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HURRICANE ODA FULL
Slaughter estimated the 2022 World Series will bring 85,000 people into his city, while he added that having the tournament back in full swing could have a $40 million to $50 million impact on the community. Missing were the traditional big crowds in lawn chairs on the hill behind Lamade Stadium, which will be the site of the championship on Aug. In 2021, only family and friends were allowed into the Little League complex’s two stadiums for games. “It’s hard to really quantify, or even qualify, what that means.”
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Last year we had a limited World Series, of course, but there’s nothing that can take the place of a full World Series,” Williamsport Mayor Derek Slaughter said. Together, the communities of about 35,000 people have been looking forward to the return of fans and families. This year’s series marks the 75th anniversary of the first tournament, which has become a staple of life in central Pennsylvania, not to mention an economic boost for South Williamsport - where the Little League complex is actually housed - and Williamsport, just across the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. “Although the storm seasons over the last several years in the Gulf have been very kind to Sarasota, we have developed these protocols, refined these protocols … so that when we get to a situation like this we make sure to get the equipment and resources to protect the campuses,” he said.The Little League World Series is back to its old self, and more.Īfter no tournament in 2020 and no international clubs in 2021, both due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the youth baseball tournament has expanded to 20 teams from around the world that will play ball in South Williamsport, Pa., starting today. Mahler said the school has weathered storms before, despite a relatively peaceful hurricane season in recent years. “We would take Monday afternoon to make a good assessment and depending on how much water we see and how much wind we took we can make a thorough assessment.” The campus will remain closed until at least Tuesday. “Obviously, they are wooden structures and we are hoping for the best.” “We have historic buildings that go back to the 1920s and ‘30s,” he said. A hurricane warning extends from Bonita Beach to Jupiter Inlet.Īs for ODA, Mahler said they are most concerned about the historic buildings on the Siesta Key campus. The latest forecasts have Irma making landfall in south Florida, then pushing up the western third of the state. Hurricane Irma shifted west late Thursday night and a hurricane watch was put into place for the Sarasota area. Late last night we did a lot of heavy lifting and tucked a lot of things away.” “We have tried to keep a sense of real normalcy on the campus. “We have hurricane protocol for both campuses so we activated that earlier this week,” Mahler said. Gov. Rick Scott ordered that all Florida schools and colleges close until Tuesday. Mahler said it was important to the staff to hold off on preparations until after school’s closed, especially on the lower campus, to avoid any panic. A bunch of kids who care about the school and had time this morning showed up.” “One of our seniors put out a Google invitation and just invited students. “These kids are voluntary,” Head of School David Mahler said.
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School might be closed, but there was still work to do at Out-of-Door Academy’s lower school campus.Ībout a dozen upper-school students helped fill 300 sandbags Friday morning to fortify the school’s doors and entrances.