/2008 | Read more »
Not every spider produces or webbing or, if so, uses it to make the kind of web patterns we want, found hanging between twigs and weeds.
By Nick Howes | Published 8/25/2008 | Read more »
Officials often refer to the winter event as something of a reward or compensation for participants in the much-larger, more formal summer rendezvous.
By Nick Howes | Published 8/21/2008 | Read more »
The Annual Heritage Days on the Goshen Trail will be held again in Southern Illinois with cannon, traditional foods, artisans, and children's activities.
By Nick Howes | Published 8/21/2008 | Read more »
Even on a local level, fame can bring you success, but it takes work.
By Nick Howes | Published 8/14/2008 | Read more »
Expect to talk to grizzled fur traders, visit teepees, and sample authentic, period food at this fall's Grafton Rendezvous, to be held along the banks of the Illinois River in Grafton, Illinois.
By Nick Howes | Published 8/12/2008 | Read more »
Kids can practice the skills of CSI forensic investigators or fossil-hunting paleontologists by mastering the art of plaster casting.
By Nick Howes | Published 8/5/2008 | Read more »
Tori's Paid Opportunities blog is just what I want...a list of ways to make money on the internet....and I've used it repeatedly with success.
By Nick Howes | Published 8/4/2008 | Read more »
Southern Indiana has its own share of caves with underground rivers, cavernous rooms filled with stalactites and stalagmites, and guided tours.
By Nick Howes | Published 8/1/2008 | Read more »
Newspaper stories are pointing up the alternatives people are selecting to beat the mind-boggling high price of gas. And bicycling is one of them.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/31/2008 | Read more »
A preliminary schedule has been released with planned events to mark Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday...with more to come.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/28/2008 | Read more »
All you need to rake in the bucks are a few rakes, leaf bags, gloves, trash cans, and transpotration.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/24/2008 | Read more »
Three solid home business ideas to bring in the cash either on a parttime or fulltime basis.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/22/2008 | Read more »
A statue of Brutus, or Bluto if you prefer, joins Popeye and friends in Chester, Illinois, hometown of Elsie Segar, the cartoonist who created the pugnacious sailor during the upcoming Popeye Picnic.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/21/2008 | Read more »
The Scovill Zoo in Decatur, Illinois, is a small but delightful zoo. Oriented towards children, it doesn't try to be everything for everyone. It does try to be child-friendly...and succeeds.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/15/2008 | Read more »
Illinois' second state fair, the DuQuoin State Fair in Southern Illinois, will feature a major switch this year, going from Western World to a jungle theme. On the grandstand: Sawyer Brown and two American idol veterans.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/14/2008 | Read more »
George Carlin of the Bill and Ted time-travel comedies....special effects wizard Stan Winston....Stargat veteran Don S. Davis
By Nick Howes | Published 7/8/2008 | Read more »
Ray harryhausen's Sinbad....Dracula actor...composer of Star Trek theme....
By Nick Howes | Published 7/8/2008 | Read more »
The beauty of a window washing business is that if you suddenly find yourself jobless, you can launch this business instantly for $50 or less.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/8/2008 | Read more »
Author Doris "Dusty" Smith comes by the stories naturally as a leader of ghost tours of Daytona Beach, Florida. She also heads the Daytona Beach Paranormal Group, Inc.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/3/2008 | Read more »
If you find you prefer requesting autographs by mail, rather than through the internet or in person, you will need celebrity addresses.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/2/2008 | Read more »
The Big Muddy Monster, a campus ghost, a phantom funeral procession, and more can be found in Southern Illinois.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/2/2008 | Read more »
Unless you see the celebrity sign an autograph item himself or herself, there is a very good chance it is not real.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/2/2008 | Read more »
More than 1,000 species of insect are routinely eaten worldwide. An American big-eating taboo is counterproductive in a survival situation.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/2/2008 | Read more »
The Navajo of the southwestern United States have perfected the art of sandpainting, as have the Aborigines of the Austrialian Outback, monks of Tibet and a few other cultures. They are commonly used in healing and religious rituals.
By Nick Howes | Published 7/2/2008 | Read more »
On Saturday, June 21st, I won a 19th century used coffin at the Haunted America Conference held at the Lincoln Theter in Decatur.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/27/2008 | Read more »
A lot of choices in Southern Illinois and neighboring St Louis for Independence Day celebrations.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/26/2008 | Read more »
This quick-reading autobiography was written the year comedian Rodney Dangerfield died at age 82 and tells the story of the man who got no respect.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/26/2008 | Read more »
Gas prices are soaring and reports are filing in about gas being siphoned from car gas tanks. How to stop this thievery which is only bound to worsen?
By Nick Howes | Published 6/19/2008 | Read more »
Charlton Heston, Julie Ege, Hazel Court, and other passings of note.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/12/2008 | Read more »
One of the highlights of the 19th Annual Balloon Fest in Centralia, Illinois, this year (Aug 15-17) will be the return of Arky, a hot-air balloon resembling Noah's Ark.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/10/2008 | Read more »
A new Superman portrayer has been selected by fans from online audition videos for the upcoming Superman Celebration June 12-15, 2008. Special guests include Ned Beatty, Noel Neill, and Allison Mack.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/10/2008 | Read more »
Illinois' largest state park is Pyramid State Park, located south of Pinckneyville in Perry County. Noted for heavily-forested hills and numerous lakes and ponds, the park measures 19,701 acres.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/3/2008 | Read more »
The little-noted Battle of Wilson's Creek was the first battle in which a Northern general died in action. It was the first battle in the West. It was the second battle of the Civil War after Bull Run. And it was a Southern victory that lost Missouri to them.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/3/2008 | Read more »
The Air Force Thunderbirds, flying F-16 Fighting Falcons, will highlight Air Show 2008 at Scott Air Force Base near Belleville, Illinois, September 20th and 21st, 2008, one of only 88 such Thunderbirds demonstrations this year.
By Nick Howes | Published 6/3/2008 | Read more »
Magic is Afoot is the theme of the St. Louis Pagan Picnic at Tower Grove Park featuring pagans, writers, artists, singers, belly dancers, craft demonstrators, a children's parade, and more.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/30/2008 | Read more »
It should be obvious but to get into the business of selling plants you don't need to start with huge loans and a full-size greenhouse. You can, in fact, start on with your kitchen tabel and some potting soil.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/29/2008 | Read more »
Mosquito samples collected in two northern Illinois counties have tested positive for West Nile virus. One positive sample was collected in Creve Couer on May 16th, the other in Bartlett on May 19th.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/26/2008 | Read more »
Warm up the DVD player for the 4th of July holiday Revolutionary War Marathon. There are numerous miniseries and nonfiction documentaries on TV about the Revolution, but there are only a handful of theatrical releases with this pivotal event as the theme.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/25/2008 | Read more »
Want to put on a car show of your own? Check the others out first and analyze what they offer and what you can do better. Your show needs to stand out.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/23/2008 | Read more »
An American icon, the Statue of Liberty has appeared in countless movies.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/23/2008 | Read more »
The largest gathering of 18th century reenacters in the Midwest is gearing up for the weekend of June 7th and 8th, 2008, at Fort de Chartres State Historic Site in Randolph County, along the Mississippi River in Southern Illinois.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/20/2008 | Read more »
A river bend long isiolated by the meandering Mississippi River and an important food source for the prhistoric inhabitants of the area, is the central feature of Horseshoe Lake State Park, located a few miles north of Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/18/2008 | Read more »
Lon Chaney...Roger Rabbit...Batman's Aunt Harriet...Lurch
By Nick Howes | Published 5/12/2008 | Read more »
The new Indiana Jones movie is coming and fresh on the bookshelves are a series of ten Indiana Jones books, first issued in the late 90's. Here's a quick look of five of them.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/10/2008 | Read more »
The Mummy joins five other Universal monsters...Lurch is Thing....Christopher Lee plays Dracula without saying a word...Dr. Smith pads his part....
By Nick Howes | Published 5/8/2008 | Read more »
The 10-day Illinois State Fair in Springfield this year (Aug 8-17, 2008) will include performances each night from a range of artists including ZZ Top, Weird Al Yankovic, Brooks and Dunn, and Huey Lewis and the News.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/7/2008 | Read more »
NASA is giving everyone a chance to participate in humanity's return to the moon by including their names aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft heading for lunar orbit late this year.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/7/2008 | Read more »
Look for battling knights, Viking longboat, Robin Hood, singing pirates, belly-dancers, and a puppet named Morty at the Greater St. Louis Renaissance Faire.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/5/2008 | Read more »
Last member of the 1944 Von Stauffenerg July 20th Bomb Plot has died at age 90, still in possession of a pistol he planned to use to kill Hitler in an earlier unrealized attempt..
By Nick Howes | Published 5/3/2008 | Read more »
The legendary Sargasso Sea, centered in the Bermuda Triangle, is the inspiration for stories of a lost sea of doomed ships of all ages.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/1/2008 | Read more »
Orville Redenbacher has something out that is similar to theater popcorn, tub and all...and it is inexpensive.
By Nick Howes | Published 5/1/2008 | Read more »
Use of a pendulum is simple. You don't need to be exceptionally talented to do it. The theory behind It, as with many psychic talents, evades description.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/30/2008 | Read more »
In Illinois, the state is trying to help teens line up jobs this summer in the wake of a recent report that predicts the worst summer season for job-hunting teens in decades.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/29/2008 | Read more »
Ratings had to have gone off the charts for NBC's Deal or No Deal which ventured into a galaxy far, far away with a two-hour Star Wars-themed episode Monday night (April 28).
By Nick Howes | Published 4/28/2008 | Read more »
Visitors enjoy the chance for get away from the hustle and bustle at 1,440-acre Washington County State Conservation Area, just south of Nashville in Southern Illinois.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/28/2008 | Read more »
Richard Widmark...creator of The Rocketeer....Planet of the Apes stuntman
By Nick Howes | Published 4/25/2008 | Read more »
Gardeners and lawn-tending homeowners this spring can cultivate a greener lifestyle which will reduce the exposure of their kids or pets to chemicals while keeping those chemicals clear out of the groundwater.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/24/2008 | Read more »
The sponsors of the Third Annual 5K Walk With the Dogs on June 7, 2008 in tiny Nashville, Illinois (pop. 3200) will be raising money worldwide for research into pancreatic cancer with the help of the internet.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/24/2008 | Read more »
If you are going to sell used books on eBay, Half.com, Amazon, or elsewhere, you need to start by acquiring books. Start with your own books.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/17/2008 | Read more »
The Ecolo do Soldat (School of the Soldier) is coming up the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, April 26th and 27th at Fort de Chartres State Historic Site
By Nick Howes | Published 4/17/2008 | Read more »
By spritzing, you can carefully control how much you want to use on a healthy salad. Not only that but, as the label says, you only get one calorie per spritz. It gets better.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/16/2008 | Read more »
You can create artwork with potatoes. Think about cutting a potato in half and cutting away part of the exposed surface to create a raised image. Get a stamp pad and use the potato like a rubber stamp.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/15/2008 | Read more »
Dr. Who's one-time companion, Sarah Jane Smith, resurrected for an episode of the new Dr. Who, gets her own spin-off series.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/12/2008 | Read more »
Best type of used book to sell on eBay is the unusual. Common titles are best grouped into lots. Even a group of titles on an appealing topic can bring a nice payday.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/9/2008 | Read more »
A popular destination for walking ghost tours in Alton, Illinois, are the ruins of the Alton Penitentiary. The ruins aren't much but tour guides will fill you in on the dark deeds of the past as well as the phantom shadows of the present.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/9/2008 | Read more »
Vegetation can be found almost anywhere. You may not know a dandelion from a rose bush, but there is a test developed for those in survival situations that will help you determine which vegetation can be eaten.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/9/2008 | Read more »
You can sell inexpensively used books individually or in lots. Lots will allow you to sell common books for more than you could expect if you could sell them individually.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/9/2008 | Read more »
In Cape Girardeau, Missouri, convicted serial killer Timothy Krajcir who struck during the late 1970's and early 1980's, pleaded guilty Friday ( April 4) to five murders.
By Nick Howes | Published 4/5/2008 | Read more »
A very creative solution to a problem of resupplying isolated military forts in the desert, this idea was perhaps, in modern terms, doomed by the giggle factor.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/31/2008 | Read more »
Dith Pran, 65, died of pancreatic cancer Sunday, March 30th at a New jersey hospital.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/30/2008 | Read more »
Heritage Days in Okawville, Illinois, is an annual smalltown special event an easy drive east from St Louis that includes a unique museum tour. This year, the event is set for June 7th and 8th, 2008.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/30/2008 | Read more »
Often, I'm interrested that the filmmaker was trying to do his best with no budget to make the moivie work for an audience...even if it meant putting a bubble-machine next to the lens when Robot Monster appeared onscreen.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/29/2008 | Read more »
On August 10, 1945, in his cell, DeShazer said he heard the Lord to pray unceasingly for peace. He continued until he felt he should stop at 2:30 pm. Atom bombs had been dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the emperor broadcast the surrender on August 15th.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/28/2008 | Read more »
The hometown of DC Comics favorite son is inviting video auditions for a new symbol of truth, justice, and the American way, to portray the Man of Steel during the upcoming 30th annual Superman Celebration June 12-15.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/26/2008 | Read more »
Newspapers don't keep well. It can't be helped. The quality of the paper is low because the paper is, by its nature, intended to be read and discarded in short order.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/24/2008 | Read more »
Find yourself in need of money right now? It'll mean a huge amount of work, but it'll get quick cash.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/24/2008 | Read more »
Sean Connery turned down the role as Tarzan because he had a conflicting commitment to film a spy movie.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/24/2008 | Read more »
Meteorites are rare, so they can bring big money, up to several thousand dollars for a good size rock.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/19/2008 | Read more »
Roy Scheider...Creature from the Black Lagoon's gill man...Barry Morse...poster designer for Blade Runner.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/19/2008 | Read more »
Alton is a home to antique shops, ghosts including that of an antique dealer, the ruins of a prison for Confederate soldiers, stops on the Underground Railroad, the Piasa Bird, and a riverboat casino.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/12/2008 | Read more »
With Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday approaching, visitors will be flocking to New Salem, Illinois. It's already a very popular place.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/12/2008 | Read more »
Jamestown colony's sponsors needed money for the struggling settlement and got royal sanction to hold....a lottery.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/12/2008 | Read more »
Warm up the DVD player and celebrate Easter with a marathon of fluffy bunny movies.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/11/2008 | Read more »
Thousands of people across the country concentrate on drawing and breeding butterflies in their yards. They subscribe to newsletters, attend lectures, and read books in pursuit of their goal. Late winter is when to start planning.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/4/2008 | Read more »
A charming small town downtown business district, a prehistoric Indian mound, an inn where Dickens stayed, and numerous hauntings are among the many highlights that make this delightful community worth a visit or stopover.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/2/2008 | Read more »
It is by now means a complete list and does not include TV movies or series. You can make whatever substitutions you want.
By Nick Howes | Published 3/2/2008 | Read more »
The Rainbow Ranch Petting Farm in Southern Illinois is preparing for a spring onslaught of baby animals....goats, llamas, fallow deer, and Vietnamese potbelly pigs, among others.
By Nick Howes | Published 2/29/2008 | Read more »
The 22d James Bond adventure, Quantum of Silence, is scheduled for a November 7th release, the year of creator Ian Fleming's 100th birthday.
By Nick Howes | Published 2/18/2008 | Read more »
The Red Ribbon Cash instant lottery will pipe 100% of its net earnings into HIV/AIDS prevention and education.
By Nick Howes | Published 2/18/2008 | Read more »
The boy on TV's Tarzan...one of the Brothers Grimm...Vampira...the schoolteacher from The Birds...the trumpet player on Bell, Book and Candle.
By Nick Howes | Published 2/16/2008 | Read more »
Filter Nick Howes's Published Content:
Search Nick Howes's Published Content:
Permalink:
|
|