Events of Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Quiet World Sports Kayaking. 10-7 every day (weather permitting), five lakes and the Grand River. Rent single or double kayaks, and stand up paddleboards. $20/4 hours. Vandercook Lake County Park, Jackson, Michigan. 517-879-8981.

Explore The Trail System in Jackson. Trails walking, hiking and biking are only a few of the ways you can make use of Jackson’s abundance of trails. Jackson’s trails give you a hundred great excuses to get out and experience nature in its purest form.

Falling Waters Trail, an integral part of the statewide proposed Iron-Belle and Great Lake to Lake Trails. Placed where Michigan Central Railroad once stood, the Falling Waters Trail is a 10.6-mile linear park connecting the Village of Concord to the City of Jackson. Next, the Falling Waters Trail continues for 3.4 miles as the Martin Luther King Equality Trail, formerly the Inter-City Trail, from Jackson’s Weatherwax Drive to Morrell Street. And finally, the Grand River Arts Walk leads walkers, joggers and cyclists from Downtown Jackson through the Arts District and onto Monroe Street.

Waterloo Recreation Area, the largest state park in the lower peninsula, contains enough trails to last a lifetime. 47 miles of hiking trails,12 miles of interpretive nature trails, and another 12 miles of equestrian trails are all nestled within 20,000 acres of protected forest.

The MacCready Reserve, south of town, includes 6.5 miles of dog-friendly trails among 400 acres of lush forest environment.

The Dahlem provides five miles of diverse trails. Walk among forests, fields, marshes and ponds, including a ⅜-mile trail for those with limited mobility, called the “The Nature For All Trail”. Trails are open year-round

Red Cross Blood Drives. To support social distancing, appointments are now required. With thousands of blood drives cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are working hard to open new donation sites. The need for blood is constant – patients need your help.The American Red Cross has an ongoing critical need for blood and platelet donations amidst coronavirus uncertainties. You can make an appointment to give blood or platelets at redcrossblood.org

Tuesday, May 26: LifeWays, 1200 N. West Avenue, Jackson.,

9 AM to 2:45 PM

Wednesday, May 27: Jackson College, 2111 Emmons Road, Jackson. 10 AM to 3:45 PM

Thursday, May 28: St Rita Parish, 10516 Hayes Road, Clarklake, 12:00 PM – 05:45 PM

Tuesday, June 2: Spring Arbor Free Methodist Church, Spring Arbor 12:00 PM – 05:45 PM

Monday, June 8: Christ Lutheran Church, 4250 Page Avenue

Michigan Center,12:00 PM – 05:45 PM

Tuesday, June 9: Jackson College, 2111 Emmons Rd

Jackson. 10:00 AM – 03:45 PM

Jackson County Boys High School Invitational (Round 1 Tee Times)

With the 2020 High School Boys Golf season cancelled, the Grande Golf Club and Calderone Golf Club are teaming up to host a two-day event open to boys from the Jackson area golf teams who lost their season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Round 1 will be this Thursday, May 28th at The Grande, and Round 2 will be Friday, May 29th at Calderone Golf Club. The second round tee times will be based on the first round scores, and posted by the end of the day Thursday.

8:00
Hunter West
Zack Kapuga
Logan Hilder

8:10
Evan Brzyski
Cannon Risner
Justin Bunch

8:20
Caleb Tate
Brett Casto
Noah Abbey

8:30
Colin Glick
John DuBois
Nathan Beachey

8:40
Trevor Huttenlocker
Brett Potter
Nate Blumenstock

8:50
Alex Schultz
Garrett Mays
Ben Maino

9:00
Colton Jacobs
John Cranmore
Jon Shaw

9:10
Logan Baum
Isaac Anuszkiewicz
Brody Shannon

9:20
Marec Sackrider
Robbie Michalowski
Grant Davis

9:30
Ryan Bisard
Jacob Moody
Jacob Beer

9:40
AJ Finaman
Cody Knutson
Lucas Bull

9:50
Noah Pegg
Matthew Ostrander
Mason Dingee