Jackson County Chamber Celebrates the opening of JPS Montessori School
Jackson, MI. - The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce invites the community to a ribbon cutting celebration in honor of opening of Jackson Public Schools Montessori Center located at 205 Seymour Ave. The ribbon cutting will take place Wednesday, August 19th at 4:30pm, with an open house following. Jackson Public Schools in partnership with the Felician Sisters will open the JPS Montessori Center in the former Amy Firth School, this center will house the Felician Children’s Center and the JPS Montessori School. Through this collaboration, JPS is able to provide a world-class Montessori public education for 5-8 year olds. The Felician Children’s Center will provide a fee-based Montessori and child care program for infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children. The Montessori program is a unique educational experience with small classroom sizes and developmentally appropriate curriculum. The youth will also have the opportunities to join in music, art and foreign language classes. The Montessori Center will have open houses for the interested families and the public to come visit the school and teachers on Wednesday August 19th from 5-7pm and Thursday August 20th 9am – Noon. The Center will also be open every Monday – Thursday 9-11am for tours and enrollment.
Jackson County Fair 2015 Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery from Jackson County Fair 2015, Photos by Ryan Kerwin, JTV
Choice Auto Sales Celebrates Anniversary
As new members of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, Choice Auto Sales of Jackson is celebrating their 10-year anniversary with a public open house and ribbon cutting ceremony. On August 22, from 1-3 pm, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will be at Choice Auto Sales, 3570 Ann Arbor Road, Jackson to perform a ribbon cutting ceremony. Following the ceremony will be a family-friendly open house that will include a live radio remote by K105.3, lunch, inflatables, Dunk the DJ tank, games, prize drawings, giveaways and more. The public is invited to attend. “Bring your family and friends,” states Dave Fiero, one of the owners of Choice Auto Sales. “There will be kid and adult activities…and free food. You can dunk the DJ, play corn-hole games, and enter a drawing to win a full vehicle detail.” Serving the community for over 10-years, owners Chuck Lazarus III and Dave Fiero, have made it their mission to improve the car buying experience. They are not just another car dealership…they treat their customers like family. The salesmen work together – not against each other – to find the right car for the customer’s budget. They specialize in selling vehicles under $10,000. All…
Consumers Energy’s Intern Challenge Helps Communities, Nonprofits
More than 150 Consumers Energy summer interns made a difference in communities throughout Michigan, volunteering for 27 nonprofit organizations through a distinctive competition called the Intern Challenge. “The Intern Challenge introduces our interns, some of whom will go on to work with us full time, to the idea that we serve our communities on and off the job,” said Carolyn Bloodworth, Consumers Energy’s director of corporate giving. “Volunteering is an essential part of our Promise to care for the Michigan communities we serve, and it’s important that our interns understand that. In a short time, they see they can make a big impact through food banks, Habitat for Humanity and a number of community projects.” The Intern Challenge encourages interns to develop creative solutions to needs in the communities the company serves. Interns who took part in the competition attend more than 40 colleges and work in a variety of areas for Consumers Energy, from engineering to information technology to communications. The competition, which has been taking place annually for nine years, helps set Consumers Energy apart from most companies. Intern participation has been growing, too, from 130 interns last year and 120 in 2013. Among the interns’ accomplishments: Collecting…
Friday, August 14
Bart Visits the Jackson County Fair; State Senator, Mike Shirkey; Jerri-Lynn Harper, Albion Community Schools Supt.; Phil Wrzesinski, the Toy House; Dave DeBaker, Movie Reviews; Ric Walton, the Walton Insurance Group