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Adam Bragenzer

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Rose Festival Announces Contestants for RoseQueen and Teen Pageants

(photo courtesy Rod Soat Photography) The Jackson County Rose Festival has announced the names of the Top Ten Contestants who will compete for Miss Jackson County RoseQueen.  Earlier this year, 19 young women took the stage to compete for a spot in the Top Ten at the 2017 Jackson County RoseQueen Scholarship Pageant.   The Festival announced the name of this years contestants: Emily Downs, Emily Blakeman, Claire Bourdeaux, Jennifer Holubowicz, Mackenzie Fairbanks, Abbigail Nelson.Celia Napoletano, Jameshia Suddeth, Morgan Bell and Koyranna Beavers.  The candidates are pictured above with current RoseQueen Ashley Sierminski. According to Lynda Waldron, Executive Director of the Pageant, the competition focuses on important assets that will help develop long-lasting life skills such as outstanding public speaking, commitment to the community, poise and leadership.  “The majority of the scoring will be focused on these areas,” said Waldron.  The Pageant will be held on Saturday, August 5th at Western High School’s Performance Center.  The winner will represent Jackson County at the 2018 Miss Michigan USA Pageant.  Tickets are available for this year’s pageant at jacksonrosefestival.org.  Tickets are $12, students 5 to 17 are $5 and children under the age of 5 are free. If you would like more…

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Warm and Humid

A warm and humid period will continue into the weekend as a frontal  boundary meanders across the Southern Great Lakes region. Periods of  showers and storms can be expected from this morning right through the weekend. Highs the next couple of days will be well into the 80s if not near 90 in spots. Today: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Heat index readings 92 to 97. Tonight:  Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Light winds. Friday:  Mostly sunny until midday then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds. Friday Night:  A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely overnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Light winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph overnight. Chance of rain 70 percent. Saturday:  Showers and thunderstorms likely until midday, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Yesterday’s high temperature in Jackson was 89 at 2:56 PM.  The low…

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Thursday, July 20, 2017

Jan Barker, CEO, Girl Scouts of Michigan;  Matt Curfman, President & Co-Owner with Dan Vredeveld, Financial Advisor, Richmond Brothers Financial;  Michael Woizeschke & Cindy Acker, Cascades Cycling Club, Pedal & Whine Ride;  Michael Cicirelli, Director, Chelsea Area Players Production of ANNIE WARBUCKS;  Green Market at Allegiance Health Vendor Feature;  Reps from ACS Relay for Life (replay from July 19)

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Events of Thursday, July 20, 2017

The Green Market at Henry Ford Allegiance Health is open today from 9 AM to 2 PM.  Local, sustainable and organic produce and Michigan-made items are featured.  Located across from the main hospital building on East Michigan Avenue. Ella’s Patio Party tonight at Ella Sharp Museum.  You’re invited to enjoy snacks, refreshments and entertainment on the patio of Ella Sharp Museum.  Hours are 5:30pm to 7:30pm.  Entertainment tonight by Brian Tucker and Tony Riske.  Cash bar.  Admission free for museum members, non-members: $5.  Sponsored by Rehmann.  Take a stroll through our Exhibit Galleries and our sculpture-filled grounds while you’re here! The Eastern Branch of the Jackson District Library presents Future Kids Classics Thursdays in July at 2pm.  Today’s movie is Bedtime Stories (2008, PG) starring Adam Sandler and Keri Russell.  Free admission and free popcorn.  All ages welcome.  Widescreen and comfortable seats too! Kiwanis Summer Kids Series continues with “Rock Dog” at the Michigan Theatre.  Film times are 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM  Doors open half hour before show times ( 30 Mins ).  Admission is $1.00!  Sponsored by Kiwanis Clubs of Jackson and Brooklyn. Registration is open today for the next series of Youth Swim Lessons offered by the Jackson Recreation Department. …

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Local Panel Discusses Healthcare Legislation’s Impact

Jackson Education and Health leaders participated in a roundtable Tuesday, July 18 at Jackson High School to discuss the potential impacts of recent versions of the American Health Care Act (AHCA). Participants included Jeff Beal, Superintendent, Jackson Public Schools; Kevin Oxley, Superintendent, Jackson County Intermediate School District; Sara Benedetto, RN, VP and Chief Operating Officer, Center for Family Health; Holly Peterson, Parent of special needs child and Mentor; and Patrick Schuh, Executive Director, America Votes-MI.

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Jackson Law Firm Marcoux Allen Celebrates 150th Anniversary

Jackson’s oldest continuously operated law firm, Marcoux, Allen, Bower, Nichols & Kendall, P.C. (“Marcoux Allen”), this week is celebrating its 150th year of service to businesses and families in Jackson and the surrounding communities. The firm was founded in 1867 by Thomas A. Wilson, one of Jackson’s leading citizens of the latter half of the 19th Century, for whom the T.A. Wilson Elementary School, now known as T.A. Wilson Academy, was named. Wilson began a long tradition of community service in the Firm and served on the boards of several community institutions, including the then new W.A. Foote Hospital and the Jackson Patriot Newspaper. Wilson drafted the Last Will and Testament of Ella Merriman Sharp, which left her family farm to the City of Jackson, and which would later become the Ella Sharp Park and Ella Sharp Museum. Wilson also served as Executor of her estate. More than fifty years later, Firm attorneys would be instrumental in the creation of the Ella Sharp Museum and continue to serve on its board today. Firm attorneys have served on the boards of Henry Ford Allegiance Health, the Jackson Community Foundation, the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, the Michigan Theatre, the Ella Sharp Museum, the…

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Sunny and Warm, Possible Afternoon Showers

A weakening cold front will slip south through the area today with widely scattered showers and storms. Many areas will remain dry. Tonight into Thursday the front will remain across the Southern Great Lakes as a warm front and will provide a focus for showers and thunderstorms. Showers and storms look to be most prevalent late tonight into Thursday across southwestern portions of the state. A few more showers and storms are expected on Friday as the warm front remains nearby. It will be warm and increasingly humid with highs in the 80s each day. Today:  Partly sunny until midday then becoming mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight:  Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Light winds. Thursday:  Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Thursday Night:  Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Friday: …

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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Jan Barker, CEO, Girl Scouts of Michigan;  Matt Curfman, President & Co-Owner with Dan Vredeveld, Financial Advisor, Richmond Brothers Financial;  Michael Woizeschke & Cindy Acker, Cascades Cycling Club, Pedal & Whine Ride;  Michael Cicirelli, Director, Chelsea Area Players Production of ANNIE WARBUCKS;  Green Market at Allegiance Health Vendor Feature;  Reps from ACS Relay for Life  

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Events of Wednesday, July 19, 2017

The Michigan Theatre presents the Kiwanis Summer Kids Film Series today at 10am and 2pm.  This week’s movie is Rock Dog.  Admission is $1 and doors open one half hour before film. The Grass Lake Farmers Market is open today at the Depot in downtown Grass Lake.  Hours are 4pm to 7pm.  Live entertainment is featured every Wednesday evening during Market hours. Allskate Fun Center presents  Wednesday Night Cheap Skate from 6:30-8:30pm tonight.  Skate & Laser Tag are both available at special low rates!  Admission is only $4 and skate rental is $2 (Skates or Blades). Laser Tag 1 play $5, Double play $8. Family & Group rates also available.   Hot Dog & Pop only $2.  Allskate Fun Center, 1313 West North Street, Jackson. Cascades Family Night Concert Series continues tonight at 7pm at The Cascades.  Brian Randall Band out of Grand Rapids brings a high energy mix of new, old and original country songs that are sure to please all in attendance.  Admission is $10 per family. Ballet Technique Auditions at Jackson School of the Arts.  Jackson School of the Arts is pleased to announce that we have hired Christina Sears as our Ballet Program Director. Auditions for students (girls and boys) who want to take Ballet…

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Warmer and More Humid

A frontal boundary will meander through the region over the course of the next several days bringing periods of showers and storms. The first round may come late tonight into Wednesday morning, followed by another late Wednesday night into Thursday. Rounds of showers and storms will continue into the latter portion of the week and into the weekend as well. It will certainly feel like summer right through the weekend with highs in the 80s expected each day. Today:  Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight:  Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Wednesday:  Partly sunny until midday then becoming mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Yesterday’s high temperature in Jackson was 82 at 5:20 PM.  The low was 58 at 7:01 AM. Normal high for today is 82.  The record low is 47, set in 1971.  The record high is 93, set in 1966. 0.00 inches of precipitation yesterday.  Month to date rainfall:  2.03 inches.    Sunrise today at 6:18 AM EDT.  Sunset at 9:10 PM EDT.

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