Washington, September 4, 2010 : Burr Oak, Michigan: A male named Jeff Adamski was collecting sweet corn in the southern region of Michigan. That was the moment when Jeff became the most recent addition to the catalog of individuals, who have had an unanticipated meeting with an alligator.
Here are a few choices for your entertainment around the Flint area for Sunday, Sept. 5.
Masaki Hada was one of a large group of Ann Arbor children who made a bank out of recycled items, tasted local food from RecycleBank partners, and learned more about the new incentive program to encourage increased recycling in the city.
The Ann Arbor Board of Education expects to have a search firm in place by the end of September as it moves toward having a new superintendent of schools on the job by July 1, 2011.
BURR OAK — A southern Michigan man who encountered a 34-inch alligator while picking corn said he clubbed it to death because he feared it could attack someone if left alone. But St. Joseph County’s animal control officer said Jeff Adamski’s reaction was a “little extreme.”
FAIRBANKS — Flint Hills Resources has offered a bulk water tank along with a cash settlement to some North Pole area homeowners affected by tainted groundwater, the refinery spokesman said this wee…
Dearborn — The executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations-Michigan said his 12-minute speech today at a Jerusalem Day rally in front of Dearborn City Hall was misrepresented by a local Jewish group.
ASSOCIATED PRESS BURR OAK, Mich. — A Burr Oak man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer. He didn’t expect to have to deal with an alligator rushing at him. Jeff Adamski was in a corn field on a recent evening when two women came running from a few rows over, screaming that they had seen an alligator. He checked it out and sure enough, there it was. Adamski tells the …
After finishing third at the state tournament as a sophomore this past spring, Dearborn High golfer Evan Bowser kept right on swinging through the summer.
BURR OAK, Mich., Sept. 3 (UPI) — A Michigan man said he killed a 34-inch alligator he discovered in a field while picking sweet corn. Michigan – Alligator – Maize – Corn – Field Crops
DETROIT – All of the $20,000 donated for a gun buyback program held Thursday by the Detroit Police Department was spent and thousands more were committed in vouchers to cover the more than 800 guns turned in, police said. Sgt. Eren Stephens said the no questions asked program at Second Ebenezer Church on Dequindre exhausted the $20,000 donated by the event’s cosponsor, Continental Management. Of …
FLINT, Michigan — Police are looking for a 20-year-old man charged in the slaying of a 17-year-old man last month.
Flint police are looking for a man suspected in three recent bank robberies, one as recent as Thursday.
FLINT, Michigan — Three Flint-area players have qualified for the Golf Association of Michigan Net Amateur Championship Sept. 9 at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club.
A Grand Rapids man convicted on child pornography charges is going to prison.
CHICAGO—-The Board of Directors of Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. has set Tuesday, October 5, 2010 as the record date for determination of the shareholders entitled to vote at the Fund’s annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on Friday, December 3, 2010.
CHICAGO—-The Board of Directors for Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend from current net investment income and undistributed retained earnings from net investment income of $0.25 per share, payable on September 30, 2010 to shareholders of record as of September 13, 2010.
DEARBORN — The Dearborn Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Dearborn adds an east side event, from 6–10 p.m. Sept. 15.
DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Tuesday, the first school bells of the year will ring across Dearborn and Dearborn Heights welcoming children back to school.
DEARBORN — To empower small business in Dearborn, the Dearborn Chamber of Commerce has created Chamber Connect.
DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department has created a police intern program for recent high school graduates looking to go into the criminal justice field, and the first five candidates began July 20 .
DEARBORN — Local Dearborn business Solstice Designs jewelry has established a new grass roots giving program called Project Produce to help people affected by domestic violence.
GRAND RAPIDS – The president today urged senate Republicans to pass the small business legislation before them.
BURR OAK, Mich. (AP) — An animal control officer says a Michigan man’s killing of a small alligator spotted in a corn field is a “little extreme.”
LANSING — There’s still time to enroll children in an innovative new kindergarten program in downtown Lansing.
A man gathering sweet corn in southern Michigan is the latest to have an unexpected encounter with an alligator.
BURR OAK, Mich. – An animal control officer says a Michigan man’s killing of a small alligator spotted in a corn field is a “little extreme.” St. Joseph County animal control officer Tom Miller said Friday the alligator could have been caught and moved to a private sanctuary about 30 miles away.
Members of the Ann Arbor school board fielded questions today from two professional search firms competing for the chance to help the district find its next superintendent. Representatives from the Michigan Association of School Boards and Dave Kinsella and Associates……
BURR OAK, Mich. – A southern Michigan man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer. He didn’t expect to have to deal with a 34-inch alligator rushing at him.
DEARBORN — Henry Ford Community College is faced with an alarming growth in the number of students who need remedial math and English classes before starting college curriculum, administrators recently reported.
Michigan Man Gathering Sweet Corn For The Family Freezer Confronted By Alligator
MUSKEGON – Three cadets with Muskegon High School’s JROTC program received special recognition during at Cadet Leadership Challenge camp this summer that was attended by about 800 cadets from across the nation. Cadet Anthony Osborn, who will be sophomore, received…
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A Kalamazoo man who is charged in a double murder is headed to trial. Investigators say Tommy Emory shot Lawanda Rogers and Sheron Wright outside his home.
A Burr Oak man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer.
FLINT, Michigan — Two men wearing white masks entered a Flint business at about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to police reports.
The Grand Haven Education Association agreed to the administration’s request to open the two-year contract as it was entering the second year.
Flint Southwestern graduate Quintin Woods should know by today (Friday) is he will start at defensive end when the University of Kansas hosts North Dakota State in its season-opener.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero drew the battle lines more clearly Thursday in what he describes as a war between Main Street and Wall Street.
Kalamazoo City Commission member Terry Kuseske lost his battle with pancreatic cancer Thursday.
If Michigan State hadn’t offered Kirk Cousins a scholarship in early 2007, he still might have been playing under center this Saturday at Spartan Stadium. On the other side, that is.
LANSING | She wasn’t a Lansing native, but Patricia Alice”Patti” Leach devoted nearly 40 years of her life to trying to makethe south suburban village a better place to live.
Candidates for Michigan governor spent a combined $18.1 million in the Aug. 3 primary, reports filed Thursday show, led by Republican Rick Snyder’s $7.6 million.
The Michigan Department of Transportation has suspended most roadwork from this afternoon until Tuesday morning.
DETROIT — Drew Stanton led three touchdown drives,, but the first thing he mentioned after the Lions 28-23 preseason win over Buffalo was that he is happy to be healthy.
Alex Szymanski and Greg Stolzenburg combined for a two-hitter as the Kalamazoo Kings downed Oakland County Thursday, 1-0, at Oakland University.Szymanski started and threw seven strong innings with 11 strikeouts and just one walk and two hits. Stolzenburg (1-1) walked…
Kalamazoo Central running back Branden Delk stretches the ball out over the goal line as Loy Norrix’s Grant Lawson (57) and Nick Stump try to keep him out of the endzone. Delk scored the Maroon Giants second touchdown on…
ST. JOHNS — A 20-year-old Lansing man who led police on a high-speed chase Wednesday through Clinton County has been charged with fourth-degree fleeing and eluding.
Sturgis at Benton Harbor 7 p.m. today Records – Sturgis 0-1, Benton Harbor 0-1 Last year’s game – Benton Harbor won 26-17. Last week’s scores – Sturgis lost to Lakeshore 44-27; Benton Harbor lost to Battle Creek Central 14-6.
Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera left Thursday night’s game against Minnesota in the sixth inning with left biceps tendinitis.
Detroit downs Buffalo to finish fine preseason
