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The Oneida County Health Department and Rhinelander High School are collaborating to instate a new program in the school’s athletic department.
It’s called Coaching Boys Into Men, and it has been implemented in schools around the country to teach male athletes about abusive behaviors and when to intervene.
“[The boys] are going to be going through their normal sports practice but their coach is going to be having conversations about respect and integrity, what that means for a young man and how they can really stand up and make a difference in their community,” Maria Otterholt, the program’s lead, said.
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St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the works for Varick Street businesses
The weekend before Saint Patrick’s Day is generally a financial boost for local bars and restaurants, but how is the pandemic going to play a role in this year’s attendance?
Posted: Mar 11, 2021 5:59 PM
Updated: Mar 11, 2021 6:41 PM
Posted By: Kirk Tupaj
UTICA, N.Y. The Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day is traditionally the day Utica celebrates with a St. Patrick’s Day parade.
The parade has been canceled this year, but local some local bars are still hoping to capitalize on the traditional celebrations. Advertisements are trying to entice people to come to Varick Street for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
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At Northland Pines School District, employees have either already gotten a COVID-19 vaccine or they’ll be able to get one before the weekend.
“We’re hoping to have everyone in our district done this week,” the district administrator, Scott Foster, said. “That’s our goal. Anyone who wanted one should have an opportunity by the end of the day Friday to get them.”
It hasn’t been two weeks since Wisconsin teachers and childcare workers became eligible for the vaccine on March 1, but the Northland Pines School District didn’t want to wait to get its employees vaccinated.
So they partnered with Hometown pharmacies in Land O’ Lakes, St. Germain and Eagle River.