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City to discuss wetland developments
The East Lansing City Council will discuss the development of wetlands at tonight's meeting.
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City officials open LCC baseball field
The Lansing Community College baseball team has a new home today.Lansing's Westside Park, 801 Stanley St.
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E.L. seniors sponsor brunch, raffle benefit
A fund-raiser to benefit the East Lansing Senior's Program will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Hannah Community Center. The fund-raiser is sponsored by the Friends of the East Lansing Senior's Program, and will include a brunch and raffle.
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Ele's Place festival offers food, mazes
Ele's Place, a children healing center, will host EleFest from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday at A Maizen' Fun Corn Maze, 6275 Clark Road in Lansing. The festival will feature Melting Moments ice cream, live music by The Chenille Sisters, arts and crafts vendors, games and prizes, hayrides and one of the country's largest corn mazes. Ele's Place provides support groups free of charge for children who have experienced the death of a family member. Each week, Ele's Place serves more than 180 children and their families. The corn maze is donated courtesy of A Maizen' Fun, Inc. whose owners, Sue and Steve Lonier, brought their two sons to the center when their daughter died two years ago. For more information about EleFest or the support center, call Ele's Place at (517) 482-1315.
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People's Law School offers $15 courses to Lansing residents
Lansing- area residents will be able to attend law school for $15 this fall. The People's Law School, sponsored by Sinas Dramis Law Firm, Thomas M.
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Officers run week-long marathon
Lansing - Law enforcement officers traded in their uniforms for running shorts and T-shirts last week for Special Olympics Michigan.
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Humane society hosts annual walk
The dog days of summer may be coming to a close, but for the Capital Area Humane Society, it is a great time for a walk. The Capital Area Humane Society 2003 Walk for the Animals will be held Saturday from 10 a.m.
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Cristo Rey displays classic cars
Lansing - Classic cars and motorcycles filled the Cristo Rey Community Center parking lot on Saturday to help celebrate its 35th anniversary.
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Decision delayed for housing development
On Wednesday, the East Lansing Planning Commission deferred a request from Gillespie Development & Management to build The Beaumont, a 40-acre housing complex that would consist of apartments, townhouses and retail space.
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Eatery offers variety in Asian dining
Mee goreng and roti are just two of the items found at one of East Lansing's newest restaurants. The MSU Rice Kitchen, 551 E.
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Recruitment begins for greek organizations
The Interfraternity and Pan-Hellenic Councils will kick off greek recruitment next week. Women's Pan-Hellenic Council Recruitment will begin with Spirit Day from noon to 6 p.m.
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Pastor camps out on billboard
Pastor Brian Henley woke up around 6 a.m. Thursday morning, "showered" with bottled water from his mini-fridge and ate breakfast before spending about three hours waving to rush-hour traffic on Interstate 96. He left behind the luxuries of home and has been living on a billboard since Sunday at the Martin Luther King Jr.
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Group lobbies for a leash-free dog park
Lansing - More than 40 dogs of all shapes, breeds and sizes swam and wallowed in the company of other four-legged friends on Wednesday evening in an effort to establish Lansing's first leash-free dog park. Friends of Greater Lansing Dog Parks and the Lansing Parks and Recreation Department sponsored the dog paddle party at Hawk Island County Park in Lansing. Lansing-area residents and their pets played at the public beach, raising about $250 for fencing of a proposed leash-free dog park. "There's no leash-free dog parks in Lansing, so this is a way for the dogs to play off their leashes," said Dusty DeHaven, secretary of Friends of Greater Lansing Dog Parks. "We're taxpayers, too, and we want a place for our dogs to recreate, exercise with us and be a part of the community." Friends of Greater Lansing Dog Parks, which formed almost two years ago, is in the process of developing and lobbying for a leash-free dog park. "Our first big hurdle was to get the Lansing City Council to amend a law that requires dogs to be leashed in all city parks," said Janet Geissler, Friends of Greater Lansing Dog Parks president.
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'U' rioters sentenced
Four MSU students were sentenced to jail time on Wednesday for their roles in the March 28-30 disturbances which resulted in more than $40,000 in damage to the city and campus. Three of the students were banned from state-funded university campuses for one year.
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Friends grieve over student
Melissa Timte wanted to work with children and one day live in Texas, said friends of the child development senior who died Tuesday evening at Sparrow Hospital. Her mother, Jacqueline Timte, of Canton, Mich., reached at home Wednesday, said her daughter "absolutely loved life." "I remember the twinkle in her eyes, her smile, her fun sense of humor," Jacqueline Timte said. Melissa Timte, whose 21st birthday was Monday, was hospitalized since Sept.
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Lansing hosts swim party for dogs, owners
A dog-paddle party, planned by Friends of Greater Lansing Dog Parks, will be held today from 6-7:30 p.m.
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Douglas J hosts beauty open house
Tuesday evening was a pampering soiree for MSU research associates Gia Pham and Betsy Askin at the Douglas J Exchange "fun and beauty" night. As Pham chewed on a piece of quiche and Askin ate a chocolate-covered strawberry, they browsed the wall of sale products and contemplated whether to get a hair consultation. "I want to take advantage of the 20 percent off," Pham said.
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E.L. Public Schools force superintendent to retire
East Lansing Public Schools will soon be looking for a new leader, as board members voted Monday night to terminate the superintendent's contract in one year.Thomas Giblin has served as superintendent for six years and Board members voted 4-3 in favor of forcing him to leave.
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Eatery features new sandwich
There's a new restaurant in East Lansing that is unlike any other eatery around. Menna's Joint, 4790 S.
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E.L. plans for a second City Center downtown
Nearly two years after East Lansing officials purchased land to develop a second city center, property negotiations have delayed the progress.