Michigan Mobile Canning on Global Great Lakes
Michigan Mobile Canning is featured. They're a mobile canning unit that goes to breweries and cider houses across Indiana and Michigan offering a packaging line for the client.
Jackson Rec Launches Wiffleball League
Coming this July, the City of Jackson Parks and Recreation Department will begin its first ever adult Wiffleball League. Joe Hawley, Recreation Services Coordinator for the Department says the addition is part of a continued effort to expand program offerings to young adults in the area. “Over the past 18 months we have added programs like indoor soccer and dodgeball to appeal to the twenty and thirty-somethings of the community. Adding Wiffleball to our schedule is another opportunity for that generation to relive their childhood in a fun, organized environment.” Registration for the league is currently taking place and is open to the first 8 teams. Games will be played Friday evenings in Ella Sharp Park beginning July 10th. The deadline to register is July 6th. The cost is $100 per team. For more information, contact Hawley at 517-990-6289 or visit www.cityofjackson.org/133/Adult-Programs.
Track president Roger Curtis speaks at an Australian sports summit
BROOKLYN, Mich. —Michigan International Speedway’s reputation for guest services has worldwide reach. Track president Roger Curtis served as keynote speaker at the 2015 Sports Fan Summit in Sydney this week, sharing the racetrack’s commitment to creating lasting memories for every person, every time with participants from around the world of sports. This Australian summit in its eighth year is regarded as the premier sports marketing event in the Southern Hemisphere, offering analysis from elite international speakers from some of the most highly regarded organizations in the world. Curtis was among speakers from the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS and USA Rugby. Curtis, representing the promoter side of NASCAR, detailed the racetrack’s strategies for creating lasting memories for its guests. The speedway annually hosts NASCAR’s premier Sprint Cup Series twice a year. “If you take care of the guests, you’ll take care of the bottom line,” Curtis said. “This is really an easy and fundamental choice all businesses must make and can make today, and certainly businesses like sports and entertainment.” A 26-year veteran of motorsports administration, Curtis’ keynote presentation focused on fan experience and at-event fan engagement. Curtis shared the speedway’s strategies on how to create lasting memories for fans including…
Thursday, June 25
Richard Todoroff, the History of the Coney Island in Jackson; Karl Jennings & Brian Marry, Borek-Jennings Funeral Home; Bart ‘Works’ at Jackson Coffee Company; Heather Price, Sandhill Crane Vineyards; Samantha West, Singer/Guitarist; Brian Surgener, Jackson Coffee Company, Drawings of the Month
JHS Student Wins Congressional Art Competition
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) welcomed Zachary Binroth, the winner of the 2015 Congressional Art competition for the 7th District, to Washington, D.C. today. Zachary is a senior at Jackson High School and he received first place for his charcoal drawing entitled “Interference.” It features a woman who is spouting knowledge and a boy who struggles to remember everything he must learn. Zachary is the son of Michael Binroth and Alma Moncivais-Binroth, and his art teacher at Jackson High School is Linda Jacobs. He will attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the fall. His winning artwork will be part of a yearlong display in the Cannon Tunnel to the U.S. Capitol along with other pieces from high school students around the country. “Every year I am impressed with all the dedicated and creative students that call Michigan’s 7th District home. Congratulations to Zachary for winning this year’s competition and I’m confident with his talent and work ethic he has a bright future ahead,” said Congressman Walberg. Second place was awarded to Matthew Hurst, a junior at Monroe High School, for his graphite drawing entitled, “Lending a Hand.” It is a series of many hands…
Kibby Cobb Liquor & Deli on Food Circus
Adrien Sharp visits Kibby Cobb Liquor & Deli where Adam Cyrocki shows us how he makes his delicious asiago bagels. Also, Sipping & Tipping with Rick Collett and Kevin Dorr.
Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers to perform at JSO’s Affinity Series
JACKSON--Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers will make a sprightly young groove doctor out of anyone, according to the colorful website description of their music and their mission. With spectacular energy pulsating from every member of the band, The Rainbow Seekers could illuminate the very chambers of Heaven and soon will be lighting up Weatherwax Hall in downtown Jackson. As part of the increasingly popular Jackson Symphony Orchestra “Affinity Series”, this enthusiastic group of musicians will bring their unique style to The Wax, 215 W. Michigan, on Thursday, June 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door. Lead singer and Amish excommunicate Joe Hertler splashes through lyrical “puddles of golden rain,” as he puts it. It is truly a “feel good” ride, taking the audience across the mountains of Motown, through the fjords of folk, over the archipelagos of Americana, and—at last—into a funky firth. The group began their quest beneath the fingertips of songwriter Hertler. Bassist and producer Kevin Pritchard discovered Hertler and wrangled him into a musical collaboration. With Hertler came blues guitarist Ryan Hoger. The core of The Rainbow Seekers was established and it didn’t take long to expand. Soon they…
Wednesday, June 24
Derek Dobies, City Council Representative & Vice-Mayor; Jeremy Hopgood, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, Set Designer; Julie Duesing & Maggie Gibbons, Alzheimer’s Association & Walk Fundraiser; Sue Stevens, American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life; Singer/Contestant, American 1 Teen Idol; Shawna Tello, YMCA of Jackson