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Local pet shop to host dog Easter egg hunt
Who said Easter egg hunts are just for kids? There will be an Easter Egg Hunt for Dogs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Community center to offer break activities
Families looking for some spring break fun can go to the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, on Monday through April 8.
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Group submits mourning dove petition
Since last June, when Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed the bill to allow mourning dove hunting in Michigan, the Committee to Restore the Dove Shooting Ban has been working to reverse the law. The committee submitted more than 275,000 petition signatures to the Michigan Bureau of Elections on Monday.
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WEB ONLY: E.L. planning team postpones voting on master plan
The East Village Planning Team isn't quite done defining their master plan. Although the group assembled Tuesday, it did not vote on the plan, stating it was still incomplete. "We are getting to the point when we would have a polished plan," said Jim van Ravensway, East Lansing planning and community development director.
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MSU alum to be police chief
East Lansing Deputy Chief Tom Wibert knows what it's like to be a college student. He got his master's and bachelor's degrees from MSU and has four college degrees total.
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Word on the street: What do you think of parking in East Lansing?
It's kind of a pain to park here on the week days. No matter where you park, it seems like you get a ticket anyway. Chris Bell film studies sophomore They're pretty blatant about raising (ticket) prices.
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State rep. works to give more voters absentee option
People might be able to cast an absentee ballot at their local county clerk's office in the week before a primary or general election if a bill introduced by Rep.
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Local businesses plan for Final Four weekend
As a large crowd gathered outside of Buffalo Wild Wings, 360 Albert Ave., after the basketball games Sunday evening, general manager Aaron Weiner said there were no security concerns inside. "Everything was very positive," Weiner said. In East Lansing, most of the businesses were closed for Easter Sunday, including Woody's Oasis Bar & Grill, 211 E.
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Area group to offer CPR classes to public
The Lansing Area Safety Council will offer CPR and pediatric first aid training for area residents and daycare workers from 6 p.m.
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Man found dead near Lansing parking ramp
A 22-year-old Illinois man was found dead at about 11 p.m. Sunday in front of the parking ramp on the corner of Washtenaw and Townsend streets in Lansing, said Lansing police Detective Sgt.
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Group could vote on East Village
The East Village Planning Team, comprised of landlords, property owners and East Lansing officials, might vote on a master plan to guide the overhaul of the area at 5:30 p.m.
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Officials: MSU vehicle theft, accident rare
A March 18 accident that killed John Allen Hawkins, 46, was one of the first and largest incidents in which an MSU vehicle was stolen, officials said.
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Kids hunt eggs before bedtime
As children glared at the dark, squishy fields of Nancy Moore Park on Saturday, they primed to search for plastic eggs. Parents, on the other hand, prepared for a hunt of their own - to find their children in the mass of about 500 participants. Guardians clenched their children's hands as pressure mounted under the setting sun at the Okemos park's Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt. The scavengers jumped up and down to keep their feet warm and planned with their peers, who would later become their enemies. When the siren blared, the small hunters darted out into the crowd, leaving many parents behind.
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Local Catholics pray for ailing pope at Mass
Pope John Paul II has been in the prayers of the parishioners at St. John Student Parish, 327 M.A.C. During Mass, the Catholics pray for the 84-year-old leader to get healthy. The pope, who has been in the position for 26 years, has several different roles.
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Killer shrimp, monkey gobies could harm waters
Harmful species such as killer shrimp and monkey gobies might hitchhike to the Great Lakes on ships traveling through the St.
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Wibert chosen as new E.L. police chief
Deputy Chief Tom Wibert has been appointed as the new East Lansing Chief of Police, City Manager Ted Staton released Wednesday. Wibert will fill the position May 2 when Chief Lou Muhn retires. Wibert joined the East Lansing Police Department in 1985 and was appointed Deputy Chief in 2000. He holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, a master's degree in education and a master's degree in public administration. His father was an East Lansing Police officer and his grandfather was a Lansing Police officer.
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Men charged in student death
Two men have been charged on multiple counts in the 6th Judicial Circuit Court in Oakland County in relation to a Jan.
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Flyers raise awareness about riots
With both MSU basketball teams advancing to the Sweet 16, university and city officials are focusing on raising awareness about responsible celebration through flyers and meetings. The flyers, detailing the consequences of participating in or watching a riot and publicly consuming alcohol, were put together by Olin Health Center and distributed throughout the city and on campus. "We don't want people to think the norm is that everyone gets drunk and is out of control," said Dennis Martell, Olin Health Education Services Coordinator. The flyers use information from a 2003 survey of social and academic life, conducted by MSU's Institute for Public Policy and Social Research.
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Proposed bill would streamline organ-donation process
People interested in donating their organs could have the front of their driver's licenses or ID cards stamped with a heart logo beginning in 2007 if a bill passed in the Senate is made law. Introduced by Sen.
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Teen fights for free speech
A censorship debate sparked by an underground, conservative newspaper at East Lansing High School continued Tuesday when the editor said he will distribute the paper against school policy. The administration halted distribution of the independent newspaper last week and said it stands behind a district policy requiring all publications to be approved by the principal as official organizations with adult advisers.