Northwest Looks to Build a Foundation, Culture in Football
Northwest High School football Coach Adam Grybauskas, center, will count on players, from left, Luke McCann, Ashton Golightly, Isaiah Grybauskas, and Nolen Novak during the 2021 football season. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (August 18, 2021 10:24 AM) Northwest High School football Coach Adam Grybauskas did not believe that COVID-19 changed his team too much in 2020. That was until he noted all of the team-building activities that the Mounties – and everyone else in the state – missed last season. But the Mounties are getting back to normal for the 2021 season after an 0-6 season last year. “A lot of those extra ‘family’ things went away due to COVID-19,” Coach Grybauskas said. “You practiced or played a game then went home.” Northwest is hoping to build on a new football foundation and culture with a number of returning starters from 2020. “We have been pushed around defensively over the years, but I think we will be more stout up front,” Grybauskas said. “We need to become a great practice team and see who is going to set the tone every day in practice.” Offensively the Mounties have a four-year starter in all-conference quarterback Isaiah Grybauskas and three returning…
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
JTV News presents The Morning Show. Wednesday, Andy and Bart’s guests: Joe Bentschneider, Sr. Civil Engineer, Jackson County Department of Transportation. Debbie Kelly, Vice President of Operations, The Enterprise Group. Aaron Dimick, City of Jackson Public Information Officer. 9 AM and 11 AM. Wednesday on The Bart Hawley Show: Danielle Noble & Melissa Doser, HFAH Hospice Golf Outing; Troy White, City of Jackson Engineering, Road Work Update; Trooper Travis Fletcher, Michigan State Police, Jackson Post Open House; George Pierson, Realtor, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services; Ric Walton, Walton Insurance Group. 1, 5, 8, and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM. This week on JTV: Food Circus From 2019, Jackson High School presents a special lunch for the students called Oma's Great German Barnyard Grill-Out. Visiting chef Chris Murray, Jackson Public Schools chef Steve Trout and the JHS Food Service Team make a feast featuring traditional German food including a German roasted pig. Where We Live Nestled just southeast of Brooklyn in the Heart of the Irish Hills is Hidden Lake Gardens. Hidden Lake Gardens is home to several unique collections, including a large Hosta Garden, an amazing evergreen collection, and what we will visit today, the Bonsai Collection. Join Bonsai Curator Jack Wikle on a walk thru this…
Events of Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Summer Kids Movie Series. Final Week! The Michigan Theatre, 124 N. Mechanic Street in Jackson is hosting a Summer Kids Series. There will be kid-friendly movies showing on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 11 A.M. and 2 P.M. Sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Jackson, Robbie Curtis Charitable Trust, and Consumers Energy. Doors open 30 Minutes before screening time. $1 Admission. $4 Kids Combo (Small Pop and Popcorn). This week’s movie: Space Jam: A New Legacy. Michigan Theatre, Downtown Jackson. Grass Lake Farmers Market and Music in the Park. Farmers Market every Wednesday from 4 PM to 7 PM. Music in the Park, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, every Wednesday through September. Tonight’s entertainment by ABC Sisters. Grass Lake Park Pavilion, Downtown Grass Lake. Wednesday Family Night at The Cascades. Family entertainment on the stage in front of The Cascades Falls. The shows start at 7:30 PM. Admission is $10 for up to 8 family members. All shows are weather permitting. Tonight, entertainment by Karen Kidder. Presented by Jackson County Parks and The Myers Family Little Caesars of Jackson. Authorator Workshop with Ralph Masiello. Presented by Jackson District Library. 11 AM to 12 PM. Join author/illustrator Ralph Masiello aka “The Icky Bug Man” as…
Jackson Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build 8-17-21 | Photo Gallery
Greater Jackson Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build. A week-long construction event to raise and enclose the first two houses in Greater Jackson Habitat's DeLand Pointe neighborhood. Volunteers will work alongside Habitat staff and contractors to raise the walls and roofs, install siding, and weatherize the homes. DeLand Pointe will be a 6-house neighborhood located adjacent to the new Jackson YMCA on the corners of W. Franklin Street, S. Mechanic Street, and W. Mason Street. 8-17-21. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV News. For prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="1260" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Greater Jackson Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build. A week-long construction event to raise and enclose the first two houses in Greater Jackson Habitat's DeLand Pointe neighborhood. Volunteers will work alongside Habitat staff and contractors to raise the walls and roofs, install siding, and weatherize the homes. DeLand Pointe will be a 6-house neighborhood located adjacent to the new Jackson YMCA on the corners of W. Franklin Street, S. Mechanic Street, and W. Mason Street. 8-17-21. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV News. For prints or downloads, click here.
Meckley’s Opens Sunflower Trail at Local Farm
Lindsay Meckley and Ridge Bollheimer recently opened Sunshine Acres U-Cut Sunflower Trail at Meckley’s Flavor Fruit Farm near Somerset. The swing is one of 25 photo sets on the property. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (August 17, 2021 8:12 PM) The busy season for Meckley’s Flavor Fruit Farms is in the fall. Lindsay Meckley and Ridge Bollheimer wanted something for area residents to do during summer months. It was a surprise visit to a sunflower garden that spurred a new business for the Meckley’s. Meckley’s opened Sunshine Acres U-Cut Sunflower Trail at the end of July. The Trail included more than a dozen varieties of sunflowers and 25 photographer sets. “Ridge took me to his neighbor’s garden where they had a couple of rows of sunflowers,” Meckley said. “We both thought there were cool.” That started the wheels turning. The duo planted a cover crop last year, cut it earlier in 2021, and planted 8.5 acres of sunflowers during the Memorial Day weekend. They planted 14 varieties in 2021, but plan to plant more next spring. “It takes 60 to 90 days for the sunflowers to bloom,” Bollheimer said. “It just depends on the variety.” Sunflowers began to bloom at…
Food Truck Tuesday 8-17-21 | Photo Gallery
Food Truck Tuesday, Horace Blackman Park, Downtown Jackson. 8-17-21. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV News. For prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="1259" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Food Truck Tuesday, Horace Blackman Park, Downtown Jackson. 8-17-21. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV News. For prints or downloads, click here.
