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STRASBURG – Strasbourg will have another quick turn this week, but this time against an opponent from the Bull Run District.

The Rams are playing in Madison County on Friday and only have three days of training that lead into the game. The Rams beat Manassas Park 57-0 on Monday, with only two days of training due to COVID-19 issues on the team.

Strasbourg coach Mark Roller said Tuesday that with just a few days of preparation, they would be careful not to get too physical in training.

“We don’t hit a lot anyway, but it helps to get out and be able to do some things and simulate games,” said Roller. “But we’re certainly not going to hit and hit each other. In these two days we’re just going to go through and line up. We played pretty well defensively and the same offensively. We just have to make sure we keep doing the things we do , and continue to be positive. As long as we can do that, I’m pretty confident about these kids and what they can do. “

Strasburg senior running back / defensive back Griffin Turpen said it would be good for the Rams to see the short turnarounds now that they are more in coming. The Rams end the regular season with three games in 10 days.

“It’s a preview of what the next few weeks will look like as we have three games in 10 days ahead of us,” said Turpen. “It’s going to be a tough season but I think we can do it. I think we’ll be pretty good.”

The Rams (4-1, 0-1 Bull Run) face a different defense this week when they take on Madison County, who like to bring lots of players to the scrimmage line and put pressure on them.

“They’ll put eight people in there and they’ll chase us,” said Roller. “It’s something we’ve never seen before and we have to adjust to it and do our best with what we have and how we can block it. So we just have to work with it.” it.”

Strasbourg relies heavily on the running game and ran 311 yards against Manassas Park on Monday.

The Rams have an even attack with Senior Brady Neary (318 yards, three touchdowns), Senior Tanner Jenkins ((233 yards, two touchdowns), Turpen (169 yards, four touchdowns), Junior Braden Stern (101 yards, one touchdown) and Senior Cayden Pangle (73 yards, one touchdown) gets the majority of the carries.

Turpen said the players don’t mind sharing the load and working together in the running game.

“Our running backs have done a really good job this season,” said Turpen. “We have almost 300 yards in almost every game. It’s really nice to be able to spread the stone and not tire one person throughout the game.”

Strasburg was also successful in the passing game as Junior Ryan Roller threw 231 yards on 10 of 22 passes and one touchdown. By their sophomore year, Griffin Carter and Walker Conrad combined for five catches for 153 yards and one touchdown.

Defensively, the Rams were strong all season, allowing only 208.2 yards and 10.1 points per game.

“Our defense played very well,” said Turpen. “Our secondary school did a great job and our linebackers came up with stops if needed.”

The Rams have 10 interceptions as a team, including four from Ryan Roller and two from Turpen. In total, the Rams forced 17 turnovers in five games.

Madison County (1-5, 0-2 Bull Run) likes running the ball with second running back Demetrius Walker and junior quarterback Wade Fox.

Mark Roller said Fox can throw the ball too, especially Taylor Fincham, the 6-foot-8 senior wide receiver.

“We know (Fox) can throw it and he’s doing a pretty good job,” said Mark Roller. “So we have to be well rounded in that regard because your back is pretty fast. So all we have to do is run and pass.”

Madison County’s football program has been down for a few years but has improved this season. The Mountaineers have a Class 3 win over William Monroe.

Turpen said the rams can’t afford to miss the climbers.

“We have to make sure we come here with the same intensity as always,” said Turpen. “We have to make sure that we don’t take them lightly because they are much better than what they have been before.”

Following the recent completion of a micro-pilot study, the Fairfax County Police Department and Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) began arrest on 29th. The program consists of members of the CSB’s Mobile Crisis Unit and FCPD officials who respond to emergency calls warranting crisis intervention.

The introduction of the co-responder model is the latest step in the county’s Diversion First program, an initiative spearheaded by law enforcement and community leaders in 2016. Diversion First aims to intervene as early as possible in the criminal justice process to identify individuals who would be better served by mental health and substance abuse treatment than incarceration for minor offenses.

Diversion First came into being after a joint process between law enforcement, rescue workers, the judiciary and community services found that a proactive crisis intervention program could provide treatment to vulnerable residents that would reduce incarceration, cut costs and free up officers’ time on patrol Enforcement could often spend countless hours transporting patients and waiting in emergency rooms.

In 2020, FCPD officials responded to 9,989 service calls regarding a mental illness, and law enforcement officials were involved in 2,165 service encounters with a team from the Merrifield Crisis Response Center, according to the latest Diversion First report.

For the sheriff’s office alone, the MPs carried out 77 long-distance transports from the MCRC to psychiatric hospitals, 215 transports from the adult prison to psychiatric hospitals or one hospital to another and 1,181 transports to local hospitals, according to Andrea, Ceisler, spokesman for the sheriff’s office ( the sheriff’s deputies are not part of the co-responder team as they do not respond to emergency calls).

Several other factors also influenced the creation and continuation of Diversion First. After the 2013 shooting of Springfield-based John Geer by an FCPD official, the district formed a police practice review commission that recommended the creation of a crisis intervention program in 2015. The launch of Diversion First was additionally made possible by the death of Natasha. pushed forward in 2015 by McKenna, who was previously diagnosed with schizophrenia and who had stopped breathing after being examined several times by the Fairfax Sheriff’s deputies trying to move her to another facility.

The General Assembly also recently passed a bill known as the “Marcus Alert” system, named after high school biology teacher Marcus-David Peters, who was killed by the Richmond Police in 2018 while going through a mental crisis to provide crisis interventions around the Commonwealth with the aim that by 2026 every location will be served by a crisis intervention program. Fairfax’s co-responder program known as the “Memphis Model” will meet the criteria of the new law.

So far, Diversion First has had some success. According to the program’s most recent annual report, the number of behavior-related health populations convicted of offenses in the county jail fell by 28 percent between 2015 and 2020; the number of inmates referred to CSB prison services over the same period rose 21 percent. Since 2016, annual cases at the Merrifield Crisis Response Center have increased 37 percent.

A report recently published in FFXnow found that 46 percent of FCPD officers and 30 percent of sheriff’s deputies have received crisis intervention team training, which officers go through to respond to mental crises. As the story notes, state guidelines discourage 100 percent of officers from receiving CIT training because it is viewed as a specialized role analogous to a SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team, although there are differences in training from one inconsistent treatment in the field.

If an officer without CIT training believes that a person may be suffering from a mental illness, he or she will be instructed to call a replacement who has this training if time permits.

Sgt. Ian Yost of the FCPD’s Public Affairs Bureau wrote in an email that the department’s goal was to train more than 40 percent of officers in CIT to achieve 24-hour coverage. Similarly, Ceisler wrote that the sheriff’s office goal is to train 25 percent of MPs. Both found that 100 percent of employees received training in mental health first aid. FCPD officers serving on the co-responder team must have CIT training.

Fairfax’s co-responder team is currently working an eight-hour shift Wednesday through Friday between noon and 8 p.m. on the American Rescue Plan’s funds to help recruit more staff. Yost noted that “staff shortages” at CSB clinics and officials have resulted in the co-responder team being limited and that the department “will expand the program as clinicians are hired and trained”.

Lisa Flowers, communications director for the Community Services Board, wrote in an email: “Efforts are being made to launch a full program that will provide 14-16 hours of coverage, seven days a week, with a longer-term goal of 24” . / 7 Coverage. ”She noted that the co-responder teams are new and need additional staff to expand. “Retention, recruitment, and hiring are ongoing priorities for the Fairfax-Falls Church community office and the Fairfax County government,” Flowers wrote.

Senior Björn Karlstad scored a rebound goal in the penalty area less than 10 minutes after the start of the game. This was the start of another offensive breakout for the Cardinals as they won 5-0.

“The boys played very, very well,” said Alexandria’s head coach Brandon Johnson. “You played a strong possession game. They worked the ball exceptionally well through the center of the field and used the entire field. When a team comes up to you with little pressure, you have the option to raise your head, take a look, and make other tactical moves. That was an area that we really could capitalize on tonight. ”

Bryce Paffrath set up Alexandria’s second goal when he placed a perfect cross pass towards the center of the field within the 10-yard line. Holden Hansen was there when he missed from the right and hammered an early goal in the first half to make it 2-0.

Otto Anderson added a goal in the 23rd minute, where he won a race after a loose ball from near the 15-yard line and fired a shot.

Alexandria’s Jack Carlson, left, fights for a loose ball in the Cardinals win over East Grand Forks in the Section 8AA quarterfinals on October 14, 2021. Lowell Anderson / Alexandria Echo Press

East Grand Forks had no substitutions on Thursday as the Green Wave was ineligible to play with only 11 players and a few players due to injuries. Alexandria’s team speed and depth are too high in this situation and the Cardinals have shown so much of the night.

The Green Wave shot a penalty in the penalty area less than 10 minutes into the second half, and Senior Tyler Bright sent the penalty into the top left corner of the net for a 4-0 lead. Colin Reilly prepared Jack Carlson a short time later with a nice through pass, which Carlson ended in the 5-0 final.

Johnson put every available player on the team into play on Thursday. He knew that a 3-0 lead at halftime was next to impossible for EGF against an Alexandria defense that averages less than half a goal (0.4) per game.

Alexandria Senior Alex Greseth comes to a ball on the sidelines in the Cardinals’ 5-0 win over East Grand Forks in the Section 8AA quarter-finals on October 14, 2021. Lowell Anderson / Alexandria Echo Press

“It was just a great night getting everyone’s feet wet,” said Johnson. “My game plan was to say to the boys, ‘It’s playoffs. It is do or die. We’re here to win and make a statement. It’s been a long time since Alex was crowned number 1 and we want to make sure we remind people why we were worth it and why we fought for that title. ”

Senior Ryan Meuwissen was back in goal in the first half to record the shutout after missing several games due to a hamstring injury sustained against Brainerd on September 23. Sophomore Grayson Grove stepped in well during this period as Alexandria never missed a stroke on the regular season route.

Grove came into play in the second half when they shared goalkeeping duties on Thursday. Neither of the two had much to do with the fact that the Green Wave never got a good look at the network. The Cardinals are happy to have a seasoned player like Meuwissen back to anchor the defense in what they hope will be a long playoff run.

“He’s a talented goalkeeper,” said Johnson. “He’s a candidate for all states, and I’m pretty confident that he’ll end up on a team for all states. He’s just an incredible candidate. Very talented.”

Alexandria senior Thomas Klecker is behind the defense of East Grand Forks in the Cardinals’ 5-0 win on October 14, 2021 in the quarterfinals of the Section 8AA tournament. Lowell Anderson / Alexandria Echo Press

Next up for Alexandria is a semi-final game against fourth seeded Rocori on October 19th at 7pm. The Spartans scored a goal from Nate Pederson on Thursday with 1:08 remaining in first overtime against fifth-seeded Sauk Rapids-Rice on Thursday at 2. to win -1.

Alexandria defeated the Spartans (6:10) on September 28th 2-0. Johnson didn’t feel like his boys showed up as they were capable of in this regular season game. Intensity shouldn’t be a problem in the rematch with a trip to the Section 8AA championship on the track.

“It’s going to be a quick game,” said Johnson. “Tonight they are really sure of swinging the ball and moving it across the field. Now we have to take that and increase the speed we are doing by 20-30%. If we can do that, we should be able to find lots of open pass windows to hit some balls in the back of the net. These will be our critical components, quick movements and control of the pace of the game. We did a great job tonight and I think we’ll have a really good opportunity to show our strength in the Rocori match. “

from: Andrew Schrödter, Ben Bradley

Posted: Oct 14, 2021 / 10:00 PM CDT / Updated: 10/14/2021 / 10:01 PM CDT

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois – For decades, Arlington International Racecourse has been the crown jewel of racing in Illinois. However, owner Churchill Downs Inc. has not requested any more racing dates and announced last month that it had reached an agreement to sell the 326 acre property to the Chicago Bears.

If approved, it will leave the Chicago area with one remaining route: Hawthorne Racecourse in Stickney. And while these and other routes face increasing competition from casinos and other forms of gambling, WGN Investigates found that big bets are being placed on the future of horse racing, even with high odds.

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“So we’re lagging, so we’re trying to catch up,” said Tony Somone, executive director of the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association.

For Hawthorne, that means a $ 400 million new development that will include an on-site casino upon completion.

The addition of a casino has helped Tracks survive – and even thrive – in other states.

But for years, Illinois lawmakers kept it from happening here.

According to the law passed in 2019, Hawthorne can now build a casino and sports betting on its property is already open. The plan is for the route to use cash from these amenities to offer larger wallets, which in turn will attract more breeders and bettors.

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It remains to be seen if this happens, but the owners remain hopeful.

“It’s a sign of the times,” said Jim Miller of Hawthorne. “You have to come back and level the field. And that’s exactly what we want to achieve. “

Meanwhile, Balmoral Park’s new owners have said they want to bring racing back.

The route near the southern suburb of Crete has been mostly empty since it was closed at the end of 2015. However, there are plans to bring racing back and add casino licenses.

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At the end of 2015, Marko Dobrasinovic’s family bought Balmoral.

“We want a place where people can come and flee and just have a great time,” he said.

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The Villanova Wildcats have sat right on the cusp of the big dogs within the Big East conference and on the national stage for the past few years, finishing second in the Big East in 2018 and 2019 while upset Yale and Penn State for some trouble those years. During the shortened 2020 season, the Wildcats went 4-3. One of her wins came against a number 4 in Maryland and two of her losses came against Penn State (19-10) and Yale (18-12).

Villanova continued this game last spring and scored a total of 7: 5 (6: 4 Big East) against a Conference-heavy schedule in which they faced every Conference opponent twice. In the Wildcats’ second fights against Georgetown and Denver, they fell back by only one goal. They also fell two in the Big East semi-finals, 14-12 against the Hoyas, and in their regular season final they scored one of the best surprises of the late season by beating an undefeated Lehigh team 16-8.

In 2022, Villanova will try to at least stay on course and possibly take a step forward after being the surefire third best team in the Big East for years.

Villanova didn’t have much of a problem against players like Marquette, Providence and St. John’s as they have had a combined 11-1 against these three programs since 2018 and only lost 9-8 in overtime to Providence in 2019, but they weren’t in the Able to beat the two giants of the Big East in Denver and Georgetown and score a combined 1-10 against the two over the same period.

Lots of new faces will grace the Villanova field this spring, with the Wildcats losing a shipload of talent from last season. But there is also a solid selection of graduate transfers that will wear the blues and whites this spring and could provide a significant spark. The question is, will this new look Wildcats team be able to continue the success of this program or not for the past few years, and could they possibly take this program a step forward?

The Wildcats will have to replace leading scorer Keegan Khan, who brought his talents to Maryland as a graduate, and third-top scorer Eric Overbay on offense. They also lose all of their initial close defenses from Patrick Kennedy, Owen Prybylski, who also moved to Maryland, and Zachary Krya. In addition to the losses that will result in a new generation of playmakers entering the starting XI this spring, Villanova has made four graduate transfers from attackers JP Basile (Duke) and Luke Keating (F&M), midfielder Brett Baskin (Johns Hopkins) fetched. , and defense attorney Chris Hervada (Monmouth).

Keating, Basile and Baskin join Villanova after successful careers in their previous positions and are expected to influence this offensive, filling some of the gaps left by departures. That Wildcat offensive will see a trio of impact returnees again this spring, with senior midfielder Matt Campbell (32G / 8A), senior attacker Patrick Daly (21G / 7A) and college student Tucker Goddelle (9G / 4A), who saw five started attacking last spring, but were active in midfield in autumn and they all return.

The Wildcats went through a similar situation last spring, replacing Connor Kirst and still ending with a top 20 offensive (13.17 goals per game). They also had one of the best man-up sessions in the country, finishing the season in fourth place in DI as they seized 0.478% of those opportunities. With the trio of re-entrants and the three newcomers via the transfer portal, this offensive has the potential to become a top 20 unit again this spring and could fly even higher if they find the necessary cohesion.

At the defensive end of the field it looks even newer for this Wildcats squad with senior goalie Will Vitton and SSDM Chet Comizio as the only two big returnees. Vitton has been a full-time starter since its freshman season and has amassed 329 parades in 31 games with 30 starts with a savings rate of 0.506%. He comes from a youth campaign in which he made 106 saves with a savings percentage of 50%. Comizio (19GB / 8CT) emerged as the leader of the Wildcats rope unit, which has consistently been one of the best in the country for the past few seasons – particularly with a strong stable of SSDMs last season and a similar role set to play in 2022.

Brody LaPorte (18GB / 7CT) is the only other returnee in the backend with starting experience and made a start last season. Senior defender Chris Hervada is expected to be a leader in close defense alongside Monmouth graduate transfer. The two will lead a very young defense, with five of the 10 Poles on this roster being either freshman or sophomore and not having much gaming experience at all – if any. This defense has proven itself at the top, but could still be in the works this spring, especially in February and early March.

At the face-off point, Junior Justin Coppola returns after being the Wildcats’ top option for the past two seasons. And although he put together a solid campaign in 2021 that went 130 for 248 (0.524%), he had a tough end to the season when he went 2v19 against Lehigh and then 1v8 against Georgetown before graduating for the now Dan Fischer was drawn. He will try to improve further as a junior this spring. Second year Lucas Kopecky is the only other faceoff man on the list. He went 5 for 19 as the Wildcats third string in that position last season.

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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA – Chris Martino, the county executive for Prince William County, will retire on December 31, 2021, the county announced this week. A successor was not named, but district officials said the search for Martino’s successor would begin “as soon as possible.”

Martino has been a district director in his current role for around five years. He spent a total of 26 years with the Prince William County Government in a variety of capacities. Martino was previously a deputy district director and finance director.

“Prince William County is a very special community, one in which I lived and raised my family. It was a special privilege to serve in this role and I am very proud of what we have achieved during my tenure.” said Martino called. “It’s not an easy decision. I love this organization and the people who work here.”

In a press release, Martino said he was most proud of maintaining the county’s AAA bond status, maintaining the principles of financial management, and changing culture to include empowering employees.

“What makes me most proud, however, is the work of our employees,” said Martino.

In the press release, Board of County Supervisor Chairman Ann Wheeler expressed her appreciation for Martino and his years of service in the county.

“He has led this organization through many challenges – a global pandemic, social unrest, changes in the structure of the organization and much more – and he has done so with passion, determination and always in the best interests of the community and organization at heart,” said Wheeler: “Although this is a loss for the organization, we definitely wish him all the best and good luck.”

District officials said they would begin a nationwide search for a new district executive “as soon as possible”. Martino will continue in his role until the end of the year.

A former NASA executive charged with shooting his Springfield, Virginia neighbor, with whom he had an ongoing argument, was convicted of first degree murder.

A former NASA executive charged with shooting his Springfield, Virginia neighbor, with whom he had an ongoing argument, was convicted of first degree murder.

Michael Hetle, 52, was found guilty of shooting Javon Prather, 24, seven times. The shoot was recorded by a ring doorbell camera.

Hetle claimed he feared for his life when Prather knocked on the door of his house, but prosecutors called it a cold-blooded execution.

Fairfax County Commonwealth attorney Steve Descano said the evidence was pretty clear and the jury agreed that it was “not self-defense, that it was first degree murder, what is murder with malice and murder with intent”.

Although the facts would have come out either way, Descano said the ability to use the footage to show the jury what happened was a big part of the condemnation of the murder.

“The ability to actually show the jury what happened, and actually be able to show the conduct and the seven shots, made the jury realize, in my opinion, the malice of the first degree murder conviction,” said Descano.

Hetle was also found guilty of the use of a weapon in the commission of a crime.

Descano said that while the verdict will not return the verdict to Prather – who served in the Maryland National Guard – he hoped the verdict would bring “a small measure of peace” to Prather’s family.

Hetle and Prather had simmering disputes since 2016, with Hetle repeatedly complaining about barking dogs and loud music and calling the police.

Descano said that evidence presented during the trial showed that “racial hatred” contributed to Hetle’s actions, citing evidence from Hetle’s son about how the defendant related to Prather and his wife, including Descano said the jury found it convincing.

“The message I would have for the community is to remember that we are all one community. We all live here together and Fairfax County is one. We should keep that in mind, ”said Descano.

Hetle’s conviction is slated for January 28, 2022, and Descano said he was planning a life sentence.

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ALEXANDRIA BAY – A fire destroyed a barn in the city of Alexandria Bay early Wednesday morning.

Plessis Fire Chief Mike Hunter said the cause of the fire was not yet known and there were no serious injuries to be reported.

Mr. Hunter said a tin roof had fallen down that required an excavator.

“We only started work again, it was just before 9 a.m.,” he said. “We had to bring an excavator because the tin roof fell off, and we had to use an excavator to move some of the beams, move some of the sheet metal … We pulled a lot of the stuff off and everything is getting these hotspots to trying to erase everything we could so we wouldn’t be called back for resuscitation. “

The boss said the barn was “almost level” before the fire department could arrive.

There were no injuries to the cattle as they did not appear to be living in the barn, he added.

The only building affected was the barn.

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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL – If you have expired or unused prescription medication taking up space in your medicine cabinet, Arlington Heights residents have a chance to safely get rid of them later this month.

National Prescription Drug Return Day takes place on October 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The biannual event aims to enable the safe, convenient and responsible disposal of prescription drugs so that they do not fall into the wrong hands.

The Federal Drug Enforcement Administration will host the 21st event in collaboration with law enforcement agencies. During the April 2021 event, agencies collected nearly £ 840,000 of unused prescription drugs.

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The service is free and anonymous. All pills are accepted but liquids, needles and sharp objects are not accepted during the event.

The Arlington Heights Police Department is one of the participating agencies. The police collect unused prescription drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lobby of the police authority at E. Sigwalt St. 200.

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Other nearby drop-off points are:

• Mount Prospect Police Department, 911 E. Kensington Road, Mount Prospect
• Elk Grove Village Police Department, 901 Wellington Ave., Elk Grove Village

If you can’t make it to one of these places, a year-round medication withdrawal website is available here.

Every year, millions of people abuse prescription pain relievers, stimulants, sedatives, and tranquilizers.

According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.7 million people abused prescription pain relievers, 4.9 million people used prescription stimulants, and 5.9 million people abused prescription tranquilizers or tranquilizers.

The survey also showed that much of the misused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from a medicine cabinet.

According to preliminary estimates by the National Center for Health Statistics, more than 96,700 people died from opioid overdoses in the twelve months ended March 2021.

The Environmental Protection Agency provides guidance on items that will not be accepted at takeback events, including the disposal of sharp items and other medical waste. The Food and Drug Administration offers tips on how to get rid of expired or no longer needed liquid medications.

With the pandemic continuing, both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency have tips on safely disposing of medicines without leaving your home.

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Jan Michael Kliewer appears on Wednesday as Tonio in the dress rehearsal for Pagliacci at the NOVA Center for Performing Arts in Billings.

MIKE CLARK, Billings Gazette

There’s murder, betrayal, tragedy, and humor, but that’s not your standard Pagliacci.

The late 19th century Italian opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo, presented by Rimrock Opera at the NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, has received a new accent. The production’s traditional sad clown has been replaced by the Joker – you will no doubt recognize the garish villain from the Batman franchise – and is set in a somber steampunk style in modern times. Graffiti backdrops created by Tyson Middle of Underground Culture Krew help highlight this more modern approach.

Directed by Michelle Berger, the production features opera singers from across the United States, including Boston, Washington, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. Sandi Rabas is the musical director and pianist.

“This is not your usual production of Pagliacci,” said Berger, inviting the audience to let themselves be carried away by this strange world with “beautiful voices, talented actors and a story of unrequited love and passion, twisted agony and murderous jealousy”.

Pagliacci, the Italian word for clown, is known to be a piece in a piece (tragedy, comedy, surprise – it has it all), which shows a dramatic story of love and betrayal. There is a lot of drama, infidelity, revenge and tragedy among the cast. It is also known as the “Commedia dell’arte Troupe,” a form of Italian comedy that was popular during the Renaissance.