Recent NMU commit Will Scherer (Combat WC) stood tall among his small three-man USA roster on Saturday by earning bronze at the 2025 International MYHI Tournament in Ilmajoki Combat) nearly made the podium himself by placing 4th and fellow top Greco prospect Aidan Squier (82 kg started off with a loss to Swede Hjalmar Sandin but rebounded by winning his next two bouts in pool competition which put him in position for a medal chance given the nature of the Nordic System format A defeat to highly-experienced Oliver Prada (SWE) meant that gold was off the table but Scherer had earned a spot in the bronze round where he received an injury forfeit from Oskari Tajala (FIN) It is the second time this season that Scherer has medaled overseas after also placing third at the VVV Cup in November Nutter got his money’s worth on Saturday by having six matches — one of which offered a nice reward Following his Round 1 VSU against Xuxu Pykko (FIN) Nutter clipped Fin Lauri Perkka via criteria 2-2 Perkka had edged the Wisconsin product both at the aforementioned VVV Cup and the Sundsvall Open in January Nutter went on to down another familiar opponent in Leo Ljungvist (SWE) in the third round he was in the mix for bronze until being defeated by Axel Nisson of Sweden A surprisingly tough day at the office it was for Squier who finished the International MYHI Tournament with an 0-2 ledger and did not advance further in pool competition Squier had come into the event fresh off of having earned gold at Sundsvall after stringing together numerous other medal-winning overseas performances The International MYHI Tournament today represented only the first leg of a multi-week European jaunt for the Combat contingent They will stay in Finland this coming week for a training camp before making their way to Romania for another; the three-man unit will then head to France for the Rosny Cup and close off the tour with a camp in Hungary 68 kg: Amryn Nutter (Combat WC) — 4thWON Xuxu Pykko (FIN) 8-0 TFWON Lauri Perkka (FIN) 2-2 (criteria)WON Leo Ljungvist (SWE) 7-4LOSS William Ekeroth (SWE) 9-0 TFLOSS Hugo Riehunkangas (FIN) 5-2LOSS Axel Nisson (SWE) 8-0 74 kg: Will Scherer (Combat WC) — BRONZELOSS Hjalmar Sandin (SWE) 7-3WON Mikhel Mering (FIN)WON Marcus Torhonen (FIN) 9-0 Listen to “5PM57: Kamal Bey and David Stepanyan” on Spreaker. 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Home page » Festivals » Opera and Choral Music » Ilmajoki Music Festival The Great Wrath is a powerful and topical opera that will bring the animus of the Great Northern War and the fate of our forebears to the banks of the Kyrö river tenacity and the strength of teamwork during a brutal Russian invasion that razed Ostrobothnia to the ground Directed by Tuomas Parkkinen with libretto by Anneli Kanto and music by Uljas Pulkkis this spectacular production will mark the Golden Jubilee of Ilmajoki Music Festival Juho Lindström and Leena Rintala will take charge of staging and costumes A wide range of concerts will round off the festival programme Finland Festivals brings together the finest festival experiences in Finland Finland Festivals is a non-profit organisation that serves the culture and tourism sector focusing on representing the collective interests of festivals In association with: The requested URL was not found on this server. The boy stopped attending school last spring, when his behaviour deteriorated and his parents discovered he had been racially abused by staff. The boy's parents confirmed their suspicions when they hid a recording device in the boy's backpack, securing evidence of racist abuse of the boy by staff. Ilmajoki's head of education Janne Hakala says the case has proceeded in the way he'd agreed with the parents. The municipality's education committee considered the case in early August, hearing from the parties involved and examining that plan. "Among other things, resources for special needs education have increased," said Hakala, adding that Ilmajoki has appointed a special needs education rector. In practice that's a change of job title that is not linked to the boy's case, according to Hakala. The person in that role had previously served as a learning support co-ordinator. Hakala declined to discuss the details of the case, but the boy's mother said that the boy has been promised his own youth worker will assist in attending school. The boy's school year started late because the person selected for that job declined the position, and a new candidate is currently being sought. Yle is not naming the mother or child because of the sensitive nature of the case. This week the boy returned to school, however, with his mother alongside him on a temporary basis. Because the boy is not always able to say exactly what happened at school, his mother wants to be able to see for herself what takes place. "Until trust is restored," said the mother. "We have agreed that the boy is at school for 2-3 hours a day. We're taking each day as it comes." The parents hoped that their son would be able to switch to a school in neighbouring Kurikka, but the mother says that plan did not come to fruition. The new everyday school routine is therefore being built piece by piece in the old school in Ilmajoki. "We really hope that our son can return as quickly as possible to a normal school rhythm," said the mother. The parents have made an official complaint over their son's treatment to the regional administrative agency, and asked the police to investigate. Neither investigation has advanced much, with the police saying they were still deciding whether or not to launch a preliminary investigation. Open image viewerFloods are at their worst in the region south of Vaasa This reader picture shows the situation in Kauhajoki Image: Rita NukkeYle News10.4.2024 15:02Ostrobothnia is bracing for flooding this week as snowmelt and rainfall swell the region's rivers In Ilmajoki the local authorities have opened floodgates to allow the Kyrönjoki river to flood local fields which are in danger of going underwater," said Juhani Huhtamäki "There are a few houses that will be left isolated if lots of water flows into that area." The Kauhajoki and Jalasjoki rivers are still rising which could still raise the level of the Kyrönjoki river further The Lapuanjoki river's flooding peak is expected towards the end of the week with the local authorities set to open the floodgates there as well The ELY Centre has only had to open floodgates in the relatively flat Ostrobothnia region a few times since the year 2000 with the last occasion coming six years ago Relatively powerful thunderstorms hit the Ostrobothnian coast on Thursday before continuing their journey east to Kainuu along Finland's eastern border Yle meteorologist Aleksi Lohtander says that thunder strikes occurred in the Vaasa region around midday and over the course of the day the weather front is expected to move east but damage from high winds was regarded as unlikely According to the flooding advisory service both Ostrobothnian and South Ostrobothnian rivers have risen rapidly in places because of the quick thaw and associated snowmelt and rainfall This has caused flooding in some low-lying areas Lohtander says the rate of snowmelt has been faster than usual with snow cover reducing by around 5cm in some places in the last 24 hours Lapland was bracing for heavy rain with showers set to move in some of them were expected to fall as sleet Users with an Yle ID can leave comments on our news stories. 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The production is provisionally slated to premiere at the Ilmajoki Music Festival in the summer of 2013 Open image viewerUrho Kekkonen Image: Kalle Kultala / YLE17.6.2011 14:57•Updated 10.4.2012 18:44Kekkonen was Finland’s president from 1956 until 1981 His lengthy spell in office during the Cold War was partly due to excellent personal relationships with Soviet leaders something that that few other Finnish politicians could boast The script is to be written by author and politician Lasse Lehtinen He is well-versed in Kekkonen’s background having written his doctoral thesis on the former president Lehtinen recently announced he will seek the SDP nomination for next year's presidential election The score is to be composed by Uljas Pulkkis one of the best-known young Finnish composers and the text will be ready in the early autumn The opera will tell Kekkonen’s life story from his birth in North Savo in 1900 to his death in Helsinki in 1986 Ilmajoki Music festival has handled stories from Finland’s history before This year audiences can see the Taipaleenjoki opera which is based on battles around a Finnish village in Eastern Karelia during the Winter War which has broken attendance records at the festival premiered a year ago and will continue into 2012 “We’ve noticed that Finnish history really interests opera-goers,” says the festival's executive director and Kekkonen is as important a historical figure as any in Finland.” Finnish National Opera to Bring 'Purge' to Stage