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Springfield fourth-grader Ashton Stillwell won't have much trouble completing a "What I Did Last Summer" assignment when school starts again in the fall. Stillwell earned a scholarship to U.S. Space Camp in Florida, compliments of Smillie's IGA. She earned the scholarship by writing an essay for a national contest sponsored by IGA supermarkets. |ret||ret||tab|

Stillwell will be at the camp Aug. 18-23. During the five-day camp, she'll visit NASA's Kennedy Space Center and the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Stillwell and the other campers also will have opportunities to use space shuttle orbiter simulators and realistic mission controls. |ret||ret||tab|

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Finalists for the Springfield Business Journal's 2002 Economic Impact Awards have been selected by an independent panel of judges. |ret||ret||tab|

One finalist in each category will be honored at the banquet, which will be held 5:30-9:30 p.m. July 25 at the Tower Club, 901 E. St. Louis St. |ret||ret||tab|

Categories and finalists are: Education Drury University, Evangel University, Ozarks Technical Community College; Recreation Discovery Center, Lakes Country Soccer, Wonders of Wildlife; Transportation and Shipping J. Howard Fisk Limousines Inc., O & S Trucking Inc. and Springfield-Branson Regional Airport; Commercial Real Estate Rankin Company LLC, R.B. Murray Company and Wilhoit Properties; Food Service Banta Foods Inc. and Jackson Brothers Vending & Food Service.|ret||ret||tab|

Springfield Business Journal will also present its Lifetime Achievement in Business Award to one of three finalists: Carol Jones, Ralph K. Manley and Robert W. Plaster.|ret||ret||tab|

For more information about the event, or to purchase tickets, call Debra Fickbohm at 417-831-3238, or e-mail her at |bold_on|dfickbohm@sbj.net.|ret||ret||tab|

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(NOT SO) NICE DOGGIES|ret||ret||tab|

Some interesting statistics from the U.S. Postal Service: Last year, nationwide, 3,138 letter carriers were attacked and injured by dogs or other pets. |ret||ret||tab|

The average for Springfield, according to Postmaster Bill Brayman, is between five and six dog incidents a year. As of May 20, two incidents had been reported this year. The U.S. Postal Service notes that more protection that just a fence is needed, especially if postal carriers must enter a yard to reach the mailbox and not just to keep the letter carriers safe. Dogs bite more than 4.7 million people, most of them children and the elderly, each year. |ret||ret||tab|

Pet owners who make sure that Fido is properly restrained can save themselves from liability for medical expenses and other costs incurred when a dog bite occurs.|ret||ret||tab|

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SURVEY SAYS ART AND CULTURE|ret||ret||tab|

Members of the public have until the end of August to contribute their 2-cents' worth to an online survey about the cultural plan for the city of Springfield. The survey, which follows a series of personal interviews and public meetings held in March, asks open-ended questions designed to find out what the community's vision is for cultural development. The survey also will determine what, if any, interest exists for a downtown cultural district. The survey can be accessed at |bold_on|www.artsmarket.com/springfield.html, or via a link from the Springfield Regional Arts Council's site at |bold_on|www.springfieldarts.com.|ret||ret||tab|

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