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by | February 25, 2013

Board of Education meeting 2/19/13

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    Ingham Intermediate School District meets the third Tuesday of every month, meeting dates can be found at inghamisd.org/about/boardof…

    Tue, Feb 19 2013 16:49:55

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    Meeting unusually short, Kogut says they normally go from 6-7:30 p.m. #schoolboardmeeting

    Tue, Feb 19 2013 16:47:46

  4. Meeting adjourned at 6:30, Nancy Stanley and Stan Kogut joke because of the MSU vs. IU game #schoolboardmeeting http://pic.twitter.com/qS4mCchu

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    Tue, Feb 19 2013 15:32:56

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    New evaluation form for superintendent #schoolboardmeeting

    Tue, Feb 19 2013 15:29:31

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    The board decides to send information electronically #schoolboardmeeting

    Tue, Feb 19 2013 15:26:12

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    Stan Kogut asks for feedback from other members about the new way of sharing information through packets #schoolboardmeeting

    Tue, Feb 19 2013 15:24:13

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    Secretary John Wolenberg says he plans to atten Governors Education Summit #schoolboardmeeting

    Tue, Feb 19 2013 17:09:24

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    Gabriela Saldivia@gsaldivia1
    Superintendent Stan Kogut discusses Governors Education Summit, says they spoke last year but don’t plan to this year #schoolboardmeeting

    Tue, Feb 19 2013 17:07:05

  10. Discussion about 2013-2014 Ingham County Intermediate School District budget #schoolboardmeeting http://pic.twitter.com/714c4Ari

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    Tue, Feb 19 2013 15:22:45

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    According to McNamara, there are plans to integrate digital technology in the classroom #schoolboardmeeting

    Tue, Feb 19 2013 15:21:03

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    Helen McNamara says board action to receive funding for 2013 needs to be submitted by June #schoolboardmeeting

    Tue, Feb 19 2013 15:18:57

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    Gabriela Saldivia@gsaldivia1
    Susan Tinney says there is a big gap between wage scale, action next month #schoolboardmeeting

    Tue, Feb 19 2013 15:17:05

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    Ingham County Intermediate School Board meeting: Reccomendation to eliminate four positions #schoolboardmeeting

    Tue, Feb 19 2013 15:14:53

  15. Ingham Intermediate School District Board of Education meeting to start at 6 p.m. Tuesday night #schoolboardmeeting http://pic.twitter.com/u4D0GZIJ

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    Tue, Feb 19 2013 16:44:22

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by | February 20, 2013

ICAC opens up Community Outreach Center in Lansing

By Michelai Graham
Ingham County Chronicle staff writer

The new center is located at 826 W. Saginaw

The new center is located at 826 W. Saginaw

LANSING—The Ingham County Animal Control Center (hyperlink) has opened its first outreach location besides the main location in Mason. The new community outreach center opened in Lansing on Jan. 26. This center is directly linked with the main location. No animals stay in the center overnight, they are transported to the main location and brought back each morning.

The satellite offers a lot of the same services the center does with low cost vaccinations the first Friday of every month, dog training for all ages, craft night on Tuesdays for children, and spaying and neutering. The most popular services include an animal food bank and free dog bedding for winter The center is funded by donations and staffed by volunteers. Director, Jamie McAloon-Lampman hopes to bring in more business for this new location.

“We have such limited resources and we have to train all of the volunteers, but we need more help out there so we can hopefully be staffed 4-5 days a week,” said Lampman.

Since the center is staffed completely by volunteers, hours are limited until more people join the team. Continue reading →

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by | February 18, 2013

Dead Animal Recovery Team keeps roadkill off the road

By Michelai Graham
Ingham County Chronicle staff writer

INGHAM COUNTY- The Sheriff’s Office has added a new service to their line of work D.A.R.T., the dead animal recovery team that began in May 2012. This organization was created to get dead animals off of the roadways and create a cleaner environment for Ingham County residents. All types of animals are collected and disposed at the Granger Waste Management Company located in Lansing. Lt. Vern Elliot of the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office is in charge of this new program.

“A couple of our sheriffs got the dead animal recovery team idea from another county so I we decided to bring it here and see how it turns out,” said Lt. Elliot.

The D.A.R.T program is still in its trial stage so not all of the boundaries are set in stone. Volunteer deputies go through special training to be a part of this program. Continue reading →

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by | February 15, 2013

Gay scouts and troop leaders may be able to take part in Boy Scouts

By Lia Kananipuamaeole Kamana
Ingham County Chronicle staff writer

Last week the Boy Scouts of America announced that it is considering an end to the organization’s ban on gay troop leaders and scouts. A national board meeting in May will decide the issue. If the board were to decide to lift the ban on gays, it would still leave the final decisions on membership and leadership up to the individual troops and sponsors.

“I believe it would cause animosity and trouble amongst troops that are OK with it and those that aren’t,” said Irfan Mir, a current MSU junior majoring in neuroscience, who once was a part of Troop 164 in Okemos, Mich.         

Tyler Beck used to be in Troop 292 of Kalamazoo, Michigan

Tyler Beck used to be in Troop 292 of Kalamazoo, Michigan

Tyler Beck, a junior at Michigan State University who was involved with Troop 292 in Kalamazoo prior to it moving, said that the he believes the lift of the ban would cause problems with older members and sponsors.

There are currently 290 local governing councils and 116,000 sponsoring religious and civic groups involved with the Boy Scouts, with different views on the issue.  For some organizations and charities that sponsor the Boy Scouts, it is against their non-discrimination requirements and they have decided to stop offering financial aid until the ban is lifted. Other organizations say they would stop offering funding and sponsorships if the ban is lifted.

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by | February 11, 2013

Zoo to charge in winter; will march in the moose

By Jacqlyn Burnett
Ingham County staff writer

This is the first year Potter Park Zoo is charging admission from November to March. Coming up at Potter Park Zoo is March in The Moose. On March 15, the zoo will hold the March In the Moose benefit from 6-9:30 p.m. at Potter House. There will be dinner, an animal presentation and a performance by concert pianist Sergei Kvitko. This event will help fund the transportation of the Moose’s from Alaska and help make Lansing feel like their home.

To find out why Potter Park Zoo has applied an admissions during winter and for information about the upcoming event, watch the video above.

 

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by | November 7, 2012

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by | October 9, 2012

Distance from home may discourage student voters

By Abbie Lennox
Ingham County Chronicle staff writer

Many college students will refrain from casting their vote in the 2012 presidential election because of their distance from home on Election Day.

Like many of her peers, Meredith Andrie, a senior packaging major at Michigan State University, lives far from her hometown, deterring her from voting in the 2012 election.

“If I was able to be at home for Election Day, I would definitely be voting in the election,” said Andrie.  “Being a busy student and being away from home on Election Day really was the deciding factor for me, that I would not vote.” Continue reading →

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by | October 5, 2012

College students facing early obstacles before election

Rokeyta Roberson
Ingham County Chronicle

Sept. 25 was National Voter Registration Day. Strong efforts were being made to register voters, especially first-time voters. But once the registration process is complete, what happens next?

Many college students, who are voting for the first time, are confused about the next step.

“I’m not sure where I’m supposed to vote at,” said MSU junior Arielle Remberant. “Am I supposed to vote in Detroit, where I’m from, or in East Lansing?”

California native and MSU sophomore Kenya Swift has similar concerns.

“Can I only vote in California because that’s where I live?” asked Swift.

These questions can frustrate many young voters and may deter them away from the polls. Continue reading →

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by | September 28, 2012

Ingham County Masonic Lodge

The Ingham County Masonic center is located near Groesbeck Park in Lansing.

The Ingham County Masonic Center was chartered Jan. 12, 1854.
1125 Weber Drive
Lansing, MI 48913
Master of the Lodge:

Benjamin Eysselinck

Email: ben@eysselinck.com

Secretary:

Brandon Wilcox

517-231-5487

bnwilcox@gmail.com


Members: about 120
Member meetings are held every second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Lansing lodge location. To become a member, those interested must contact their local lodge secretary and ask for a petition. The fee to Petition is $100 and is non refundable, and annual dues are $150 for each member.

Brandon Wilcox, secretary at the Ingham County Lodge, said that about half of their members are lifetime members who have been part of the Mason community for over 20 years. Additionally, many of the members of the Ingham County Lodge are young members most often following in the footsteps of their fathers and grandfathers.

“Masonry has been the backbone and staple of many communities across the United States,” said Wilcox.

Wilcox said that the Masons of Ingham County have supported the Child ID program partnering with MSU police to offer fingerprint cards to families in the community. They also have been very active in the Caravan Circus that comes to MSU’s Breslin center every year, said Wilcox.

According to the fraternity of Michigan Masons, “Freemasonry is first and foremost a fraternity. It is also ‘A Way of Life.’ The brotherhood of man under the fatherhood of God is primary – this means that its activities should always be designed to promote friendship, morality and brotherly love. Many men have wondered just what the masons are all about and what it means to become a member of the fraternal lodge.”

Wilcox said that anyone with questions of past family membership can contact any Michigan Lodge secretary for information. He also noted that once a Mason, a member can travel and visit any lodge.

Females interested in joining a similar community can get involved with Eastern Star or for younger women, Job’s Daughters.

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by | April 29, 2012

Capital Area Humane Society hopes to increase adoptions at off-site events

PetSmart Adoption Center

PetSmart Adoption Center

By Paige Bolen
Ingham County Chronicle staff writer

LANSING -– Since being established in 1994, PetSmart Charities, Inc. have created and supported programs that save the lives of homeless pets.With this ideology, Capital Area Humane Society, 7095 W. Grand River Ave., in Lansing, has been an adoption partner with the Okemos PetSmart, 5135 Times Square Plaza, for several years.

Adoptions and foster coordinator at Capital Area Humane Society, Kristen McCann, said adoptions at PetSmart greatly benefit the society.

“Having animals in the Okemos store exposes them to additional potential adopters that may not have seen them otherwise,” McCann said. “It also provides Okemos and East Lansing area residents an opportunity to adopt a pet nearby without traveling to the main shelter location in northwest Lansing.”

According to PetSmart Senior Marketing Manager, Jeff Davis, Adoption Centers are in every PetSmart store in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, where local animal-welfare agencies use the space to find homes for dogs and cats.

CAHS’ main focus at the Okemos PetSmart is the adoption of cats and kittens  in their store. The Okemos Adoption Center can house six to 12 felines.
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