While many local ski areas are thankful for the recent snowstorm, the excess snow forced high school alpine and Nordic ski teams in the Upper Valley to cancel their championship ski races scheduled for Wednesday, according to an article in the Valley News. One of the canceled races was the New Hampshire Division II Nordic State Championships. Wayne Barlow, assistant coach of the Hanover High Nordic ski team, called the race's postponement ironic because throughout the season, many races have been cancelled due to lack of snow. The Southern Vermont District Championships were also postponed until Friday, though Bill McCollum, who coaches Nordic and alpine teams that were supposed to compete in the race, said the fresh snow could lead to poor visibility and other dangerous skiing conditions.
In collaboration with the literary initiative "Read Across America," the Cumberland County Library in North Carolina will celebrate the birth of Theodore "Seuss" Geisel '25 throughout the first week of March. The library is conducting this series of events to both introduce children to Dr. Seuss's work and encourage those students already familiar with him to continue to immerse themselves in his stories. While various branches of the library will host different activities, the Spring Lake branch plans to kick off the week with an appearance by the Cat in the Hat and a chance for the young attendees to write "a Seuss-inspired round robin rap," according to an article in Z-wire. Geisel wrote a total of 48 stories throughout his lifetime, including such memorable tales as "Green Eggs and Ham," "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" Sheila Rider, the youth services coordinator for Cumberland County's Library, hopes that the county's commemoration of Seuss's genius will be "a great step in emergent literacy."
Current New York State Superintendent of Banks Diana L. Taylor '77 was appointed the new Managing Director for Wolfensohn & Company LLC, on Tuesday, according to a press release from Earthtimes.org. The firm, which focuses on private investment and advising to corporations and governments, will employ Taylor in activities related to consulting and overseeing its private equity investments. Taylor, who currently oversees over 3,500 financial institutions in her role as Superintendent, will begin her post as Managing Director on March 15.
