For several months, Loretta Focht made the drive periodically from her home in Gibraltar, Mich., to Lansing, hoping it would be worth her while.Legislation passed by the Senate last week with her help proved to her that it was - and that the drive will be safer in the future.Focht’s son, 21-year-old Brian Slebodnick, was killed in a hit-and-run accident April 13, 2000.
Capital Area Transportation Authority will provide a variety of health screenings during its Rush Hour Health Fair 2001 today.
Gov. John Engler is expected to outline state budget cuts Tuesday. The House and Senate appropriations committees will have 10 days to decide whether to accept Engler’s executive order.
Students were confused after the 2000 presidential election.That fact stood out above all others for the city and the university, and it resulted in YouVote, a comprehensive plan to educate and register student voters.The program began late last spring after recommendations from the East Lansing Elections Task Force identified voter education as one of six areas needing improvement.
East Lansing is getting a new sole.Where residents used to be able to buy a card celebrating a loved one’s birthday, they will instead be able to find a variety of footwear.Gina’s Hallmark, 539 E.
Lansing - A charity tailgate for the MSU and University of Michigan football game wanted to make some families smile. The Ronald McDonald House, 121 S.
As the population of about two million deer across the state continues to grow, more car-deer accidents occur, according to a report by AAA Michigan. Because it’s mating season, deer are more apt to walk across roads because they are very active, resulting in more car accidents, said Bill Semion, spokesman for AAA, and a member of the Michigan Deer Crash Coalition.
While students, stores and sports enthusiasts have been preparing for Saturday’s football game against rival University of Michigan, local police departments were doing the same. Overnight security for Spartan Stadium and Sparty began earlier this week to prevent vandalism.
Lansing - Preliminary reports of anthrax in Kansas City, Mo. and Indianapolis have brought the threat of the potentially deadly bacteria to the Midwest, but state police say there is no reason to panic. Federal and state authorities are investigating 18 possible bioterrorist hoaxes, but have not found any anthrax in Michigan, said James Haveman, director of the Michigan Department of Community Health. No arrests have been made and the incidents are believed to be separate. Haveman said he is encouraging people to receive a flu shot to prevent worry that flu symptoms may be anthrax infection.
A tidal wave of football fanatics will be hitting East Lansing on Saturday.But when the levy breaks, owners hope to be ready.Kent Ward, owner of Buffalo Wild Wings, 360 Albert Ave., said the restaurant will be staffed to the hilt.“I know the football stadium holds the same, but it is the extra people (in town) that make the difference,” he said.Ward said customers will start showing up by noon to watch the game.
Espresso Royale Caffe is heading west.Because Marcus Goller, president of Espresso Caffe Corp., wants a piece of what was Bagel-Fragel Deli’s pie.Espresso Royale Caffe, 547 E.
Decked in spirit gear, MSU greeks will run through the streets of Ann Arbor shouting, “Go green!
With the continued development of East Lansing, the city council candidates are thinking hard on how to preserve neighborhoods.Incumbent Councilmember Bill Sharp said many of the problems in neighborhoods could be solved if renters were more aware of their rights.“We have to make sure the inspections (of rental properties) are done and followed through by the landlords,” Sharp said.
Michigan National Guard members patrolling the state’s international borders aren’t going anywhere - at least for now.Gov.
They have been rumored to stalk Michigan forests.But unlike Bigfoot, there are some signs the myths are true.Cougars may live in Michigan.The Michigan Wildlife Habitat Foundation has found some traces of cougars in the Upper and Lower peninsulas in recent field studies.Prior to the recent traces, the last known cougar to walk on Michigan turf was shot near the Tahquamenon River in Chippewa County in 1906.The foundation released a report Monday discussing the recent findings of Patrick Rusz, director of wildlife programs for the foundation and 1986 MSU graduate.
An end has been found to the divisive issue of annexation that has brewed between Meridian Township and the city of East Lansing for months.Despite an occasional lapse into name-calling by citizens and trustees of Meridian Township Monday night, the board voted 7-2 in favor of adopting the annexation papers and an urban cooperation agreement.The agreement will allow the township to maintain some control over the property, the management of the area and its growth for the next 34 years.The annexation of 66 acres of Meridian Township on the corner of Park Lake Road and Saginaw Highway originally came up in August.
With police officer and fireman topping the list of popular costumes at local Halloween shops, area residents can expect to see more on the streets - in costume and in uniform.East Lansing and Lansing police will be keeping watch over trick-or-treaters tonight, along with volunteers from the community.
Halloween sales may not be that scary for local businesses.Nikki Bernstien, manager of communications for the International Mass Retail Association, said households are spending an average of $61 compared to $43 from last year.“They are spending more money because they want to,” she said.
By Chad Previch The State News The memories of lost loved ones will spark light Tuesday night by family and friends at the St.
Pumpkins may have more to fear than a carving knife and a flaming candle this Halloween.The vegetable, along with cucumbers and squash, has been the victims of not just a dry summer, but a blight called phytophthora.Mary Hausbeck, an MSU associate professor of plant pathology, said it is the No.