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we announce the passing of our beloved mother
Mona reunited with her husband in heaven for eternity on January 19
Mona was one of eight siblings and the second born daughter to Fred and Ida
She is preceded in death by her older sister Catherine
Mona met Michael in Nome when he as serving in the U.S
Mona wanted to fly south to live along the warm Florida coast
Her husband Michael made her dream come true and made the move to Mexico Beach
Florida in 1988 where they resided until 2015
reading her books in the sunshine and watching the sunset
she never forgot about her friends and family in Alaska and made sure she didn’t lose contact with the ones she loved and who were the most important to her
Florida where they lived until their passing
Mona will be remembered for her caring heart who always put others before herself
Mona is survived by her two children Michael Bryne II of Mayo
Bryce and Makayla Daves all of Charleston WV
her “baby sister” Connie (Steve) Lyon of Van Cleave
her other best friend Briday Green of Nome
The family would like to thank the HCA Florida Lake City ICU nurses and doctors who cared for Mona during the time she was there
care and support given to Mona and her family during her final days
There are no funeral services at this time and a celebration of life will be planned at a later date
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228 CommentsIt was once customary for Premier League players to be gifted a bottle of champagne as reward for winning man of the match
with players now receiving a small trophy in recognition of their display
But Norwegian club Bryne FK - where Manchester City forward Erling Haaland started his career - have come up with a novel approach by awarding eggs to their player of the match
based in the south-west of Norway close to the city of Stavanger
were promoted back to the top-flight last season for the first time since 2003
They were beaten 1-0 by Europa League quarter-finalists Bodo/Glimt in their first fixture back in the top division on Sunday
But they were kept in the match by goalkeeper Jan de Boer
who pulled off a string of fine stops and saved a second-half penalty
The prize is a nod to the club's ties with local agriculture
which is dominated by meat and dairy production
supporters are often heard chanting "we are farmers and we are proud of it" at matches
and there are 'VIP' tickets on sale for fans to watch games from a pitchside tractor
But any Bryne player hoping to get their hands on eggs next week will be disappointed because the club say their player of the match against Kristiansund on 6 April will be given cartons of local milk
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Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match
The current head to head record for the teams are Bryne 1 win(s)
Alfred Scriven has created the most big chances for Bryne (1)
Duarte Moreira has the most shots on target per match for Bryne (1.1)
Have scored 15 goals in their last 5 matches
Have conceded the most penalties this season (2)
FK Haugesund have won the previous 3 matches against Bryne.
21 Apr 2025 15:00:00 GMT?Bryne won 3–1 over FK Haugesund on Mon
21 Apr 2025 15:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 11 goals in their last 5 matches
FK Haugesund have won the previous 3 matches against Bryne
Bryne is playing home against FK Haugesund at Bryne Stadion on Mon
Visitors are encouraged to visit the training ground and first club of the Manchester City No 9 and can stay in the ‘Haaland suite’ at a local hotel
it might feel as if Haaland’s star is waning this season
It is easy to forget he is second only to Mohamed Salah in the Premier League Golden Boot after winning it in the previous two seasons
At the age of 24 he is the all-time Norwegian national team top scorer (38 in 39 matches)
The school playground of my six-year-old son
is no longer consumed by the great Messi-Ronaldo debate but instead is alive to the shouts of “HAAAAARRR-LAND”
Bryne FK have even arranged for us to stay in the “Haaland suite” of the local Hotell Jæren
where a mural on the wall of the living space depicts Erling at different stages of his career
starting as the milk-haired boy playing for Bryne FK
and I walk with our children from the hotel through cold blasts of North Sea air to meet the club’s marketing manager
who is on the board and works in local tourism – at the windswept Bryne stadium
who volunteer to take tourists around on the Haaland safari among other tasks from cleaning the stadium to stocking the shop
tourists from the British cruise ship Iona that docks in Stavanger have a choice: visit the natural wonder of this area of Norway
or be led around a frayed football ground and the other Haaland safari stopping points for which participants are charged 750 Norwegian kroner (£54)
started as a bit of fun a couple of years ago but it is becoming part of a serious stab at putting Bryne FK and by extension the town itself on the map
View image in fullscreenErnest Hatton-Burrows (six) and Greta Hatton-Burrows (eight) play
Photograph: Marie von Krogh/The GuardianWe start at Jærhallen
an indoor training facility rebuilt a few years ago and opened by a surprise visit from Haaland (local kids training at the time didn’t believe it was him)
It was initially built to keep players dry because this area of Norway is milder but also wetter
It is open every day for anyone to come and hone their skills – and it is free
a recently signed young player from Nigeria is pinging balls across the hall
Haaland is the son of the tough-tackling former Nottingham Forest, Leeds and Manchester City midfielder Alf-Inge Haaland
and lived in England until the family returned to their homestead of Bryne in 2003
He was fast-tracked to play for Bryne at 15
intelligent runs and lethal finishing after thriving under the tutelage of the youth coach Alf Ingve Berntsen
person-focused approach led to outstanding results
rebuilt in tribute to the wooden wall where young Erling would try to hit the exact same point over and over again
The word “dryla” is common only in Norway’s south-west
“It typically refers to hitting or kicking something with tremendous force,” writes Lars Sivertsen
“The most accurate and phonetically pleasing English translation is probably ‘to wallop’ something …”
View image in fullscreenFrom left: Marketing manager Bjørn Hagerup
daily manager at Opplev Jæren (regional marketing)
and volunteer Kjell Hammervold at Bryne Stadium
Photograph: Marie von Krogh/The GuardianBefore we leave the Jærhallen
Endre points out the enormous pictures of Haaland and Tuva Hansen
who plays for Bayern Munich’s women’s team
alongside a caption in Norwegian: “We will sow the joy of football
and harvest miracles.” This might make Haaland sound like a freakishly big prize-winning vegetable
The club’s philosophy ties in with the agricultural character of the Jæren region
Work to turning the rock-strewn hillsides into arable land using only spades
and contributed to the mythos of Jæren as a place where hard work was a prerequisite
View image in fullscreenThe ‘VIP’ tractor section at Bryne Stadium
Bryne FKBryne FK have a section of the stadium where farmers can drive their tractors in to watch the game
When the club played Viking FK in the 2001 cup final in Oslo
the Norwegian press reported how a convoy of tractors had travelled laden with cucumbers
cabbage and broccoli to deliver to people they met along the way
Yet the fans’ plan to use sheep bells to create a menacing din during the game didn’t work
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there are some old boys looking at the older models as if ogling classic sports cars
A cluster of Manchester City shirts hang among the red and white merch – the locals buy City shirts
but commerce is still vital to their existence and they have a natural entrepreneurial streak to woo business: in the 1980s they were the first Norwegian club to create a VIP area
but Bjørn says they still have to be “smart in the transfer market”
The rise of Haaland internationally has coincided with a revival of fortunes for Bryne FK
the club were compensated to the tune of 10m NOK (£710,900)
Some hope Real Madrid will one day swoop for him
particularly now he has signed a nine-year contract
View image in fullscreenMarketing manager Bjørn Hagerup and Røken Frode Hagerup
Photograph: Marie von Krogh/The GuardianWe head out of the club shop and take a look at the playing surface
“We are only one of few teams in Norway in the top level that are playing on natural grass,” says Sandve
when Bryne kick off the new season against last year’s champions
while looking at old youth-team squad photos in the clubhouse
passing the high school Haaland went to en route to Forum Jæren
We look down at the mural of Haaland on the side of a former dairy by the Bryne-born street artist Pøbel
who used a fire extinguisher filled with yellow paint to create it
It is the first thing visitors on the train see as they arrive
before we head to the last attraction – a mural depicting a cartoon Erling affecting his trademark meditation celebration
where you can buy a Haaland special (sweet and sour chicken and rice)
View image in fullscreenErnest Hatton-Burrows enjoys himself at the Bryne FK stadium
Photograph: Marie von Krogh/The GuardianIt is hard to tally the small
parochial details of Haaland’s hometown with his gargantuan stature around the world
I notice for the rest of the trip that every shop sells Haaland-branded ice lollies
a former politician and writer whose father
played as a star striker for Bryne in the 1970s and 80s
“I remember I was in Japan last year,” he says
And the first thing they said was: ‘Haaland.’”
Bryne FK are back in the Norwegian top flight after 22 years and they are gaining even more popularity for sticking to their agricultural roots — be it tractors acting as stands or awarding milk and eggs to the player of the match
Best known as the home of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland’s first club
Bryne has a population of about 13,000 people
surrounded by farmland and situated 30 minutes away from Stavanger
With a stadium that barely holds 5,000 fans
the club are fully embracing their heritage
“Our goal is to forge a farmers’ identity and instill pride in both the club and the region,” Bryne Marketing Manager Bjorn Hagerup Roeken said
“Our supporters’ union has always celebrated our agricultural roots in their chants
so honoring our heritage holds deep significance for us,” he said
VIP tickets include a plush sofa hoisted up by tractors and grain silos
which have been rebuilt with platforms for video assistant referee cameras
One side of the stadium is a large open square where supporters can drive in and park their tractors to watch the game
While most leagues hand the player of the match a small trophy
goalkeeper Jan De Boer received four trays of locally sourced eggs during their first home match of the season
De Boer used his prize to cook a Dutch omelet for his Norwegian teammates and
in the spirit of the old-school barter system
the remaining eggs were given to a teammate who had lent him his car to pick up his girlfriend from the airport
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SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake High School student actors spoke and sang about love
belonging and societal change in thick Irish accents on Monday as they rehearsed “A Man of No Importance” — or as they pronounce it
Music Director Drew Benware pointed out it is fitting that the play opens on Thursday this week
who plays the titular “man of no importance,” said at first
the students weren’t sure if they’d be able to pull off the Irish accent
they’re finding themselves slipping into it in their everyday lives
“I can’t say the title of the show without an Irish accent,” student actor Lily Zander said
Students recounted speaking to parents and friends in recent weeks with the lilting musical accent
even letting it fly when they’re expressing frustration over a badminton match
“A Man of No Importance” is a venture into meta-theater
similar to last year’s “Kiss Me
“This production is a play-within-a-play-within-a-play whereby the St
Imelda’s Players are simultaneously preparing for a production of Oscar Wilde’s ‘Salome’ while also telling the real-life story of Alfie Byrne
the title character,” Benware wrote in the cliffs notes
Benware said not a lot of high schools do this show
The casting is tight and the material is more mature
He brought the script to students and the administration first to see if this was a story they were interested in and comfortable telling
“They were hooked right off the bat,” Benware said
Keating said they’re enjoying working with the more mature themes and connecting with it surprisingly easily
“Despite the fact that we’re all teenagers
we’re conveying this story of a 40-year-old man very well
That’s a nice surprise,” Keating said
“I think they’re grateful to have the opportunity to share real characters in real situations,” Benware said of the students
“They recognize the power of theater to not only entertain
and to help us tap into a story of someone else that we might not meet every day.”
He said it is a story about love in many different forms — a man’s love of his community
sibling love and a man coming to terms with loving himself for who he truly is … whether or not people accept that
“It is our primary job as a district to make every student feel valued and welcomed and that they can be their true self.”
He hopes the DEI themes of the show spawn conversations and thought after the show
and encourage theatergoers to develop greater empathy to carry into their everyday lives
“This is going to leave people going home thinking about things in their own life and what they saw on the stage,” Keating said
Benware wrote a cliffs notes guide for the show
The show carries many allusions to Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde
The cliffs notes will be on a green paper tucked inside the program
Keating had not known much about Oscar Wilde before
he’s been reading a lot about the writer and enjoying Wilde’s “unmatchable wit.”
Keating said the “man of no importance,” Alfie Byrne
is a humble man who loves being with his friends and making art on stage
A student of the theater for his four years in high school
Keating said he has connected well with this character
There’s a moment in the play when Alfie’s friends are coming to him with nervous questions about costumes
props and lines and he says “No matter what
this will be art.” Keating said when freshmen students come to him with questions about costumes
“It makes me feel like I’m the character helping my friends out,” he said
“The love of the art is something that I carry as well.”
He vividly remembers being a freshman actor
seeing this “intangible class of people” guiding him and his friends before they graduated
“I never really considered that I would make it to be one of the seniors I looked up to as a freshman,” Keating said
Now he’s the person passing on knowledge to the freshmen
and he said he knows he’s leaving the program in great hands with the next generation
This year’s play has a smaller cast than in the past few years
so he said they’ve become very close
He’s trying to understand himself while feeling like he’s wasted his life as a bus conductor
He also feels trapped by society’s expectations of him
The “man of no importance” shares many parallels with his hero Wilde
including their punishment by society for being who they are
Alfie shouts “I know who you are Queensberry!” referencing the Marquess of Queensberry
who wrote the letter that landed Wilde in jail for the “love that dare not speak its name.”
Wilde was imprisoned for two years in the 1890s after being convicted of sodomy
homosexuality was illegal in Britain where he was living
“Also spoken of are symbols by which the homosexual community at the time would identify one another: green carnations and a center part in the hair,” Benware wrote in the cliffs notes
Keating said it’s about a changing of values — the old culture clashing with the new
“Society was beginning to see a rift between conservatism (represented by Carney
the clergy and the Sodality of the Sacred Heart) and a more socially progressive future,” Benware wrote in the cliffs notes
“The significant influence of the Catholic Church in the lives of these characters cannot be overstated.”
The musical’s creators Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens are well known for their works “Ragtime,” “Anastasia” and “Seussical.”
Technology teacher Mike Uchal is teaching a theater/tech class for the first time this year
He partnered with director Bonnie Brewer and his students have built the sets and technical elements of the show
Benware said the tech students are just as excited about the show as the actors are and that Uchal told him earlier this week that the theater takes many different talents
The curtains at the Saranac Lake High School auditorium open on the play-within-a-play-within-a-play on Thursday
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playAmazing kickoff goal from halfway in Irish women's league (0:33)Shamrock Rovers' Ruesha Littlejohn catches the opposition goalkeeper off guard to score directly from kick-off in the League of Ireland
His side may have lost their opening game of the Norwegian league season 1-0 but Bryne FK goalkeeper Jan de Boer was at least able to celebrate being selected as man of the match after preventing his side from slipping to a much heavier defeat with a string of saves
Bryne were hosting reigning Eliteserien champions Bodo/Glimt and while their uneven, bobbly pitch made things tricky for the visitors, it was De Boer's second-half penalty save that ultimately helped his newly-promoted side restrict Bodo/Glimt to a single goal.
After the final whistle, De Boer was presented with his prize which took the surprise form of four dozen fresh eggs, courtesy of one of Norway's leading hatcheries.
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"Jan de Boer was voted Bryne's best (player) against Bodo/Glimt and got to go home with the prize, which this match was four trays of eggs," the club posted on social media
alongside an image of their nonplussed Dutch goalkeeper
While it's more customary for the man of the match to receive a bottle of champagne
at least De Boer has received a boost on home supplies for the sort of protein-rich breakfast that professional athletes favour
De Boer's odd poultry-based prize sees him join the great pantheon of footballers who have received exceptionally weird man-of-the-match awards in the past
Meanwhile in South Africa, this player got 5GB of data as his award for being named Man of the Match... 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/PugWWtMDZu
He even got a giant novelty SIM to take home
Modern Football Is Rubbish: Burger King Ensure River Plate Goalkeeper Quite Literally Crowned 'Man Of The Match' Against Boca Juniors (Photo) https://t.co/c6W4gkhHgB via @waatpies pic.twitter.com/Damqj8s91S
River Plate's veteran goalkeeper Franco Armani suffered the indignity of being quite literally crowned man of the match by sponsors Burger King after helping defeat eternal rivals Boca Juniors in the 2018 Argentinian Super Cup.
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Conor Sammon received his FREE pizza from @PizzaExpress after full time on Saturday. Thistle season ticket holders can enjoy 25% off their meal when they produce their season card in Pizza Express Byres Road. pic.twitter.com/dHi51SP7JR
Erling Haaland's former club Bryne FK handed out four trays of eggs to goalkeeper Jan de Boer for his brilliant performance against Bodo/Glimt
and BYU's chase of AJ Dybantsa was a wild one
Provo proved to be what Dybantsa was looking for in a school
the chase for any recruit never feels fully over
The Tuscaloosa News's Emilee Smarr quickly reported the opposite
"Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne told The Tuscaloosa News on Monday that the report was 'inaccurate,'" Smarr relayed
"We have been competitive in the men's basketball space from an NIL standpoint," Byrne said
When countered with NIL as a key to recruiting in the College Basketball landscape question
"It's another important piece of the puzzle
and it's something that you have to evolve with
Bama might have dodged the bullet for now, but Dybantsa's agent, Leonard Armato stands strong with his claim that "the money for every [school] was the same," and that Dybantsa's decision "wasn't a money decision as much as it was a culture fit
It was reported the small forward BYU's deal was "upwards of $7 million," with a $5 million base
His endorsements will continue striking it rich from his deals with industry giants like Red Bull and Nike
Although Bama's 2025 recruiting class hosts three 4-star signings in guard Davion Hannah and forwards Amari Allen and London Jemison
The Cougars have the top recruit in the 2025 class in their lineup
We don't quite know all the information on how much everyone's final offer was yet
Pankti Parmar is a freelance writer working across The Sporting News' English-language editions
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Norway is revered around the world for its breathtaking landscapes
its cultural heritage and its extortionately priced beer
It was at this point the border officer looked at me in apparent surprise
based in the eponymous agricultural town on the south-west coast of Norway
it’s not a regular away day for foreign fans
it would become apparent quite how special the club and its fans truly are
One might ask why I would take an entire weekend to go and watch a second division football match in Norway in November
there’s plenty of lower league football to watch in the UK and Norway is incredibly cold
intrinsically linked to the current state of English football
That is because Bryne FK is the boyhood club of Erling Haaland
but moved with his parents back to their hometown of Bryne at the age of three
It was there where he began to play football for the club
progressing through Byrne’s youth setup to play for the first team in 2016
He was just 15 at the time of his debut for the club both his father and uncle had represented
Haaland only played 16 games for Bryne that season before moving to Eliteserien side Molde
2016 was a difficult year for the club; having last been knocked out of the top-flight in 2003
that year saw them relegated to the third tier of Norwegian football for the first time since 1973
It was not until the abbreviated season of 2020 that they managed to return to the second division
I had heard through various channels that Bryne were not only doing well in their current division
It was difficult to ignore an opportunity to see the foundations of a player who has rewritten the Premier League history books for the past two seasons
It was only when I arrived that I unwittingly came to realise the importance of the match I had happened to buy tickets for over a month before
If Bryne were to win their tie against Egersund
they would return to the Eliteserien after a 21-year absence
For a person with precious little knowledge of Norwegian
Stavanger and Bryne are wonderfully welcoming places
Compared to the bumbling Englishman who can just about say he ‘eats the apple’ (‘Jeg spiser eplet’ for anyone interested)
most Norwegians I met who claimed to not speak much English could hold a half-an-hour conversation with ease and were often happy to do so
Stepping out from the comfort of my AirBnB early on Saturday
I was faced with the same conundrum that faces every football fan on matchday: what to do in those interminable hours before kick-off
Having organised to meet my contact at Bryne at midday
I decided to kill some time before my train walking around Stavanger
A port city bathed in the kind of light that Casper David Friedrichs only dreamed of
Stavanger is a hub for cruise ships and scientific explorations alike
that I stumbled upon one of the most remarkable shops I have ever had the fortune to enter
TheFootballIdiots is Norway’s first dedicated football shirt shop
showcasing everything from rare classics to contemporary fashions
It is one of the few places where you can see Barcelona’s orange 1998/00 third kit hanging next to a mid-nineties purple and green Bury FC away shirt
A mecca for those who worship at the altar of Kappa and Admiral
TheFootballIdiots was opened by Alan Scott
was an insight not only into the regional attitudes towards football
but also a taste of what it was like to be an outsider looking in on Norwegian sporting culture
The train from Stavanger to Bryne is uncharacteristically cheap for a country where a pint can set you back more than £13
skirting lakes and skimming rocky outcrops as it wends its way south
saw the emergence of various industries producing farming machinery in the early 20th century
Expecting to see a maze of colourless factories
what I didn’t fully anticipate was the sight that greeted me on disembarking the train
resplendent in Dortmund yellow and bathed in a heavenly light
crowned by a halo bearing the legendary Gabriel Høyland’s quote
“Talk with your feet and hopefully everything will be alright,” stood like a Nordic Statue of Liberty
It was the first glimpse of the town’s love
fans must pass under a small bridge on which is emblazoned the mantra ‘Ett Liv – En Klubb’ alongside the club’s crest
one club’; it is an apt mantra for a club whose fanbase
shares a familial bond with each other and with the team
with a maximum capacity of 4000 spectators
there is a dedicated space for tractor parking in view of the pitch
and I personally had not visited a ground with a dedicated ten-lane bowling alley before
The banners adorning the stands proclaiming ‘Respect
Love’ were another declaration of the ethos that this club exudes
chatting away with the excited trepidation of a man whose life’s work is about to come to fruition
Espen had taken on a quasi-mythical stature in my mind
Both parents took on roles within the club’s structure
while his brother played in the promotion winning side in 1999
But Espen himself fits into the picture for his work as one of Bryne’s youth coaches; notably
There are few better people to guide you through the storied history of Bryne FK than Espen Undheim
The coach walked me through the hallowed halls of Bryne’s clubhouse
describing each of the team’s seasons and punctuating the facts and statistics with anecdotes often too remarkable to be believed
He then pointed out a skinny youth on the right-hand side of one of the squads
“When [Erling] was coming here to our after-school programme
The special thing about him was that in the room where we had food
and I don’t think I will ever see any players
we looked out over the training pitches where groups of young players of all ages worked on skills playing small-sided games
Even with the backdrop of the club’s most important game in almost a quarter of a century
the focus still lay on the next generation
“because all of the boys and girls look when he plays matches and look at his moves
and ask the coaches ‘What did he do at his own training here
What was his focus?’ so he is a great inspiration for our young players.”
Bryne has been part of Espen’s life for longer than he can remember
the importance of the day’s game couldn’t be understated
for everything that makes the club unique: “We say that we are a club for everyone who wants to support something local.”
which was by now filling with supporters making their way to the Jærhallen
Over a thousand tickets had been sold to the pre-match festivities being held there; the hall was lined with tables all leading to a stage where local bands roused the crowd with songs
only a few of which did not insult local rivals Sandnes
even I could join in when a wholly unexpected rendition of Skinner and Baddiel’s ‘Three Lions’ floated over the now-beer sodden hall
Every person in that tent was brought together by one thing: football
Talking to Norwegians about the Derby County sides of the 1980s and hearing about Olav’s grandfather’s away trips to Old Trafford
there was a unity that transcended language and national identity
There was a collective roar of approval when Olav
reappeared on stage clad in a Bryne away shirt and a bucket hat to belt out the surprisingly catchy anthem ‘Me æ Di Beste Og Viking De Vett Det’ (loosely translated to ‘We are the best and Viking knows it’)
Fever pitch does the atmosphere a disservice
Having picked up my own Bryne FK bucket hat so as to both fit in and stay mercifully warm in the stands
I took my place facing the fabled ‘Tractor Tribune’
Standing on concrete terracing as the northern sunlight began to fade
who had travelled the hour or so to see their side
I can imagine that the experience was not entirely dissimilar from watching football in England before the introduction of seating
but Norway too has seen the benefit of forbidding alcohol in view of the pitch
It was difficult to see the players as they walked out onto the pitch just before kick-off due to the pyrotechnics that both side’s ultras had brought with them
one assumes for the express purpose of staying warm
a group of twenty-somethings sporting matching jumpers and scarves
an outside-of-the-boot strike from talismanic Axel Kryger was the first sign that something truly special was happening
The ‘playing out from the back’ style of football that has characterised Pep’s Manchester City in which Haaland has played such a pivotal role has clearly not taken hold at the striker’s boyhood club
crunch tackles and header tennis are still very much in vogue the OBOS-Ligaen
Despite the visitors pulling back a goal after half-an-hour
unleashing another wave of thick yellow smoke
a sense of the inevitability of a winning goal hung heavy in the dense Norwegian air
who had worked his way through Bryne’s youth grades under the watchful tutelage of coaches like Espen Undheim
fired a shot from point blank range into the Egersund net
As the final whistle rang out around the Bryne Stadion
Amidst the onrush of fans who hurdled the hoardings to invade the pitch
horns from the amassed tractors in the tribune sounded around the ground and the first notes of Queen’s ‘We Are The Champions’ began to play over the PA system
Bryne FK were an Eliteserien club once more
The short walk back to the train station gave me time to reflect as the sounds of celebration receded into the distance
watching families rejoice and players mingle with fans
it felt as if I was at some private celebration which I had graciously been allowed witness
I was an outsider who had been let into the fold
As is often the strange case with football
it was not the match that really sticks in my mind
Kryger’s goal was indeed magnificent and there were passages of play that truly showed why Bryne deserved promotion
it was everything around the match – the people
the party (which I’m reliably informed went on into the small hours) and the welcome – that made Bryne such a special place to be that on that grey Saturday in November
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The current head to head record for the teams are Kristiansund BK 5 win(s)
Kristiansund BK haven't lost to Bryne in their last 5 meetings (3W, 2D).
Haven't kept a clean sheet in 10 matches
Have scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches
Duarte Moreira has the most shots on target per match for Bryne (1)
06 Apr 2025 15:00:00 GMT?Kristiansund BK won 2–1 over Bryne on Sun
06 Apr 2025 15:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 13 goals in their last 5 matches
Kristiansund BK haven't lost to Bryne in their last 5 meetings (3W
Kristiansund BK is playing home against Bryne at Nordmøre stadion on Sun
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An Australian weather reporter has been flooded with praise for the way he handled a panic attack live on air
ABC News Breakfast weatherman Nate Byrne was in the midst of delivering the morning weather when he calmly shared: "I’m going to need to stop for a second."
"Some of you may know that I occasionally get affected by some panic attacks
and actually that’s happening right now," he continued
who shared a 2022 piece Bryne wrote about his panic attacks
"Nate wrote a great piece on the ABC online website about this and I reckon we might re-up it
so you can have a bit of a read because it’s fantastic that he has been so open and transparent about it," Millar told viewers
"The response when he first wrote about it and spoke about it was that everyone said
but actually he’s now sharing something.'"
Byrne later returned to the show and apologised for taking a break
"Sorry if I gave anybody a bit of a scare," he said
with many praising how the situation was handled
with one writing: "This is so unbelievably professional and compassionate
This actually moved me in the way they dealt with this
Like all humans should when someone is feeling differently
And open understanding and an acceptance for how others feel
Another wrote: "Everyone should be able to stand up and say
I’m having a panic attack’ and have their friends
family and colleagues have their back!"
a third added: "Lisa stepped in seamlessly with compassion and professionalism."
Co-host Michael Rowland later shared the clip on Instagram: “Thank you for all the supportive messages (There have been so many
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Drivers in Barrie have a new roadway to use
Officials gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday afternoon to open the Bryne Drive South extension which connects Caplan Avenue to Harvie Road
City of Barrie Mayor Alex Nuttall says the extension will help to improve traffic flow and connectivity across the south end
"I know that our local residents have patiently awaited this project," said Nuttall
"It has more options for active transportation with the separated bike lanes on either side
the extension opened ahead of schedule and the project was under budget
The $16 million project began construction in July 2023
After the ribbon cutting, the mayor took the first drive along the roadway in a fully electric Ford truck that's part of the City of Barrie's new fleet
The second motorist passing through the extension stopped and told media he's looking forward to the completion of the north extension portion to Ardagh Road
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This is the first time the teams are playing against each other
Marius Broholm has created the most big chances for Rosenborg (4)
Have scored 12 goals in their last 5 matches
Alfred Scriven has created the most big chances for Bryne (2)
04 May 2025 17:15:00 GMT?Rosenborg won 3–0 over Bryne on Sun
04 May 2025 17:15:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 17 goals in their last 5 matches
Rosenborg is playing home against Bryne at Lerkendal Stadion on Sun
The land needed to complete the Bryne Drive extension from Mapleview Drive to Essa Road is currently for sale
as the city has pushed back its timeline to have shovels in the ground
The city is not expected to expropriate the land needed to finish the extension
A south Barrie extension designed to ease traffic woes has encountered a speed bump as the city awaits someone with an extra $17 million to come along
the city launched the Bryne Drive extension project
a two-phase initiative to connect an existing stretch of Bryne Drive off Mapleview Drive
The first phase, from Mapleview to Harvie, opened this past September
It was a $16-million construction project approved by city council in 2016 and
it was expected construction would begin on the northern portion of the extension by 2027
with the city saying property acquisition has pushed back the project’s timeline
the land needed to join the southern portion of Bryne to its northern terminus — an 84.43 acre parcel of land with an MPAC-assessed value of just under $18 million — is owned by Bell Media Inc
Bell has no plans to develop the property, but a company spokesperson confirmed to Simcoe.com it is working with the city
adding that Barrie had already expropriated a chunk of the land in question
City hall confirmed it did expropriate some land from Bell to complete the Big Bay Point Road/Harvie Road/Highway 400 project — joining the two roadways with a Highway 400 overpass — which opened in June 2021
the city said it will not expropriate any land for the Bryne extension
Barrie’s general manager of infrastructure and growth management
said the city is waiting for someone to purchase and develop the land instead
the required property must be given to the city at no cost,” he said in an email
“This usually occurs when the landowner applies to develop the land
This begs the question: who would purchase over $17 million in land
Michael Gleason, a broker and the commercial specialist for the Peggy Hill Team realtors
pointed out that we’re not talking all 84.43 acres here
“The city doesn’t need all of that land,” he explained
He went on to say the expectation is for a developer to come along
purchase the land from Bell and then build the road that would later service the structures that would eventually be built there
which would add all the required municipal infrastructure beyond that
gets the advantage of the city putting all those services in,” he said
It’s also in a developer’s best interest to build that road anyway
adding the city has the final say in what can and cannot be built
and may not approve any other developments on the land until the Bryne extension is complete
“You have to work with them (city hall),” he said
they’re never going to let you do anything.”
Gleason explained that the value of the unused land could subsequently go up as a result
meaning it could be a good investment for the purchaser
However, finding someone to buy the land might be tricky these days, especially considering the as-yet unknown long-term effects a Canada-U.S. trade war could have on construction costs
“There’s not a whole bunch of people lined up to write that kind of cheque,” Gleason added
he is optimistic the land will be developed
pointing to several other industrial developments on the go in the city’s south end
“They’re just using up the existing space down there
but someone will do all of that (buy and develop the Bryne Drive land)
As for fans of the nearby CTV television station
the company says it isn’t going anywhere
“Our station and tower are not for sale and will not be impacted by the development,” reads a statement provided by a Bell Media spokesperson
Brett Glover is a journalist with the Barrie Advance
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Norwegian side Bryne FK have taken an unexpected approach to honouring their top performers.
The club, where Man City’s goal machine Erling Haaland once honed his skills, has made headlines after offering a sensational reward to their matchday’s best performer.
For years, it was tradition in the Premier League for standout players to be handed a bottle of champagne after putting in a stellar performance.
However, modern football has largely replaced that with a sleek trophy, removing the alcohol-based incentive.
Haaland’s former team, Bryne FK, have taken an unconventional detour from the norm by embracing their deep agricultural roots.
During their return to Norway’s top flight after a 21-year absence, the club squared off against European quarter-finalists Bodø/Glimt in a highly anticipated fixture.
Despite suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat, Dutch goalkeeper Jan de Boer was the standout performer, pulling off a series of heroic saves, including a crucial second-half penalty stop.
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His exceptional efforts kept Bryne FK in contention and earned him the club’s prestigious Player of the Match award
Bryne FK took their official Instagram page to post a phot of Jan de Boer posing with his four full crates of farm fresh eggs as a reward for his performance
The choice of prize is far from random.
Bryne FK is situated in the agricultural heartland of south-western Norway
where farming dominates the local economy.
The club has long embraced its farming heritage
“We are farmers and we are proud of it” from the stands.
Bryne FK has even introduced ‘VIP’ matchday experiences where supporters can watch games from a tractor parked pitchside.
As if gifting players crates of eggs wasn’t intriguing enough
Bryne FK have confirmed that their unique prize-giving tradition will continue
BBC also reports that next week’s Man of the Match against Kristiansund on 6 April will not receive eggs.
the standout player will be rewarded with cartons of locally sourced milk
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FOOTBALL fans in Norway have been offered the chance to watch games from a bizarre VIP area
Bryne FK is inviting supporters to enjoy their promotion push from the comfort of a pitchside TRACTOR
Divisjon club are currently pushing for promotion to Norway's top flight
Bryne are famous for nurturing a young Erling Haaland and last played in the Eliteserien back in 2003
the club have come up with a novel way of packing the stands at the 4,000 capacity Bryne Stadion
Fans have been invited to drive their tractors directly into the stadium
"Drive the tractor into the gate at the clubhouse, park the tractor towards the pitch and watch the match from the cab."
Up to four fans can join the driver for the reasonable price of NOK 250, around £18.
One group of supporters have since gone viral for their exclusive pitchside seats.
raised up and supported by the tractor's scooper
One fan laughed in response to the viral image: "Looks comfy ngl."
Another said: "Now this is a farmer's league."
While a third asked: "What if you need to pee or grab another beer?"
And a fourth joked: "I’d still get a tall guy with a hat on in a slightly bigger tractor sat in front of me."
The top two in the division will be promoted
SunSport's NEIL CUSTIS hails chaotic Man City vs Arsenal clash as a return to the Premier League of yesteryear
FOR two teams who have done so much to take the game forward this really was a tremendous throwback
Real feisty encounters between two rivals fighting for the top honours
How we used to love it when Manchester United came up against Arsenal when Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger were in charge
used to clash with Patrick Vieira before a ball had been kicked
The Manchester derbies used to have it as well
In fact that were clashes everywhere throughout the league
Since then the emphasis on the beauty of the game
the inverted full-backs have all come to the fore
But English football still loves something like this
Compare this to the two matches between this pair last season not least the really STALEmate here
Then along comes a blood and thunder classic
A match to set the tone for what we all hope will be a real title tussle to the end but with that added edge
While these two managers maybe good friends who knows we may even get the niggly comments in pre-match press conferences about each others teams
We knew we were in for something a bit different as straight from the kick-off Kai Havertz charged into Rodri and left him flawed
Foreign coaches often scratch their heads as to why English crowds love stuff like this
How that as much as any sweeping move gets them to the edge of their seats and there was plenty of that here
Jurrien Timber was employed on the right to combat the pace of Jeremy Doku
SO Doku just charged into him and floored him
Rodri was clearly seen as one of City’s key men so at a corner Thoams Party followed up Havertz’s early example and caught him behind the knee
Gabriel and Erling Haaland was a classic battle between a big centre-forward and an Arsenal centre-back who performs like greats of old like Tony Adams and Martin Keown
A player for whom a thumping tackle warrants the same high fives or celebrations as something defining at the other end of the pitch
Haaland did brilliantly to pull away William Saliba and slip behind Gabriel for his goal
Gabriel will have been fuming having kept the big Norwegian so quiet last season
the pair often pushing and shoving one another as Haaland became frustrated with his shadow
Leandro Trossard did not get his second yellow and therefore the only red for the actual barge on Bernardo as everyone first thought but for kicking the ball away after that
Both technical areas were a flurry of arm waving and shouting from the two managers
The staff on the two benches started having a go at each other and Guardiola had to intervene
In the press box one of Arsenal’s technical staff was losing it
As Arsenal players went down with cramp and played for time the boos went up
The fourth official was getting in the ear
Michael Oliver was being told he was not fit to referee by a large section of the home support
When Arsenal fans were spotted in the posh seats having been in the expensive tunnel club City fans shouted and pointed to try and get them ejected
Right at the end after City’s dramatic equaliser and the game restarted Haaland barged into Partey and every player on the pitch got involved even the two goalkeepers
At the final whistle the ref was harrangued
On the touchline Guardiola and Arteta hugged
SunSport visited Bryne in 2022 and found plenty of love in the air for local boy Haaland
The Man City goal machine joined his local team at just five and made his debut a decade later
Haaland's former teammate Robert Undheim said: "Everybody knew he was a childhood star
"One of the first times I saw him he was just a little kid but he had this quickness and you saw there was something special
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Obasanjo’s Internet is our interview series where we speak to some of our Internet favorites on how they relate to the Internet and what it means to them and their work
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What’s the first thing you do when you wake up
The first thing I do when I wake up is take my dog out to potty because she’s the one who wakes me up
How do you use the internet for work or pleasure
mostly for pleasure because I use it to keep in touch with my friends
find out what’s going on in the world
there’s a work aspect given that I am a content creator
and it’s something that I guess I see as work now
I use it to put out my deliverables for whichever brand deals I may have or any sponsored posts I am supposed to deliver at a particular time
I use the internet to research what brands and companies are currently having campaigns
Whether it’s on YouTube or just sponsored posts on Snapchat
It’s good to be able to see what brands are currently advertising and then be able to pitch my company’s services to them
What moment or episode in your life would you say captured the essence of the internet
The thing that comes to mind happened in 2018
There was a whole trend where slimmer women were saying they had fupas and things like that
And then I posted a picture with my fupa saying “I have a flat tummy.” I got a lot of backlash for that and I was like
but I thought we were doing word and opposite.” It just shows that people are unaware of how they portray certain things on the internet
The internet is not real for the most part and you can’t put too much stock into how people feel because
people generally don’t realize when they’re being hypocritical
The internet just allows all these things to happen in one space so it seems like this is how everything is but it’s not
It was interesting to see that people can talk about how they look but I can’t because I’m bigger and I don’t like that
that’s what the internet is basically
Your favorite social media platform and why
I can spend hours scrolling on TikTok and just laughing
It knows what you’re going to like to see
it puts that on your For You Page and it keeps you there
I feel like it’s easier for people to be themselves on TikTok
It’s less curated or less uppity Instagram
TikTok feels like we’re just there having fun
Everybody is chilling and we’re laughing
it just seems a lot more casual and chill and I enjoy using it because of that
I like Twitter but I think I use it less now that it is the way it is
Sometimes I don’t like being on TikTok because I don’t feel like hearing sounds
So I like using Twitter when I want to laugh but don’t want to hear sounds
I’m able to scroll and laugh in silence
I have a meme album even though I always forget to use the memes and it takes me so long time to find them
I say that all the time because that’s very real
Do you remember the first time something you posted went viral
I used to watch a lot of ‘What I Eat in a Day’ on TikTok and I was like
I think I was only following maybe two of my friends and I was like
I was filming what I was eating and then I did my quick little editing and even did the voiceover – everything on the same day – and then I just posted it randomly
I didn’t think people were going to see it because I guess I was also used to Instagram but anyway
I put it off private but then it kept going
It was very interesting to see because that was my first ever video on TikTok
It made me feel like I was meant to be doing something on social media because I’ve deleted a lot of Instagram accounts and come back and everything and whenever I come back
a lot of people resonate with whatever it is that I put out and I was like “Wait this is my first TikTok and this is how it’s going
Let’s try another one and then another one,” and then eventually I stopped doing what ‘What I Eat in a Day’ because it felt cliche
But I just wanted to move into something I was more passionate about
I won’t say that it was a negative experience
What’s the most outrage you have ever generated over something you posted
It was the same tweet where I posted me and my fupa saying I have a six-pack
Somebody said “six packs of indomie” which is hilarious to me
I don’t put much stock in strangers’ opinions of how I look
But I thought the jokes were a little bit funny
I think the first thing is that I have set boundaries
I never speak about my friends or people I know personally in a negative light on the internet
That’s something I never do because you can’t come back from that
And that’s also another thing that I would not want my friend to do to me
regardless of how terrible they made me feel
I’m not gonna start tweeting about it or telling a story time about it even if we’re no longer friends
Another rule I live by is that I don’t divulge intricate details of my life
because people are weird and I’ve experienced that firsthand with random strangers coming to me and explaining what my room looks my room and everything
So if I’m out with my friends doing something
I don’t post on my stories or anything until I get home
people are very weird and this is me with a pretty small following
So I can’t imagine how those with larger followings can navigate that
or people I know personally in a negative way on the internet
I don’t post in real time and I don’t divulge details about my life
basically a lifestyle content creator because most of the time
successful lifestyle content creators kind of enable parasocial relationships with the audience
That’s why people tune in because they want to know every single thing
We’re all amebos and that’s a sure way to grow if you’re gonna be gisting and telling everybody all your business
YouTube had given her a bunch of strikes for some reason and her account was removed but she has started her website and I pay $2 a month to watch ingrown hair videos
I swear it’s part of my subscriptions with my Apple Music
I was able to pay $10 a year but now it’s a monthly thing and I don’t play with that
It’s so relaxing and she also talks about her life or things that are happening while it’s going on
She’s the only YouTuber that I’ve been able to enjoy her videos
I used to like pimple popping and it’s cool but nothing beats ingrown hair removal
Special shoutout to Dr Pops it on YouTube too
So I would not say certain things online that I would say to my friends just because I am aware that it can be taken out of context and it might not be a very nice thing to say
So I would say my online persona is much nicer than I am
but I just think that not every opinion should be shared on the internet
if I feel like an opinion is going to garner a lot of outrage or attention for unnecessary reasons
but I’m not trying to end up on a gossip blog – you know how it is
they just take one sentence and run with it
I would say that my online persona is that I try to be a lot more tolerant and nicer because people are not very nice but you know
My favorite emoji is the one where it’s blushing with its hand its mouth because that’s literally always me
I’m always blushing and my hand is just covering my mouth
I just think it tends to look very monotonous
I’m more particular about my post than my feed
I only watch YouTube for my in-grown hair removals and things like that
But TikTok for the most part because like I said
Which Nigerian creator do you think the world needs to see and hear more of
He vlogs and he’s in the University of Benin or something
I think his vlogs are the funniest thing ever
I like his vlogs because they are so realistic
They really represent an average Nigerian life
And I think the way he also narrates his voiceovers are very funny
I’m not really into fitness content creators
But I love how she approaches working out and fitness
I just think she’s also a cool person
She’s definitely a creator I would really ride with because I love her videos
They make fitness so accessible and it doesn’t put too much emphasis on how you look or a certain type of stomach or booty or anything like that
She’s just so relatable and down to earth
And the other cool person that I follow is this girl on TikTok called Political Baby
and articulate analysis of different facets of patriarchy or different topics in our society
There’s nothing that she has said that I have ever disagreed with
I don’t think there’s any celebrity or anything that follows me anywhere
but when I see cute girls or baddies and they’re like “Oh my God
I follow you on TikTok” I’m like “Really?!” It makes me feel good
So all the girlies that follow me are all super cool
I went to the I Said What I Said live show in December and those girls are hilarious
But funny enough I’ve never listened to any of their episodes before then and I don’t think I’ve listened to anyone after but if they were doing a live show in Lagos
That was one podcast I finished and I’m always checking if they have more episodes
The conversation just seems cool and I guess I’m also an amebo
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Getting to the south end of Barrie will be slightly easier as of today
with the official opening of the Bryne Drive south extension
$16-million extension — which connects Harvie Road to Caplan Avenue — has been under construction since July 2023
noted Mayor Alex Nuttall prior to cutting the giant ribbon to celebrate the roads opening Friday afternoon
came in under budget and was completed ahead of schedule.
“The extension will greatly enhance the connectivity and ease traffic flow in the south end
It has more options for active transportation with separated bike lanes,” he said
“We are making it easier for residents to get around this city in the city’s south end.”
Bruno Garisto has lived in the city for 34 years
and told BarrieToday he is excited the extension is finally open
“It’s easier for me to get to Home Depot and all those stores over there
I live at Essa and Ferndale so I can just cut right through now instead of going through all of the traffic,” he said
adding he anticipates this new route will save him about four minutes each way
Garisto is a former City of Toronto Transportation worker
and said felt it was important for him to come see the road finally open up to the public
He also wanted to be the first resident to drive on the newly opened road
It’s so nice that Barrie is doing infrastructure like this to help us out with all of the traffic and alleviate all of the problems we have,” he said
adding he can’t wait for work to begin on the other side of Bryne going north towards Ardagh Road
Gary Harvey told BarrieToday the extension goes far beyond something that will benefit his Ward 7 constituents.
“It will have a huge impact on the entire city to allow people to get from the north end to the south end and vice versa
It will alleviate a lot of impact on our bordering roads here
It will only get better as the north extension of Bryne Drive will connect all the way up in the years to come,” he said
The land surrounding the road — which includes five lanes with sidewalks and separated cycling lanes
and stormwater treatment systems as well as an enhanced landscape plan with new tree plantings — is owned by Smart Centres.
“Everything on the east side of the road is designated as industrial and everything on the west side … some of it is commercial but most of it is residential butting up to the subdivision where Thrushwood Drive is,” said Harvey
“When it comes to specific companies … We have no idea who could be moving in at this point
however there’s going to be another several hundred homes coming in and it will also provide for several hundred more jobs in the area
It’s prime land facing the 400 which we know is highly sought after."
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A memorial service will be held Friday
Visitation will be Thursday from 5-7 p.m
Online condolences may be made to www.meyerbroschapels.com
She graduated from East High School in 1966 and went on to attend NBT business school
1976 she was united in marriage to Gary Bryne
Sportsmans and The Sioux City Journal for 27 years before retiring in 2014
She was a member of Third Presbyterian Church
Those left to honor her memory include her children: Paul (Jodi) Speidel
TX; grandchildren: Nicole (Jason) Lefebvre
and Callahan Speidel; great-grandchildren: Breanna Bryne
She is preceded in death by her parents and 2 brothers: Harold “Pat” Moulton and Tommy Moulton
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Barrie’s Bryne Drive South extension will officially open Friday
The southern extension will have four through lanes (two in each direction)
buffered bike lanes and sidewalks on both sides
It will also reduce traffic congestion at the Essa Road and Mapleview Drive interchanges by redirecting east-west traffic to the Harvie Road crossing
The Bryne Drive South extension is about one-kilometre long and carries a cost of approximately $13.8 million
paid for from development charges and the city’s tax capital reserve
Development charges are designed to recover the capital costs associated with residential and non-residential (commercial
institutional) growth within a municipality from developers
so that existing residents don’t have to foot the bill
Bryne Drive's northern extension
new watermain and new stormwater management ponds
stretching 800 metres, carries a total project cost of $21.9 million
also funded from development charges and taxes
Mayor Alex Nuttall will officially open the Bryne Drive South extension on Sept
Bryne was a part of the original Broadway companies of Sunday in the Park with George and Into The Woods
British born Shakespeare and Sondheim favorite Barbara Bryne passed away May 2
The news was confirmed by a representative of Minnesota's Guthrie Theatre
Bryne trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts before emmigrating to Canada in the early 1960s
she became a regular fixture of Ontario's Stratford Shakespeare Festival and at Minneapolis
performing in a wide range of Shakespearean productions
On Broadway, however, she became a Sondheim favorite, originating two maternal roles: George's mother in Sunday in the Park with George
she completed the Sondheim Maternal triple crown
playing Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music at the Kennedy Center in 2002
Bryne was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for an Outstanding Actress in a Drama for her role as Kath in the first American production of Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr
which was filmed for PBS in late August 2011. On screen
she appeared in the 1993 adaptation of Romeo & Juliet, Amadeus, The Bostonians, The Neverending Story, and The School for Scandal
Her onstage work on Into The Woods and Sunday in the Park With George was also preserved in recorded performances that were later broadcast on PBS
Following 2012, Ms. Bryne retired from public performance, with her final Broadway appearance being in the most recent revival of Noël Coward comedy Hay Fever
Bryne is predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Dennis Spence
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The City of Barrie says it's looking at a late-September opening for the Bryne Drive South extension
which goes from Harvie Road to Caplan Avenue
the city says "finishing touches are underway" and the contractor is preparing for paving this month
This southern extension will have four through lanes
buffered bike lanes and sidewalks on both sides.
the city says the contractor completed the following:
This southern portion of the project is about one kilometre in length and carries a cost of approximately $13.8 million
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Bryne Drive's northern extension
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The City of Barrie marked a significant milestone with the early completion of the Bryne Drive South extension
Mayor Alex Nuttall officially opened the new road
cutting the ribbon and becoming the first resident to drive on the road in one of the city’s new electric pick-up trucks
“‘Finally’ is the word I keep hearing about the completion of the Bryne Drive South extension
and it couldn’t be more fitting,” Nuttall said at the opening ceremony
“Residents have patiently awaited this project
and I’m grateful to city staff for delivering it ahead of schedule
“This extension will greatly enhance connectivity and ease traffic flow in the south end
benefiting both residents and visitors alike.”
making it a comprehensive upgrade for the area
and advanced stormwater treatment systems have been incorporated into the design
The project also features an enhanced landscape plan
aimed at improving the overall aesthetic and environmental quality of the area
City officials say the Bryne Drive South extension is a crucial part of ongoing network improvements
designed to facilitate better access to Highway 400 and nearby businesses
residents can expect smoother commutes and improved connectivity within the city’s growing south end
For more details about the Bryne Drive South extension
residents are encouraged to visit the dedicated page on the city’s website at barrie.ca/roadwork
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England-born Barbara Bryne shined in musicals, comedies and dramas.
Her father is said to have worked on the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire, Britain's fighter aircraft. Barbara Bryne also was a spitfire in her own right — but of the stage.
Bryne, the British American actor who delighted generations of fans with her commanding performances as Queens Victoria and Elizabeth at the Guthrie Theater and maternal figures on Broadway, died Tuesday of natural causes at Jones Harrison Senior Living in Minneapolis.
"She was a small lady with a huge talent — one of a kind," said former Guthrie artistic director Joe Dowling, who directed Bryne in numerous shows at the Minneapolis theater where images of her in action are embossed on the exterior and interior of the building.
Dowling first worked with Bryne at the Stratford (Ontario) Festival, created by the Guthrie's founder, Tyrone Guthrie. She played a Rude Mechanical in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the beginning of a decadeslong partnership with the director that included "H.M.S. Pinafore," "Macbeth," "Jane Eyre," "His Girl Friday" and "Pygmalion."
Under Dowling's purview, Bryne also performed in "Pride and Prejudice," "Three Sisters" and "A Christmas Carol," showing her range in dramatic, comic and musical roles. She famously descended in a balloon as Queen Victoria in "The Pirates of Penzance" in 2004.
"One of the greatest things about Barbara was her attention to detail and her absolute insistence on textual accuracy," said Dowling. "She had a precision about her work that was beautiful to watch."
Bryne also was a favorite of Stephen Sondheim, for whom she originated roles in two of his Broadway shows: "Sunday in the Park With George" and "Into the Woods." In "Sunday," she played an art critic and an older mother. In "Woods," she played the main character's mother.
As they were prepping "Woods" for Broadway, Bryne slipped in Grand Central station and broke her patella, recalled daughter Susan Spence of Minneapolis. Sondheim rewrote the role to explain the cane that she needed to have during her performance. But that was not enough.
"The problem was when she dies in the show, she was supposed to fall over but she couldn't do it," said Spence. "So, she came up with her passing away standing up and staring straight ahead."
For her turns in New York, Bryne was memorialized by famous cartoonist Al Hirschfeld in several drawings, including a solo one for "Entertaining Mr. Sloane," where Bryne's performance as landlady Kath garnered a Drama Desk nomination.
She was born Barbara Birkinshaw in England on April 1, 1929, a daughter of inventor Edward Bernard Birkinshaw and homemaker Winifred Cairns. She changed her name to Bryne because she wanted to make it unique, Spence said.
During the London blitz in World War II, Bryneworked as a teenage scout to help keep citizens safe, blowing a whistle to notify people whenever she saw or heard German rockets coming in.
"Everybody would scatter into the bomb shelters," said Spence. "The rockets used to run out of fuel and just drop. She lost many friends."
After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, she and her husband, TV producer Denny Spence, moved to Canada, where friends were founding a performing arts company. From there she made her way to the Stratford Festival. In 1970, she landed at the Guthrie at the invitation of then artistic director Michael Langham.
Bryne appeared in more than 60 productions over five decades at the Guthrie. In the mid-1980s, she took to Broadway and also made films, including "Amadeus" and "The Bostonians."
Bryne returned to the Guthrie for Dowling's tenure, which began in the mid-1990s. Peter Michael Goetz, her frequent scene partner at the theater, said she was probably the most talented artist he ever worked with in his career.
"Acting with her was like performing with an animal onstage," said Goetz. "She had this quiet wonder and she underplayed everything, which meant that all the focus would always go to her."
Bryne and Goetz had some unscripted moments onstage, including once during a matinee for "Arsenic and Old Lace." Two late-arriving patrons walked up to Goetz and Bryne onstage as they were performing and asked for help with their seats.
Goetz obliged, taking the ladies ever so gingerly to their seats while Bryne, not wanting to be seen cracking up, left the stage, her shoulders going up and down as she repressed her laughter. She came back to the stage when he did and the show resumed as if nothing had happened.
"She was the real English grand dame of the theater," said Goetz. "Just amazing."
Bryne's husband died in January 2018. A joint memorial will be held sometime in June for the couple, said Spence, their only survivor.
"Barbara was an Old World actor who didn't take shortcuts," said Dowling. "She was dead-letter perfect in her roles."
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After falling behind 17-0 at halftime and being dominated most of the game
the Bulldogs may have locked up a spot in the College Football Playoff
It’s looking like a fall finish for Barrie’s Bryne Drive street construction project
City officials have said this project is in its final stages and is expected to wrap up this fall
Connecting this section of road will help with traffic flows across the city’s south end and add options for travel in southwest Barrie
This portion of the project is about one kilometre in length and carries a cost of approximately $13.8 million
Property acquisition was expected to occur in 2025
with utility relocation anticipated in 2026, but construction wasn’t expected to start until 2027. Now property acquisitions have pushed the expected completion of this design project to 2029.
This portion carries a total project cost of $21.9 million
Mayor Alex Nuttall announced the city is spending more than $110 million on infrastructure improvements
and repaving projects in Barrie this year — more than 20 construction projects
as well as paving and re-paving 20 kilometres of city streets
Road resurfacing projects proactively prevent deterioration and costly repairs
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We created “Quick Six” to celebrate our diverse talent by asking employees six questions that uncover the unique ways that they contribute to GE and the world
I had an opportunity to do the Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) track which allowed me to have my two remaining rotations in CMCs
one in CMC Material Behavior and my last rotation in EBC coatings where I currently reside
I also took a six-month bubble assignment in Asheville
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I’ve been here a total of four and a half years and loving every second of it!How would you say the work you currently do is impacting our products and customers?Ongoing coatings durability issues are a significant impact to the business and our customers
l work with a talented team of coatings engineers to develop and implement coatings solutions to help mitigate this impact. As the Coatings Digital Focal
l also drive digital initiatives to collect coatings processing data to help optimize improved coating performance in order to protect supply chain.How did you get into the field of engineering?I watched the movie Twister as a kid
my parents sent me to meteorology camp and nurtured my love for science
I got involved in a study that tracks girls in high school and what leads them to pursue STEM careers
That opened me up to a lot of workshops and college visits to Iowa State to visit their engineering department
and I got to experience how humanitarian engineering is
I think engineering gets a bad rep because it’s made out to be very cold and mechanical
Everything engineering does helps towards improving humanity
I started to move away from storm chasing into engineering around sophomore year in high school
which is what ultimately led me to the University of Iowa
and I’ve never looked back!What do you love about working at GE Aviation?We solve complex problems here at GE
but they affect something we all do regularly such as air travel
This really hit home for me when I first started working at the Evendale plan in 2014
I was flying back from Paris on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
and as someone who was fresh out of college and a designer for the stage 2 blade
the culture of volunteerism that we have here at GE is incredible
I have found so many opportunities to give back to the community which is really important to me
I had a colleague by the name of Laura Armanios
and we were both recognized at the GE Volunteer for starting a program called Limitless for Bond Hill Academy of the Cincinnati public schools
This enabled us to work with Cincinnati public school teachers and encourage them to develop extracurricular activities for students in order to make an impactful and sustainable effort to get their kids more excited in STEM.It’s been really rewarding and inspiring to have a company like GE that supports its employees for giving back to the community while making an impact at work
and these are the two biggest reasons why I love and enjoy working here at GE Aviation
Being able to wake up and go into work every day
knowing we have a mission to solve very big and complex problems is probably the biggest motivator for me
I love working with an amazing group of people that are focused on problem solving
so work never gets boring.What would you tell new folks
primarily women coming into engineering roles here at GE?When you are in engineering technical reviews
you deserve it just as much as anyone else who’s more senior level than you
get involved in early career professional organizations
get involved in different tech communities
There’s a lot of opportunities to not only develop your professional career but also your personal.Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your hobbies?I actually do standup comedy here in Cincinnati
and have been a comedian for five years now
It’s a great time to be silly and use the other side of my brain
and this is one of the biggest things I do outside of work besides volunteering and reading
I was encouraged by my friends to do an open mic contest at my college and I ended up getting second place
The Des Moines Playhouse in Iowa had a Second City-like sketch comedy club called Second Saturday
so every other Saturday of the month we would learn improv and had to write sketches
I watched a lot of SNL and Mad TV which kind of helped me be silly and work on my comedy prep
I still get stage fright every time I walk on stage
Something I do that always helps me before I get on stage is imagine that I’m talking to a group of friends and family
whether I’m talking to 150 group of strangers in a comedy club or 30 people in a conference room
This has actually been really helpful for me in terms of public speaking skills
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Our priority is to provide top-notch education and care to our Super Kids without compromising on quality,” said Areti and Dimitri
and our goal is to create an environment that is worthy of these miracles
Our new Barrie location will be a place where children can explore
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