TRR file photo by Tom Kane
Sojourn safety instructor Dave Simon briefs sojourners on river safety during a previous year’s Delaware River Sojourn.

Editor's Pick: Rollin’ on the river

Delaware River Sojourn returns with a celebration of Native American culture

• WHEN: Sunday, June 24 through Saturday, June 30.

• WHERE: Delaware River, starting at Ten Mile River landing, Tusten.

• COST: $55 per day for adults and $40 for children if postmarked by June 1; $65 per day for adults and $50 for children if postmarked after June 1, plus a one-time $5 insurance fee.

• CONTACT: schultz@nps.gov or 570/729-8251.

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What's at the Movies
by Ian Pugh

Third ‘Shrek’ an offensive, scatological nightmare

Y’know, they were a little rough around the edges, what with their lame fart jokes and their painfully outdated musical numbers, but the “Shrek” films had a certain easygoing charm about them, a rounded-off, agreeable feeling that somehow left you wanting more. When “Shrek 2” came out, I foolishly requested to visit these characters “a third time;” a dangerous prospect considering that enormous box-office returns coupled with an immediate desire for more too often leads to a dulling of the artistic senses in terms of both artist and audience.

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Third ‘Shrek’ an offensive, scatological nightmare

Y’know, they were a little rough around the edges, what with their lame fart jokes and their painfully outdated musical numbers, but the “Shrek” films had a certain easygoing charm about them, a rounded-off, agreeable feeling that somehow left you wanting more. When “Shrek 2” came out, I foolishly requested to visit these characters “a third time;” a dangerous prospect considering that enormous box-office returns coupled with an immediate desire for more too often leads to a dulling of the artistic senses in terms of both artist and audience.

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