Bright Star participants riff on their roles KD_ Everyone’s bucket list should include being involved with a community theater production, if for no other reason than it is a nearly perfect example of an inclusive experience in the art of collaboration. There are a multitude of moving parts when it comes to putting on a play and it requires a sea of volunteers to make it come to fruition. LionHeart’s recent production of Bright Star has been receiving a lot of well deserved praise since opening this past weekend and with the final shows approaching, here are a couple of takes on the experience from a pair of newer recruits to the local theater community. Ciara Nester Working with Lionheart on their production of Bright Star has been an amazing experience. My roommate, Katrina Higgins and I were recruited to work backstage, by the stunning Megan Wirts who plays leading lady Alice Murphy, a week or two before opening night. We had been involved in theater throughout our high school years at Grant High School, so we were thrilled to get involved again. This is our first time working with Lionheart Productions and I’m so glad we chose to do so. From the first night we got there I felt welcomed and appreciated. We weren’t familiar with the show but everyone in the cast and crew made sure we knew what we had to do. The cast has been so helpful and supportive. I’d like to make a special shoutout to Brendan and Ashley Carroll for being overly helpful and always jumping in when the crew needed help. I’d also like to shout out David Hatter for always being appreciative and supportive, even when things don’t go as planned. I’ve always loved theater and working backstage for Bright Star has made me feel at home again. Everyone that is a part of Bright Star has welcomed us like family. As a member of the backstage crew, I have had the privilege of witnessing the tremendous effort that goes into bringing this production to life and the immense satisfaction that comes from being part of a team that creates something truly extraordinary. I want to thank Megan for inviting us to be a part of this team and always being a mentor to Katrina and me. I’m so thankful for the show and the people I’ve met while working backstage. Lionheart truly knows how to create a family on and off the stage. The impact that the show has on the audience and on the cast is very apparent. The show is heart-wrenching yet captivating, and the ending provides a wave of relief that everyone hopes for. The scenes with Jimmy Ray, played by David Hatter, show how a strong male character can still be vulnerable in a time of hardship. It helps showcase how everyone is affected in a time of tragedy. He captures the grief and pain, as well as the youthfulness and love in a way that makes everyone root for him in the end. There are many scenes that pull the audience in and allow them to experience the happiness and the heartbreak that comes from Alice Murphy’s story. Watching the show for the first time was incredible, even whilst working backstage. Everyone in the cast has worked so hard to get where they are today. I am honored to be a part of this wonderful team and thankful that I get to experience this amazing show. Erica Wagner My name is Erica Wagner, and I have the privilege of performing with LionHeart Productions in Bright Star as the fun and flirty Lucy Grant. I had only lived in Newaygo for a little over a year when I walked into Grant Middle School to audition for Bright Star this Spring. Feeling very much still the new girl in town, I was anxious to walk into this new place, not knowing a soul, and having never auditioned for a musical. Much to my relief, the people I met at auditions were so welcoming to this shy newcomer, and I instantly felt some of my anxieties melting away. I had always dreamed of performing in a musical, and when I received the call asking me to play the part of Lucy, I was over the moon!! Little did I know that this opportunity would be well beyond merely acting, singing, and dancing on stage. I have been challenged to grow in my skills, encouraged to gain confidence in my abilities, and most rewarding of all, I have found a precious new community of friends. These past couple months have been a rollercoaster of emotions, struggles, triumphs, tears, and laughter. Much like my journey with LionHeart, this show will take its viewers through a rollercoaster of emotions. Bright Star has so much to offer: love, laughs, heartache, redemption, toe-tapping melodies, energetic dance scenes, emotional ballads, and heartwarming connection. Bright Star brings the best of historical fiction, comedy, musical, and drama together into one perfectly executed piece of artistic genius. Our cast and crew have worked tirelessly to do it justice. Seeing all of our hard work come together into these performances has brought me so much joy, and as our final shows approach, I am looking forward to the next opportunity I will have to perform with my new LionHeart family. The final shows are at the Grant Fine Arts Center:
November 10 at 7:00 pm November 11 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm Tickets are $15 and $10 for seniors, students and veterans.
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Come celebrate the holidays with John Berry's 27th Annual Christmas Tour at the Dogwood Center on Saturday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m.! Grammy-winning John Berry is once again bringing his annual Christmas tour to the Dogwood Center, mixing such Berry classic hits as “Your Love Amazes Me” and “Standing On The Edge Of Goodbye,” and “I Think About It All The Time” with holiday favorites, including his always-standing-ovation performance of “O Holy Night.” John’s enduringly powerful performances draw on a lifetime of making music and living life. Born in South Carolina and raised in Georgia, he began playing guitar at 13, performing shows at age 14 and making records at age 19. “By the time I was 17, I knew that music was what I wanted to do with my life”; and he has done it well ever since. No one moves an audience quite the way this platinum-selling vocalist does, and this year's appearance is sure to be the hottest holiday ticket in town. Join in and get that holiday spirit! For more information, follow John on his website at www.johnberry.com. With John's caring spirit for each of the communities he performs in, audience members are asked to bring non-perishable food items to the Dogwood the evening of the show. Donations will benefit TrueNorth Community Services food programs that serve Newaygo County residents. What a great way to "Help the Arts, Help the Community"! Tickets are $52.50 and are available online at www.dogwoodcenter.com, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont or just click here. The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. For information, phone 231.924.8885. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. LionHeart’s latest production proves an impressive performance
By Ken De Laat Bright Star held its dress rehearsal last night and from one who was privileged to see this early rendition of the latest LionHeart offering, it proved to be an impressive performance. Filled with musical interludes that range from lighthearted and fun-filled to tearful torch songs and melodious laments, the cast performs each in a manner that reveals their passion for the music. The play delivers a strong opening with the ensemble joining in to provide theatergoers a bit of a taste of the music to come. There is a bluegrass. country/folk feel to the compositions and it proves to work well with the storyline. This is not your typical musical. It’s more of an emotional journey describing the story of Alice Murphy, a successful magazine editor, with a decidedly painful past. The story shifts from post WWII days back to her youth in rural North Carolina, an interesting concept that translates well from the stage. This shifting requires an imaginative set structure and having been consistently impressed with the set designs created by setmaster Mike Gesler this one is no exception. Having the cast members working the set changes is a nice touch that allows for a fluid transition. This is a strong cast filled with LionHeart veterans as well as talented newcomers. Rosie Tomlinson effectively captures the role of Margo while displaying some impressive pipes and Caesar Gonzales as her love interest Billy, compels the audience to root for his success. The scenes with Erica Wagner and Devon Conley are a fun romp. Playing off each other well, they provide ample energy for a frolicking bar scene tune. Jamie Evans brings a sinister touch to his role as the Mayor who is also Jimmy's Dad and Brendan Carroll translates the ambiguity and eventual regret of Alice's father in a believable manner. The musical contributions of Anna Stephans made me want to hear more from her. She tossed out some strong vocals and an ability to deftly communicate her role as Alice’s mother. Well done. David Hatter exudes stage presence in his role as Jimmy Ray and is obviously well acquainted with the art of theater. His scenes with his Father are tightly played and there is some definite electricity between he and Alice, particularly in their duets. And now we come to the lead role of Alice played by Megan Wirts. Ms. Wirts is an absolute gem in this production. Between her canny comedic timing and the musical range of her vocals she literally owns the stage. This is a play that requires a strong performance from its leading lady and Megan delivers big time. Her duets with Hatter, as mentioned above, join two seasoned performers with a pleasing result and the selection she shares with the aforementioned Anna Stephans is a show highlight. The ensemble is enthusiastic and committed to their roles. They have mastered their movements, vocalize well and make quality use of some of the imaginative staging the play displays. The finale is a high energy scene with the result of wrapping the story well. Director Leslye Fries has put together a talented cast and deftly guided the show in a manner that showcases said talent. As we said this is not your average musical. It gives one pause from time to time and requires a bit of reflection both with the dialogue as well as the musical selections. It can provide an emotional roller coaster but is also filled with a message of hope and redemption. And most of all it exemplifies the incredible power of forgiveness. The show opens tonight (Friday, November 3rd) at the Grant Fine Arts Center. Curtain goes up at 7pm. Additional performances are: Saturday November 4th —7:00 p.m. show Sunday November 5th—2:00 p.m. matinee Friday November 10th—7:00 p.m. show Saturday November 11th—2:00 & 7:00 p.m. show Tickets on sale now! https://grantfac.booktix.net/cart.php?action=show_pers... A 4-Pack of local goings on
For the next 2 weekends theatergoers are in for a treat as LionHeart Productions, (who can boast a lengthy run of wildly popular musicals) delivers their latest offering when Bright Star graces the Grant Fine Arts Center stage. Here’s an interview we did with lead actress Megan Wirts about the play: https://www.nearnorthnow.com/features-and-fun/bright-star-a-few-questions-for-alice The Play opens Friday with the performance beginning at 7pm. Saturday also has a 7pm offering and the Sunday matinee performance begins at 2pm. Next Friday Nov. 10th there will be a 7pm show and Saturday the 11th there will be a matinee at 2pm followed by the final show at 7pm Look for our review in these pages on Friday. I really dig female jazz vocalists. There’s just something about that steamy, smoky sound sprinkled over some judicious musical riffs from the band that seems to feed the soul. Dianna Krall is a favorite for the way she can bring a song home and the mysteriously elusive Heather Rigdon gets a lot of play on my headphones. And of course the classic sounds delivered by Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitgerald and Billie Holiday can never go unmentioned. Thus, when I heard the Dogwood was bringing in jazz vocalist Kristine Koller there was a compelling need to acquaint myself with how she rolls. The introduction involved many of the songs on her 2022 release ‘Get Out of Town’ and I was beyond impressed. Koller doesn’t just cover tunes she blankets them, blending in her own version and delivering the goods with just a trace of attitudinal flair. A definite must see show for aficionados of skillfully performed jazz with a topping of some seriously fine vocals. One hopes we hear a bit of Cole Porter among her selections. Here’s the skinny on the show and how to get tickets. https://www.nearnorthnow.com/news/dogwood-to-host-jazz-vocalist-kristina-koller Showtime is 7:30pm Friday in the club-like atmosphere of the Black Box. The RiverStop Cafe continues to provide a musical oasis as we head into the season that lies ahead. A season that is known to severely limit any outdoor venues, thus being able to access well played music in an indoor setting is such a bonus. This Thursday's performer is Denny Larsen who will be welcomed back by any who saw his performance at the RStop this past July. Music from 6:30pm-9:30pm. And if it is Friday it must be Open Mike at Flying Bear Books. The weekly gig that gives folks a shot at showing their personal brand of musicianship. Always a good time and FBB is one of the most chill locales in the area. And of course there are those seriously fine crepes. Friday 6-9pm Got something going on? Contact us at info@nearnorthnow.com The Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce invites the public to the Jingle Mingle Arts & Crafts Fair. The fair will be held on Saturday, November 11th from 9 am to 3 pm at the Fremont Middle School at 500 Woodrow Street. Organizers say that attendees will find many unique handmade gifts and crafts. A few of the vendors that have already registered are hand painted holiday ornaments, illustrated children’s books, hand crafted jewelry, soy candles, leather earrings, ceramics, handmade soaps and lotions, aprons, handmade pillowcases, fabric pumpkins, repurposed Vintage lamps, wood craft Christmas décor, mittens, quilted items, knitted bags, tumblers, wool hats and resin art, clothing for American Girl dolls, quilted items, local honey, chainsaw wood carvings and Michigan themed shirts and jewelry are just a few of the booths that you will find at the show. The “hot selling” item this year is crocheted animals and there will be a few vendors selling these as well! Organizers look to find unique handmade craft items to offer our shoppers for their holiday gift giving. Fresh baked goodies, candies, peanut brittle, freeze dried candies, tamales, dips and spices, jams and jellies will be offered for purchase as well. Many of the shopper’s favorites will be there too! – Jane Lee’s Glazed Popcorn, the homemade butter cakes and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church’s cheeseballs! Pam’s Pantry with her dips to help make all your party treats taste fantastic will also have her usual corner so stop by! Holly, the “Candy Lady”, will be set up also!
Enjoy lunch while you are at the Jingle Mingle. There will be other food vendors with a variety of food for everyone to enjoy. Two Hot Tamales will be there serving Mexican food, Dodgers Doggies will have hot dogs and our local boy scouts are offering pizza too with other food options for you as well! The Fremont Middle School is located at 500 Woodrow Street, Fremont. Easy directions to get there from Main Street are turn south on Gerber Avenue, which is the corner where Pizza Hut is located, follow Gerber south and it will turn into Woodrow and Fremont Middle School will be located on the south side of the street. Come start your holiday shopping early at the 2023 Jingle Mingle Arts & Crafts Fair! We look forward to seeing you there! The Haunted Heritage Museum Fundraiser is back!
The Heritage Museum of Newaygo County, located in downtown Newaygo at the intersection of 37 north and Quarterline Road, is excited to announce the return of our popular haunted Museum, which we will host for the first time since 2019, and the first time in our new building! The event has a low admission price of $5 a head, or $20 dollars for groups of 5 or more, and all proceeds go to supporting our mission and improving the event for future years. A big group of volunteers have been working on decorating the museum for the past several weeks. This year, we will be splitting the museum into two different sections: One geared towards children, with a bright and colorful room with activities like face painting, coloring, a feel station with “eyes”, “brains”, and the like, and other fun spooky activities, and of course, lots of candy and goodies! The other haunted side is up to the parent’s discretion, as it is geared more towards the “adult” scary side of Halloween. We cannot thank our dedicated group of volunteers enough for the months of planning and the long hours put in to transform our space! In the past, we have had different scary scenarios in place, all done with the help of our amazing volunteers. The old building, with its long hallways, multiple small rooms, and natural maze-like structure, along with the dark and dated ambiance, lent itself well to a haunted museum. Our new facility, with its bright, modern colors, and spacious high-ceilinged rooms, proved to be a bit more of a challenge. Due to our innovative modular exhibit system, we were able to condense the exhibits down to a quarter of the gallery, so that visitors during the month of October were able to still enjoy our primary exhibits on topics such as the Fur Trade, Native American contributions, the Logging Era, Farming, and Tourism. This left the remaining three quarters of the vast room to be made over as a haunted Museum. A series of spooky rooms are anchored by scene setters using the mobile and collapsible wall systems developed by Armstrong Display Concepts, Inc., which is headquartered in Newaygo. With different graphics, these are in use during our regular operations as a way to separate the various exhibits, and they were easily and quickly converted to set the mood for a cemetery, a haunted gothic chapel, an abandoned hospital, and the edge of a field at night. After consultation with our artifact review committee and staff, we decided to utilize many items in the Museums extensive collections as “props.” Great care was taken when using these objects to ensure that they would not be harmed any more than may happen in the normal course of being on display in an exhibit. The use of objects from the collections add greatly to the unsettling feeling we were able to create for our visitors. As we are now fully operational in our new building, and very proud of it, we are hoping to hold this event annually as a way to raise awareness of our essential role in the community and to help raise the funds so vital to our operations through community support. Both sections will be $5 per person or $20 for groups of five and up. We will be open for two nights, Friday October 27th and Saturday October 28th from 6pm to 9pm. We look forward to seeing you all for a frightfully good time! Story and photos by Georgia Andres Every once in a while a coach gets a chance to be around Greatness! Here at Fremont High School we are experiencing greatness. The Fremont Equestrian Team has talent, they’re smart, kind, trustworthy, honest, sweet, beautiful inside and out, and so many more positive characteristics. To be in their presence was so fun and exciting and to be honest there is nothing they cannot do. For the first time in decades, the Fremont Senior Equestrian Team was strong in every area of competition. Throughout District and Regional competition the team demolished their competition, and were awarded an invitation to compete at the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association state finals. The secret to their 2023 team success was the love and care for each other above themselves. They worked as a unit dispatching their competition. If one of them had an off class their partner won it for them and they celebrated success as a team. It was great fun to watch and be around as a Coach. We got to Midland on Wednesday October 11 to compete in the MIHA state Championship and by the end of the competition Sunday, the team won itself a fourth place finish. The fourth place finish was the highest placing that Fremont had ever received since they started competing in 1992. As coach it was a huge win for them and the three graduating seniors competed in the State Championship three of their four years, again something Fremont has never done before this group of Equestrians. The level of Equestrian skill is unmatched in this area. As Coach I am pleased with the final outcome and proud of the citizens and competitors we have had the chance to mentor this year. By Charles Chandler Publisher’s Note: Mr. Chandler has been contributing to the pages of NNN since its humble beginnings 7+ years ago. Possessing a keen eye for film as well as a discerning outlook toward life in out bipeninsular paradise, Mr. Chandler’s writings are always well received by his substantial readership as well as by the staff of N3World Headquarters. Enjoy, as we have. Let the poets and tourist bureaus try as they may to describe autumn in Michigan. I think not. Everyone around here has their own special loves and likes for this season. For me it is the Michigan blue sky and the cool breezes that hurry those big fat rain clouds along. Lately they have moved on before their meager contribution could freshen our rivers and lakes. In the fall we have a few little harvesting routines. It is buying apples for applesauce from Nelsons, mums and pumpkins from Midway Johns, and peppers, squash and green tomatoes from Magic Land. I don’t know where all the caramel apples were sourced. We have a couple of other fall routines that we also enjoy, one is decorating for Halloween and seeing a scary movie. When I say, see a scary movie I don’t mean, one of those screaming, slasher, talking murder dolls or clown things. This year it was A Haunting in Venice. This is a must-see movie if you are a true fan of Agatha Christie mysteries or the great detective Hercule Poirot. Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh British actor and filmmaker adaptations of Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile were excellent. Now in a very short time he has launched Haunting in Venice. A smallish work by AG but fun nevertheless. It is a mishmash of haunted house and murder mystery. A bit dark, but not jump out of your theater seat, can’t sleep without the light on, scary Halloween movie. This entertaining movie begins with the breathtaking vistas and vignette of incomparable Venice. Here we find the great detective Hercule Poirot (Charles Branagh) apparently retired after his last complicated case Death on the Nile. We are to believe that for the last 10 years he has been languishing in Venice with nothing more to do than wax his mustache, measure his breakfast soft boiled eggs and turn down uninteresting cases. The first thing we have to do is get the inscrutable Poirot interested in life again. Enter Ariadne Oliver (Tina Fey), a mystery novelist from America and acquaintance of Poirot. She’s about to do a book on psychic Joyce Reynolds (Michelle Yeoh), who has thus far evaded exposure as a fraud. Hint, the devious, double dipper Oliver asks Poirot to determine if Reynolds is the real deal before she begins her book. Poirot, ever the skeptic, accepts the challenge. Without an ounce of humility sets about to debunk the famous psychic Reynolds. The reason for the enigmatic psychic Joyce Reynolds being in Venice is to help the beautiful retired opera singer Rowena Drake (Kelly Reilly) find closure after her daughter Alicia was found drowned in a canal. Reynolds holds the séance on All Hallows' Eve in Rowena Drake palazzo. This decaying gothic palazzo has a history of foul deeds too and is the perfect place for a Halloween themed "Whodunit". In true Agatha Christie fashion, soon all the cast of characters are in place, the candles are lit and the séance begins. A storm begins to build outside, lightning flashes, waves crash and the skullduggery is afoot. The séance is disrupted by Poirot. The frightened participants find they cannot leave the palazzo. A great chandelier falls and the body of Reynolds topples from an upstairs balcony. We are in the scary parts now, more bodies, spooky ghosts of children appear to Poirot. Everyone becomes a suspect, a new character appears, more mysteries within mysteries unfold. We chase red herrings and fake news down creepy hallways until we are totally confused. When we are afraid of every bump, and bang and completely exhausted Poirot the master himself assembles the survivors. With his flair for drama and brilliant logic he unravels the mysteries and identifies the killer for us. Of course, I had it all wrong. The bizarre twist and strange motives for the evil doers will leave you talking to yourself. This is a perfect movie for this wonderful Michigan season. Take the brood and go enjoy this excellent PG 13 Halloween movie. See how you think Tina Fey did in this period piece. As I said I love autumn in Michigan so much, however for me, it also comes with regrets because it is so ephemeral. I know that soon that ole north breeze will bring that first hint of wood smoke from my neighbor’s hearth. Autumn wood smoke always makes me wistful then followed by a heartfelt but undefined longing for something I can never describe. Maybe I want to migrate with those Canada Geese that live across the street in the mill pond. Could be to hitch a ride with one of the many seasonal campers that are draining south on M 37. Maybe I just need to go into the kitchen and make a pot of spicy Chili. For what it’s worth, from my kitchen table I can watch this Red Squirrel collecting every black walnut in my neighborhood. I know this because he is stashing them in my garden shed. Amazing to watch him, he can’t stop, won’t stop, such a mystery. What does he know that we don't? This grasshopper probably should take his frenetic efforts and the early Dark Eyed Juncos I saw this morning more seriously. Maybe a portend of things to come? General Assembly at Dogwood on October 22
General Assembly Big Band will perform at the Dogwood Center on Sunday, October 22 at 3:00 p.m. The group is a full band performing the best of old and new music, and the musicians come from a wide area, including Reed City, Spring Lake, Grand Rapids, Ludington and Muskegon. The band has been operating with a roster of 16-17 members for generations, specializing in ’40s, ’50s and ’60s swing and big-band jazz. Instrumentation of five saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones, bass guitar, piano and drums provides for a great sound and big fun! Tickets are $12.50 for this main stage event and are available online at www.dogwoodcenter.com, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont or click here! The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. For information, phone 231.924.8885. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. A short list of happenings. Some near, some not so near.
Wednesday The Newaygo County Influential Women in Leadership Luncheon comes to Camp Newaygo Wednesday at 11am. This is the third year the event has been held and it is not just a great idea, (thank you, Kamille Massey) it has grown roots and become an annual gig. And with good reason. I recently was shown an old news clipping from the town I went to high school at. It was a photo of a group of women who were part of an organization of some sort. The caption listed them as “Mrs. John Doe, Mrs Joe Blow, Mrs, Ronald Roe, etc. etc. It was as if they had no names of their own other than Mrs. Granted we have come a long way since then but still, the recent Nobelist for Economics Harvard Professor Claudia Goldin won the prize for her research into the gender pay gap that still exists today for women who perform the same job as men. The reasons to honor the leadership of our local women are numerous, but there is one reason that stands out for me. They damn well deserve it. And full disclosure here, my favorite of the fourteen who will be recognized for their contributions to the community is also my favorite landscaper, and a source of perpetual pride to her parents. Here’s more on the event. https://www.nearnorthnow.com/the-pulse/i4-game-changers On Thursday, Zach Lentine will be sharing his musical talents at the RiverStop Cafe from 6-9pm. The Cafe’s Thursday night series has brought some fine music to town focusing on the talent we enjoy in our region. Now that summer has departed and outdoor venues have paused for the interminably lengthy non summer season we are entering it’s good to know there are still places around to hear live music. On Friday you can listen to budding musicians giving it a go at Flying Bear Books where Open Mike Night gives local folks a chance to develop some performance chops from 6-9pm. Montague has a cool thing going on Saturday with their Pumpkin Fest.We used to attend annually when Mrs. Ken DeL…uh…I mean my enduring spousal companion Lil, danced there with the Cedar Creek Cloggers. They have a great Pumpkin roll race down a steep downtown hill that is worth the price of admission itself. Well, the price is free but getting a pumpkin in the race will cost you $3. https://www.facebook.com/events/297400632703846/ And speaking of Montague…One of our favorite stops in the area is the downtown Book Nook and on Friday they are kicking off their Americana Music Festival, three days of music in what is truly an intriguing venue for performers and audience alike. The Blue Water Ramblers who played at Brooks Park last summer will be the opener hitting the stage from 7-9:30pm and old friend Bear Berends and the rest of the Ramblers will be capturing the Americana genre for what will surely be a grateful crowd. The rest of the lineup: 10am Saturday - Calabogie Road, 7pm Saturday - The Danny Seabolt Experience, 10am Sunday - B-Side Growlers. Saturday closer to home is another very cool event as White Cloud High School hosts its annual Quiz Bowl Invitational. Not familiar with QB? Think Jeopardy but faster, more difficult and without commercials. This competition showcases the talents of the local White Cloud QB team, who are defending state champs mind you, along with 28 other teams. Here’s the skinny: https://www.nearnorthnow.com/news/and-the-answer-is Years ago TI Editor Wheater would put together a team to scrimmage the WC QBers before they were to begin tournament play and I was often recruited as a team member, not as a mascot as some hinted at when I told them I would be on the squad. Talk about your humbling experience. Much of the time we would fumble around while the young competitors across from us would blitz us with rapid fire answers. Occasionally one of us would come up with a winning reply and there would be the requisite high fives and self congratulatory behavior among our foursome, but as it's said, ‘even a blind squirrel stumbles across the occasional acorn’. = There you go. A week's worth of doings. If you have an event coming up let us know and we’ll add it to the fray. -Ken De Laat |
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