Month: August 2020 | Page 6

Thompson Wants to Run as a Team at MIS

August 26, 2020

Concord High School runner Skylar Thompson won the Pittsford Early Bird Cross Country Invitational on Wednesday at Pittsford High School. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (August 26, 2020 8:52 PM) Concord High School cross country runner Skylar Thompson has finished inside the top 15 at the state meet the last three years. She has earned all-state honors because of those finishes. But her only goal in 2020 is to have a few more Yellow Jackets on the course at Michigan International Speedway the first Saturday in November. The CHS senior got off to a good start by winning the Pittsford Early Bird Cross County Invitational on Wednesday in hot, muggy conditions. Thompson finished the 5K course in 22 minutes, 35 seconds. She was one of only three runners to finish the course for Concord. “It was hot out there … but hot for everyone,” Thompson said. “We have a few more seniors on the team this year and a few middle school students who have stepped up. “I just want to have my team go to the state meet this year … I haven’t had that at the state meet.” The senior has finished…

Pittsford XC Early Bird Invitational 8-26-20 | Photo Gallery

August 26, 2020

Pittsford XC Early Bird Invitational, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="744" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Pittsford XC Early Bird Invitational, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.

Events of Thursday, August 27, 2020

August 26, 2020

The Green Market at Henry Ford Allegiance Health. 9 AM to 2 PM. Corner of East Michigan Avenue and Waterloo Street, across from the hospital. Please respect social distancing, wear face masks and observe safety procedures. All food and products sold at The Green Market at Allegiance Health are grown and produced in Michigan using little or no pesticides, herbicides, inorganic fertilizers, or antibiotics. This means healthier foods for the greater Jackson community and less pollution for our rivers and lakes. Household Hazardous Waste Collection 2020. August, 27th. Reservation required. Noon to 6 PM. 2400 N. Elm Street, Jackson (Jackson DOT, enter off Chanter Road). Make your reservation here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040b4daaaa29a6f85-august Recycling Jackson will be joining us at the August event to collect electronics. Visit our recycling website for E-waste details/pricing: https://jacksonrecycles.wixsite.com/recycling/household-hazardous-waste-2020 You can also go to http://recyclingjackson.com/ for more information. Vital to Victory Exhibit at Lost Railway Museum. How Motorwomen Challenged & Changed the World. Now through November 21. Admission $5. Vital to Victory features the often-untold lives of women in the rail industry, from early electric streetcar drives to modern locomotive engineers. Women were initially only granted entry to these jobs during World War I and World War II when male…

Southside Summer Fest and Back to School Blast this Saturday

August 26, 2020

Consumers Energy CEO Patti Poppe: Work From Home May Extend to Mid 2021

August 26, 2020

Kiwanis Club of Jackson Refurbishes AWARE Gardens and Playground

August 26, 2020

Michigan Reports 761 Coronavirus Cases Today, State Total Now 99,200

August 26, 2020

(August 26, 2020 3:44 PM) Michigan reported 761 coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 99,200. The State of Michigan is reporting 7 COVID-19-related death today, with the state total at 6,424. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 8/21/2020): 72,580. This information is updated daily at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.