Fourth Street Construction Projects Begin Today
Map courtesy City of Jackson. The City of Jackson Engineering Division is beginning work on a large construction project that will impact a busy roadway on the City’s southwest side. Starting Monday, June 3, crews will begin work on Fourth Street, focusing on replacing pavement and realigning intersections in several areas. Work in these areas will be taking place at the same time, and is all set to wrap up in August. Fourth Street from Audubon Boulevard to the intersection of Stonewall and Horton roads will be milled and repaved. In the middle of that repaving effort is the roundabout at the West Avenue intersection. The roundabout will be re-designed to make the roundabout easier and safer to drive around. The third part of this overall project realigning the intersection of Fourth Street, Stonewall Road and Horton Road. This three-way intersection is at the city limits with Summit Township, and is a major access point to the City of Jackson. It will be redesigned into a T-intersection to allow for better traffic flow. The intersection will also receive new pavement, curbs, traffic signals and a pedestrian crossing to connect an existing trail to Ella Sharp Park. The overall goal of…
Maddalena on target for sixth Jackson Masters victory
By Gary Kalahar, JTV Sports While preparing for the Jackson Masters golf tournament one evening last week, Steve Maddalena hit the Country Club of Jackson driving range after the balls had been picked up for the night. That meant he would have to gather any balls that he hit. After striking a bucket’s worth, the job of retrieving them didn’t prove too difficult, since every one of them was on the target green. That was a good sign for Maddalena, and a bad one for the rest of the field. Maddalena stayed on target all weekend, firing rounds of 67 and 71 for a 6-under-par 138 total and a comfortable five-stroke margin of victory to claim his sixth Jackson Masters championship. Cody Lysher finished second at 143, followed by defending champion Logan Anuszkiewicz, Mark Kurzynowski and Jack Brockie at 146. Lysher, Anuszkiewicz and Brockie all matched Maddalena’s 71 on a sunny, windy Sunday at the Country Club of Jackson, but no one made a run at the three-stroke lead he carried after his exceptional opening round. With his first Jackson Masters victory since 2009, the 59-year-old Maddalena became the…
Events of Monday, June 3, 2019
Summer Swim Camp Registration at the Jackson YMCA. Swim Camp is for all swim levels and focuses on water safety, swim basics, and stroke development. Participants will learn new skills, become comfortable in and around water, and make friends. A portion of each day will be a swim clinic, focusing on skills, technique and endurance. the second part of the day will include group games, competitions, and boat safety scenarios. To register, visit jacksonymca.org or call 782-0537. Summer Cornhole League at Grand River Brewery. It's not a Michigan summer without cornhole! Every Monday night this summer, we're hosting a Cornhole League. The season will run for 10 weeks from June 3 through August 5 - prizes will be given out at the end of the season based on points with a seeded playoff bracket in August for the grand prize. Register Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXjFt_JESYlQTsMpRfd1FkGGXaHuD2McDcp8YecY3BdXuA7w/viewform?usp=pp_url $10 registration fee per team, 2 people per team, 20 team limit. Summer Zumba with Gayle Hyde at Carnegie. Gale Hyde has been a Zumba Fitness instructor for eight years, with credentials of Zumba, Aqua Zumba, Zumba toning, Strong by Zumba, and Zumba kids. Zumba is a Latin craze that works all your core muscles. It’s…
Party in the Park at Ella Sharp 6-2-19 | Photo Gallery
Party in the Park at Ella Sharp, June 2, 2019. Photos by Brooke Morse, JTV. To order downloads and prints, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="425" display="pro_blog_gallery"] Party in the Park at Ella Sharp, June 2, 2019. Photos by Brooke Morse, JTV. To order downloads and prints, click here.
Paws in the Park 6-1-19 | Photo Gallery
Paws in the Park, June 1, 2019. Photos by Brooke Morse, JTV. To order downloads and prints, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="424" display="pro_blog_gallery"] Paws in the Park, June 1, 2019. Photos by Brooke Morse, JTV. To order downloads and prints, click here.