also, on the scene are sassy maid cassandra, who can worries the imperious masha. wickedly funny, vanya and sonia and masha, and spike is richly laced with the chekhovian themes of relationships and yearnings, as well as the characters namesake joining ally on the news at noon today is greg holt from the cedar falls community theatre, to speak about their upcoming presentation. cedar falls community theatre is presenting the comedy "vanya, sonia, masha & spike" february 26 through march 6 at the oster regent theatre. holt will direct the production. the production's cast features joy thorson, h hnry edsill, kristin teig torres. standing, l-r: sam cota, miriam salamah, jestin hoffman. cedar falls community theatre presents: vanya and sonia and masha and spike play by christopher durang directed by greg holt at the oster-regent theatre: 1st and main streets, cedar falls production dates/times: february 26 - march 6, 2016 call (319) 277-5283 for more information. tix on sale feb 18 @1pm. winner of the 2013 tony award for bestlay. middle-aged siblings vanya and sonia s

((masha kalinina/humane society international: "we're playing a key part in a blood sport that's taking away the world's most magnificent animals.")) ((bill racine/sci lifetime member: "no, no, the money that you spend over there, most of it goes to the local people over there.")) ((patrick walker)) since last july... 45 major airlines have banned the transport of several trophy animals from africa. and the humane society says some african countries are now banning exports of trophy animals. paula... ((paula francis)) has the humane society taken a stance on hunting here in the united states? ((patrick walker)) they are against all trophy hunting... the u-s. but they do not have position on sustinance hunting... like deer and elk. /// ((paula francis)) > las vegas is certainly no stranger to controversy when it comes to animals on the strip. for decades -- those animal acts drew crowds -- and criticism. denise valdez has more on the diminshing role of four legged performers: ((denise valdez)) even today -- there is an active campaign to release the dolphins at the mirage. when dirk arth

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this area includes masha, the largest town in the region, home to 50,000 people.s are growing. the sheka forest is designated by unesco as a global biosphere reserve. the development zone, which makes up roughly half the area, is supposed to be used in a sustainable way. but more and more forest is being cleared to make way for farming. >> we're in regular contact with the authorities. we're doing our best to protect the forest. reporter beehives offer one : alternative source of income. the ethiopian aid organization melca bought the hives and began offering local farmers training in beekeeping. the program is partly funded by the international climate initiative. >> by that process, the communities came out of the forest, and they are working together. and what is the advantage of this working? if they are starting the modern beehives as a group, most of the trees cannot be cut. >> thanks to the honey that we sell, we can buy clothes for our children and books for their schooling. we can pay our taxes and make our homes better. reporter: tea plantations are anot

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((masha kalinina/humane society international: "the practice of trophy hunting is unethical, because you're killing an animal purely for the enjoyment of taking a life, but also for the trophy.")) ((patrick walker)) says conservation is a major part of their mission. their website says 70 percent of the money raised at the las vegas convention... goes toward conservation efforts by the group worldwide... something s-c-i member bill racine says he is proud of. ((bill racine/sci lifetime member: "a lot of that money goes for conservation, and helping keep those wildlife animals coming over there.")) ((patrick walker)) the humane society international disagrees... citing a 2012 study by eco resources at large. it concluded only 3 percent of money spent on trophy hunts make it to the communities. s-c-i declined an interview request from 8 news now... but released a statement saying it quote "does much more for the conservation of habitat than many of the misguided policies that these protesters would like to see supported." patrick walker... 8 news now. ((dave courvoisier)) > the s-c-i s