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TODAY, MARCH 16
ADULT ARTS AND CRAFTS: Let creativity shine to create a cute craft or inspiring art piece from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Ruby B. Archie Library auditorium. Ages 18 and up. No fee. Registration is required by calling, 434-799-5195.
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
FAMILY GAME NIGHTS: Relax with family and come out for a fun night of board games, sports and outdoor games at Coates Recreation Center from 5:30 to 7 p.m. No fee. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5150. Sponsored by Parks and Recreation.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 18
CARS & COFFEE: Old Dominion Classic Sports Car Club will hold Cars & Coffee from 9 to 11 a.m. at Crema & Vine, 1009 Main St. For more information, call 434-548-9862.
JAPANESE CULTURAL EVENT: George Washington High School Japanese class and club will host the third annual Japan Day free event in the GW auditorium from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be Kendo, Taiko Drumming, a tea ceremony, prizes and more. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/yse2tj2z.
CLASSIC MOVIE CLUB: Enjoy a classic movie with discussion following at the Ruby B. Archie Library auditorium from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “The Adventure of Robin Hood” (1938) for ages 18 and up. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5195. No fee.
ARCHERY 101 WORKSHOP: Learn the basic safety, anchor points, draw and release, care of equipment and essential safety skills with a USA Archery certified instructor for ages 5 to 17 at Coates Recreation Center from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost is $12. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5150.
HOMESTEADING 101: Learn from local homesteaders Ben and Amber Martin at Glenwood Community Center from 10 a.m. to noon. No fee. For ages 5 and up; registration is required a week prior.
MONDAY, MARCH 20
PRESSURE CANNER LID TESTING: Virginia Cooperative Extensive Office, 19783 U.S. 29 South, Suite C, Chatham, will check pressure cooker lid and gauge used for canning at no cost from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 434-432-7770.
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
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There’s no denying it — for many, work environments have changed. A traditional 8-to-5 in an office setting is on the decline, while remote working — complete with its cozy home offices, flexible schedules and meetings via Zoom
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— is growing in popularity. The exciting part? The freedom of not being tied to a physical office opens you up to a world (literally) of places to live. We’re looking at you, outdoor enthusiasts. Ready to meld your love of the outside with your vivacious drive to crush your career goals? If you’re a remote worker —or anyone — who is looking for the perfect work-life balance and loves spending time in the great outdoors, these seven places around the U.S. give residents the best of both worlds.
Located in the western portion of the mitten, Muskegon does not disappoint when it comes to its selection of outdoor activities. Its proximity to beautiful Lake Michigan allows for many watersports, from swimming and boating to kayaking, paddleboarding, canoeing and more. If venturing into the water isn’t your idea of fun, you can still enjoy the view and get in some exercise by walking the sandy shore.
If you have a few hours of free time or just need a short break during your workday, area trails make for the perfect place to stretch your legs. While there are several in and around the region, the paved, 12-mile Lakeshore Trail is a great place to walk, jog or bike.
The fun doesn’t stop once the weather turns cold. Residents can find several places to go cross-country skiing, including Muskegon State Park and nearby William Field Memorial Hart-Montague Trail State Park. And for those up for a thrill, strap on a helmet and head to Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park, home to the only universally accessible luge track in the country. It’s also a popular spot for cross-country skiing, ice skating and snowshoeing.
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Rob Codman of Hancock has been playing disc golf since the 1990s, when he lived in Minneapolis.
“It’s big out there,” he said.
Codman has been able to find an avid disc golf community in New Hampshire, and it has gotten more popular in the last couple years. Like many outdoor activities and recreation, disc golf allowed people to socialize while keeping a safe distance during the pandemic.
According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, it’s hard to track exactly who started playing disc golf first. But Ed Headrick, who founded the association in 1976, made two important patents, the Frisbee and the disc golf pole hole, that have shaped how the sport looks today.
Since the PDGAs founding, there has been a steady increase in events and members, but since 2015 the growth has been especially fast.
Codman is part of the Otter Brook league in Keene and said the local league has grown a lot over the last few years. The league’s home course is 18 baskets and located on Army Corps of Engineers land next to Otter Brook Beach.
Codman owns a painting business and has young children. He’s busy, but when he has time he tries to play with the league and sometimes does independent tournaments. He said it’s a great community.
“Everyone knows each other,” he said.
And now his children are getting into it, too.
Codman said there’s no fee to play on most courses, and the equipment is far less expensive than traditional golfing gear. He said this makes the sport really accessible and good for beginners. It’s easy to just pick up and try it out.
Researchers from the University of Nebraska and Creighton University are continuing to assess individuals’ perceptions living in proximity to the AltEn ethanol plant near Mead.
A survey designed by the University of Nebraska Medical Center to measure the perceived health risks related to AltEn has been put online to help reach a greater number of people living in Saunders County.
Smaller funding package for AltEn research study advances
Dr. Eleanor Rogan, the interim chair of the Department of Health Promotion in UNMC’s College of Public Health, said the questionnaire is modeled on the Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response created by the Centers for Disease Control.
“This is a common way to get some insight into what kinds of health problems people are experiencing, to narrow down the search for adverse health effects that may actually be caused by the exposure, or an event,” Rogan said.
It’s also “much faster and less expensive than actually medically examining everyone for everything,” she added.
The 40-question survey, which takes about 15 minutes to complete, asks for basic household information, the level of awareness and feelings residents may have about AltEn, as well as physical and mental health conditions they have experienced since the plant started operating in 2015.
Residents who respond to the survey will also be asked to identify when any symptoms may have started, and if they believe their health conditions could be connected to the biofuel plant’s activities.
AltEn used seeds coated in pesticides to manufacture ethanol, leaving behind toxic solid and liquid waste products. The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy ordered the plant to shut down in February 2021 for numerous violations of state environmental regulations.
More than 215 people of the 1,000 who received the survey by mail earlier this year have returned it, Rogan said, and more than 150 people have signed up to provide a blood or urine sample to be analyzed for any of the chemicals found in high concentrations at AltEn.
The samples will be taken at the Saunders County Medical Center in Wahoo and analyzed at the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory in Omaha.
The survey will remain active through the end of May, Rogan said. UNMC plans to analyze the data and make the aggregated, non-identifiable information public at a later date.
Individuals whose blood or urine samples show the presence of toxic compounds will be provided specific advice for contacting a physician, Rogan added.
No funding for AltEn study in state budget packages; researchers say work could end prematurely
If an ongoing funding source can be secured, individuals will also be asked to participate in a medical registry which will track any health issues they develop for years to come.
The massive project to study AltEn’s affect on air quality, surface and groundwater, and the health of humans, wildlife and pollinators was first proposed a year ago.
At that time, UNMC pegged the cost of the study at $1 million per year for 10 years. Earlier this year, the cost of the study was reduced to $7.8 million.
Private donors helped get the project moving forward last year as the research team sought other funding to keep it going, and Sen. Carol Blood of Bellevue introduced a bill (LB1048) this year appropriating $10 million in federal funds to put toward the research.
The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee did not include Blood’s bill in any of the budget packages it forwarded to the floor for debate.
But last week, lawmakers advanced another bill (LB1068) with an amendment from Blood attached appropriating $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to continue the study over the next year.
LB1068, introduced by Sen. John Stinner of Gering, will need to pass two more rounds of consideration in the final seven days of the 60-day session before it can be sent to Gov. Pete Ricketts’ desk for his signature.
Meanwhile, Rogan said a town hall in Mead is being planned to communicate next steps in the research study, which includes ongoing sampling of soil, surface and groundwater, and air to study their movement in the environment.
The perceived health risk survey can be found at www.unmc.edu/env-pollution.
Swensons Drive-In will celebrate its new Boardman location with a food truck cookout on the construction site, 1247 Boardman-Poland Road, from 5 to 7 p.m. March 21.
The first 100 customers will receive a free Galley Boy burger, and standard menu items will be available for sale, a news release states.
Swensons Drive-In was founded in Akron in 1934 and has 16 locations throughout Ohio. With no indoor dining, curb servers bring orders to customers’ vehicles.
The new restaurant is expected to open this summer.
88.5 WYSU-FM seeks contributions from listeners
Youngstown State University’s public radio service, 88.5 WYSU-FM, is having a donor and membership awareness campaign this week.
Listeners are asked to become a new member, renew support or make an additional gift to the station, a news release states.
“Challenging times persist, and WYSU continues to be here for its listeners 24/7/365 with intelligent news and information programs and music that inspires and soothes,” Gary Sexton, director of broadcasting for WYSU, said in the release. “Our funding efforts this spring will continue to be relatively low key, encouraging online gifts with great reasons for doing so, and a few extra incentives like a new winter hat, a baseball cap and a new-look mug.”
WYSU’s spring 2022 donor thank-you gifts can be found here.
Donations to the station can be made here.
Pure Flight, Corner Abbey to have ribbon-cutting ceremonies
Two Mahoning Valley businesses will have ribbon-cutting ceremonies Friday.
Pure Flight Disc Golf, 6175 Youngstown-Hubbard Road, Hubbard Township, will celebrate its grand opening with a ceremony at 3 p.m.
Players of all ages are invited to visit the disc golf retail shop and view the inventory of discs, bags and gear, and ask questions and register for tournaments.
“Disc golf has changed the lives of so many people around me,” owner Luke Shelton said in a news release. “The positivity, camaraderie and health benefits will make an impact on all who play. Pure Flight Disc Golf will be there to help achieve those goals.”
For more information, visit Pure Flight’s website or call 234-235-9994.
The Corner Abbey Community Center, 6123 state Route 7, Kinsman, will celebrate its opening with a ceremony at 11 a.m.
The holistic, health-based community center features a garage-style gym, group fitness classes, health education, community activities, educational workshops, Reiki, massage, occupational therapy, local homeopathics, all-natural products and a multipurpose space with a kitchen that’s available to rent for parties, showers and open houses, a news release states.
“Health isn’t just food and fitness,” owner Kristy Edgar said in the release. “Those things are important, but health is the environment we are in. It’s how we decompress and reset, it’s how we serve others and it’s about where we put our faith. The physical, social, mental, environmental and spiritual all combined together.”
For more information, visit Corner Abbey’s website, email [email protected] or call 234-228-0032.
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