SAU Athletics to partner with Lions Club for Food Drive
SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University athletic department is partnering with the Parma-Spring Arbor Lions Club to host a Food Drive to collect non-perishable food items at the Cougar men's basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 10. Students are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item, while fans that bring one will receive free admission to the game. The contributions will go towards the Lions Club Christmas baskets which will be redistributed to help feed local families during the holiday season. Donations will also be welcomed. The Cougars will be hosting Grace Bible College at 3 p.m. Lions Club International is the world's largest service club organization. With more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world, its members are dedicated to doing whatever is needed to help their local communities.
Michigan Center at Concord Boys Basketball – Photo Gallery
Photos by JTV Sports, Photos from Michigan Center at Concord boys basketball. December 8, 2016. Photos by JTV Sports To order prints or purchase download rights click > Purchase Images Photos by JTV Sports, Photos from Michigan Center at Concord boys basketball. December 8, 2016. Photos by JTV Sports
Friday, December 9, 2016
State Senator Mike Shirkey; Diana Agy, Jackson College Associate Professor, Lynne Loftis & Emily Kinsey, Jackson College Heritage; Center/Endowed Chair; Anne Fleming & John Lynch, Queens Music Ensemble, Christmas Shows; Michele Hinkley, Windy Hill Creations, Holiday Gift Ideas; Dave DeBaker, Entertainment Correspondent; Ric Walton, The Walton Insurance Group
King Celebration to Welcome Dungy-Poythress, Honor Wilbur Dungy
(Lauren Dungy-Poythress, courtesy photo) Jackson College invites the community to the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration featuring keynote speaker Dr. Lauren Dungy-Poythress, on Saturday, Jan. 14 in the Robert Snyder Dining Commons, Potter Center. This year’s celebration will be historically special as we pay tribute to Jackson College’s first African-American professor, the late Dr. Wilbur Dungy. Dr. Dungy was a brilliant scientific scholar who inspired many Jackson students to set and achieve high academic goals. His wife, Cleomae Dungy, was also an educator and they inspired each of their children to academic excellence (Tony, Sherry, Linden and Lauren). Lauren (Dr. Lauren Dungy-Poythress) is now a highly decorated, internationally regarded medical doctor (obstetrician/gynecologist) and is scheduled to be our keynote speaker as we pay tribute to her father’s life and legacy. Her keynote address will be entitled “The Content of Our Character,” relating to Wilbur Dungy emphasis on family, education and character, and his similarity to Dr. King. The title comes from a line in Dr. King’s 1963 speech at the March on Washington: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color…
Police Chief Heins to Retire, Assume New Post with Henry Ford Allegiance
Jackson Police Chief Matthew Heins has announced his retirement from the City of Jackson. Heins serves as Director of Police and Fire Services for the city and will be leaving his post on December 16th upon retirement. Heins' entire professional career has been with the City of Jackson, starting as a Cadet in 1989. That same year, he became a patrol officer and worked his way up the ladder, with promotions to Sergeant in 1997, Lieutenant in 1998, Deputy Chief in 2001. He was appointed Chief of Police in 2007 following the resignation of then Chief Erv Portis. In 2011 he was assigned additional responsibility as the Fire Chief under the title Director of Police and Fire Services. A lifelong resident of Jackson, Matt Heins graduated from Hanover-Horton High School in 1985. He attended Jackson College for two years before transferring to Michigan State University where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. In 1992, he returned to school at Western Michigan University and completed a master’s degree in public administration in 1995. Henry Ford Allegiance Health announced today that Heins will be joining the Health System as its new Security Manager. Heins will lead a team of 41…