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Lansing cemetary to host graveyard tour
A graveside tour known as "Ghostwalk 2005" will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Lansing.
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E.L. firefighters assist with hurricane relief
East Lansing Fire Marshal Bob Pratt and firefighter-paramedic Dawn Carson drove nearly eight hours on Tuesday to Baton Rouge, La.
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MSU student sets up gas-saving business
The terms Alari Adams learned in business classes - market principles, systematic risk, cost of capital, sales forecasts - are good in principle, she says. But as she introduces a new fuel-saving business venture to East Lansing, it's time to put them to work. Adams, a general business administration and pre-law senior, will begin to market and sell fuel conditioners out of her East Lansing apartment, targeting MSU students, faculty and staff, she said. Advertised as gasoline saving and environmentally conscious, the fuel conditioners are ceramic magnets that attach to the fuel line on cars, trucks and boats - basically anything that burns gas, Adams said. After hearing students complain about high gas prices keeping them from traveling on Labor Day weekend, she talked with her father about franchising his distribution business of Magnon Energy Group Inc. products into East Lansing. She has about 50 units for sale in her apartment, each about $100. "I heard how discouraged (students) were, how they couldn't go anywhere for Labor Day weekend," Adams said.
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Dove hunting will be on Nov. ballot
Michigan's second dove hunting season has yet to take flight because of a ballot initiative to create a statewide ban on the sport, and groups who want to be able to shoot the birds are fighting back. Now, Michigan voters will decide the fates of the law and doves living in the state when they cast their ballots in the November 2006 general election. Because of the ballot initiative, the 2005 and 2006 seasons have been canceled. In June 2004, Gov.
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Mich. launches suicide prevention plan
With more deaths caused by suicide in Michigan than homicide and HIV/AIDS combined, the Michigan Surgeon General's Office has released its first-ever suicide prevention plan. The plan, announced by Surgeon General Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom has many goals, said Tiffany Menard, spokeswoman for the Surgeon General.
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Center seeks goods for hurricane victims
The Central United Methodist Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and International Family Care Services have created the Katrina Response Relief Distribution Center in Lansing to collect personal care items and other supplies to help with the relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina victims.
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Car causes gas spill, station to be closed
Ten to 15 gallons of gas spilled at the Speedway gas station at Abbott and Lake Lansing roads on Sunday after the driver of a Plymouth Sundance backed into a pump.
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Local crisis center seeks volunteers
The Listening Ear Crisis Intervention Center is looking for new volunteers to help operate its crisis phone lines and run the center.
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Commission to hold meeting about melee
The independent commission will meet to receive public testimony regarding the April 2-3 disturbances at 7 p.m.
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Walk aims to support research of cancer
A walk will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15 to show support in fighting against breast cancer. The walk will be put on by the MSU Women's Resource Center and will start at the Capitol.
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New Catholic charity center to be blessed
Carl F. Mengeling, Bishop of Lansing, will bless the new St. Vincent Catholic Charities Service Center, 2800 W.
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Volunteers walk to promote awareness of suicide
By Katie Looby Special for The State News The sun was bright as more than 60 walkers put one leg in front of the other Saturday to raise money for suicide awareness in Lansing for the first annual Lansing Out of the Darkness Community Walk for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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Anti-drunken driving group holds 5K walk
The Michigan state office of Mothers Against Drunk Driving held its annual 5K Strides for Change walk on Saturday. The walk was held at Hawk Island County Park, 1601 E.
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Internet fraud targeted at students as school year begins
Two MSU students lost hundreds of dollars last week when they responded to separate fraudulent e-mails, and police and campus officials want students to know what e-mails they should avoid to prevent even more thefts. "What we would like the students to remember is that they shouldn't respond," MSU police Sgt.
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City set to receive evacuees
East Lansing is ready to receive victims of Hurricane Katrina. The city announced it has 150 rental units available and 90 spots open in its public school system for displaced persons Wednesday. "We did a quick survey of landlords by phone and asked them what the availability was," Deputy City Manager Jean Golden said.
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East Lansing library to offer free movies
The East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbott Road, is showing free movies at 1 p.m. every Monday in its Monday Movie Matinee series.
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Research offers advice for fighting pest
New research shows that treating ash trees with insecticides in the fall along with the normal treatments in the spring can be both beneficial and safe in protecting against the emerald ash borer. "The data suggests that you can also inject trees in the fall, especially if you are in an area of infestation," said Robin Millsap, spokeswoman for MSU Extension, specializing in the emerald ash borer. The emerald ash borer is an exotic insect native to Asia that only attacks ash trees, Dominic Perrone, spokesman for the Michigan Department of Agriculture said.
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East Lansing communications director to retire
For 18 years, Judith Taran has served the East Lansing community by contributing to the city's cultural growth, her colleagues say. Effective Oct.
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Bicyclist riding to raise funds, awareness
When Don Boehly, 50, traveled into East Lansing by bicycle on Friday, he wasn't just headed to the store or to a class on campus.
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Area officials prepared for emergency
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks created the need for communities to be prepared for any large scale disasters, East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert said. "Since 2001, several of us have participated in more tabletop exercises than we can count," he said. These exercises consist of area law enforcement officials gathering in conference rooms and working their way through fictional situations, Wibert said. From statewide efforts to neighborhood meetings, local law enforcement agencies and medical personnel from across the nation are training to handle large-scale emergencies.