Washington Places Franchise Tag On Brandon Scherff Mar 08, 2021 at 08:47 PM Copied!
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. The Washington Football Team announced today that they have placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on guard
Associated Press. He was also the organization s Ed Block Courage Award winner.
Scherff is entering his seventh NFL season after originally being selected by Washington in the first round (5th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. For his career, Scherff has appeared in 78 regular season games with 78 starts. Scherff has earned Pro Bowl selections four times in his career in 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Scherff joined Trent Williams, Chris Samuels, Len Hauss, Joe Jacoby and Russ Grimm as the only Washington offensive linemen to be selected to the Pro Bowl four-plus times. Scherff was also named first team All-Pro by the
Turlock florist spreads love to senior community Valentine Grams project delivers over 400 floral arrangements Over 400 local seniors received Valentine Grams on Sunday courtesy of Turlock florist Heidi Hearts Flowers, who organized the effort which provided floral arrangements and well wishes to those isolated due to the pandemic.
Valentine’s Day is a holiday all about spreading love, and one Turlock florist did just that on Sunday by delivering flower grams to the local senior community.
Heidi Sisco of Heidi Hearts Flowers has made it a point to boost the spirits of those living in skilled nursing facilities and senior living homes throughout the pandemic, delivering beautiful floral grams with well wishes to remind them they haven’t been forgotten during this time of isolation. The idea began first with bouquets last year, then with poinsettias for Christmas when she delivered 500 of the beautiful flowers to the
Denair Unified prepares for more students on campus The Denair Unified Board of Trustees sketched out scenarios in which about half the district’s elementary students and a portion of its high school seniors could receive in face-to-face instruction for the first time in nearly a year.
The Denair Unified School District continues to cautiously explore ways to return more of its 1,300 students to campus, possibly as soon as March 1.
At Thursday night’s Board of Trustees meeting, Superintendent Terry Metzger sketched out scenarios in which about half the district’s elementary students and a portion of its high school seniors could receive in face-to-face instruction for the first time in nearly a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Herald Democrat
For nearly a half-decade, Denison leaders and downtown stakeholders have dreamed of visions of a renewed streetscape with improved pedestrian space, outdoor seating and other improvements.
Now, that vision is becoming reality.
Crews with the city of Denison officially broke ground Tuesday on the first, $16.4 million phase of the Designing Downtown Denison project, which will transform and modernize the city s downtown district as a part of efforts to bring reinvestment to the city s core.
For Interim City Manager Bobby Atteberry, Tuesday s groundbreaking represents the culmination of five years of effort by the city. Atteberry said he can still remember the first meetings held to get feedback on the project. Never did he expect that he would be the city manager who oversaw the start of construction.
Iowa City Press-Citizen
On Wednesday morning, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds released a proclamation recognizing Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, as Donna Reed Day. The announcement comes in tandem with what would have been the Iowa-born, Oscar-winning actress s 100th birthday.
The proclamation concludes: Now, therefore, I, Kim Reynolds, Governor of the State of Iowa, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, January 27, 2021, as Donna Reed Day in Iowa and encourage Iowans to honor Donna Reed s legacy by following their dreams with integrity, courtesy, equity, and humanity.
In honor of what would have been the actress 100th birthday on the same year the film she s best known for, It s a Wonderful Life, celebrates its 75th anniversary, the Press-Citizen spoke with Reed s family, members of the Donna Reed Foundation s board of directors, officials from her hometown of Denison, Iowa, and state officials who championed the cause of recognizing her life s work and lasting legacy.