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Southeast Region meeting is April 16 in Birmingham Jan. 4, 2012

By Josh Barnett

APSE, chair, Regions Committee

The date has been set for the APSE Southeast Region meeting.

The meeting will be Monday, April 16 at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in Birmingham.

The facility, at 2150 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd., also has hosted the session the last two years.

The agenda for the daylong event is being developed. If you have questions or suggestions, please contact region chair John Bednarowski, sports editor of the Marietta (Ga.) Cherokee Tribune at jbednarowski@aol.com

Check back on the APSE website for further details when they are available.

Josh Barnett is executive sports editor of the Philadelphia Daily News. You can reach him at (215) 854-5212 or via e-mail at barnetj@phillynews.com.

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