Cascades, Inc. President Kim Conant and Civil War Re-enactor Doug McComas are preparing for this weekend’s 29th Annual Civil War Muster. The event includes staged battles on Saturday and Sunday, concerts, food and historical displays. The event is free and details and schedules at civilwarmuster.org. Other guests: East Jackson Community Schools Superintendent Patrick Little; Dan Bishop and Brian Wheeler, Consumers Energy; Pastors Michael Brown and James Osborne, Kingdom Festival; Miss Jackson County Teen Ellen Wilson; Pet of the Week with Kathy Brafford, Cascades Humane Society.