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A Parliament of Owls: National Preparedness Month – Ready for Anything

Did you know a group of owls is called a “parliament”? In the case of the Weston Owl, a Parliament is a guest post on this page. The following post was written by Rudy Ruggles, a member of Weston’s fantastic Weston Emergency Reserve Corps (WERC). ++ This year’s National Preparedness Month theme is “Take Control in 1, 2, 3,” intended to empower

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A Parliament of Owls: National Preparedness Month – Emergency Prevention

. Did you know a group of owls is called a “parliament”? In the case of the Weston Owl, a Parliament is a guest post on this page. The following post was written by Rudy Ruggles, a member of Weston’s fantastic Weston Emergency Reserve Corps (WERC). ++ September is National Preparedness Month. The theme in 2023 is “Take Control in 1, 2, 3”.

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Did You Know? The West Suburban YMCA Loves Weston, Too

Technically this is a Parliament of Owls post, which means it is written by someone without talons. In this case, Katie Sopcik, the Director of Marketing & Communications for the West Suburban YMCA (and Weston resident) reached out to the Owl to post the following information: +++ Did you know that Weston is a community served by the West Suburban

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Excess Plastic Use at High School is Not Unnoticed: A Parliament of Owls

Did you know a group of owls is called a “parliament”? In the case of the Weston Owl, a Parliament is a guest post on this page. In this post, an owlet who is a freshman journalist at the fabulous Wildcat Tracks (bookmark it) talks trash. Nepotism lives. Also please support your local media. Re-“printed” with permission. +++ SEA club and

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Big Night Cometh to a Roadside Near You: How to Help

One of the first signs of imminent spring is so-called “Big Night” which is not, in fact, a movie about crazy Italians, but rather an exciting and somewhat terrifying (for the little amphibians) experience as they migrate from their upland overwintering habitat to their spring breeding grounds. Actually, I don’t know if little beasties feel terror, but I feel it

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Sunday Gratitude: The Parliament of Owls

This is the Weston Owl’s anniversary week. One year ago, the idea of creating a news page for Weston (which I had been contemplating for six months before that) turned into a decision on name, a “branding” with the talented folks at Fiverr, and an ongoing Gen X battle with WordPress. Today is about gratitude for the group of people–or

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