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Events of August 9, 2017

Today is “Pay One Price Day” at the Jackson County Fair.  Buy a ride bracelet once inside for $25.  Bracelets are sold until 8:30pm.  Morning 4-H Judging of Open Class Dairy and Goat at 9 am. and Dairy Judging at 1 pm.  Bingo tent opens at 12 pm, rides open at 2 pm.  4-H Horse & Pony Showmanship Championship and & Hippology Awards at 8pm.  Tonight’s grandstand performers are Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw and Mark Chestnutt with “Roots and Boots Country Jam”.  Hospitality tent opens at 6 pm, show at 7 pm.  Tickets are $24 and $49.  Career Quest Learning Centers will be holding a Grand Reopening today from 11 am to 6 pm.  The Jackson Campus is located at the Commonwealth Commerce Center, 209 E. Washington, Suite 204 in Downtown Jackson.  Refreshments, raffle prizes, live demonstrations, movie room for kids, and tours of the campus.  For more information, call 517-990-9595.  The Grass Lake Farmers Market is open today at the Depot in downtown Grass Lake.  Hours are 4pm to 7pm.   Grass Lake Music in the Park will take place from 6pm to 8pm.    The Beach Bar Clark Lake has their weekly Wednesday Patio Party.  This Wednesday, Collision Six will be…

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Sunny and Warm

Expect mostly clear skies and near normal temperatures into Thursday. This is thanks to a large surface high that will slowly move east across the Great Lakes area. A developing storm system over the Northern Plains in combination with Gulf moisture could bring showers and thunderstorms into this area later Thursday or Friday. Today:  Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight:  Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light winds. Wednesday:  Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. Wednesday Night:  Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Light winds. Thursday:  Mostly sunny until midday then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. Yesterday’s high temperature in Jackson was 76 at 5:05 PM.  The low was 55 at 5:53 AM. Normal high for today is 81.  The record low is 43, set in 1989.  The record high is 95, set in 2001.  0.00 inches of precipitation yesterday.  Month to date:  1.12 inches.    Sunrise today at 6:38 AM EDT.  Sunset at 8:48 PM EDT.

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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Emily Downs, Miss Jackson County RoseQueen, with Clair Brown, Miss Jackson Co. Teen USA;  Stephanie Schiro, United Way of Jackson County;  Bart & Brad Flory Visit the Fair for a Food Extravaganza;  Jeff Punches, East Jackson Schools, Cruise-In at The Dome;  Beth Lewis, Vista Grande Villa & Nicole Bebee, Alzheimer’s Association;  Weekend Event Highlights

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Events of Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Today is “$2 Tuesday” at the Jackson County Fair, with $2 admission, $2 food specials, $2 vendor specials and $2 rides.  4-H judging in the morning:  Swine, Horse & Pony, and Poultry.  The Bingo Tent opens at 12 pm, rides open at 2 pm. 4-H Beef judging is at 6 pm.  Tonight’s Grandstand Show features Flo Ride with special guest Macy Kate.  Tickets are $39, $49 and $69.  Hospitality tent opens at 6 pm, show at 7 pm. Today is Michigan Primary Election Day.  Voters in Summit, Pulaski and Jackson have issues and races to decide.  In Summit Township, there is a road improvement bond proposal.  Pulaski Township has a special road millage proposal.  In the City of Jackson, Wards 3 and 5 have City Council primary candidates. Details on the County of Jackson website. The Jackson Downtown Development Authority presents the Grand River Farmers Market, today from 8am to 2pm.  The market, featuring seasonal farmers and other vendors is at Grand River Marketplace, corner of Glick Highway and Mechanic Street in Downtown Jackson. Senior Splash at Nixon Water Park, today at 9am to 10:30am.  Warm, therapeutic recreation for senior citizens.  The perfect combination of gently toning muscles, strengthening and stretching for persons…

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Jackson Rec Softball

Jackson Rec Softball Results for Sunday, August 6

Men’s Red Division Cloverland Tattoo 10  Shamrock Bar  9.  Josh Williams went 3 for 4 with a Grand Slam while Mick Valentine also went 3 of 4 to lead Cloverland Tattoo.  Toby Swann Went 4 for 4 hitting for the cycle and Jeff Yoell went 3 for 4 for Shamrock Bar.   Dawn Foods 9  Rightway Automotive 5.  Lee Vickers, Brandon Skimmer, Larry Potter and Korey Stewart each went 2 for 3 to guide Dawn Foods.  Rob Hicock went 3 for 4 and Jason Parren went 2 for 3 to lead Rightway Automotive.   Anna’s Porch Café/Jackson Truck Service 4  Isselhardt Nissan 3.  Gary Adams, Brandon Fowler, Jeremy Lust and Carl Thayer each went 2 for 3 to lead Anna’s Porch Café/Jackson Truck Service.  Tim Barnes went 3 for 3 and Matt Brown also went 3 for 3 with a double for Isselhardt Nissan.   Men’s White Division Leimenstoll Services/UAW 17  Budget Tire 5.  Corey Lenski, Bruce Mast and Colin Lefere each went 3 for 3 with a double for Leimenstoll/UAW.  Tyler Shuberg went 4 for 4 and Gary Smith went 3 for 3 with a double for Budget Tire.   First Glimpse 10  Radiators 9.  Jeff Feller went 3…

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Jackson County Fair Part 2 – Photo Gallery

More photos from the Jackson County Fair 2017.  Photos by Noah Baker, JTV.  To purchase low priced prints and downloads starting at $1, click here. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="172" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_blog_gallery" override_image_settings="0" image_quality="100" image_crop="0" image_watermark="0" image_display_size="1280" image_max_height="0" spacing="10" border_size="0" border_color="#FFFFFF" display_captions="0" caption_location="below" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="always" ngg_proofing_display="0" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" is_ecommerce_enabled="1" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]More photos from the Jackson County Fair 2017.  Photos by Noah Baker, JTV.  To purchase low priced prints and downloads starting at $1, click here.  

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Jackson County Fair 2017 – Photo Gallery

  Photos by Ryan Kerwin, JTV. Photos from Jackson County Fair, Monday morning August 8, 2017. JTV Order prints or purchase download rights click - Purchase Images   [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="171" exclusions="9484,9485" sortorder="9487,9442,9443,9444,9445,9446,9447,9448,9449,9450,9451,9452,9453,9454,9455,9456,9457,9458,9459,9460,9461,9462,9463,9464,9490,9465,9466,9468,9469,9488,9489,9470,9471,9472,9505,9473,9474,9475,9476,9477,9478,9479,9480,9481,9482,9483,9484,9485,9486,9491,9492,9493,9494,9495,9496,9497,9498,9499,9500,9501,9502,9503,9504,9467" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_blog_gallery" override_image_settings="0" image_quality="100" image_crop="0" image_watermark="0" image_display_size="1280" image_max_height="0" spacing="10" border_size="0" border_color="#FFFFFF" display_captions="0" caption_location="below" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="always" ngg_proofing_display="0" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" is_ecommerce_enabled="0" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]Photos by Ryan Kerwin, JTV. Photos from Jackson County Fair, Monday morning August 8, 2017. JTV Order prints or purchase download rights click - Purchase Images  

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