Month: October 2024

Harrington track records fall Wednesday – U.S. Trotting News

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Post date October 6, 2024
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Harrington, DE — Legacy Racing of Delaware and Nanticoke Racing’s Melvin G ($2.10, Jim Morand) was the fastest winner of Wednesday’s (Oct. 2) four $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) 2-year-old trotting splits at Harrington Raceway, and he broke the track record for his division with a 1:58.1 score.

The E L Platinum gelding notched his second straight score for trainer Les Givens as he trotted away from the field comfortably on the front. Wolfpack Cheddar was second with Royalty Star third. The prior track record was set in 2022 by Perfect Twenty (1:58.2).

Melvin G trotted into the Harrington Raceway track record book with a 1:58.1 win in his DSBF preliminary. Fotowon photo.

Virginia Louthan’s Saints Design ($8.00, Corey Callahan) won the first filly division in 2:02.3 over Marino Bluestone and Royal Toni. The St Patricks Day filly was making her first career start for her owner and trainer. Marino Bluestone was second with Royal Toni third. Callahan had four driving wins on the card.

Don and Dave Wiest’s Perfect Suprise ($15.00, Art Stafford Jr.) was a 2:01.1 winner in the first colt and gelding division. The Dave Wiest trainee reeled in pacesetter I’m Not George late for his first career win. Burly finished third. Perfect Suprise, an E L Platinum gelding, was making his sixth career start. Stafford had three wins on the program.

In the second filly division, the biggest upset to date this season in DSBF action occurred as Linda MacDonald’s Buttoncandy ($146.60, Stafford Jr.) was a 2:05.2 winner over Holly Lou and Take It Easy. Buttoncandy, trained by Joseph MacDonald, is sired by E L Platinum.

In overnight action, Dylan Davis and Howard Taylor’s Naked Cowboy ($2.40, Corey Callahan) broke the track record for 3-year-old trotters…

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WCU’s DEI Triumph: Discover What Keeps Them Winning the HEED Award Year After Year!

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Post date October 5, 2024
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WEST CHESTER, PA — West Chester University has once again been honored with the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award by Insight Into Diversity magazine, marking the fifth consecutive year the institution has received this national recognition. This award acknowledges the university’s steadfast dedication to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across its campus.

Tracey Robinson, Vice President of the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at West Chester University, emphasized the significance of this accolade. “The HEED Award demonstrates engagement in a wide array of best practices, in addition to innovation and a collective commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This award is all about what we do, not just what we say,” Robinson stated. The university’s efforts to serve a diverse student body have been pivotal to this recognition.

Among the initiatives that contributed to the award are the COMPASS Program, which boasts an impressive 87% student retention rate, and the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Gordon Natural Area. The latter included new signage in both the Lenape and English languages, reflecting a collaboration with the Delaware Tribe of Indians. Additionally, the university has expanded its support services for pregnant and parenting students and launched the Moon Shot for Equity Initiative, aimed at closing equity gaps through strategic interventions.

The HEED Award process is rigorous, involving a comprehensive application that evaluates recruitment and retention strategies, leadership support for diversity, and campus culture, among other criteria. Lenore Pearlstein, publisher of Insight Into Diversity, highlighted the thoroughness required to select the award recipients, emphasizing the high standards set for institutions to achieve this honor.

West Chester University will be featured in the November/December 2024 issue of Insight Into Diversity magazine alongside 113 other distinguished institutions, celebrating its ongoing commitment to…

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Mohegan

Billy Joel Announces 2025 Stadium Shows with Sting, Stevie Nicks

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Post date October 5, 2024
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The “Piano Man” will perform a round of one-night-only shows at stadiums across the U.S. in 2025 with support from the iconic Sting and Stevie Nicks on select dates.

Billy Joel is slated to play five shows, kicking things off at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on February 8 with Sting. From there, he’ll appear at Uncasville’s Mohegan Sun Arena for a solo show and Detroit’s Ford Field with Nicks. Sting will help him round-out the run with gigs at Syracuse’s JMA Wireless Dome, the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, and Salt Lake City’s Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Joel is also on tour this year; fans can find him performing on September 27 at St. Louis’ Busch Stadium, followed by gigs in Inglewood, San Antonio, Las Vegas, and Hollywood, Florida throughout the year. He’s set to celebrate New Year’s Eve with a show on December 31 at Belmont Park’s UBS Arena in New York; the concert will mark the second consecutive year the singer will headline the venue to ring in the new year.

Earlier this year, Joel concluded his remarkable and record-breaking residency at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, taking the stage for the 150th and final time.

Joel’s newly-announced dates are available for presale starting Wednesday, October 2 with the code SETLIST, followed by a general onsale Friday, October 4 at 10 a.m. local time. Find Joel’s full list of upcoming tour dates, as well as various ticketing options, below:

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Football Recap: Washington Township Drops Season-High Score on Lenape

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Post date October 5, 2024
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Ribbon cutting christens new Nanticoke Senior Center entrance

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Post date October 5, 2024
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SEAFORD — Nanticoke Senior Center members are now coming to a facility that has a safer and more modern entrance.

Enhancement has come to the main entrance on Locust Street, through a $150,000 project supported by state Community Reinvestment funding spearheaded by Rep. Danny Short, R-Seaford, along with Sen. Bryant Richardson, R-Seaford, and Rep. Jesse Vanderwende, R-Bridgeville.

A ceremonial ribbon cutting was held Wednesday at the former Seaford Golf & Country Club that became the new home for the senior center in 2011.

“A lot of times it takes a team to get things done,” said Rep. Short. “We had a little trouble with a shortfall on this … so, Sen. Richardson and Rep. Vanderwende were contributors to help get this done. Both of them know a number of people that come here. Both saw the need.”

“It has taken a little bit of time to do, but I think we have got a quality project,” said Jim Bowden, senior center board of directors’ building committee chair. “We had people that would come in for the monthly trip — and trip. We have enhanced the front, which I think is ironic because this is a life enhancement center that we have here. We’re very happy to be able to have over 1,000 members on an annual basis.”

The renovation, undertaken by Keith Callaway of Callaway Corporation LLC, included a makeover of the entrance, with new steps, more staging space, new glass and doors, handicapped accommodations and new flooring in the vestibule area.

In 2010, the senior center board, along with the city of Seaford, decided that the former country club facility, built 83 years ago, would become the hub for senior citizens.

“In 2011 we moved in. It has been a blessing for the community,” Mr. Bowden said.

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Mohegan

Caitlin Clark States Clear Goal For Fever Next Season

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Post date October 4, 2024
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Now that the Indiana Fever have been eliminated from the WNBA playoffs, fans will have to (most likely) wait until the spring to see superstar Caitlin Clark back on the court, playing regular season games.

Despite the Fever being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Connecticut Sun, there’s no question that this season was a success for them. Not only had Indiana not made the playoffs since 2016 before this year, but they’ve been perpetual bottom-dwellers in the WNBA standings for most of the time since that point.

But their elite young core now appears destined to turn Indiana into a championship contender in the coming years.

While winning a WNBA championship is an obvious goal for any WNBA player and franchise, Caitlin Clark made it clear that she has a more specific goal in mind for her Fever in 2025 during her end-of-season exit meeting on Friday.

“You got a taste of getting the playoffs, obviously we haven’t been there since 2016,” Clark said, per X user Ken Swift. “So I think that’s what the message was for us, is like, hey, great, we got the six-seed. Our goal was to get back to the playoffs. But we probably could have given ourselves a little bit better of a chance to try to get it to game three to give our fans an opportunity to cheer us on at home, and that’s kind of what stunk about it.

“But next year, we’re wanting to be a top-four seed,” Clark added. “We believe we can build this place into a championship contender. That’s what I believe. That’s why I’m going to do everything in my power to help this organization get there. But you’ve got to let it hurt you a little…

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Munsee

Celebration of Native culture returns to Goshen

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Post date October 4, 2024
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GOSHEN — The third annual Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at the Goshen Theater will take place Oct. 14.

Hosted by the City of Goshen Community Relations Commission, the free program begins at 6:30 p.m.

Doors open at 6 p.m., with booths featuring local Indigenous artists in the lobby.

This year’s event will feature a presentation by Doug Peconge, ARPA Project Manager and citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, along with drum and dance performances featuring dancers from the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the Ribbon Town Singers. Peconge will discuss the Miami Tribe’s journey to regain land in Fort Wayne.

Doug Peconge, a citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, has worked with the tribe’s Cultural Resources Office since 2015. He currently oversees a 45-acre property in Fort Wayne, known as peehkihkayonki (The Beautiful Place), focusing on food, health, wellness and cultural preservation.

Ribbon Town Singers, founded in 2003, is led by John Topash Warren (Potawatomi) of South Bend. The group is named after “Zēnba-Odanek,” the Potawatomi term for South Bend, where Potawatomi people once traded furs. The group will showcase both traditional and contemporary dance styles.

For more information, visit pokagonband-nsn.gov/our-culture.

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PM NewsBrief: Oct. 2, 2024

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Post date October 4, 2024
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State Audit Reveals More Than $300,000 in Misappropriated Funds in Red Rock

A State Auditor and Inspector’s report shows hundreds of thousands of dollars were misappropriated in the Town of Red Rock.

The auditor says the office has seen an uptick in forensic audit requests for small towns.

Fewer than 300 people live in Red Rock, in Noble County.

From the beginning of 2019 to mid-2024, the state auditor and inspector’s office found about $336,000 was misappropriated from the town and the Public Works Authority.

State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd says for a small town like Red Rock, the impact of losing the funds can be felt for years.

“A lot of our small cities and towns are struggling for revenue streams to just keep basic functions in operation, and whenever you have such a large misappropriation of funds as this, it could take a decade for this small town to get back on its feet,” Byrd said.

Among the findings, the audit shows the town’s former clerk and treasurer misappropriated more than $241,000 and the clerk’s spouse also received unlawful payments.

Byrd found, the town’s board members were also overpaid and another clerk misappropriated funds.

City Leaders Discuss Litigation Options For Mold Infested Norman Library

The Norman City Council held a closed-door session Tuesday night to discuss legal options related to the ongoing mold issues at the Norman Central Library.

The library has been closed since last November.

Documents show the building has had mold problems since 2018, months after construction began.

Officials are weighing potential litigation costs which could reach $200,000 according to estimates.

No public statements were made after the meeting.

The library’s reopening date remains uncertain.

Oklahoma Tribes Receive Domestic Violence Prevention Grants

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded nine Oklahoma tribal nations $6.2 million under two programs.

The Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program allocated funding to tribes to decrease…

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Nanticoke

GAMEFACE WEEK 7: Game Capsules

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Post date October 3, 2024
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Local Event: Joining Forces Veteran BBQ 2p-6p

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Post date October 3, 2024
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This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author’s own.

“Joining Forces Veteran BBQ” is a FREE event for all that will have live music, good food and games. There will be veteran guest speakers and over 20 veteran support and service providers at the event to share local resources and what is available for veterans and their families. There will be a variety of wellness information to help with both physical and mental health.