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MICHIGAN

City, rotary club to honor war hero with downtown monument

The city of East Lansing and the East Lansing Rotary Club are teaming together to construct a monument honoring a former East Lansing resident, U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Sherrod Skinner, who is one of two Congressional Medal of Honor recipients in the Tri-County Region. The monument will be installed in front of the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.

MICHIGAN

Lansing area family turns their love of wine into a career

Burgdorf’s Winery, located at 5635 Shoeman Road, displays the marks of a typical Haslett home, yet inside owners Deb and Dave Burgdorf have taken a few drums of fruit and turned it into an award-winning business. As the only Lansing-area winery, Burgdorf’s has become the destination for students and members of the MSU community looking to sample Michigan-made wine.

SOFTBALL

Softball signs pitcher Zalewski to National Letter of Intent

On Monday, the MSU softball team signed 6-foot-1 pitcher Kristina Zalewski of Ann Arbor and Saline High School to a National Letter of Intent. Zalewski joins incoming freshmen third basemen Sarah Gutknech, pitcher Valerie Kaff, catcher Kassidy Kujawa and shortstop and center fielder McKenna Stephens to the 2014 recruiting class. Softball head coach Jacquie Joseph is excited about the signing. “She is hard-throwing, good-sized kid,” Joseph said.

NEWS

Faking it

Whether it’s using an older sibling’s ID, splicing up a state-issued license or simply ordering a fake online, the pursuit of alcohol while underage could be considered as traditional to the college experience as late-night cram sessions or pulling pranks on floormates.

MICHIGAN

Gay marriage perceptions changing for Michiganians

For hundreds of homosexual MSU students and several other Michiganians, enough is enough: repeal the ban on same-sex marriage already. Fifty-seven percent of Michigan residents support gay marriage, according to a recent Glengariff Group Inc. poll of 600 registered voters.