Thứ Sáu, 13 tháng 11, 2015

Magic Johnson To Speak In Benton Harbor

Earvin Magic Johnson is once again coming to Benton Harbor. His visit will be on December first to the Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College, and Benton Harbor Schools is inviting students from all over southwest Michigan to come and hear his message. District Consent Agreement Consultant Cynthia LaGrow.
Tickets to get into the one pm address by Johnson will be 20 dollars for students, and sponsors are being sought to pay that expense for Benton Harbor students, as well as students from any other surrounding district. Adults will also be able to get in for 25 dollars. Tickets are on sale at TheMendelCenter.com, and you can sponsor students to attend by calling LaGrow at the Benton Harbor Area Schools central administration building at 605-1000.

Magic Johnson joins Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid team

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Famer and Olympic champion Magic Johnson has been named vice chair of the group trying to lure the 2024 Olympic Games to Los Angeles.
Johnson, who won five NBA titles with the Lakers, says in a statement that Los Angeles is “the best sports town in America.”
The Los Angeles 2024 committee also said Wednesday that prominent labor leader Maria Elena Durazo would join Johnson as a vice chair of the board.
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans was named a vice chair in September.
The panel says they add expertise in sports, business and labor relations to LA’s Olympic bid.
The International Olympic Committee will select the 2024 host in 2017.
Los Angeles is competing against proposals from Paris, Rome, Hamburg, Germany, and Budapest, Hungary.