Engler denies funding to change license shape

Gov. John Engler recently vetoed $1 million of funding for the bill to change driver’s license forms for those under 21-years-of-age.

Community, families to benefit from food drive

The annual East Lansing Reducing Our Waste program will hold a food drive. The drive started Tuesday and will continue through Aug.

EL official named to volunteer group board

East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Sam Singh was named to the National Council of Nonprofit Associations Board of Directors. The board consists of 17 delegates from nonprofit groups across the nation and the council is a group of 37 state and regional nonprofit associations. Singh currently serves as president and CEO of the 600-member Michigan Nonprofit Association.

Need for college advisers debated

College-bound students may have a better edge if they hire a private college consultant instead of those who rely on high school counselors. Frank Bernier, a college consultant who is contracted through Lansing Catholic Central High School, 501 N.

Court hopefuls set for judgment day

All seven candidates for two Ingham County Circuit Court judgeships said they hope to run a fair and efficient courtroom if elected.The Aug.

Police briefs 07/31/02

Race celebrates girls life, earns 15K

Threats of inclement weather couldn’t hold back more than 750 people from sprinting and walking for a good cause.The ninth annual Ellen’s Race 5K Run and Walk took off Sunday morning from Pinecrest Elementary School, 1811 Pinecrest Drive.

Pipeline vote on agenda

Lansing - Lansing City Council will vote next week on a pipeline company’s request to build a gasoline line within city limits. The council members voted 5-2 Thursday to add two items to the Aug.

Police briefs 07/29/02

Lifeguards back on beach at Lake Lansing

Lifeguards have been back to work at Lake Lansing Park South since Saturday, although beach hours have been reduced. Hours have also been cut down at Hawk Island County Park in Lansing and Burchfield Park in Holt.

Historic Sparty falling apart

Sparty stood naked on campus while Curt LaCross took a break from restoring the campus landmark Friday.“If rival schools came and vandalized him right now, he’d be real hard to clean,” said LaCross, an MSU alumnus and ceramics instructor as he pointed out various cracks he was going to fill.“These aren’t surface cracks.

Fair brings family fun despite weather

The 148th annual Ingham County Fair opened Friday with carnival rides, petting zoos, rodeos and promises of a familyoriented event. The slogan for the this year’s fair is “Bring ‘Em To Ingham, The Family Fun Fair.” Terry Brail, the fair’s executive director, boasts a clean fairgrounds with a goal to please people of all ages - without a beer tent. “We’ve never had a beer tent, and we never will,” Brail said. Alcohol is considered by the fair’s organizers as a substance that isn’t family-oriented and shouldn’t be allowed on the grounds. But families might not be piling into their cars in droves for the fair just yet. Brail said poor weather conditions since the fair opened put a damper on it, forcing people to shy away from eating cotton candy and visiting the critters and creatures farmers bring. “The weather scared a few people off, but I’m very confident that the weather will break toward the end of the week and the people who were scared off today will be back,” Brail said. The 74-acre site brings in more than 100,000 people annually and Brail said he has no doubt the number will be reached again this year, despite the weather.

Study shows truck drivers not at fault

Lansing - Max Menchaca stopped at a Lansing truck stop off Interstate 96 for a cup of coffee before heading back to Texas. During the more than 20-hour drive ahead of him, Menchaca and his Freightliner truck are sure to encounter some rude drivers on the long stretches of highway they travel together. And according to a AAA study, professional truck drivers such as Menchaca aren’t usually the ones at risk, or at fault, in car-truck collisions.

Service enables students to ask librarians online

If you can’t go to the Main Library, it can now come to you. Students have searched MSU’s databases from their homes since the library’s catalog went online.

Annual event ends up as political feast

Ionia - Gov. John Engler used the 75th annual Governor’s Day Luncheon at the Greater Ionia Fair to stump for Lt.

Auction attracts eager bidders

Lansing - Antiques, oddities and the everyday were unveiled for onlookers to put their money where their mouth is. It was all part of the Michigan Department of Management and Budget’s auction Wednesday at the former State Surplus Property, 3353 N.

State officials support increased restrictions for IDs

Ting Xiong said she read through piles of documents as an international student from China.“We are not a permanent people here,” the mathematics graduate student said.

Police briefs 07/24/02

Land-share proposal approved by council

East Lansing City Council unanimously approved a new draft of a land-share deal with Meridian Township on Tuesday.

Michigan farms declared disaster areas

Gibbs Berry Farm in Mason has suffered from the spastic weather conditions in Michigan.“There are some places that have gotten rain, but I happen to be in a strip here where we’ve only got rain once in July and June, it wasn’t much, but it helped things some - but things are in tough shape,” owner Donald Gibbs said.The farmer is struggling to make certain he doesn’t loose his crop and has been struggling to stay afloat.“I’m a strawberry and raspberry grower, and we’ve been irrigating like mad.