Community Corner

Big Blue Winter Sports Start in Two Weeks

1. Big Blue Athletics:
Winter sports start on Monday, Dec. 2.

2. Weather:
Look for sunshine this November day in Swampscott, according to the National Weather Service. Expect a high temperature near 55 today. Tonight should see increasing clouds, with a low of 43.Sunrise, 6:34 a.m.; high tide, 9:07 a.m.; low tide, 3:21 p.m.; and sunset, 4:20 p.m.

3Trash and Recycling:
Friday trash & recycling will be collected Saturday, Nov. 16.

4. Student News:
The names of more than 1,100 candidates for degrees at the University of Kansas this spring - representing 55 Kansas counties, 44 other states and the District of Columbia, and 27 other countries - have been announced by the University Registrar.

Graduates include Mohammad Dastjerdi, of Swampscott. He received a Certificate of Residency in Opthamology.



5Today's Merriam-Webster Word

tou·can

 noun ˈtü-ˌkan, -ˌkän, tü-ˈ

: a tropical American bird that has bright feathers and a very large beak

Full Definition of TOUCAN

:  any of a family (Ramphastidae) of chiefly fruit-eating birds of tropical America with brilliant coloring and a very large but light and thin-walled bill

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