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Ohio Headlines: Musician Nominated for Grammy, Squirrel Causes Mishap, Hockey All Stars in Columbus

A CLEVELAND MUSICIAN HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS IN MUSIC – A GRAMMY!

JASON VIEAUX, A CLASSICAL GUITARIST, WAS NOMINATED IN THE BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO CATEGORY. VIEAUX IS A TEACHER IN THE GUITAR DEPARTMENT AT THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC, AND HAS PERFORMED IN CITIES ALL OVER NORTH AMERICA, AS WELL AS IN ASIA, AUSTRALIA, AND EUROPE.

A GRAMMY AWARD RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. THE AWARD CEREMONY IS NEXT MONTH IN LOS ANGELES.

SQUIRRELS MAKE WRONG TURNS TOO! BUT IN CINCINNATI, IT LED TO A LARGE POWER OUTAGE EARLIER THIS WEEK. NEARLY 5,000 DUKE ENERGY CUSTOMERS LOST POWER AFTER A SQUIRREL ENTERED A SUBSTATION... PROBABLY LOOKING FOR SHELTER, OR WARMTH.

A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL WAS FORCED TO RELEASE STUDENTS EARLY THANKS TO THE OUTAGE. POWER WAS RESTORED TO CUSTOMERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

THE BEST HOCKEY PLAYERS IN THE WORLD WILL FACE OFF AGAINST EACH OTHER... AND THEY'RE DOING IT AT NATIONWIDE ARENA IN COLUMBUS.

NEXT WEEKEND'S NHL ALL STAR GAME WILL FEATURE 36 PLAYERS. THE ROSTER HAS AT LEAST ONE PLAYER FROM EACH TEAM.
FORWARDS NICK FOLIGNO AND RYAN JOHANSEN ALONG WITH GOALTENDER SERGEI BOBROVSKY WILL REPRESENT THE HOST TEAM, THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS.

AND THOSE PLAYERS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PLAY IN THIS BIG GAME WILL WEAR SOME PRETTY COOL UNI'S... THIS NEW, MODERN DESIGN WAS USED TO BRING A FRESH LOOK TO THE GAME IN WHAT DESIGNERS HOPE WILL BETTER SHOWCASE THESE GREAT ATHLETES.

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