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Mary Kay Solecki talks about trees in winter

From Episode number 548, Lincoln Legal Papers search, Mary Todd Lincoln, Osage Orange Trees, Collecting Antique Tableware, Main Street Architecture in Lincoln, Part Two, air date Thursday, February 12, 1998

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Segment duration: 02:08

Producer: Alison Davis
Advisor: Mary Kay Solecki

This segment is filed in these categories: Parks/Outdoor Recreation • Science/Nature • Weather/Climate

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Mary Kay Solecki visits the Babe Woodyard Natural Area.

From Episode number 547, Danville Stars Baseball Team; Babe Woodyard Natural Area; Collecting Antique Coverlets; Mike Richards Antique and Artisan Shop; Main Street Architecture in Lincoln, air date Thursday, January 08, 1998

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Segment duration: 01:49

Producer: Alison Davis

This segment is filed in these categories: Historical Landmarks • Parks/Outdoor Recreation • Science/Nature • Weather/Climate

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Mary Kay Solecki discusses fall foliage in Illinois.

From Episode number 545, Andy Dallas; Historic Architecture with Mike Jackson; The Community of Stelle; Fall Foliage with Mary Kay Solecki; Mini Portraits with Barbara Peckham, air date Thursday, November 13, 1997

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Segment duration: 02:00

Producer: Alison Davis
Advisor: Mary Kay Solecki

This segment is filed in these categories: Horticulture • Parks/Outdoor Recreation • Science/Nature • Weather/Climate

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Marily Campbell of the Illinois Audubon Society visits the marshes outside Danville

From Episode number 542, Poet Michael Van Walleghen; Urbana Historic Architecture - Chi Omega House at the University of Illinois; Wheelchair Sports at the University of Illinois; Danville Marshes, air date Thursday, April 10, 1997

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Segment duration: 02:39

Producer: Alison Davis
Advisor: Marilyn Campbell

This segment is filed in these categories: Parks/Outdoor Recreation • Science/Nature • Weather/Climate • Danville

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Sadorus Tornado

From Episode number 519, Sadorus Tornado; D. Bill of Danvers and His Totem Poles; David Parsons Dance Company and Billy Taylor Trio at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois, air date Thursday, April 14, 1994

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Prairie Fire features residents of Sadorus, recalling March 20, 1976, when the most violent tornado in Champaign County history destroyed much of their town.
Host Alison Davis interviews people who remember the day the sky turned black, including a couple whose home was destroyed. Viewers will see film of the huge funnel, which observers said was as wide as eight football fields.

Davis talks to Wayne Hecht, former director of Assembly Hall, about that day. As the dangerous tornado headed in the direction of Champaign-Urbana, he had to decide what to do with the people packed into the arena for a state high school basketball tournament. During the twister segment, WILL-AM 580’s meteorologist Ed Kieser explains the weather conditions that create tornadoes.

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Segment duration: 07:36

Producer: Alison Davis

This segment is filed in these categories: History • Illinois Culture/History • Science/Nature • Weather/Climate • Sadorus

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