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Get Well Soon by Warren Dunes
To effectively celebrate one full year in quarantine, my girlfriend and I received our first COVID-19 vaccination on the way home from an 18 (or so)-hour trip to Bellingham. After eating some tasty deli sandwiches from the Skagit Valley Food Co-Op in her car, we made our way to Mt. Vernon Haggen and answered questions about allergies at the lip of the pharmacy desk. The pharmacist administering the vaccine told us they’ve given somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,100 shots in the past handful of weeks.
Former Council President Bruce Harrell announced his campaign for Seattle mayor Tuesday, as the latest major candidate to throw their hat into the ring.
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Gar-Field High School will remove the mascot it has used since 1953. (Liam Griffin/Patch)
WOODBRIDGE, VA Gar-Field High School is replacing its mascot, according to a letter from the school s principal on Monday. For years, the school s sports teams have been called the Indians, and used Native American imagery.
The school is accepting submissions from the community to help choose a new mascot. Submissions will be accepted until April 4.
The suggested names will be brought to a selection committee which will select some mascots as finalists. The school will then survey stakeholder groups in the community to evaluate their preferences.
Teacher Dies From COVID In NoVA
(Woodbridge)- Family members, staff and students are mourning the loss of a teacher in Prince William County. Richard Zuckernick died earlier this week after contracting COVID-19. School administration wrote a letter to the community and said that he had been fighting the virus over the last few months. Zuckernick was a math teacher at Gar-Field High School.
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