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NORTHWEST HERALD Inside Section Stone gets rolling: Director brings back Alexander the Great. Page 2E Thursday January 22. 2004 Style Editor: Jana Thompson 815.459.4122 Ext. 4529 janathompsonnwherald.com TOMORROW TYIE Northwest These photographs are from the collection of Gary Bart and date from 1840 to Yard and Garden Small fruits can reward gardeners Small fruit crops look tempting in gardening catalogs and books this time of year. Strawberries, raspberries and grapes all grow in this area, but it pays to have background information to make a wise decision for your back yard.

While they do not take as much room as tree fruits, adequate space is needed for small fruit crops to grow 1855. in Sidetracks Hoggin' the spotlight Groundhog Day festivities to kick off Jan. 29 in Woodstock. tl I Photos provided bids and produce. Full sun is best, although raspberries will grow in 9) light shade.

Soils should be well-drained. Irrigation Pricey poster This poster for an 1 899 production of Giacomo Puccini opera Tosca recently sold for $17,000 at a Swann Galleries auction. The piece was designed byAdolfo pioneer in the graphic-arts field known foi should be Bruce Spangenberg available for dry spells, especially if fruit already has set on the plants. Blueberries have the greatest soil demands, as they need an acidic soil and also have shallow roots that call for high water needs. For these reasons, they are difficult to grow here Strawberries are traditionally popular for backyard planting.

June-bearing strawberries produce much more fruit than everbearing strawberries, which are more of a novelty for use in containers. When choosing strawberry cultivars, look for resistance to red stele and verticillium wilt, both serious soil-borne fungal diseases. After established, major care for strawberries includes weed control, summer and winter mulching, and periodic renovation. Raspberries are another easy-to-grow crop. Red, purple, black, and yellow raspberries are available.

Except for everbearing varieties, rasp-berryplants produce fruit on second-year canes, and the cane then dies. Gardeners prune out spent canes as regular maintenance requirement for all types. Purple and black raspberries will also need summer pinching. Diseases may develop on older canes, and viruses can spread from wild berries in the area. Grapes are the third major small fruit for our area, with American types generally hardier than European types.

Solid support, such as an arbor or trellis, is essential for good grapes. Probably the primary maintenance requirement for good grapes is heavy dormant pruning each year in mid to late February. Canines star in daguerreotypes of the 1800s UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE "I'm not sure what fascinates me about daguerreotypes. Perhaps it's because when I look at these pictures, for a few minutes, I'm transported into that world," said collector Gary Bart of California. "For many people, this was their one and only photograph in their lifetime, and now we have the privilege of sharing that special moment," he added.

images or those with historical importance. A dog lover, Bart is drawn to images of people with their dogs for his collection. "In those flays, the camera lens had to stay open for an extended period of time, and often the images of dogs were blurred Sometimes you can see a friendly arm, wrapped in a black cloth, steadying the dog. An especially alert dog may appear so because at the very last minute, the photog-. rapher's helper took the his work for Italian opera productions.

Here's the upside Rated by experts as "the most famous philatelic item of France," a block of four 1849 1 -franc bright vermilion stamps has a tete-beche error one stamp is printed upside down. Expected to fetch $700,000 to $935,000 U.S., it instead sold for more than $1.1 million in a recent Paris auction. Universal Press Syndicate Today's birthdays Actress Piper Laurie is 72. Actor John Hurt is 64. Actress cover off a cage with a bird in it.

A dog asleep at his master's feet may have just been given a shot of whiskey," Bart said. Today, his collection exceeds 300 cased images ranging in value from $200 to $3,500. To Bart, these early photographs provide Daguerreotypes are made using an early photographic process involving iodine-sensitized silver on a copper plate. French commercial artist Louis Daguerre revealed the technique before the Academy of Sciences on Aug. 13, 1839.

"The daguerreotype was not without its faults," 7 Bruce Spangenberg is horticulture department chairman and instructor at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake. Send questions to Bruce Spangenberg, do the Features Department, Northwest Herald, RO. Box 250, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0250. Inside Linda Blair is 45. Actress Diane Lane is 39.

Actor-rap DJ Jazzy Jeff is 39. Actor Balthazar Getty is 29. Actor insight to the past. "For example, I know the most popular dog of that time was the black or black-and-tan terrier because I see more of those than anything else. I have also noted that people were more likely to take their dogs to work with them, because I see a number of occupational photos with dogs." Bart's advice tbwould-be collectors is to do plenty of researcn and to specialize.

"I know there are collectors who purchase whatever strikes their fancy, and that's certainly fine. However, if your desire is to make an investment in addition to the said Judy Penz Sheluk, a contributor to Antique Trader magazine. "The photographic process was painstakingly slow, and the highly polished metal was delicate and needed to be covered by protective glass, which was then encased in a frame." Picture sizes start at 1 by 1 inch, with the most common size about 2-34 by 3-1 4 inches. In the 1840s, the cost of a portrait ranged from 50 cents to $2. Prices for daguerreotypes today range from $50 to $100 for a typical portrait of a man or woman (images of American Indians Lane hobby, having cohesion to your collection and African Americans command higher Christopher Kennedy Masterson is 24.

Pop singer Willa Ford is 23. From wire reports Advice 4E Comics 5E Entertainment 2E Everyday Cheapskate 3E Home Calendar 6E House of the Week 3E On the House 6E prices) to more than $100,000 for unusual will build value." Chicago film critics announce winners of movie awards Hats Off Lord of the Rings: The Return of the and Olli Barbe et at, "Winged Migration" BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Howard Shore, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Danny Elf man, "Big Gabriel Yared, "Cold Philip Glass, "The Fog of Benoit Charest, "The Triplets of Belleville" BEST DOCUMENTARY: 'The Fog of War," "Capturing the Freidmans," "Lost in La Mancha," "Spellbound," "Stevie," and "Winged Migration" 1 MOST PROMISING PERFORMER: Keisha Castle-Hughes, "Whale Peter Dinklage, "The Station Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Dirty Pretty Sarah Bolger, "In and Emma Bolger, "In America" MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER: Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini. "American Niki Caro, "Whale Andrew Jarecki, "Capturing the Vadim Perelman, "House of Sand and and Billy Ray, "Shattered Glass." Sean Penn, "Mystic River" BEST ACTRESS: Charlize Theron. Keisha" Castle-Hughes, "Whale Hope Davis, "American Scarlett Johansson, "Lost in and Naomi Watts, "21 Grams" BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tim Robbins, "Mystic Sean Astin, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Alec Baldwin, "The Benicio del Toro, "21 Peter Sarsgaard, "Shattered and Andy Serkis, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Patricia Clarkson, "Pieces of Ellen DeGeneres, "Finding Marcia Gay Harden, "Mystic Holly Hunter, Miranda Richardson, and Renee Zellweger, "Cold Mountain" BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Lance Acord, lost In John Seale, "Cold Eduardo Serra, "Girl With a Pearl Russell Boyd and Sandy Sissel, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the and Andrew Lesnie, "The The NORTHWEST HERALD The Chicago Film Critics Association has named the winners of the Chicago Film Critics Awards. Here are all of the nominees.

The winners are in bold print. BEST PICTURE: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, "American Splendor," "Finding Nemo," "Lost in Translation," and "Mystic River," BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: "City of God, Barbarian Invasions," "The Man Without a Past," "The Son." and "The Triplets of Belleville" BEST DIRECTOR: Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Tim Burton, "Big Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Clint Eastwood, "Mystic Peter Weir, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" BEST SCREENPLAY: Sofia Coppola, lost In sWi Springer Berman Robert Pulcini, "American Rescuers lend a hand I would like to thank the 91 1 dispatcher and Crystal Lake Fire and rescue for helping on the evening of Jan. 6. The guys and lady paramedic did an excellent job. Keep up the good work.

Thank you. Russell Goldbeck Crystal Lake Know someone deserving of praise? Want to let others know? Send a letter to Hats Off do the Northwest Herald, P.O. Box 250, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0250. Please limit letters to 75 words or fewer and include your phone number. Letters longer than 75 words will be edited to fit space Photo provided Bill Murray (right) won Best Actor for his work in "Lost in Translation." Brian Helgeland, "Mystic Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the and Guillermo Arridga, "21 Grams" BEST ACTOR: Bill Murray, "Lost in Johnny Depp, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Paul Giamatti, "American Ben Kingsley, "House of Sand and and.