Casper College Community Ed Classes Feature Cobbler Cupcakes, Spring Sketches, Pistol …
Casper College news release by Lisa S. Icenogle: May classes through Casper College Community Education include Cobbler Cupcakes, Capturing Spring in Sketches, Inmigracion Basada en la Familia, Range Safety and Pistol Marksmanship, Rotary Park Ecosystems, and more. “May learning always flourish — let’s dive into learning for fun with community education classes at Casper College,” […]
May classes through Casper College Community Education include Cobbler Cupcakes, Capturing Spring in Sketches, Inmigracion Basada en la Familia, Range Safety and Pistol Marksmanship, Rotary Park Ecosystems, and more.
“May learning always flourish — let’s dive into learning for fun with community education classes at Casper College,” said Zhanna Gallegos, community education coordinator at Casper College.
You’ll enjoy the soft texture of cupcakes and the fruit flavors of cobblers in one dessert in Cobbler Cupcakes Saturday, May 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Instructor Sara Pederson will show students tips and tricks for baking delectable cupcakes and creating flawless whipped icing, discuss how to make a fruit compote, cinnamon swirl cupcakes with a cobbler-like top, how to modify cobbler cupcakes using any seasonal fruit, whip up a deliciously light topping that compliments any dessert, and more. Supplies are provided for Cobbler Cupcakes.
Enjoy a drawing experience that immerses you in the beauty of spring’s renewal with Capturing Spring in Sketches. Students will pause to observe the vibrant rebirth of flora and fauna and learn to see natural materials’ shapes, sizes, textures, and colors as they capture these details in their sketchbooks, bringing the season’s essence to life. Instructor Sara Bohl will email the supply list before the first class. The second and third classes will meet on location. Suitable for all levels, Capturing Spring in Sketches will run on Wednesday evenings from 6-7:30, May 14 through 28.
Inmigracion Basada en la Familia or Family-based Immigration will be taught by Mary Longart and Christine Jordan on Saturday, May 15, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Hay mucho en juego a la hora de reunir a una familia. Descubra cómo y cuándo el sistema de inmigración de los EE. UU. permite que un padre, cónyuge o hijo emigre a los Estados Unidos. Revise el formulario de Petición de familiar extranjero y analice el proceso de petición de un familiar ubicado dentro del país o en el extranjero. Translated: A lot is at stake when bringing a family together. Discover how and when the U.S. immigration system allows a parent, spouse, or child to immigrate to the United States. Review the Petition for Alien Relative form and discuss the process of petitioning for a family member located within the country or abroad. Bring note-taking materials.
Range Safety and Pistol Marksmanship will provide a relaxed classroom setting to learn the various aspects of range safety before visiting a local shooting range. Instructor Eric Ramsey, certified pistol, shotgun, and carbine rifle law enforcement professional, will discuss basic firearm safety and pistol marksmanship. Students should bring a modern, unloaded, current production pistol in their desired caliber or a semiautomatic gun, as well as ammunition or magazines. Firearms must be in a secure pistol container or a zippered gun rug with ammunition and magazines stored separately. Ear protection, eye protection, and a safety check before class are required. Targets and other range equipment will be provided. The class is for those 18 and older, and an ID is required. Range Safety and Pistol Marksmanship will run Thursday and Friday, May 22 and 23, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 24, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Finally, learn about Rotary Park’s unique environment and diverse ecosystems. Then, venture onto a guided hike, examining flora and fauna in mountain meadows and ponderosa pine forests in higher elevation points of the Bridle Trail in Rotary Park Ecosystems, taught by Joanne Theobald. According to Theobald, the trail is steep in spots, narrow, and sometimes uneven, so bring walking sticks if you have them, as well as water and lunch for this one-day class that will run from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 31.
Community education offers noncredit courses for personal enrichment and lifelong learning for people 16 and older. To sign up or for more information on these and other classes, click here or call 307-268-3401.
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“Built Wild,” the Ford Bronco Makes a Helluva Comeback
The idea of the Ford Bronco was born in the Early Sixties to compete with Jeep. These iconic off-road SUVS are still recognized for their simple, boxy design. Over time, the demand for Broncos dropped off, but in the last 25 years, they’ve regained a lot of traction. The no-frills, off-road vehicles are just plain cool. Today a well-maintained 1980s Ford Bronco ranges from around $14,667 to $24,800 depending on the model, condition, and features.
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College Athletics celebrated its 2024-25 academic year accomplishments by handing out athletic awards to outstanding student-athletes Wednesday afternoon in the Pirate Union Building. Albin Rosenlund, Isaiah Lopez, Carliese O’Brien, Ciera Agasiva, Gemma Rowland, Evee Stoddard, Sid Gunton-Day and Konrad Mueller all won awards. The Art Feiro Award (basketball) and Wally Sigmar […]
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College Athletics celebrated its 2024-25 academic year accomplishments by handing out athletic awards to outstanding student-athletes Wednesday afternoon in the Pirate Union Building.
Albin Rosenlund, Isaiah Lopez, Carliese O’Brien, Ciera Agasiva, Gemma Rowland, Evee Stoddard, Sid Gunton-Day and Konrad Mueller all won awards.
The Art Feiro Award (basketball) and Wally Sigmar Award (soccer) go to student-athletes who exemplify leadership, athleticism, academics and citizenship.
Those awards went to Rosenlund of Norrkoping, Sweden, for men’s basketball and to first-team all-region Agasiva of Kalihi, Hawaii, for women’s basketball.
The soccer awards went to Northwest Athletic Conference first-team all-star and defensive player of the year Stoddard of Pocatello, Idaho, for women’s soccer and to first-team all-star Mueller of Trier, Germany, for men’s soccer.
The Pirate Gold Award is given to student-athletes who share inspiration, dedication, accomplishment and ambassadorship.
Those awards went to Lopez of Okinawa, Japan, for men’s basketball and to all-defensive team selection O’Brien of Bethel, Alaska, for women’s basketball.
For women’s soccer, it was first-team all-star and student body president Rowland of Shedd, Ore., and the men’s winner was second-team all-star Gunton-Day of Bristol, United Kingdom.
“These eight student-athletes represent a truly remarkable Class of ’25,” said Rick Ross, associate dean. “The coaches had so many options for these awards. It was a year of high-achieving, high-energy and high-quality young women and men. We are blessed to get to do what we do, coaching and working with athletes from all over the world and helping them advance through their higher education journey.”
As a program, Pirate Athletics won Northwest Athletic Conference championships in women’s and men’s soccer, their 15th NWAC titles since 2010, and claimed three more North Region titles in women’s and men’s soccer and women’s basketball.
The 80 student-athletes combined for an average grade point of 3.2 with about 40 students on the honor roll and president’s list each quarter.
More than 25 sophomores will go on to play at the next level.
Mizzou gymnastics star graduates this spring | Mizzou Xtra
COLUMBIA − Amari Celestine is a force on the floor. She has been a part of Mizzou Gymnastics all four years of her college career. She has been involved with gymnastics since she was a toddler. “I really don’t consider myself good at any other sport,” Celestine said. “Gymnastics has always just been innate to me […]
COLUMBIA − Amari Celestine is a force on the floor. She has been a part of Mizzou Gymnastics all four years of her college career.
She has been involved with gymnastics since she was a toddler.
“I really don’t consider myself good at any other sport,” Celestine said. “Gymnastics has always just been innate to me its just been natural.”
Celestine’s ultimate goal that drove her was getting to college. Now, after helping her team place third at the NCAA Championship final, Celestine will graduate on Saturday.
Celestine helped her team score the highest floor score in Mizzou Gymnastics program history. She has scored 9.900 or higher on floor in 10 of 16 meets this season. She recorded five-straight scores of 9.900+ on bars.
After Mizzou gymnastics earned a third place finish at the NCAA Championship final, Amari talked about the doubters that did not think the team would make it that far. She is a crucial part of uplift to the team, and was determined to leave a mark at Mizzou.
“We can’t let what they feel about us define our efforts,” Celestine said. “We want to say, okay, well this is gonna be the sweetest ‘I told you so’ in the world. Like, you’re gonna see, you’re gonna learn, so I think that’s been really helpful,” Celestine said.
Since being at Mizzou, Amari has earned a handful of awards, earning WCGA Vault Floor First Team All-American in 2022, WCGA All-Around Second Team All-American and WCGA South Central Regional Gymnast of the Year this year. She was also named the 2025 NCAA Seattle Regional Outright Vault Champion.
Celestine has been on the All-SEC team four times. She is only one of two Mizzou gymnasts to earn four All-American honors in four years.
With being on the team for four years, Celestine serves as a leader and a player her teammates can count on. “If I could describe Amari in one word, it would be inspiring,” fellow Mizzou gymnast, Kennedy Griffin, said.
Griffin is a sophomore gymnast who has been under Celestine’s wing. She said she appreciates how Amari genuinely cares for her and her team as teammates and as people outside of the sport.
“She is someone I can come to with something even outside of gymnastics, like helping me apply to an internship that I’m currently doing,” Griffin said.
Post graduation, Amari will be an intern at Rich Paul’s sports agency in Los Angeles, Klutch Sports Agency. She will also be a graduate assistant in southern Alabama this coming fall.
Northwestern Wildcats Ready for NCAA Lacrosse Quarterfinal Vs. Penn
When Northwestern takes the field Thursday at Martin Stadium, the Wildcats will have the opportunity to reach their sixth consecutive Final Four. Just like 2024, Penn stands in the way in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal. The ‘Cats have two decades of championship-caliber history, but they aren’t looking to the past as they gear up for […]
When Northwestern takes the field Thursday at Martin Stadium, the Wildcats will have the opportunity to reach their sixth consecutive Final Four. Just like 2024, Penn stands in the way in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal.
The ‘Cats have two decades of championship-caliber history, but they aren’t looking to the past as they gear up for another title run. Instead, they’re taking it one game at a time.
“This is such an exciting time of the year,” senior midfielder Emerson Boelig said on Wednesday. “We call it Christmas because, like holiday season, you’re so excited. Everyone on the team is ready to go for the next game, and you’re only guaranteed one game, so why wouldn’t we put everything we can into it?”
Northwestern, the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, enters Thursday with a 17-2 record. The team’s only two losses have come to No. 1 North Carolina and No. 2 Boston College.
The Wildcats played six opponents this season who reached the NCAA Tournament, but the Penn Quakers were not one of them. Madison Taylor, the nation’s leading scorer who logged a tournament-record 10 goals against Michigan on Sunday, said the ‘Cats relish the challenge that comes with facing a team for the first time.
“It’s an exciting opportunity to play a different opponent,” Taylor said. “We’re all really embracing that, working really hard on the field and watching film off the field… We’re really excited just to go out there and play one last game at home this year.”
Boehlig and Taylor were both on the 2023 National Championship team, as well as the 2024 group that fell just short in a rematch with Boston College. While each postseason game gives the players experience in high-pressure moments, Taylor said that coach Kelly Amonte Hiller preaches calmness throughout the game.
It’s this calmness that could take the Wildcats all the way to their ninth National Championship. First, though, Northwestern will have to get past the Quakers on Thursday, with the opening draw set for 11 a.m. CT.
Better golf swing: Nick Saban, Tommy Tuberville, Charles Barkley or Kalen DeBoer? You tell us
College football coaches are all about evaluating talent. Now, we want you to flip the script and evaluate a couple of former coaches when it comes to their golf swing. Who has the better swing: Nick Saban or Tommy Tuberville? Both were in action this week at the Regions Tradition Celebrity Pro-Am golf tournament at […]
College football coaches are all about evaluating talent.
Now, we want you to flip the script and evaluate a couple of former coaches when it comes to their golf swing.
Who has the better swing: Nick Saban or Tommy Tuberville?
Both were in action this week at the Regions Tradition Celebrity Pro-Am golf tournament at Greystone in Hoover.
And, just for fun, we’ll throw in a couple of pretty prominent folks for your consideration.
In addition to the former Alabama and Auburn coaches, consider Auburn football great Bo Jackson, Auburn basketball legend Charles Barkley, Auburn coach Hugh Freeze, Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer, former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron and Georgia coach Kirby Smart.
Like being a member of the College Football Playoff committee, your evaluation is completely subjective.
There was plenty opinions and interactions among the high-profile ball strikers Wednesday.
Barkley and DeBoer shared some pleasantries.
Meanwhile, DeBoer couldn’t dodge the ever-lingering question about the Crimson Tide quarterback battle.
Barkley, on the other hand, is a huge fan of Birmingham, went after the NCAA and NIL, then revealed his go-to playlist and how much weight he has lost.
Saban, of course, talked about his new appointment to President Donald Trump’s sports commission.
Plenty to sink your teeth into, but what about those swings?
Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.
Renata Engel to serve as interim vice president for Commonwealth campuses | University Park Campus News
Renata Engel has been named interim vice president for Commonwealth campuses and executive chancellor of the Commonwealth campuses, effective May 19. Formerly the Vice Provost for Online Education, Engel will be filling the role previously left by Margo DelliCarpini, who had moved on to pursue a career at The College of New Jersey. Karen Pollack […]
Renata Engel has been named interim vice president for Commonwealth campuses and executive chancellor of the Commonwealth campuses, effective May 19.
Formerly the Vice Provost for Online Education, Engel will be filling the role previously left by Margo DelliCarpini, who had moved on to pursue a career at The College of New Jersey. Karen Pollack will fill Engel’s former position.
Engel’s previously held Associate Vice Provost for Online Programs, Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering and Director for the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence at Penn State.
“I know this is a time of great change for our Commonwealth Campus communities as the University’s leadership team and Board of Trustees consider changes that will position Penn State for success long into the future,” Engel said in a Penn State press release.
Engel was an undergraduate student at a commonwealth campus herself, and started her bachelor’s degree in engineering science at Penn State Fayette, and later graduated from the University Park campus. Engel then went on to complete a doctorate in engineering mechanics from the University of South Florida.
Shewas a part of the launch of the Penn State World Campus Chaiken Center for Student Success, which works to “ support resources that have been developed for World Campus students” and bring together academic advising services, according to the release.
“I have always thought that we are at our best as a University when we work together to develop innovative solutions to solve our challenges,” Engel said. “That is why I approach every decision or recommendation with the breadth and comprehensiveness of this university in mind.”
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Young soccer players are finding different ways to launch pro careers
Of the emerging young players in the National Women’s Soccer League this season, Sam Meza has had one of the more unusual journeys to start her professional career. Meza was drafted by the Seattle Regin in 2024 out of North Carolina. She made one appearance with the team before she was loaned to the Dallas […]
Of the emerging young players in the National Women’s Soccer League this season, Sam Meza has had one of the more unusual journeys to start her professional career.
Meza was drafted by the Seattle Regin in 2024 out of North Carolina. She made one appearance with the team before she was loaned to the Dallas Trinity for the first season of the women’s pro USL Super League.
Meza, who earned Super League player of the month honors for November, was brought back to Seattle this season.
She’s one of several young NWSL players who have launched their careers in an ever-growing women’s soccer ecosystem that offers a variety of professional pathways. Other players have skipped college soccer, or have navigated the job hunt without the benefit of a college draft.
While Meza considered the loan a blow at the time, now she sees the value in it.
“Ultimately, it was an opportunity for me to learn prove to myself, which is the most important, and to prove to everybody else that I was a player that I’ve always been. It just took me a little bit more time to get to where I wanted to be,” Meza said.
As veteran midfielder Jess Fishlock nurses a knee injury, Meza has started six games for the Reign. She assisted on Jordyn Huitema’s game-tying goal in a 1-1 draw with Bay FC last month, and she is tied for second in the league for tackles with 32.
Angel City FC forward Riley Tiernan (33) runs during an NWSL soccer match against the San Diego Wave FC in Los Angeles, March 16, 2025. Credit: AP/Kyusung Gong
“She’s a great example of how loans can be really good, and sticking with it, sticking to the journey, because last year was really challenging for her going on loan,” Reign coach Laura Harvey said. “She wanted to do it in the end, but I’m sure she would have preferred to be with us the whole time.”
Meza, a Dallas native, is a member of the final draft class in the NWSL. The league eliminated the college draft in the latest collective bargaining agreement and 2025 was the first year without a draft.
She’s also one of a handful of players who have been loaned to the Super League, which is on the top tier of women’s soccer in the United States alongside the NWSL but is only in its first season. Those deals are expected to grow.
North Carolina Courage defender Natalia Staude followed a similar path. She started her pro career on loan to the Super League’s Tampa Bay Sun before joining the Courage this season.
Alyssa Thompson, left, and her younger sister Gisele Thompson speak to the media at the National Women’s Soccer League Media Day at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 24, 2025. Credit: AP/Anne M. Peterson
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman has said one of the strengths of the league on the international stage is its depth — and part of that is due to its emerging young stars. The loan process helps develop young players who in the past may have left soccer altogether.
“There have been examples where our teams have loaned players to those other leagues when they anticipate that a particular player isn’t going to get playing minutes, or that it’s not the right fit from a technical environment perspective, but they want to give the player an opportunity to continue to develop and play,” Berman said. “So I think optionality for players is good, and I think a robust ecosystem that allows for players at all levels to be able to continue to play is a good thing for the sport.”
Some of the other emerging young players who haven’t taken traditional paths to launch their pro careers:
Riley Tiernan, Angel City
In the absence of a draft, Tiernan was a non-roster invitee to Angel City’s preseason training camp this year. She did so well she earned herself a spot on the team and signed a two-year contract. She’s scored five goals, tied for second in the league.
Claire Hutton, Kansas City Current
Hutton initially committed to North Carolina but then decided to go pro instead. She was signed by the Current ahead of the 2024 season via the NWSL’s Under-18 Entry Mechanism and was a finalist for NWSL Rookie of the Year. Hutton followed in the footsteps of other talented NWSL players who skipped college, including Mallory Swanson and Trinity Rodman.
Olivia Moultrie, Portland Thorns
Although Moultrie made her professional debut in 2021, she’s still just 19 years old. She turned pro at just 13 when she hired an agent and signed a deal with Nike. But she wasn’t allowed to play professionally because of an NWSL rule that required players to be 18. In 2021, she sued for the right to play and won. Moultrie’s legal fight created the pathway for the rule that Hutton and many others have used to turn pro.
The Thompson Sisters, Angel City
Alyssa was the first high school player drafted into the NWSL when she was the No. 1 pick in 2023. Gisele Thompson was just 17 when she joined Angel City ahead of the 2024 season through the under-18 rule. She scored this month against Bay FC with an assist from Alyssa for the league’s first sister-to-sister goal.
