Among those enjoying the fun was Daimhin Winslade, who tried his hand at softball. Under the watchful eye of members of Christchurch United Softball team, the 8-year-old smashed a few out of the park.
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Wolfe Haimes, 8, and David Haimes enjoy the funky bikes. His mum, Ellen Crofts, said they loved living in the coastal suburb and went along to support the local event. “I wouldn t live anywhere else in Christchurch – it’s right next to the beach, how could you complain?” Members of Canterbury Rams were shooting hoops on the basketball court, while kids of all ages enjoyed the bizarre bikes at the popular Peddlemania attraction.
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7 p.m. Sunday: Biden and Harris will virtually tour 24/7 COVID-19 vaccination site in Arizona on Monday
The virtual tour of State Farm Stadium in Glendale will take place on Monday, mid-afternoon Eastern Time, White House officials said Sunday.
On the tour, the president and vice president will learn more about the efforts at state and local levels to vaccinate Arizonans, as well as survey the implementation of federal vaccination efforts at sites like State Farm Stadium, the White House said.
Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ has said the State Farm site is replicable as a model for other areas of the state and the country. The stadium site includes areas of the parking lot divided into sections for various functions, including patient check-in, patient appointment number verification, data verification, well being and discharge and a separate area to set
Similar to Māori parliamentary seats, Māori wards establish areas where those on the Māori electoral roll vote for representatives who sit alongside general wards. Christchurch City Council head of community support, governance and partnerships John Filsell said it had decided against establishing a Māori ward after consulting with iwi and Papatipu Rūnanga (Ngāi Tūāhuriri as mana whenua) in October. “Papatipu Rūnanga were comfortable with the current relationship and did not feel that it was appropriate for a Māori ward to be established in Ōtautahi-Christchurch for the 2022 local elections,” he said.
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If I have a slice of cheesecake for breakfast, then eggs & chorizo for dinner, it all balances out. At least, that’s what I’m telling myself today.
• Brace yourselves. The quarterback rumor mill stuff is gonna get fun. So we might as well start from the top:
Word I get is the Bears have made inquiries on Deshaun Watson and Matthew Stafford. The soon to be ex-Lions QB has them listed among his top four destinations.
It seems unlikely the Lions would trade him here.
• George Ofman is a long-time Chicago sports reporter. So it doesn’t surprise me to see he’s heard some things. Let’s briefly discuss them, starting with the nugget that the Bears have inquired about the availability of Deshaun Watson and Matthew Stafford. We know Stafford and the Lions are having a mutual parting of ways. And while the Texans haven’t said they are trading Watson, we saw Watson’s trade request go public. More importantly, we know the Bears are desperate for quarterback help and s