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Monthly Archives: October 2015

Home-cooked excitement

Vikings set to host first playoff game since 1999 as Livonia Churchill comes to town By Mike Moore Staff Writer Jackson – There’s been plenty of adversity, more ups than downs, and a season to remember for the Jackson High football team. And it’s not over yet. Just days removed from an emotional, and many would call surprising, victory against Lumen Christi in overtime to close out the regular season, Scott Farley and his guys were back to work in preparation for a home playoff date with Livonia Churchill Friday night. And Farley’s hoping it’s another party at Withington Stadium. “I’d love the same support we got last Friday,” the Vikings’ coach said. “A lot of people came out to see if we could take down the giant. Hopefully they all come back this weekend.” They might as well, considering it’s been a while since playoff football came to Jackson for a Vikings game. It was 1999 when Jackson hosted and beat Battle Creek Central 28-13. Since then, all five postseason games have required a bus trip to get to. “It’s very gratifying from the standpoint that we’ve overcome a lot of adversity the past 12 months,” Farley said of…

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Wardcraft Conveyor on Global Great Lakes

For over 113 years, Wardcraft Conveyor has provided standard and custom conveying solutions to manufacturing and material handling industries including automotive, metal stamping, tool & die, machine tool, fastener, forging, die-cast, appliance, metal working, and plastics industries throughout the U.S., Canada, & Mexico.

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The Chase Sports Bar on Food Circus

The Chase Sports Bar, located in downtown Jackson, is the BEST place to catch the big game! Their two story, full service restaurant is home to 21 flat screen televisions for the ultimate sporting experience. Enjoy delicious burgers, wings, pizza and much more.

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Wednesday, October 28

Bill Jors, Candidate for Mayor;  Andy Meyerhofer, CertainTeed;  Karl Heidrich, Supt., Stockbridge Schools;  Steve Tucker, the Michigan Theatre;  Craig Pappin, Jackson City Council Candidate, Ward 4;  Finley’s Grill & Smokehouse Pet of the Week  

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Western travels to I8 Champ Coldwater for playoff opener

Western is in the playoffs!  For the first time in school history the Panthers (6-3) earned a playoff birth and with that comes a trip to Coldwater.  The Cardinals (9-0) beat Western in week four 34-0 on their way to an Interstate 8 Championship.   Coldwater is averaging just over 33 points per game on offense while its defense is allowing just 9.5 points per game.  On the Western side, the Panthers are scoring 23.4 points per game and giving up 18.5. Western (6-3)  at Coldwater (9-0) Friday 7pm Meet the Cardinals Record:  9-0 Conference:  Interstate 8 - 1st place Enrollment:  863 Last playoff appearance:  2014, lost to Stevensville Lakeshore in D3 pre-district Record vs. 2015 playoff teams:  3-0 2015 Schedule/Results Hastings W 40-8 Marshall W 9-7* BC Pennfield W 35-8 Western W 34-0* Northwest W 55-21 Lumen Christi W 26-7* Harper Creek W 40-14 Charlotte W 30-7 Adrian W 35-14 *Playoff teams Western (6-3) 59.889 at Coldwater (9-0) 97.778 Vicksburg (7-2) 71.667 at Marshall (7-2) 80.000

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Local Playoff Football Schedule

Division 2 Livonia Churchill (5-4) 60.111 at Jackson  (7-2) 76.000 Friday 7pm Airs on JTV and JTV.TV Saturday at 1pm and 7pm and Sunday 3:30pm Farmington (5-4) 61.556 at Livonia Franklin (6-3) 67.556 Friday 7pm   Division 3 Parma Western (6-3) 59.889 at Coldwater (9-0) 97.778  Friday 7pm Airs on JTV and JTV.TV Sunday 1pm and 7pm Vicksburg (7-2) 71.667 at Marshall (7-2) 80.000 - Saturday 1pm   Division 5 Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (5-4) 51.278 at Ida (9-0) 92.444 - Friday 7pm Dearborn Heights Robichaud (7-2) 67.889 at Columbia Central (8-1) 73.778 Friday 7pm Hillsdale (6-3) 55.000 at Buchanan (9-0) 91.556 Friday 7pm Olivet (6-3) 60.444 at Berrien Springs (8-1) 80.000 Friday 7pm   Division 6 Grass Lake (5-4) 44.889 at Manchester (8-1) 74.667 - Friday 7pm Lumen Christi (6-3) 68.000 at Vandercook Lake (8-1) 70.111 - Friday 7pm Airs on JTV and JTV.TV  Saturday at 3:30pm and 9:30pm and Sunday 9:30pm   Division 7 Springport (5-4) 44.333 at Homer (7-2) 61.778 - Friday 7pm Concord (7-2) 58.000 at Dansville (8-1) 59.556 - Friday 7pm

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Tuesday, October 27

Jeff Beal, Supt., Jackson Public Schools;  Bart’s Interview with Jonathan Greene for DIG Jackson, in Horace Blackman Park;  Amy Reimann, Director, Ella Sharp Museum of Art & History;  Melissa Morse, Jackson City Council Candidate, Ward 4;  Jeff Beagle, Jackson YMCA Turkey Trot;  Joel Shaner & Friends, Jackson High Bands, Halloween Concert  

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MIS and NASCAR Extend Partnership for 5 Years

NASCAR will return to Michigan International Speedway with a pair of weekends in 2016: June 10-12 and Aug. 26-28. The first of the track’s two NASCAR weekends is June 10-12 with the Corrigan Oil 200 ARCA Racing Series on June 10; NASCAR XFINITY Series on June 11; and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 on June 12. The Sprint Cup Series will wind up its summertime stint at MIS on August 28 with the Pure Michigan 400. The Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 presented by The Cooper Standard Foundation & Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation is on August 27. MIS is one of 23 tracks to host NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in the nation and is the only one in the state of Michigan. The NASCAR races anchor a year’s worth of events that will continue to bring business and drive tourism in the state, helping to showcase all the great things the State of Michigan and all the track’s partners have to offer. NASCAR announced agreements on Monday with the tracks to field NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series races for the next five years. The sanction agreements provide guests and…

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Columbia Central to host Dearborn Heights Robichaud in D5

The Golden Eagles just completed their best regular season since an 8-1 campaign in 1987.  The reward will be a home contest with Dearborn Heights Robichaud.  The Bulldogs have made the playoffs 5 straight years but this will be their first time playing in D5.  The previous four years DHR played in D4.   The Golden Eagles only loss on the year came to unbeaten Ida who is on the other side of the bracket in this district. Dearborn Heights Robichaud (7-2) at Columbia Central (8-1) Friday 7:00pm Meet the Bulldogs Conference:  Western Wayne Blue (3rd place) Enrollment:  573 Last playoff appearance:  2014, Lost to Detroit Old Redford Academy in D4 pre-district Record vs. 2015 playoff teams:  1-2 Schedule/Results Dearborn Devine Child W 48-29 Dearborn Heights Annapolis W 28-0 Redford Union W 49-8 Redford Thurston W 49-21* Belleville L 20-23* Garden City W 38-0 Dearborn Fordson L 14-30* Livonia Clarenceville W 56-20 Ecorse W 2-0 (forfeit) *Playoff teams Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (5-4) 51.278 at Ida (9-0) 92.444 Dearborn Heights Robichaud (7-2) 67.889 at Brooklyn Columbia Central (8-1) 73.778

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