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LANSING, MI– On August 1, Capital Area Community Action Network (CCCAN) is expecting people to pray. There will be several churches open for this day. If you need more information about the churches that are going to be opened please call The New Citizens Press at 517-372-8466.
Summer is no fun without fairs and what would fairs be like without rides. The Ingham County Fair has hit a high note with the Skerbeck Brothers Show, which will create an attractive amusement park atmosphere.The fair will be from July 30 – August 4, 2007, log on to www.ingham.org/fb/carnival.htm for more information.
"Cabinets of natural science should be collected [including] specimens of the mineral and
vegetable kingdoms,
especially of the State of Michigan."
— Joseph R. Williams, President, Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, Dedication of the College, May 13, 1857.
Those words marked the founding of the Michigan State University Museum, which marks a landmark 150 years in 2007.
Coach James Bibbs Youth Track and Field Invitational, MCB Highlights Summer Job Programs for Blind and Visually Impaired Youth
One of the seven-point agreements that they made was to make absentee voting ballots more accessible to senior citizens and faith-based citizens.
When the door of the Book Burrow opens, its manager greets those waiting with a big smile. Inside the bookstore, the manager and volunteers are busy carrying book carts, sorting out and shelving books. All of them look excited and happy, thinking of all the good these books will do in the community. Located in the basement of the Lansing’s Main Library, the Book Burrow is the hidden treasure of the library where people can fully enjoy browsing through thousands of neatly shelved books and get many different books at great prices.
CCCAN collected over 1, 500 books in 7 weeks!!!
Definitely Michigan’s Idol – LaKisha Jones came in first place in the eyes of the hundreds of fans who relaxed in front of the Capitol steps while cheering her on. Photo by Michael Jennings
MSU receives $26 million from Eli and Edythe Broad for new art museum, African American Parade and Festival Kick-Off, $500K available to serve at-risk youth, Great Lakes Folk Festival
You are invited! Help Celebrate 100 years!, Lansing Juneteenth Celebration,
TOUCH A TRUCK,