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Highland Music Department holds holiday concert
FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) – Highland Community College Concert Band and Orchestra will host a free holiday concert at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1, in the Fine Art Theatre of the Feguson Fine Arts Center. The band and orchestra will perform many traditional Christmas carols and other nostalgic Christmas tunes under the direction of Scott Stich…
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Wagga Council declines new tennis hub construction tenders but insists it will meet December 2024 deadline
Rebecca Shaw, Ben Creighton, Mick Marien, Brett Pederson and Jenny McKinnon welcomed the $5 million State Government grant for a new tennis centre in July 2022, but a tender for the work is yet to be approved. Photo: Chris Roe. Plans to revamp the Jim Elphick Tennis Centre at Bolton Park have hit a speedbump…
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1 person seriously injured after being hit by car in Uptown
CHARLOTTE — One person is recovering in the hospital after being hit by a car in Uptown on Friday afternoon. MEDIC said the incident happened just after 1:30 p.m. on South Tryon Street and West Martin Luther King Boulevard. Officials took one person to the hospital with serious injuries. Channel 9 has reached out to…
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SEIU 503 Universal Healthcare Special Committee Report
Published: November 24, 2023 SEIU 503 Universal Healthcare Special Committee Working Paper for Board of Directors (Revised) Recommendation: We recommend that the SEIU 503 Board of Directors support the efforts to make Oregon the first state to have a universal healthcare system, and support health care as a fundamental human right. Background: Many of our…
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Area Health Education Center preparing for annual toy drive
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) – We are a month away from Santa Claus coming to town, but before jolly old Saint Nick makes it to the Gateway City, a local non-profit is helping the big man by getting some gifts ready for Christmas day. The Area Health Education Center—commonly known as AHEC—will once again host its…
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63 Amazon Black Friday Deals 2023 Your Home Deserves
No, this is not a drill: The best Amazon Black Friday deals are happening now, which means it’s time to head to the retailer to save big. If you’re looking for the best Black Friday deals on cookware, kitchen appliances, Amazon devices, or home decor, these savings are pretty significant—and we recommend snatching them up…
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The Year in Books: Our top art, music and literature picks
24 Nov, 2023 11:30 PM3 mins to read Top picks: The Dictionary People by Sarah Ogilvie, Don Binney Flight Path by Gregory O’ Brien and Flora edited by Carlos Lehnebach et al. The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie (Chatto & Windus) A fascinating tracking-down by an…
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Woods Charitable Fund awards $385K in grants and loans
Woods Charitable Fund’s Board of Directors approved grants and loans in its fall grant cycle totaling $386,500 to 15 tax-exempt organizations at its November meeting. Four grants awarded in this cycle will fund organizations serving Lincoln’s immigrant and refugee communities. Three cultural centers – the Asian Community and Cultural Center, El Centro de las Américas…
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Flip: Quero ver como será cultura com Milei, diz argentina – 24/11/2023 – Ilustrada
O penúltimo debate na tenda principal da Flip nesta sexta, 24, se aproximava do fim e, até aquela altura, concentrava-se em questões específicas do universo literário. Três poetas e tradutoras —as brasileiras Eliane Marques e Lubi Prates, e a argentina Laura Wittner— falavam sobre temas como a transição de um gênero literário para o outro…
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जूते खरीदने के नहीं थे पैसे, गरीबी से लड़कर बने क्रिकेटर, अब करोड़ों में होती है बुमराह की डील
नई दिल्ली: जसप्रीत बुमराह टीम इंडिया के धाकड़ तेज गेंदबाज बन चुके है। पूरी दुनिया के बल्लेबाजों के लिए वह अब काल का दूसरा नाम बन चुके हैं। बुमराह घरेलू क्रिकेट में धमाल मचाने के बाद आईपीएल में आए और वहां से उन्होंने टीम इंडिया का सफर तय किया। अपने छोटे से क्रिकेटिंग करियर में…