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Sparrow to host celebration for local cancer survivors
The Sparrow Regional Cancer Center is sponsoring its seventh annual National Cancer Survivors Day on Saturday.
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Ronald McDonald House to honor anniversary
Lansing’s Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan does more than just love seeing people smile.The house provides comfort to those who need it badly.This year alone, the Lansing house has provided a place to stay for 220 out-of-town families whose children were in the hospital.On Saturday, the facility, at 121 S.
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False calls push cops buttons
Your cell phone might be crying wolf without your knowledge.Lansing police Lt. Ray Hall said the department is now receiving many false emergency calls from cell phones.“This year, for the first time, we experienced receiving more cellular 911 calls than from normal phones,” he said.
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Cream ale social commemorates sign
East Lansing will travel back in time Friday to celebrate a Michigan tradition. The East Lansing Historical Society will kick off the first of four East Lansing Cream Ale Parties from 7 p.m.
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Bills strike Great Lakes drilling debate
Energy companies could soon have permission from the state Legislature to drill for oil and natural gas under Michigan’s portion of the Great Lakes. The topic has led to bitter debate along partisan lines since the state Senate passed two bills on the subject, 20-13, in May - all in favor being Republicans and all opposed being Democrats.
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Web site revamp to boost tourism
The Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau has a new, state-of-the-art Web site it hopes will attract more people to the Lansing area.
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Rogers campaigns early
HOWELL - He’s only been in office six months, but U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers is hopping onto the campaign trail a little early - and he’s getting a little help from a friend. Vice President Dick Cheney joined the Brighton Republican for a $1,000-a-plate fund-raiser in the congressman’s district Monday evening. “It’s funny - the other night I said to my wife, ‘Guess who’s coming to dinner?’” Rogers said.
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College of Social Science soon to name new dean
There will be a changing of the guard at the MSU College of Social Science. Marietta Baba is expected to be named the new dean of the College of Social Science at the MSU Board of Trustees meeting Friday.
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E.L. festival seeks volunteers
Paul Loeffler has been volunteering for the National Folk Festival in East Lansing for the past two years and said the perks can’t be beat. Loeffler and his wife, Linda, Williamston residents, have volunteered as loggers for the festival, archiving the music and information about the musicians and their songs. Loeffler said volunteers get a “nifty” T-shirt, preferred parking, water and snacks, the chance to meet the band members and an invitation to the volunteer meal and bash at the end of the festival. “It’s a steal for a volunteer to put in a four-hour shift for what they get out of it,” he said.
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From principal to pottery
MASON - Barb Kanuth felt like an artist instead of a middle school principal Friday when she received her wish from the WKAR Wish Board. Kanuth, principal at Hope Middle School, 2020 Park Lane in Holt, bid on a wish from the MSU television station’s wish board auction to make pottery with local artist Doug DeLind. Earlier this year, DeLind created wooden statue silhouettes of several members of MSU’s men’s basketball team to commemorate their success in the 2001 NCAA Tournament. The WKAR Wish Board is just one of the categories in the broadcasting station’s auction to raise money for public television.
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Council to debate Troppos request for addition
The East Lansing City Council on Tuesday will discuss an application for Troppo to build a second-story addition.Kris Elliott, the restaurant’s owner, said he wants to build an addition with a combination of indoor and outdoor seating.“The business demand has been adequate,” he said.
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House approves privacy bill
It’s almost inevitable.If you own a telephone, there’s a good chance the phone has rung just as you sit down for a relaxing evening meal.And the person on the other end probably isn’t your best friend or a relative calling to inquire about your day.
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Open house provides up-close look at bats
Haslett - Bats are nocturnal creatures, but the sun didn’t keep them from showing off for local residents Saturday afternoon during the Organization for Bat Conservation’s third annual Open House.
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U.S. representative pushes bill to ban imported waste
If it were up to U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, Canadian garbage would be kept out of Michigan’s dump sites.
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Open house hopes to make visitors go batty
What are big, brown, 12 inches long and make people scream? Bats, of course. And there’s no better place to learn about these peculiar nocturnal creatures than at the Organization for Bat Conservation.
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Five applicants fill Lansing clerk pool
It’s going to be a tight race as five Lansing residents vie to fill the one city position that most interests them.“They all seem to have experience and most, at least, seem to be pro-voter,” said Mark Grebner, who works for East Lansing-based Practical Political Consulting, 220 Albert Ave.The field of five will be narrowed to two during the city’s Aug.
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Athletic league, police to sponsor bike rodeo
Sondra Hamilton, like many other MSU students, doesn’t wear a helmet when she is riding her bike. “I don’t think I am going a far distance, so it isn’t really an issue,” the human biology sophomore said while riding her bike in downtown East Lansing. But some bike safety advocates say wearing a helmet is important no matter where you go.
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Officials say restaurants license may not be taken
Although Coscarelli’s Restaurant & Lounge is in jeopardy of having its liquor license revoked by the Lansing City Council, officials at the Lansing Police Department said Tuesday they’re “optimistic” it won’t be revoked.Revoking prevents the restaurant from regaining permits.
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Society alerts U to stay out of sun
While there will be a lot of fun in the sun during the next few months, the American Cancer Society warns that people should be conscious of protecting their skin this summer.
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State answers area code exhaustion
By now, most people have cell phones, pagers, computer modems and multiple phone lines in their homes to make life a little easier.