Clinic pitches softball to Olivet Boys & Girls Clubs

The Reading Eagle

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Local coaches and players held a softball clinic behind Lauer’s Park Elementary School.

About 10 girls attended the clinic on Tuesday; it was the first in the area to be put on by Olivet Boys & Girls Clubs.

Umpire and coach Todd Becker said the clinic was aimed at increasing community exposure to the City of Reading RBI Program and to softball in general.

RBI, an acronym for Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities, is a national program created by Major League Baseball and designed specifically for inner city youth.

Becker said he expects the organization to continue growing in Reading.

RBI is the main softball program for students in many of Reading’s schools.

Reading RBI coordinator Carlos Belilla said he hopes the softball clinic will become an annual tradition, and several of the athletes participating in the clinic echoed this hope.

The clinic featured appearances from athletes at the high school, college and national levels, including Duane Weiler, a member of Team USA’s national fast-pitch team.

After helping participants practice their softball skills, the athletes signed autographs and posed for photos.

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Student Senate denounces executive order, votes in favor of becoming sanctuary campus

The New Political

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Student Senate passed bills dealing with denouncing an executive order and becoming a sanctuary campus at its meeting Wednesday night.

Following a presentation from Better Bystanders, a group aiming to educate students on how to diffuse potentially dangerous situations, Senate turned to addressing concerns about how international students might be affected by President Trump’s recent executive order, titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States,” by passing a bill that would denounce it.

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Student Senate holds forum to discuss #ConcealCarry referendum

The New Political

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Student Senate held its first of two forums on Thursday to address how a concealed carry referendum will work. At the last Senate hearing, Senators voted to put the question of allowing concealed carry weapons on campus to Ohio University students. The result of the campus’ vote will be issued to the Board of Trustees as a recommendation on deciding to allow concealed carry on all OU campuses.

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Athens County a great place if you appreciate barns

The Athens NEWS

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Historic barns can be found across rural Ohio, and Athens County is no exception. Throughout southeast Ohio, these functional structures serve as reminders of the early European-American settlers and the architectural and agricultural practices they brought with them.

“Every barn is like a book full of stories that can be interpreted the more one learns about it, from the people who built it and the materials used in construction to the uses and changes the barn went through in its time,” said Thomas O’Grady, board member and newsletter editor of the Friends of Ohio Barns, a group dedicated to raising awareness for barns in Ohio.

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