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MarCom Awards today announced winners for the 2015 international awards competition that recognizes outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communication professionals.  JTV, Jackson, MI received Platinum and Gold awards for both website design and television programs.  JTV was awarded Platinum for The Loyal Handyman General Contracting website, Gold for the JTV.TV website and Gold for “True Story”, The Cascades Falls episode. Honorable mentions were awarded for the Jackson Anchor Initiative website and for “Art Beat”, Ave Veneklasen feature segment on “SoundWave”.  There were over 6,500 entries from throughout the United States, Canada and 15 other countries in the 2015 competition. MarCom entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and television networks. The competition has grown to the largest of its kind in the world. A look at the winners shows a range in size from individual communicators to media conglomerates and Fortune 500 companies. MarCom Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The international organization consists of several thousand creative professionals. The Association oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and sets standards for excellence. As part of its mission, AMCP fosters and supports the efforts of creative professionals who contribute their unique talents…

Neville excited to take over boys basketball program at Lumen Christi   By Mike Moore Staff Writer   Jackson – Five starters graduated, as did the first man off the bench.   Needless to say, the turnover in personal was significant, and that was just on the roster.   When the 2014-15 boys basketball season came to a close, and Lumen coach Rich Karasek stepped down from his position, the rebuild was officially under way.   And the architect of the new construction for the Titans’ program couldn’t be happier to have the chance.   “I like to read a lot, and one of the books I’m reading right now talks about the best coaches being those who can teach,” said Pat Neville, the new sideline general for the Titans. “We know we’ll need some patience, especially early on. But the pieces are already falling into place.”   The biggest piece this offseason was Neville, a teacher and coach at the school since 1987.   Since that times he’s “coached just about everything,” as he put it.   And he’s not lying.   His resume includes more than 28 years of teaching and coaching at the same school.   He’s…

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Lumen responds from early deficit, rolls to 35-7 victory over Vandercook By Mike Moore Staff Writer Jackson – The underdogs came out swinging, a playoff team for the first time in nearly  two decades, Vandercook Lake landed the first punch.  And it was a staggering, direct hit that stung for more than a quarter. But once off the mat, Lumen Christi flexed its playoff muscle, and experience, roaring  back from an early deficit to roll to a 35-7 victory in Friday night’s Division 6 pre-district  opener on the road. “I thought they were really well prepared to start the ball game. They caught us flat  footed a little bit,” Lumen coach Herb Brogan said of Vandercook, which led 7-0 until  the final 90 seconds of the first half. “We got the ball for one series and didn’t do  anything.” After falling behind on the opening drive, Lumen scored the game’s final five  touchdowns, including three in a span of 6:15 in the fourth quarter. “We found a way to bounce back and had a great second half,” Brogan added. “It’s very tough, (the season) being over,” a somber Vandercook coach Steve Wolvin  said. “But if you’re going to lose, you…