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It was another impressive week of lacrosse throughout the
Division II landscape, while UIndy and Lindenwood both came away with wins to
assert their dominance as the teams to beat in the Midwest.
Some great news came from the PSAC & Northeast-10 last
week, as both conferences announced their plans for lacrosse this spring. The
ECC had previously announced its schedule and no. 14 Mercy will open its season
on March 10 against St. Thomas Aquinas.
According to the PSAC
press release, conference regular season games will begin on March 13 and
the regular season will conclude on April 28. No. 5 West Chester opens its
Written by Erin Maguire DUNBARTONSHIRE’S new Vice Lord-Lieutenant says she is “honoured and delighted” to have been chosen for the role. Linda Moffat, whose appointment was recently approved by the Queen, will represent Her Majesty at ceremonies and special occasions in the area, such as 100th birthdays, and will identify people and organisations in the area deserving of royal recognition for their service. Most of the Lieutenancy’s work is on hold because of the pandemic, but Linda says she’s looking forward to getting stuck into the role once the easing of limits allows her to do so.
A CARDROSS schoolgirl has donated £655 to her local food bank after a month-long fund-raising effort. Eight-year-old Erin Packham ran at least a mile every day in December, racking up sponsorship donations along the way. She was inspired by her mum, Sara, who set herself the challenge of running three miles a day for the full month. Sara said: “She plays tennis and football, but she’s never been particularly into running - she’s just on the go all the time. “We live on a farm, so she was able to do it quite independently which was great. “For a few of the runs, she came and did three miles with me, but most of them she just got up and went on her own.
If it seems hard for many of us this season to count our blessings, Short North Stage’s sentimental and satirical new holiday musical makes it a little easier.
In a pandemic-dominated year of unexpected difficulties, great anxieties and widespread suffering, the amusing and touching world premiere of “Quarantine With the Clauses” offers a reminder of our resilience and how family and community can help us appreciate a Christmas “like none other.”
The company commissioned off-Broadway author-lyricist Mark Waldrop (“When Pigs Fly”, Radio City Christmas Spectacular ) and composer Jeff Lodin to create a timely holiday show for Columbus and they’ve delivered a winner, perfectly attuned to this season and moment.