Monday March 8th, 2021 8:45am
(Inside Lacrosse Photo: James Beaver)
It was a weekend of little change. Loyola, Ohio State and Richmond were the only Top 20 teams to meet defeat. We have a lot to look forward to this week, and many of the best games are on television. Wednesday High Point is at Duke. Thursday Night Lacrosse debuts on the ACC Network with Virginia and North Carolina. On Saturday, Hopkins hosts Penn State, then Rutgers and Maryland play for first place in the Big Ten. Sunday, fans will be treated to Ohio State and Michigan.
Why are there so many football score blowouts this season? I think there are less ‘middle tier’ teams with the Ivy sitting out 2021 and the power programs extended their lead by securing high-profile transfers, furthering the gap. This year offers an opportunity for mid-major programs to attract more attention, to put themselves in the Top 20 and push toward the Tournament.
Amity mayor resigns
Amity pro tem Mayor Ryan Lehman
Amity Mayor Joshua Clark, who ran unopposed in last November s general election and took office Jan. 1, resigned before the start of Wednesday night s regular city council meeting.
He told councilors Robert Andrade, April Dyche, Rachel King, Ryan Lehman, Sandy McArthur and Napua Ann Rich that he was leaving office for personal reasons he did not want to disclose.
Clark had already informed City Administrator Michael Thomas of his decision. Thank you for electing me, Clark said. I learned a lot in my three months.
Lehman, the council president, will serve as pro tem mayor until the position is filled by appointment of the council. The new mayor will serve through December 2024.
Efforts are in motion to start a second shelter for families in Helena, the head of the local United Way said, adding that existing services are fighting the good fight,
Underneath a bitter cold, outdoor stairwell in downtown Helena, United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area volunteers met with two homeless men Thursday night, their voices barely audible over the biting wind and clanging Cathedral of Saint Helena bells.
The volunteers spent the evening scouring downtown parking garages, city parks and trailheads in an effort to generate a rough estimate of the total population of people without a home living in the county.
It is an annual census of sorts known as the Point in Time Survey, which is used to determine the amount of funding for homeless services distributed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The area United Way has administered the survey for about 20 years.