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Steve Decker cleans up in front of BankNorth on Wednesday.
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The Berkshires received several inches of snow this morning, but not enough to close schools, unlike yesterday's sleety mess. Temperatures will drop into the 20s this afternoon. A few more snow showers are expected through the weekend.
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North Adams Regional Hospital went smoke-free Monday — so did all its sister sites, from Sweet Brook to Northern Berkshire Family Practice to the Women's Exchange. No ashtrays, no smoking: No butts about it.

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Maru-a-Pula to Perform at Williams College

- April 07, 2008

WILLIAMSTOWN - The Williams College Department of Music will present the award winning Maru-A-Pula School Marimba Band who will perform on Sunday, April 20, at 3 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams College campus. This event is free and open to the public as is the tradition of the Dept. of Music yet as it is part of a fund-raising tour to raise funds for AIDS Orphan Scholarships, there will be an opportunity for voluntary contributions.

Located in Gaborone, Botswana, Maru-a-Pula consistently ranks as one of the top schools in all of Africa and regularly sends its students to universities across the United States and United Kingdom. Many of Botswana’s leaders—ministers, businesswomen, doctors—are all graduates of Maru-a-Pula.

However, Maru-a-Pula is in a troubled country: Botswana has one of the highest AIDS rates in the world and currently has more than 80,000 AIDS orphans. In 2005, Maru-a-Pula started funding two orphan scholarships, recognizing that many more future leaders were in this population of orphans if only they had the opportunity for a world-class education. The school is now funding 20 full orphan scholarships and is hoping to raise the money for 60 full scholarships by 2010.

Despite the urgency of its cause, the 2008 Marimba Tour will be a celebration of music and cultural exchange, raising awareness of a continent’s struggles while looking to a future of hope and prosperity. The ten-piece marimba band will be accompanied by Maru-a-Pula’s drama ensemble who will perform an original production about the complex social impact of AIDS in Botswana. Maru-a-Pula website: http://www.afmap.org/marimba2008.shtml
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