South Coast medal winners at the Campbelltown State Tenpin Bowling Competition in 2022. Photo: Special Olympics South Coast. Members of the South Coast Special Olympics Club are punching above their weight, scooping ribbons and medals at regional, state and even at a national level. With 26 members from Ulladulla to the Victorian border, the South … [Read more…]
The Washington State Broadband Office awarded $121 million in grants that will provide connections to unserved and underserved communities statewide. OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Broadband Office today announced over $121 million in grants for 19 broadband construction projects that will deliver reliable, high-speed internet access to unserved and underserved communities across the state. … [Read more…]
Today is Saturday, May 27, the 147th day of 2023. There are 218 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 27, 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, unanimously struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act, a key component of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” … [Read more…]
Chad Smith, chief executive of the L.A. Phil, photographed at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times) The Boston Symphony made the surprise announcement Monday that this fall its next president and chief executive will be current Los Angeles Philharmonic CEO Chad Smith. In his two decades at the L.A. … [Read more…]
I’ve never been so aware of the U.S. flag status since living in the Churchill’s Grove neighborhood of Rockford. On my daily drive home down Auburn, I can’t miss the huge American flag waving in my view at the Main Street roundabout. I saw Ol’ Glory in the roundabout flying full-staff for only a couple of … [Read more…]
The Libby City Council approved an agreement with Tony Petrusha on May 1 in an ongoing effort to provide contract services for the identification, detailed development and initial implementation of recreation projects in the Libby area. Among other duties the position tasks Petrusha with establishing a list of recreation projects, actively pursuing grant projects and … [Read more…]
Here are the statewide high school baseball state tournament first-round pairings for all six classifications, as announced by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association on Sunday. Game dates, times and locations will be added when released. The 4A and 3A semifinals and placing games will be played on May 26-27 at Funko Field at Everett Memorial … [Read more…]
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Plan your route before you’re in your car: The Ministry of Transportation has scheduled 27 closures in Niagara on May 16, 2023 for roadwork on East Main Street Welland, Highway 140, Highway 3, Highway 406, Highway 420, Highway 58, Highway 58A and Queen Elizabeth Way. East Main Street Welland eastbound between Wellington Street and Highway … [Read more…]
The time has come to say farewell to Lincoln County and our winter port of Wiscasset. The crew will ship out early May 19, about 6 a.m. Our destination is the Maine Maritime Museum dock where we will settle in for a few weeks until our crew completes repairs to our home dock at the Freight Shed. We will … [Read more…]
Twelve people and a dog spent the night on Mount St. Helens after they were stuck by a “massive mudslide,” authorities in Washington said. The mudslide happened at about 9 p.m. Sunday, May 14, on State Route 504, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The mudslide “wiped out the bridge” to … [Read more…]