Sunday, 21 February 2021, 6:24 am
History was made at the Capital Classic in Wellington
today as Hamish Kerr snared the outright New Zealand men’s
high jump record courtesy of a stunning world-leading
outdoor leap of 2.31m.
The 24-year-old
Christchurch-based athlete has been knocking on the door of
capturing the mark for himself – which he had jointly held
with Glenn Howard at 2.30m – throughout a highly promising
season.
At both the Night of 5s meet in Auckland in
December and Cooks Classic in Whanganui last month, he
produced some tantalisingly close attempts at New Zealand
record marks and tonight the ice-cool high jumping ace
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Dive Brief:
As consumers continue to reel from the financial impacts of the past year, Sam s Club has collaborated with Synchrony and Mastercard to create a Sam s Club Mastercard rewards program to offer customers more digital features and rewards, the retailer announced on Jan. 27.
As part of its new Sam s Club Plus membership, members can earn a total of 5% cash back on eligible purchases, like dining, takeout, gas and other transactions. Cardholders can also make contactless payments, access their rewards on their card or online and view their account details via the Sam s Club mobile app, the company said.
The company released the new cardholder benefits on Jan. 27 and will roll out the redesigned card next month, per the company announcement.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
The Carroll County Quorum Court reversed itself on Monday, Jan. 25, voting unanimously to return its regular meetings to 5 p.m. on the third Monday of each month.
On Jan 4, the court had voted to hold regular meetings at 6 p.m. on the third Monday, after prosecuting attorney Tony Rogers asked justices of the peace to consider meeting on another day to avoid a potential scheduling conflict with criminal court proceedings that are held each Monday.
Rogers or one of his deputies typically attends the month quorum court meetings to provide legal advice as needed by the countys governing body.