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Vikings try to stay alive for third week in a row
By Mike Moore Staff Writer Jackson — Down and somewhat out, the Jackson football team reshuffled and regrouped. Two weeks and two wins later, the Vikings are still plenty alive in their quest for a second playoff season in as many seasons. The next challenge is tomorrow night at Holt. “Just like other teams in our spot, we started the payoffs two weeks ago,” coach Scott Farley said. “Now we have to keep winning to keep playing.” Jackson was 2-3 before a 25-21 victory against Okemos and last week’s 49-0 throttling of Lansing Eastern. “I think the offense has really come together, for one,” Farley said about the past two weeks. “The defense has been strong as well. The attitudes of the guys has been good, and that’s paid off.” Now, the Vikings hit the road to face a Holt team (3-4) that is clinging to the hope of an at-large berth. “They are very big, on both sides of the ball,” Farley said of the Rams, who beat Okemos 24-21 last week after losing two in a row. “They have a huge running back. They are consistently successful as a program,…
Grand River Farmers Market Receives High Marks in Assessment
The Michigan Farmers Market Association delivered its report to the Jackson Downtown Development Authority following a market assessment conducted in August at the Grand River Farmers Market. The Association reported Jackson's market is one of the best in the state due to the variety and number of vendors, accessibility, layout, attendance, sales and parking availability. MIFMA utilizes the Rapid Market Assessment model to provide markets with tangible data and information required to make effective changes and improvements. Included in this assessment are three simple, tested methods to evaluate markets and collect information they need to make important market decisions. The first two, attendance counts and dot surveys, are quantitative methods that can be used independently by individual markets. The third method incorporated into the Rapid Market Assessment, which provides comprehensive and qualitative observations from multiple parties, is the constructive comments/observations method. The assessment was conducted on Friday, August 12 by members of the MIFMA. On that day, more than 500 customers attended the market and total sales were estimated at $5,100. The amount shoppers spent at the market was on target for what is spent at most markets across the state, which is $5 to $20. On average, customers spent $11.64…
Thursday, October 13
Mike Overton, Jackson County Administrator; Monica Moser, Jackson Community Foundation; Matt Swartzlander & Jessica Webb, Jackson Chamber of Commerce JAXPO; Laura Schlecte & Jacque Austin, ARTitude, Call for Artists; Dan Greer, Jackson City Councilman; General Materials BuilderWalk
Concord football has shot for first conference title in program history
By Mike Moore Staff Writer Concord — The past few years have seen the Concord football team experience a number of things for the first time ever. Friday night offers another, and maybe biggest, shot at that streak. “If we win, the worst we can do is share the league title,” coach Max Clark said. “It’s huge. It’s a huge opportunity.” Concord, 6-1 overall and 5-1 in the Big Eight, is tied in first place right now with Springport and Homer. Concord lost to Springport and beat Homer. “This has been a goal here for every Concord coach since we joined the Big Eight,” Clark said. “It’s been my goal since I took over. This is a chance to put us in that mix of contenders in this conference.” Clark took over prior to the 2013 season. In the 11-previous seasons, the Yellowjackets had one winning season. In Clark’s first two years, the team limped to back-to-back 1-8 records. But steps were being taken. Then last year hit. Concord went 7-3 and finally got back into the playoffs. This year’s group picked up right where last year’s…
With revived program, Lumen golf team is headed to state finals
By Mike Moore (photo courtesy of Lumen Christi) Staff Writer Jackson — The Lumen Christi girls golf team is headed to the state finals for the third year in a row. That right there is enough to make a nice story about a team being defined by annual consistency. The 2016 team also punched its ticket to the Division 4 final with authority, winning a regional title for the first time since 2011. And that makes the story even better. But there’s something deeper, something more to appreciate with what the girls on this year’s team did, not only building on the past couple years, but asserting themselves as the top team in the regional and a sure bet to be one of the best in the state. There’s a little known fact coach Dave Swartout spoke about Tuesday as he looked back on the regional and forward to Friday and Saturday’s final. It was almost all for naught. “That’s why winning a regional is so rewarding with this group,” Swartout said. “When the…