Jerry Jarzynka, Jackson County Prosecutor; Mindy Bradish-Orta, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce; Deborah Heath, David Green, Anna Dancy and Travis Peterson, Jackson County Medical Care Facility; Cheryl Norey, MACI, American Red Cross Blood Drive; Phil Wrzesinski and Rebecca Calkins, How Bazaar Jackson; Heather Leszczynski, Cascades Humane Society, for Finley’s Smokehouse Dog of the Week
Cambridge Township firefighters with other area departments during recent farm accident training exercises at Rappleye Farms. Photo: JTV The Cambridge Township Fire Department has been awarded assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The fire department will receive $159,786 to improve safety operations, including professional training, wellness and fitness programs equipment, and modifications to facilities. The grant was announced today by Michigan's U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow. “It is essential that Michigan firefighters have the necessary resources to protect themselves and public safety during emergencies,” said Senator Peters. “This funding will ensure that our first responders have the professional training and protective equipment needed to safeguard communities effectively.” “Our firefighters in Cambridge Township put their lives on the line to protect our families and homes,”said Senator Stabenow. “Thanks to these new resources, these brave men and women will have the equipment they need to help them do their jobs more safely and effectively.” Eligible fire departments and Emergency Medical Services organizations in Michigan and across the country can apply for Assistance to Firefighters Grants. These competitive grants help first responders purchase the equipment and obtain the training needed to…
Jeff Beal, Superintendent, Jackson Public Schools with new JPS Principals, Jasper Lusby & Marty DuBois; Erik Lyman, Communications Coordinator, Ella Sharp Museum; John Griffin, Candidate for State Representative, 64th District, Michigan; LaurieLaura Hauenstein & Michelle Gaston, Reality’s Chance Horse Sanctuary; Jacki Staudacher, St. Joseph/St. John Polish Festival (July 30-31)
The newly renovated Bert Walker Hall will be the new “front door” of Jackson College – and it will be rededicated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8 on the Jackson College Central Campus. Bert Walker Hall was built in 1971 and is the last of the College’s original academic buildings to be updated. In addition to the renovation of the 57,000-square-foot existing building, a 12,000-square-foot addition has been built, with large community meeting rooms, study areas, a reception area and more. Walker Hall will now house all student services and related support services, including admissions, advising, financial aid, multicultural affairs, student government, veteran services, foundation studies, international studies, TRiO Student Support Services and the Center for Student Success. Of course, there are also learning studios (classrooms) and the “Sandbox” Center for Innovation. The building has been updated with new electrical, heating and cooling systems, new roofing systems and a second elevator. To fund the construction, Jackson College received $7.6 million in Capital Outlay funding from the State of Michigan, and used institutional debt financing to match that same amount, for a $15.2 million project total. Community members are invited to the rededication ceremony, which will include…
2016 Jackson County Open Final Results Player Round 1 Round 2 Total Championship Flight Cody Lysher 67 70 137 Matthew Farhat 70 70 140 Pete Walz 72 71 143 Noah Schneider 70 75 145 Patrick Campbell 74 71 145 Greg Zeller 70 76 146 Josh Dirlam 75 71 146 Steve Maddalena 73 74 147 Joey Badall 74 73 147 Mike Brockie 76 71 147 Rusty Whisman 73 76 149 Tim Pickering 74 76 150 William Double 76 75 151 Henry Hitt 73 79 152 Scott Denig 73 80 153 Brent Marshall 74 79 153 Mike Raymond 74 79 153 Johnny Brockie 75 78 153 John Tarpley 76 77 153 Jake Butterfield 74 80 154 Nicholas Huff 75 80 155 Chris Chaney 73 83 156 David Mickle 81 75 156 Jim Coutu 76 81 157 Tom Raymond 76 81 157 Dan Eddy 72 87 159 Troy Allen 78 83 161 Bryan Marvin 88 79 167 John Duffy 84 85 169 Lance Schnitkey 77 WD WD First Flight Brian Carney 78 74 152 Luke Girodat 77 76 153 Larry Sexton 78 79 157 Dan Taylor 78 80 158 Chris Vanderveen 82 77 159 Roger Kuhl 83 76 159 Justin Dods 82 78…
Construction projects continue this week in the City of Jackson. Pavement removal set for next week on Edward Ave. Jackson Street is open to traffic Morrell Street at Mechanic will open to traffic Wisner Street work is complete and open to traffic Edward and Winthrop Local Street Reconstruction In the past week, the new gravel base and the bottom and middle layers of asphalt were placed and compacted. Unfortunately, the concrete subcontractor did not finish the sidewalk and driveways on Winthrop as scheduled. The remaining concrete work is now scheduled for July 22 and 23. Next week, pavement removals and water main installation will commence on Edward Avenue. Glick Highway between Blackstone and Jackson The restoration of all disturbed pavements and sidewalks with new concrete has been completed. At this time, all lanes are open to traffic on Jackson Street and all but a single lane are open to traffic on Glick Highway. Unfortunately, the work to pull new conductors into place and connect them to the electrical distribution system has not been completed as scheduled due to field conditions that differ from what was anticipated. Work on this task by Consumers Energy’s crews and contractors continues and will likely…
