Events of Wednesday August 7, 2019
Jackson County Fair. PAY-ONE-PRICE DAY - Classic Rock Night. Buy a ride bracelet once inside. (Bracelets $25 sold until 8:30 p.m.) Regular admission & parking paid at the gate. Today’s schedule: 9:00 am - 4-H & Open Class Dairy Judging 9:00 am - 4-H Goat Judging 12:00 pm - Bingo Tent Opens 12:00pm, 3:00pm & 6:00pm - K9's in Flight free show 1:00 pm - 4-H Dairy Judging Contest 1:00 pm - Evan Struck—Speed Painting *Keeley stage 1:00pm & 5:00pm Bearidise Bear Show 2:00 pm - Rides Open 5:00 pm - Hospitality Tent –South end of the GS 6:00 pm - Evan Struck-Speed Painting *Keeley stage. 7:00 pm - FOREIGNER & STYX 8:00 pm - 4-H Horse & Pony Showmanship Championship & Hippology Awards Fair Week at Nixon Water Park. The Nixon Water Park is offering a special rate during the Jackson County Fair from August 5-10. Enjoy a reduced of $3 per person per session. Family Night at The Cascades. Wednesday August 7th Family Night at the Cascades! Gates open at 7pm Live music from Denise Davis and the Motor City Sensations starting at 7:30pm. Admission: $10 for up to 8 family members. Come meet the Minions! Laser…
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
All new Wednesday on The Bart Hawley Show, guests include: Joe Piscatella, Author, TV host, Guest Expert Web MD 'How to Live a Healthy Lifestyle’; Bob Hoffman & Tara Peplowski, Wharton Center; Jackson County Fair segment; Pat Baumgartner, Director, Personal Care Ministry; Isaac White, Alpha & Omega Construction. Live at 1 PM, replays at 5, 8 and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM Thursday.
Spencer Uses Hot Putter to Defeat Former City Champion
Conor Spencer watches a shot during the Jackson City Golf Championship qualifying Saturday at Cascades Golf Course. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports A $15 putting mirror is paying big dividends for Lumen Christi Catholic School senior Conor Spencer. The mirror helps a golfer with alignment, stroke length and direction. Spencer defeated two-time Jackson City Champion Mike Brockie 2 up in the tournament at Cascades Golf Course. Seven of the eight matches were completed in the third round on Tuesday. The Mike Raymond/ Logan Anuszkiewicz match was delayed as Raymond experienced a rain delay at another event. The match did not begin until 6:20 p.m. Raymond leads 2 up after 12 holes and play is expected to begin Wednesday at 7 a.m. In other matches, Luke Girodat earned a 1-up win over Bret Valkuchak in 19 holes; Riley Hestwood won 7-5 over Chris Chaney; Mark Kurzynowski won 2-1 over medalist Brian Carney; Brogan Brockie earned a 3-2 victory over Tom Raymond; Cody Lysher won 2-1 against Todd Marston; and Steve Maddalena earned a 2-1 win over Greg Zeller. The results set up quarterfinal matches of the Raymond/Anuszkiewicz winner versus Spencer; Girodat versus Hestwood; Kurzynowski versus…
Grass Lake’s Stephanie Palmer Receives MDOT Director’s Award
Stephanie Palmer of Grass Lake has received the 2019 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Director's Award - the department's highest employee honor for outstanding service. MDOT established the annual award more than 30 years ago to recognize those who exhibit leadership and exemplary public service. "Stephanie is a prime example of MDOT employees focusing on the customer and constantly striving to improve the transportation system. With great skill and professionalism, she serves the department with distinction," said State Transportation Director Paul C. Ajegba. "Director's Award recipients like Stephanie stand out because they are nominated by fellow MDOT staff for this special recognition." Palmer, honored in the professional, supervisor category, served as the project manager for the information technology portion of MDOT's innovative US-23 Flex Route project north of Ann Arbor, the first to be used in Michigan. The Flex Route uses a lane control system comprised of overhead signs, cameras, and electronic message boards mounted on large gantries. The system manages freeway traffic more efficiently during peak hours by opening and closing the median shoulders to traffic. Palmer was responsible for the development of the Active Traffic Management (ATM) software used for the Flex Route. Leveraging her national contacts, she…
Brad Flory: Sorrow and Delight
By Brad Flory JTV An old newspaper geezer feels an odd mixture of delight and sorrow while watching festivities like those staged in downtown Jackson Aug. 5. The event was a groundbreaking ceremony for a project to turn the empty Citizen Patriot building into residential apartments. Assembled dignitaries used six ceremonial shovels to throw dirt on the grave of my career. “It's a great day!” declared the main developer of what will be called the Albert Kahn Apartments. For nearly 30 years, I worked inside the Citizen Patriot building as a reporter and opinion columnist. I climbed the stairs to the second floor at least 25,000 times, which is the best explanation for why I do not weigh 400 pounds. I saw feuds and weird behavior and torrid office romances inside those walls. I also saw a special camaraderie and sense of shared purpose. It sounds pretentious, but old newspaper geezers used to think our work was important. The Citizen Patriot building was beautiful and rock solid, and it proclaimed its importance in capital-letter inscriptions facing Jackson Street. “HE WHO MOLDS PUBLIC OPINION GOES DEEPER THAN HE WHO ENACTS STATUTES,” it said, and more. Perhaps we exaggerated our importance…