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Sand dune enthusiasts flock to Lansing
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A symposium will explore the value, management and conservation of Michigan’s unique landscape.
Capital News Service
Evaporation determines if high water havoc continues
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Storm and wave damage this fall may be more prevalent than ever along the shores of the Great Lakes. That’s the legacy of the summer’s high water levels. Evaporation is a key factor in determining how much havoc they may yet wreak.
News
Organizations reach helping hands to the homeless
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The work being done by local organizations that help the homeless is making a difference, leaders and volunteers say. The number of homeless people in Michigan has been declining, according to Michigan’s Campaign to End Homelessness, a consortium of government and nonprofit efforts to address homeless issues. According to the campaign’s 2017 annual report, Michigan saw a decrease in the total number of people experiencing homelessness for the third year in a row. “The hard work that all of the organizations across Michigan are putting into this issue is what is helping the decrease in homelessness in our state,” said Rebecca Zemla, who has worked at Capital Area Community Services for 34 years and is a supervisor at its Owosso Service Center. “They are really working hard with very difficult populations, like the chronic homeless.”
In 2017, there were an estimated 63,024 people in Michigan who were “literally homeless,” defined as lacking a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence.
Lansing
Eastside after-school program gives students opportunities
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The Eastside Community Action Center, located in Lansing’s Eastside neighborhood, offers an after-school program for children in the neighborhood. This program gives children an outlet for creativity, as well as a place to hone skills learned in school.
Lansing
Shifting seasons with Allen Farmers Market
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Allen Farmers Market vendors have moved indoors to sell their products. Because of this shift, residents can continue to access fresh produce and other products during the cold months. The market on Lansing’s east side operates outdoors through Oct. 31.
Campus News
New trustees face challenges at Michigan State
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Voters will elect two new faces to the Michigan State University Board of Trustees on Tuesday.
Elections & Politics
Candidates face off for open county commission seats
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Ingham County voters will elect a new county commission in today’s election. At least four of the 14 seats on the ballot in districts across the county will see new commissioners, as no incumbents are seeing re-election in those districts. Those four districts include parts of Lansing, Delhi Township and Meridian Township. District 3, southwest Lansing
Republican Beverly Hansen faces off against Democrat Derrell Slaughter for a two-year term to replace Sarah Anthony, who is running for state representative. District 7, portions of south Lansing and Delhi Township
Alexa Krueger, Republican
Krueger is a graduate of the University of Michigan.
Education
Vietnam veteran receives high school diploma
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Forty-eight years after leaving high school to enlist in the Navy, retired Chief Petty Officer Dann Huisken received his high school diploma from the Lansing School District Board of Education on Thursday.
Elections & Politics
Lansing community prepares for November election
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With the the midterm election on Nov. 6 quickly approaching, individuals and organizations in Lansing are gathering information to help voters make their final decisions on candidates and policies.
Women’s Center builds program to help women enter skilled trades
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The Women’s Center of Greater Lansing is helping area women build careers in the skilled trades, one concrete slab and brick at a time. The center graduated its first class of six students in July from the new Women in Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Readiness Program. It’s among several programs at the center designed to help women re-enter the workforce.