Michigan Rush Jackson claims Super Y League National Championship
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Jackson College Dental Hygiene Clinic to Open to Public
Courtesy Photo: JC Dental students with instructor. Community members may soon utilize Jackson College’s new Dental Hygiene Clinic, which offers dental hygiene services while helping students gain experience. The Dental Hygiene Clinic will open for the community on Jan. 28, 2019. The clinic allows dental hygiene students to complete practice hours required as part of their studies. Students will work under the direct supervision of licensed dental hygiene instructors and dentists as they offer the following preventive services: · Dental Cleanings · X-rays · Fluoride Treatments · Oral Cancer Screening · Blood Pressure Screening · Oral Health Instruction · Nutritional Advising Appointments will be available Monday afternoons starting at 1:30 p.m., or Wednesday mornings starting at 8:30 a.m. Working with students who are under supervision, appointments are expected to be between 2 to 3.5 hours long. Cleanings will include oral exam, necessary x-rays, cleaning and fluoride treatment, and will cost $30 for adults, $25 for senior citizens and children under 18. The Dental Clinic will encompass five areas – A clinic with 10 state-of-the-art dental chairs. Each unit with have two types of power scalers with intraoral camera that are embedded right into the unit. Two radiography rooms,…
Several Area Athletes Make Detroit Free Press All-State Football Teams
By, Gabriel Schray | JTV Sports | December 18th, 2018 Fifteen Local to Jackson Athletes made the Detroit Free Press All-State Football teams. Mick McCabe is in his 47th year at the Free Press, covering primarily high school and college athletics. The list is comprised of athletes he selected and was published to Freep.com. McCabe selected hundreds of student-athletes that participated in MHSAA football this year to eight divisions worth of teams. He then named off dozens as honorable mentions for the eight divisions- who he believed deserved a nod, even though they were not placed on a team. The 2010 Michigan Sports Writer of the Year, McCabe has won several state and national awards. In April 2014, McCabe became only the fifth sports writer inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. This is our compilation of his local and area selections. More than anything, the point of us covering his list is to make it easy for local fans, families and friends to find the athletes who were named to the daunting all-state teams. In addition to the fifteen local athletes, there is an additional 27 area athletes, for a grand total of 42 athletes within a stones…
Events of Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Gingerbread House Contest. The Meijer Branch is hosting a Gingerbread House competition! There will be separate divisions for children, teens, and adults with prizes for the winners. Houses will be judged on craftsmanship and creativity. Drop off your entry from Saturday, December 15th through Thursday, December 20th. Entries will be judged and the winner announced on Friday, December 21st. Please limit your Gingerbread House to a maximum footprint of 12″ x 18″. One entry per person, please. Meijer Branch, Jackson District Library. Jackson Y Winter Day Camp Registration is now Open. Bring in the new year with day camp cheer. Where will your kids go this winter break? The Jackson YMCA has the answer! Ages 4 - 14, 7 AM to 6 PM. Call 517-782-0537 or visit jacksonymca.org. Camp runs December 26-28, 31 & January 2-4. Nite Lites at Michigan International Speedway. The holiday display runs every day through Dec. 31, from 5:30 – 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5:30 – 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The cost is $25 per car. The display will feature two lanes of traffic as guests drive through six lighted tunnels, 15 mega trees and more than 10-miles of Christmas lights…
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Today on The Bart Hawley Show: Dave Craft, The Craft Agency; Tim Bos, Holiday & Antiques & Collectibles; Jenifer Scanlon, Realtor, The Brokerage House; Don Trapp & Dave Templin, Optimist Ice Arena; Anne Fleming, Singer/Violinist, Holiday Music; Brian & Sally Krichbaum, Gilbert Chocolates. Live at 1 PM, replays at 5, 8 and 11 PM, 2 and 5 AM Wednesday.
Marshall Plan Awards $500,000 to Jackson County’s Career Readiness Consortium
Round one innovation grant award winners pose for a group photo at the Michigan Library Auditorium on Monday, December 17, 2018. Photo by Claire Abendroth, Photographer at Talent and Economic Development Department of Michigan. Jackson County’s Career Readiness Talent Consortium is being awarded $500,000 from the state’s Talent and Economic Development Department and Department of Education. Jackson County is one of nine talent consortia to be awarded grants to start and grow innovative education models in the Marshall Plan for Talent Innovation. Governor Rick Snyder signed the Marshall Plan for Talent into law on June 26, 2018. Under the Public Act, $100 million was appropriated to the Talent Investment Fund to improve the state’s talent pool. The Jackson County Career Readiness Talent Consortium will hire additional support personnel to assist counselors and support students who have a post-secondary plan. The consortium will also expand professional development for educators to be able to instruct in career readiness and work-based learning. Jackson County schools in the partnership include Jackson County Intermediate School District, Jackson Public Schools, Northwest Community Schools, Western School District, Grass Lake Public Schools, Concord Public Schools, East Jackson Public Schools, Hanover Horton Public Schools, Springport Public Schools, Michigan Center…
