Weekend Basketball Highlights & Community Events Highlights; Jeff Hovarter, Director, Jackson County Parks & Kyle Lewis, Manager of Park Facilities & Events; Eric Rett & Dave Benson, Willis & Jurasek TAX TALK; Erik Lyman, Communications Coordinator, Ella Sharp Museum; Rock Mangus & Becky Hunt, Mission of Hope Cancer Fund & The Believe Center; George Webster & Alex Cash, P&T Fitness; Jenna Darling, Michael Luedecking & Emily Walainis, Big Brothers Big Sisters Recruitment
Drop In Tech Help. Stop by the Carnegie Branch of the Jackson District Library today and every Tuesday between 10 AM to 12 PM for help with your tech-related issues. March is Reading Month: Construction Take Over at the Summit Branch, Jackson District Library. Join us at the Summit Branch! Need we say more? Construction toys and building galore! Come by the Summit Branch any time during March. Intended for kids. This activity/event is in celebration of March is Reading Month, with a spotlight on Mighty, Mighty Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker. 10 AM to 6 PM. Journey: Watermedia Works by Joyce Grace. Current exhibit at the Ella Sharp Museum. Joyce Grace works in watermedia and colored pencil, creating colorful, whimsical works on paper. Her paintings have been shown in numerous national and regional exhibitions and are featured in Northlight Books “Splash Five,” American Artist Magazine and Rockport Press “Best of Watercolor: Painting Composition.” Joyce holds a Bachelor of Science in Design from the University of Michigan and is a signature member of Watercolor West. Hours today: 10 AM to 5 PM. Chinese Calligraphy Class at the Carnegie Branch, Jackson District Library. Presented by Xuezhen Fan. 1:30-3:30 PM. Learn the basics of Mandarin (both…
By Alexandra Cash, JTV In March of 1923, in a storefront on South Jackson Street in downtown Jackson, two Grass Lake brothers started a business that would serve the community for more than nine decades. Rafe and Merrill Craft were the founders of The Craft Agency Inc., which celebrates its 95th anniversary of business this year. Throughout the generations, numerous Craft men have provided the leadership for the agency to remain the strong entity that it is today. “It’s a tremendous privilege to carry on a tradition and to deal with the same businesses and families in many instances that we have dealt with for generations, literally. We feel a strong sense of pride and obligation to this community,” said David Craft, Executive Vice President. Rafe and Merrill worked hard throughout the turbulent times of the Great Depression and World War II. In the 1950s Merrill’s two sons, Robert and James, joined the business as the second generation of leadership. Following the passing of Rafe in 1955, Merrill and his two sons continued to run the business for many years, expanding services and developing deeper relationships with clients. The third generation of Crafts joined the business after college and obtaining…
Earl Poleski, Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA); Brenda LaChapelle, Volunteer, Jackson Co. Animal Shelter; Sandra Place, Administrator, Jackson Co. Medical Care Facility; Sam Hunt & Darren Hampton, Napoleon High School; Kit Young Basketball Game Fundraiser; Dave DeBaker, Entertainment Correspondent; Ric Walton, The Walton Insurance Group (replay from March 16)
Expect mostly dry conditions with slightly cooler than normal temperatures through most of this week. There remains at least a chance a storm system coming out of the Central Plains late in the week could bring snow or mixed rain and snow to the area Saturday but at this points a more southern track seems likely to keep Southern Michigan dry into the following week. Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Wednesday Partly sunny, with a high near 37. North northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 42. Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Friday Sunny, with a high near 44. Friday Night A…
Jackson College Winter Film Series. Explore filmmaking and enjoy movies from classic to contemporary with Jackson College’s 42nd Annual Winter Film Series. The Winter Film Series is held annually at the Michigan Theatre in downtown Jackson as part of the College’s English 210 Films as Literature class. Community members are welcome. Films begin at 7:15 p.m. on Mondays; cost $5 per person. Tonight the documentary: “Whose Streets?” Jackson Public Schools is holding a JPS Bond 2018 Informational Meeting tonight from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM at the Parkside Library, Middle School at Parkside. All community invited. Yoga at the Meijer Branch, Jackson District Library every Monday and Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Jeanette Lamphere teaches this yoga class. Suggested donation of $3. Intended for adults. Family Story Time at the Carnegie Branch, Jackson District Library. Join us every Monday at 6 PM for stories, crafts and more. Intended for ages 0-7 and their families.
Photos by Noah Baker, JTV Sports. Detroit Country Day 64, Northwest 48. State Class B Girls Basketball Final, March 17, 2018. To order photos or downloads, click here. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="267" sortorder="14837,14836,14835,14834,14833,14832,14831,14830,14829,14828,14827,14826,14825,14824,14823,14822,14821,14820,14819,14818,14817,14816,14838,14815,14814,14813,14812,14811,14810,14809,14808,14807,14806,14805,14804,14803,14802,14801,14800,14799,14798" 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"] Photos by Noah Baker, JTV Sports. Detroit Country Day 64, Northwest 48. State Class B Girls Basketball Final, March 17, 2018. To order photos or downloads, click here.
Mostly clear skies and even warmer afternoon temperatures are expected today thanks to a Pacific origin high pressure system moves into Lower Michigan from the west. Highs should be well up into the 50s inland of the Lake Michigan shore. Today is likely to be the warmest day of this entire week (through Saturday the 24th). Today Sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northeast wind around 15 mph. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wednesday Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Friday Sunny, with a high near 44. Friday Night A chance of…
Photos by Ryan Kerwin, JTV. Photos from Flea Market at The Believe Center, Mission of Hope Cancer Fund. March 17, 2018. JTV Order prints or purchase download rights click - Purchase Images [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="266" sortorder="14760,14761,14762,14763,14764,14765,14766,14767,14768,14769,14770,14771,14772,14773,14797,14774,14775,14776,14777,14778,14779,14780,14781,14782,14783,14784,14785,14786,14787,14788,14789,14790,14791,14792,14793,14794,14795,14796" 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 Flea Market at The Believe Center, Mission of Hope Cancer Fund. March 17, 2018. JTV Order prints or purchase download rights click - Purchase Images
