EDWARDSVILLE – The 14th Annual Tiger Ambush Band Classic was once again a showcase for some of the best marching bands in Illinois and Missouri. First place overall at the 14 th Annual Tiger Ambush Band Classic Saturday at the Edwardsville High School field went to Salem Community High School Marching Wildcats in Class A, Mehlville High School Marching Panthers in Class AA, Rockwood Summit High School Silver Falcon Marching Band in Class AAA and Timberland High School Marching Wolves in Class AAAA. Salem, Mehlville, Rockwood, and Timberland all posted firsts in Outstanding Color Guard, Outstanding Percussion, and Outstanding General Effect. The Belleville East High School Marching Lancers were first in Outstanding Music for AAAA. The Salem Band is directed by John A. Randolph, Timberland by Courtney White, Mehlville by Tony Brown, and Rockwood Summit by Jeremy Loui. The competition on the EHS football field in the Sports Complex drew an estimated 4,000 spectators throughout
From Illinois Business Journal: Spectrum and Better Family Life gathered recently to highlight the impact of their Spectrum Community Center Assist partnership, which provided job training to more than 120 program participants, with more than 80 recipients getting local job placement in the past six months. In celebration of the progress, Spectrum announced Better Family Life […]
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Metallica has announced the ticket details for the band's 2022 Helping Hands charity concert. The general public on-sale begins this Friday, September 23 at 10 a.m. PT, while members of…
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Is COVID over? The two biggest causes of death are heart disease and cancer. They're off the charts compared to all the rest, so I'm showing only #3-10. The numbers for everything except COVID-19 are from 2020. I don't imagine they've changed much since then. The number for COVID-19 is extrapolated from the current death ...continue reading "Raw data: Leading causes of death in the United States"
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