Thursday, October 18, 2018
Today on The Bart Hawley Show: Pete Jancek, Blackman Township Supervisor; Melvin Merritt, MD, Center for Family Health Obstetrician/Gynecologist; Karen Chaprnka, Henry Ford Allegiance Health, Integration Advisor & Special Projects (Lobby Renovation); Angelita Gunn, Director, AWARE with Phil Tripp, Tripp’s Auto Shop; Natalie Kissinger & Joe Nolan, Cast Members, Croswell Opera House Production of ‘Next to Normal’; Melissa Fletke, Sr. Program Director, YMCA Trunk or Treat. 1 PM, replays at 5, 8 and 11 PM Monday; 2 and 5 AM Friday. (replay of October 16) On the Aspen One Hour Football Show: Highlights, game breakdowns, predictions, Willis and Machnik Player of the Week and more. Josh and Joel with special guests Matt Lehman and James Bradley look at the final matchups of the regular season. Today at 7:30 and 10:30 PM. On the Jackson Show, JTV visits the Bright Walls Mural Festival. Interviews with the artists, entertainment and mural painting from beginning to end. Today at 3, 7 and 10 PM, 1, 4 and 7 AM Friday.
Events of Thursday, October 18, 2018
The 31st Jackson Storyfest continues today with LaRon Williams and his much anticipated “Silver Tales” for the Young at Heart. Packaged especially for seniors, this event will be hosted at the Ella Sharp Museum in their Community Room beginning at 10 a.m. Free admission. JAXPO 2018 Business to Business Showcase. JAXPO gives businesses the unique opportunity to highlight their enterprises, network with current and potential customers and celebrate the best Jackson has to offer. 1 PM to 7 PM. Allskate Fun Center, 1313 West North Street, Jackson. $10 at the door unless you have a JAXPO ticket which will get you in the door for free. DOWNLOAD FREE TICKET HERE. Economic Club Luncheon. Enjoy an informative speech and a delicious meal. Dr. Salah Huwais and team have grown Versah into an international company over the past few years. Join us to learn about their highs and lows in their story of a growing business. 11:30 AM, Optimist Ice Arena, 1300 West North Street. $30 at the door for Chamber members, $50 for future Chamber members. Call 517-782-8221. Fill the Blue Bus. The Jackson YMCA be taking the Blue Bus all over Jackson to collect items for our online auction. Bring anything…
Jackson Area First Responders Using Closed Cascades School for Training
Jackson Police and Fire Services are taking advantage of a rare opportunity to train in a school building. Starting Wednesday Oct. 17, the Jackson Fire Department will work with the Summit Township Fire Department to train in and around Cascades Elementary School at 1200 S. Wisner St. in Jackson. Cascades Elementary is a Jackson Public Schools building. It was closed earlier this year and is slated for demolition to make way for a new elementary school building. Firefighters say they are thankful the district has given them unfettered access to the building for training. “We don’t get many chances to use a large-scale building for training and practicing real life scenarios, so this will be very valuable training for us,” said Assistant Fire Chief Christopher Ermatinger. Firefighters will start their training with wide area search and rescue operations. They will also conduct forcible entry training, HAZAMAT simulations, along with testing pumps and hoses for firefighting in large buildings. The training, which is scheduled through December, does not include any firefighting in the school. Assistant Chief Ermatinger says they do not anticipate the training causing any disruptions to nearby Frost Elementary School or the surrounding neighborhood. “We want neighbors to know…