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Here are the details for attending Cubs spring games at Sloan Park Share this story Al Yellon There will be 14 Cubs home Spring Training games at Sloan Park this year, beginning Tuesday, March 2 vs. the Royals. They’ll begin 2021 play on the road the previous afternoon, Monday, March 1 vs. the Padres at Peoria. The entire 2021 revised spring schedule is here. The Cubs have received permission from the city of Mesa, Maricopa County and the state of Arizona to sell up to 25 percent of capacity at Sloan Park. Based on the park’s official listed capacity of 15,000 (though there have been dates with higher announced crowds the biggest-ever is 16,100 vs. the Red Sox on March 25, 2019), that would be approximately 3,750 tickets. Per this East Valley Tribune article, Sloan Park general manager Justin Piper says about 3,500 tickets will be sold. ....
The Cactus League will come back to Mesa and the rest of Arizona within weeks â but fans will find it hardly recognizable. Donât expect the usual capacity crowd of more than 15,000 loyal Chicago Cubs fans at Mesaâs Sloan Park or kids clamoring for autographs as players take a leisurely stroll across the parking lot between the practice fields and Tempe Diablo Stadium. These, and many other familiar scenes from Cactus League seasons past, will not be possible this year as officials try to strike a delicate balance between the return of spring training and preventing another disastrous spike in COVID-19. ....
No injuries or damages in Whatcom oil train derailment as cleanup, investigations begin The Bellingham Herald 12/24/2020 Robert Mittendorf, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.) Dec. 23 As the last of an oil train fire burned itself out in Custer, investigators, hazardous materials experts and environmental officials began the long task of cleanup and learning what happened. Popular Searches That includes air and water pollutants, Byers said at a press conference Wednesday, Dec. 23. All of our off-site community levels have been below or at background levels, Byers said. We will be investigating potential impacts to groundwater. That will take time. Byers said officials have been keeping members of Lummi Nation briefed for potential effects on their resources, which include nearby California Creek, a salmon-bearing stream. ....
No damage to wildlife, environment detected in Whatcom County train derailment, oil spill, officials say By Lewis Kamb, The Seattle Times Published: December 24, 2020, 8:10am Share: A firefighter walks past a derailed train car Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, in Custer, Wash. Officials say seven train cars carrying crude oil derailed and five caught fire north of Seattle and close to the Canadian border. Whatcom County officials said the derailment occurred in the downtown Custer area, where streets were closed and evacuations ordered during a large fire response. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Oil spilled from a train that derailed in northwest Washington on Tuesday appears to be contained around the crash site, with little or no harm so far detected to the public or environment, officials said Wednesday. ....