Eager to accept the congratulations of Mayor Meredith Sampson-Jones on behalf of her fellow dancers, and apparently a bit nervous about being asked to speak in public, Velma Bryerlee, president of the...

Eager to accept the congratulations of Mayor Meredith Sampson-Jones on behalf of her fellow dancers, and apparently a bit nervous about being asked to speak in public, Velma Bryerlee, president of the All-County Jazz Ensemble, which recently returned from a 10-city tour in Nova Scotia, broke her ankle when she tripped going up the steps of the City Hall Auditorium to accept her honor, thereby preventing her from dancing with the ensemble in its upcoming performance at the State Capitol, where the governor will be in attendance.