Tuesday on The Bart Hawley Show, guests include Barbara Baird-Pauli, Principal, Jackson High School; Rep. Julie Alexander, State Rep., 64th Distr. MI; Dave Wooden, Deputy Director of Fire Services, City of Jackson; Lee Hampton, Kevin Brown & Leslie Bowles, Jackson Juneteenth; Wendy Clifton, A Frame Above; Aaron Vorce, Exchange Club Golf Outing. Live at 1 PM, replays at 5, 8 and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM Wednesday.
The 2019 Jackson Memorial Day Procession and Mt. Evergreen Ceremony. May 27, 2019. Photos by Bart Hawley, JTV. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="419" display="pro_blog_gallery"]The 2019 Jackson Memorial Day Procession and Mt. Evergreen Ceremony. May 27, 2019. Photos by Bart Hawley, JTV. To order prints or downloads, click here.
By Brad Flory JTV Anyone driving past the massive construction site at the Jackson County fairgrounds is forgiven for drawing false conclusions. “The fair is canceled this year, right?” someone recently asked me. False conclusion! The Jackson County Fair will be Aug. 4-10. Except for the new American 1 Event Center, construction is supposed to finish in time for the fair, and the work is said to be on schedule. An extreme makeover is underway that will give the Jackson County Fair a whole new look and layout. My prediction: This will be the best thing that has happened to the fair in a very long time. Thirty-four years ago, I attended my first Jackson County Fair and thought it was the best county fair I'd seen anywhere in Michigan. With apologies to friends in Hillsdale, I still think so. This was the fair that Herman Gumper built, and if you didn't know that, Herman would tell you. Gumper, who died in 2015, was fair manager from 1961 to 1993. He really took charge in 1959 on a committee assigned to revive what was then a ramshackle and dingy event. Herman could be stubborn, headstrong, and combative, but the…
Video courtesy Jackson County and American 1 Credit Union.
Monday on The Bart Hawley Show guests include: Sara Tackett, Director, Jackson District Library; Rebecca Armstrong, Al Glick Youth Football Camp & Jack Harbaugh, Jackson Co. Celebration of Football; Dan Bickel, Music Director, Jackson College; Dave DeBaker, Entertainment Correspondent; Ric Walton, The Walton Insurance Group. 1, 5, 8 and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM Tuesday. (replay from May 24)
Al Glick and Jim Harbaugh at 2018 Camp. JTV Photo. The Al Glick Youth Football Camp is a one-day event for children from Jackson County entering 4th to 9th grade in the fall. Instruction provided by current & former NCAA & NFL athletes as well as area high schools. Camp Founder, Al Glick, developed a life-long passion for the sport of football at a young age. As a business owner. Al often looks to the lessons football teaches about the teamwork that is required to perform successfully at a high level. “My family has always been into sports. I got involved with football more than any other sport and in my mind, football is a great learning experience for life. You learn about teamwork, communications, working together, and you build life-long friends out of football.” The football camp is Al’s way of paying it forward to the next generation and inspiring them to participate, become fans, and learn from this great sport. New this year is the Jackson County Celebration of Football, which precedes the camp. Details on the Camp and the Celebration of Football here.
Connect with your community and enjoy some great Motown and jazz music when Jackson College hosts the Juneteenth Celebration Saturday, June 15 from 2-9 p.m. at the CP Federal City Square, Jackson. The Juneteenth Celebration and Resource Fair is a free community event. The afternoon will start with a helpful community resource fair, including health and educational exhibits and job fair. A Kids Zone throughout the day will feature carnival games, a robotics exhibition, horse rides, petting zoo, face painting, basketball, putt-putt golf and more. The evening features a great outdoor musical concert with Phase 5, a fan favorite from Detroit that recreates Motown’s greatest hits! Also performing will be Jackson’s R&B, soul and rock band Airtight, and DJ Matt Wade. Come and join this fun, free event! Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of freedom for African-Americans. It commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, originating in Galveston in 1865. The observance of Juneteenth as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. Today, Juneteenth commemorates African-American freedom and emphasizes achievement. Sponsors for this year’s event include: Baker College, Consumers Energy, County of Jackson, Henry Ford Allegiance Health, Jackson College, Spring…
