[email protected] The North Fort Myers Recreation Center will put on two of their favorite holiday events in December, social distancing this year. Children of all ages will be able to have Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Kids will be able to meet the […]
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CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Fort Myers officials want to study whether City of Palm Parks could be turned into an amateur multi-sports complex. Lee County, which owns the the former spring training home of the Boston Red Sox, is set to demolish the 27-year-old park before turning […]
Working on developing cosmetology skills at the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center. The CCCTC programs being featured in November are Cosmetology and Construction Technology. These programs are very popular with students because students gain the skills and certifications they need to enter straight into the workforce upon graduation. Even […]
By Shoa Moosavi “Mars.” “Jimi Hendrix’s ‘The Sky is Crying.’ ” “The apocalypse.” These are a few of the comments made by Oakland Athletics’ players and staff about the eerie skies that resulted from the wildfires that devastated the team’s home state of California in September. During one stretch of […]
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, 9:42 am Join AFP’s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: [email protected] Advertising inquiries: [email protected] (© Kaspars Grinvalds – stock.adobe.com) Sports betting has been the subject of continuous debate […]
East Forsyth’s Jacob Fletcher (left) and L.J. Whisnant played football this fall for Jireh Prep while living out of a hotel room in Charlotte. “It was kind of weird at first,” Whisnant said. “We didn’t know too many people and everybody was kind of quiet at the beginning. It was […]
Submitted photo Niles Parks and Recreation Director Mark Pallante, left, and McKinley Memorial Library Director Michelle Alleman show off one of the new story boards installed Thursday at Stevens Park as part of a StoryWalk. NILES — The city’s Parks and Recreation Department and the McKinley Memorial […]
Hunters in Illinois should think safety before, during and after their time in the field this fall and winter as waterfowl, upland game, furbearer, and firearm and archery deer seasons provide ample opportunity to enjoy time in the outdoors in Illinois. “We want to encourage hunters to make safety their […]
This year has been like no other. A few short months ago, the program as our community and supporters knew it was turned upside down. Within these months the community has worked through a health crisis, school closures, teleworking, job loss, schedule changes, and the adjustment to virtual communications. The […]
A wave of legalization of sports gambling has arrived in the United States. 22 states and Washington D.C. have legalized the activity since 2018, and three more states (Louisiana, South Dakota, and Maryland) have that choice to make on their ballots this election cycle. Companies such as DraftKings, MGM Resorts […]
By ANDREW DAMPF, AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — The high-altitude training camp in the Alps was supposed to represent ideal preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. Instead, a large portion of the Italian swimming team — 13 elite athletes — has been locked in their tiny hotel rooms for nearly […]
Tennessee residents, are you ready to to have even more interest in sporting events? Sports fans and sports bettors, get ready for legal, online Tennessee sports betting come Sunday, November 1, 2020. BetMGM announced they plan to launch their sports betting app in Tennessee Sunday. “We’ve been eagerly working with […]
FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Slow out of the gate as New Jersey sprinted ahead in the nascent U.S. sports betting market, Freehold Raceway is hoping to catch up to the pack as the latest entity in the state to offer it. The oldest harness racing track in the U.S. is […]
Madison Zurmuehlen poses for a photo on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. Amid pandemic restrictions aimed at keeping students safe and healthy, colleges are scrambling to help them adjust. Zurmuehlen said daily practices, with masks, are “the one thing […]
If high schools in Eastern Oregon resume competitive events in 2021 the teams might seek to limit their opponents to relatively nearby schools to reduce travel and make it easier to comply with COVID-19 precautions. This regional approach would prioritize distance between schools rather than whether they’re in the same […]
Some hunting seasons bring snow, cold, winds and inhospitable conditions which we as hunters prepare for in order to pursue an oft-anticipated portion of our year, and in the end find success in the field through our efforts. These efforts may start way back in spring or summer, getting into […]
Retro gaming fans, rejoice: It’s 2020, and NHL ’94 is back. Electronic Arts announced in early October that the beloved game that often finds itself in the “Mount Rushmore of sports video games” conversation is officially getting the remaster treatment. Entitled NHL ’94 Rewind, the game will feature updated teams […]
MARQUETTE — MSU Extension is offering a free online series entitled “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” for six consecutive Tuesdays from 1-2:30 p.m. EST starting Nov. 17 via Zoom. The entire six-week series (Nov. 17- Dec. 22) provides caregivers support and tools to help caregivers in a variety of ways. The […]