Haslett News

Muriel A. May, of Haslett, born March 22, 1919, the daughter of Van Frank and Muriel Kinyon , died Sunday, Oct.

WILLIAMSTON - Williamston volleyball came up short in a five-game nonleague battle against Haslett Oct.

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George Howard Murphy, 82, passed away with his family by his side on Saturday, Oct.

HASLETT - More than 50 community members attended the Board of Education meeting Monday, Oct.

Although only one elementary school among all schools in Haslett, East Lansing or Okemos was closed last week, the H1N1 influenza virus spreading through the area has affected how various school buildings get through their days.

More than 50 community members attended Monday night's Board of Education meeting, many of them calling for some consequence for the Haslett High School teachers involved in a disturbing June 2007 incident.

Haslett Library Halloween * Oct. 29: Family Halloween Party with Ming the Magnificent, 6:30 p.m. Ming will perform Halloween magic at the library.

HASLETT - A trip in search of fresh apples doesn't take as long as you think it might.

Some distubring photos are now the apparent result of a night of drinking, drugs and sex.

After reading the articles in the Lansing State Journal this week about an incident that involved a group of Haslett school teachers in June of 2007, I feel compelled to comment on this situation.

HASLETT/OKEMOS - Rotary District Council 6360 donated $2,500 to the Haslett/Okemos Rotary Club for its Backpack Program.

EAST LANSING - On the afternoon of Aug. 24, as Tammy Van Krevelen turned the ignition key of her 2002 Cadillac Escalade, which was parked in the garage of her East Lansing home, she heard what sounded like a shotgun firing, and felt the impact of a blast.

Haslett schools Superintendent Michael Duda was in full damage-control mode Wednesday.

For the East Lansing, Haslett and East Lansing school districts, it would appear the ax has fallen.

Wharton Center patron Joyce Bichoff felt the spotlight shine on her as she walked across the stage in Cobb Great Hall, something she only had watched from her seat in the audience.

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority is beginning the first round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants worth more than $7.5 million to 15 cities.

Local potter Judy Labovitz said she can imagine mid-Michigan residents pouring Cheerios into ceramic bowls for breakfast this morning and thinking about those going without food today.

* The following have been re-elected to the Michigan Chamber of Commerce board of directors: Jon Sorber, executive vice president of Delhi Township-based Two Men and a Truck International Inc.; and Gil White, of Gilbert M. White Realtor Inc. in Haslett. * Gerrad Godley, project manager at Lansing-based engineering firm C2AE, has been named president of the Michigan section of Reston, Va.-based American Society of Civil Engineers. * Lansing resident Charles Toy, associate dean of career and professional development at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, has been named president of the State Bar of Michigan. * Lansing residents Niya Hardin, education policy adviser to Gov. Jennifer Granholm, and Michael Flanagan, state superintendent of public instruction, have been appointed to the Education Commission of the States. * East Lansing resident Maureen Smyth, vice president of programs with C.S. Mott Foundation in Flint, has been reappointed to the Great Lakes Protection Fund board of directors. * The following have been elected officers and directors of the Kiwanis Club of Haslett: Andy Such, president; Marilyn Parmelee, president-elect; Vic Samuelson, secretary; Bob Scott and Bob Stepanovich, treasurers; and Donald Frank, past president. * The following have been elected officers of the Kiwanis Club of Okemos: Minnie Martinez, president; Edward Soergel, president-elect; James Decker, vice president; Terence Carroll, secretary; Larry Segerlind, treasurer and Paul Marttila, immediate past president. Robert Vandervoort, Arnold Johnson, Larry Bacon, Irma Moss, Robert Munson and Richard Witter have been named directors. * The following have been elected officers of the Kiwanis Club of Williamston: Benjamin Eichler, president; Karla Mangan, president-elect; Teri Montgomery, vice president; Pamela Fraley, secretary; Lindsay Schacher, treasurer; and Jill Cutshaw, past president. Gwen Hulbert, Dan Frank, Jeanne Laimon and Danny Hulbert have been named directors. * Lansing-based Douglas Steel Fabricating Corp. has promoted the following people: James Buzzie, from contract and quality manager, to executive vice president; Michael Harsch, from a checker in the engineering department, to project manager; and Christopher Lowe, from project manager, to quality manager. * The following have been honored for their sales performances in the Excellent Beginnings program of Bensenville, Ill.-based Lia Sophia: Lorrie Tate, of Charlotte; Pam Ebright, of DeWitt; Ann Allison, of Grand Ledge; Amy Giles and Tami Nykamp, both of Lansing; and Jen Fuller, of Potterville. * Marlaine Teahan, Nancy Little, Joe Foster and Micki Pasteur, attorneys with Okemos-based law firm Foster Zack Little Pasteur & Manning PC, have been included in the 2010 edition of 'Best Lawyers in America,' an Aiken, S.C.-based national peer review publication. * Jackson National Life Insurance Co.'s marketing department received 13 awards from various industry and communications organizations, including an APEX 2009 Grand Award and a Best in Show award from Ontario, Canada-based Insurance and Financial Communicators Association. JNL's headquarters is near Okemos Road and Interstate 96 in Alaeidon Township. It is part of the United Kingdom's Prudential PLC. * Kirabo LLC, a fair trade store at 215 Ann Street Plaza in East Lansing, is marking its second anniversary. Business People items must be submitted by 5 p.m. Monday a week before publication. Information must be resubmitted for each week it's to be published. Send to Business Calendar, Lansing State Journal, 120 E. Lenawee St., Lansing, MI 48919; fax 377-1298; e-mail business@lsj.com.

Several local school districts who planned for the worst were pleasantly surprised Wednesday when students were counted for the state's fall count day.