Like most people, Chad Obenauf doesn’t like to eat dirty food. “I stay away from places that are bad, or the ones that I hear are bad from word of mouth,” the history senior said.
A drop slide could make the city’s savings go down the drain, officials say.The East Lansing City Council voted three to two in favor of improvements to the pool, located at 6400 Abbott Road, which includes the repair of a bathhouse floor and a drop slide.Councilmembers Bill Sharp and Beverly Baten both voted against the improvements saying the $38,900 drop slide was an unneeded expense..“This is not the time to do a drop slide,” Baten said.
Anthony Banks and Ben Minadeo needed help with math.But since the two 13-year-old middle-school students have signed up for tutoring, figuring out percentages and decimal places has been a breeze.“You’re challenged educationally,” Banks said.
Software and music swappers are again the target of federal legislation.Sen. Fritz Hollings, R-S.C., introduced the Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act last Thursday.
Joy Schroeder and her husband hung every piece of work they received in their first art show. “It was just horrible,” Schroeder said.
In 2001, four Detroit residents died as a result of violent scuffles with security guards.And Sen.
Lansing - A $180,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will help Ingham County better prosecute perpetrators of domestic abuse. Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III joined U.S.
While a card with 10 black smudges on it can be an important safety precaution for children, it isn’t the only choice parents have to protect them.“Fingerprints are fine, but if there is an abduction you want as many ways possible to identify the child,” Michigan State Police Sgt.
Lansing - As more than 75 people ate platters of melons and salad, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers recounted sometimes brutal tales of his time in Afghanistan. The Brighton Republican left three weeks ago as part of a week-long tour with the House Military Construction Appropriations Committee. Webberville resident Richard Hamlin was one of the many who paid the $3 to eat and listen in the Central United Methodist Church, 215 N.
Traffic safety has become a growing concern for neighborhoods.Several residents are saying motorists are racing through their neighborhoods without abiding by the speed limit.Various neighborhood associations have been contacting the city asking for traffic studies and changes, such as new stop signs and raised crosswalks to improve safety.Sally Silver, Bailey Community Association member and former president, has seen plenty of changes to slow motorists down in her neighborhood.Some have worked, while others have not, she said.“If you are going down Whitehills Drive, the traffic islands are raised,” she said.
With sales slipping in major department and retail chain stores across the country, discount stores providing a broader range of products could see a boost.
Tonja Robertson-Fowler had an arm full of flyers on summer programs for Zacchious Fowler, her 7-year-old son.The East Lansing resident was one of more than 200 parents attending the second Family Resource Fair on Saturday.The fair is held to help Lansing-area parents find activities for their children and to help people find opportunities to volunteer.
Virtual ed gets boost Virtual education has become easier for those who want to further education from home. A law sponsored by Rep.
Lansing - Ingham County residents’ burden of paying for the Capital City Airport may diminish some if the county board of commissioners has its way. The board has begun talks with officials in Clinton and Eaton counties to discuss extending the tax paid by Ingham County residents to fund the airport to the two counties. Board Chairman John Czarnecki said meetings are scheduled for the end of April with a goal of putting the issue up as a referendum sometime in 2003. “We’re looking to have some discussions, get agreement,” he said.
State Rep. Paul DeWeese held a loudspeaker up to his mouth as 165 runners, walkers and skaters awaited his signal.Kappa Delta and Child Abuse Prevention Services hosted the 19th annual Shamrock Event at 9:45 a.m.
Lansing - Velita Jacobs flinched as a medical student in a white coat held her index finger and took out a small needle from a black box.“You’re not going to prick my finger, are you?” the Lansing resident said.
Mason - Matthew Flint staggered backward, grabbed his chest and began violently coughing. Flint, an Ingham County Sheriff’s Office sergeant, had just been shot with a round of pepperballs from the office’s new Jayco SA200 Pepperball Launcher System. A pepperball is a small cylinder that breaks on impact, filled with oleorecin calsicum, a powder version of what is found in pepper spray.
A two-week legislators’ break won’t be as much of a concern for local farmers after some of the debate has ended.A joint federal committee has been examining two different versions of a bill passed by the U.S.
The start of spring is bringing a fair to kick-off events and volunteer opportunities. The second annual Family Resource Fair will be at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, Saturday from 10 a.m.
Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning actor Edward James Olmos will speak to local students at 11:30 a.m.