Oliver Harvey
Updated: 21:48, 29 May 2021
AS our flight touched down at Madeira’s spectacular Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport, the British holidaymakers on board broke into a spontaneous round of applause.
It wasn’t simply relief at safely arriving on the runway, which is perched on a foreland jutting out into the choppy Atlantic Ocean.
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At stunning Cape Girao, the world’s second-highest sea cliff, a glass-floored viewing platform offers jaw-dropping views of the beach 580 metres belowCredit: Joe Pepler/PinPep
But rather, for many, it was sheer joy at finally being able to travel to a sunshine destination after months of grim lockdown.
A year into pandemic, MSU Extension’s health and nutrition virtual programming thrives
March 9, 2021
From food safety to farm stress, MSU Extension’s dedicated educators and instructors found innovative ways to learn, teach and connect even in the most challenging of times.
MSU Extension educators Beth Waitrovich (left) and Eric Karbowski (top right), and instructor Ali Rogers (bottom right).
Like so many others at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan State University Extension community nutrition instructor Ali Rogers’ professional world was flipped upside down. Almost her entire job before the pandemic consisted of delivering nutrition and physical activity education to people face to face.
Hattiesburg half marathon to be in-person event in 2021
Hattiesburg half marathon to be in-person event in 2021 By Charles Herrington | January 26, 2021 at 7:21 PM CST - Updated January 26 at 8:58 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Hattiesburgâs half marathon in 2021 will return to being an in-person event, although organizers will still be adhering to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for the coronavirus.
The 10th annual event, which will take place on April 10, will feature hundreds of runners, but start times will be staggered.
Race volunteers will also wear masks and practice social distancing.
Thirteen Pine Belt nonprofit organizations will benefit from race proceeds.