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Thursday, June 11
Brian Surgener, Jackson Coffee Company; Laura Schlecte, Jackson City Council; Pam Schultz, Jackson County Education Association; Julie Duesing & Samantha West, Alzheimer’s Association; Lee Hampton & Kelly Williams, Jackson College, Juneteenth Event; Jan Blixt, Producing Artistic Director, Michigan Shakespeare Festival
BPW Installs New Executives for New Fiscal Year
Jackson, MI – On May 26, 2015 Jackson BPW installed a new slate of officers for the 2015 Fiscal Year, starting June 1, 2015. The officers are: Angela Machnik, Secretary; Jodi Snyder, Treasurer; Marie Bonkowski, Vice President; and returning for her second year of a 2-year term is President Dana Ashlock. Monica Moser, CEO of the Jackson Community Foundation was the guest speaker, and Carolyn Gilg, BPW State Vice-President and Albion member, performed the installation. President Ashlock presented a theme for the year of “Vision & Vitality,” symbolized by the ginkgo leaf representing hope, resilience and longevity, and the peregrine falcon representing higher vision and knowledge. 2015 BPW Officer Affiliations President: Dana Ashlock, Program Director, Jackson Community Foundation Vice President: Marie Bonkowski, Dean of Health Sciences, Baker College of Jackson Secretary: Angela Machnik, Events Director at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Treasurer: Jodi Snyder, Owner of Acro Legal The Jackson BPW meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month at the Cascades Manor House at 12noon. A business meeting on the second Tuesday provides an overview of the workings of our organization. Program meetings on the fourth Tuesday feature speakers on topics of interest to our members. www.JacksonBPW.org…
Jackson Vikings Hoops Coach to appear on this week’s Golf Show
On this week's golf show at the Grande Golf Club, Jackson Vikings Basketball Coach Dan Crowley joins Andy Hawley to play the stunning par 3 12th hole. Crowley is coming off his first season as head man for the Vikings who finished the 2014-15 season with a 10-12 record. Steve Saari, Club Pro at the Grande will also be on this week with short game tips. The show airs Saturday and Sunday at 10am, noon, 6pm and 11pm. To watch online at the above times click here
Spring Arbor Men’s Basketball adds North Farmington’s Anthony Qasawa
SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – Anthony Qasawa, a 6-foot-4 wing from North Farmington High School has signed with Spring Arbor University. Qasawa joins a stellar recruiting class that includes 6-foot-11 freshman Kyle Bartholomew (Holland), 6-foot-4 sophomore Marq Rogers (Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran/University of Montana), 6-foot-3 freshman Luke Barber (Inter-City Baptist) and 6-foot-1 freshman Tommy Hamilton (Thornapple Kellogg). A three-year varsity player, the versatile Qasawa had a breakout senior year as he averaged 17 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals per game in helping lead the Raiders to a 19-4 record and a district title. Qasawa was selected All-Oakland Activities Association Red Division First Team as well as All-Area First Team. Qasawa possesses a soft touch from long range as he shot 37 percent from behind the arc but could also convert from in close. He set the single season school record for free throw percentage during his senior campaign as he connected on 84.9 percent of his attempts. For his career, Qasawa made 82 percent of his free throws, which is also a school record. “Anthony has really put a lot of time into becoming an all-around basketball player and it’s paying off for him,” commented North Farmington head…
Wednesday, June 10
(Encore of June 9): Jeff Beal, Supt., Jackson Public Schools, with Jeremy Patterson, Principal, Frost Upper Elementary (3rd-5th Grade) and Marty Kuhn, Cascades Early Elementary Principal (K-2nd Grade); Andy Farmer, AARP Michigan and Steve Tucker, The Michigan Theatre; Jed Thompson, Kristin Ballew & Lucy Wines, Jackson District Library, Summer Reading Kickoff (Sat., June 13); Lisa Cryderman, Karen Kidder, Brian Weber & Daniel Dye, Cast of Center Stage Jackson’s ‘Spamalot’; Christine Bowman, Hillsdale Chamber of Commerce; Sue Lovell, Cascades Humane Society’s Pet of the Week
Lumen Christi vs Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central
Lumen Christi 3 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 1 (11 innings) Division 3 State Quarterfinals at Chelsea. Photos by JTV.
Superintendent Receives Stellar Rating
Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Beal has earned a stellar rating at the completion of his first year on the job by the JPS Board of Education. The board cited his leadership, board relations and community relations as strong points. Beal also was commended for reducing expenditures without layoffs or cuts in student programming and for providing options for students and families, such as the reconfiguration of JPS elementary schools next year and partnerships with community agencies. The superintendent was joined on today's Bart Hawley Show by Jeremy Patterson, Principal of Frost Upper Elementary and Mary Kuhn, Principal of Cascades Early Elementary. Both schools will be re-aligned next school year and will be working together more closely.