K-12 schools now number one source of COVID-19 outbreaks in Michigan
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K-12 schools are now the largest source of new COVID-19 outbreaks in Michigan. In the first week of March, the state recorded 47 separate outbreaks at K-12 schools in which a combined 221 students, teachers and staff tested positive for the virus.
The same week, 24 more outbreaks took place at daycare centers and “youth programs,” a category that includes school sports. Together, the 71 school- and youth-related outbreaks accounted for more than 40 percent of all new outbreaks in Michigan during a week in which about 7,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported and more than 100 people died from the disease.
ConVal lines up at the starting line. Courtesy photo
Gwen Inglis approaching the finish line after her skate leg. Courtesy photo
Co-captain Eva Calcutt approaching the finish line after her skate leg. Courtesy photo
Co-captain Camille Hendrixson heads out of the transition zone while Gwen Inglis changes from classic to skate skis in preparation for her second leg. Courtesy photo
Representing ConVal at the State Divison I Championships: Eva Calcutt, Camille Hendrixson, Gwen Inglis, Eme Tyler-Wall, Laura Phillips, Grace Phillips Courtesy photo
Published: 3/4/2021 4:16:17 PM
ConVal Nordic skiing co-captain Eva Calcutt qualified for the NHIAA Nordic Meet of Champions by taking fourth place in the classic leg and eighth place in the skate leg of the Division I State Championships held this past Wednesday on the Great Glen Trails at the base of Mount Washington. Normally held as two separate races on the same day, classic and freestyle, this year the race was structured as a
TED’S PICKS
CANADA No reason to go against Einarson’s team now after last year’s dramatic win. They’re hungry for another title, even if they have had to resort to practising on a frozen Manitoba lake this season
MANITOBA No one has more experience and success than Jones and that should come to the forefront at an event like this.
ONTARIO Homan’s pregnancy has created a bit of uncertainty but this team is always ready to go after another title
FLEURY A wild card team with Carey filling in at skip has all the skills to be playing on the final weekend
Nordic skiing: ConVal hosts sunny home meet in Dublin
The ConVal Nordic ski team hosted a race at the Dublin Nordic Center on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Staff photo by Ben Conant
The ConVal Nordic ski team hosted a race at the Dublin Nordic Center on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Staff photo by Ben Conant
The ConVal Nordic ski team hosted a race at the Dublin Nordic Center on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Staff photo by Ben Conant
The ConVal Nordic ski team hosted a race at the Dublin Nordic Center on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Staff photo by Ben Conant
The ConVal Nordic ski team hosted a race at the Dublin Nordic Center on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Staff photo by Ben Conant
Ireland’s nurses went on strike on January 30 in a dispute over pay and staff shortages. There were three separate 24-hour stoppages and a planned three-day strike set for February 12, until the strike was suspended February 11 for three weeks as part of a recommendations by the Labour Court.
The strike was organized by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organization (INMO) and the Psychiatric Nurses Association. The INMO had requested a 12-percent pay increase, which would bring nurses in line with other health professionals, such as physiotherapists, and to the same level of compensation they received before their salaries were cut with the downturn in the economy at the end of 2006.