Fitzgerald Park is a key attraction in Grand Ledge.
Joshua Looney, Nathan Edlin, Olivia Vanderlaan, and Jackson Manshum
December 11, 2020 • No Comments
Grand Ledge’s Fitzgerald Park, home of the sandstone ledges, could be cut in half due to the new sewage construction bond. The park has been maintained by Grand Ledge since the 1970’s, and its assets include a sledding hill, 18-hole disc golf course, baseball diamonds and pavilions, as well as over three miles of trails to walk. The new sewage expansion bond would shrink Fitzgerald Park’s lease boundaries from 63 acres, to only 31 acres. The construction bond proposes an expansion of the sewage plant currently located on the west side of Fitzgerald Park. The expansion would decrease the accessible part of the park by more than 30 acres, half of its original amount. This expansion would impact two miles of the trails, a sledding hill, 14 disc golf holes, and a pavilion. The Ledges however, which...
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December 11, 2020
Grand Ledge superintendent Brian Metcalf, who has been on paid leave since early June due to comments made on the death of George Floyd, a man from Minneapolis who was killed by an officer, is suing the school district and it’s Board of Education, claiming more than $1.4 million in damages. On May 30th,...
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Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 23, 1978. Bryant was the third child of Cox Bryant and former National Basketball Association player Joe Bryant. At the age of six, Bryant’s family moved to Italy where the young Kobe would learn to love the game of basketball....
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In 2018, a proposed bond to increase funding for Grand Ledge Public Schools was voted upon and passed. The bond contained funding for many parts of the Grand Ledge Public Schools system, including improvements to various learning buildings, new athletic facilities and equipment, and changes to roads to accommodate...
Autumn Minor, Staff Writer
March 25, 2021 • No Comments
Many thought that March Madness would be canceled this year because of the pandemic, but nothing is stopping the NCAA tournaments from going on in 2021. March Madness is a single-elimination tournament of 68 teams that compete in order to make it to the national championship game. The first NCAA tournament was in 1939 to give many teams a chance to play in the final championship, known as the final four. The tournament will begin on March 18th and end on April 5th. One way March Madness will be different this year to stop the spread of COVID-19 is to take very strict actions. “The NCAA will host the entire tournament in one...
Recent Sports Stories
March 25, 2021
Baseball tryouts at Grand Ledge High School will be held on March 22, 2021, in the old gym. This year's tryouts will be different because of COVID-19. Tryouts are scheduled to go until March 26 but will most likely exceed that date because that's just what they usually do to give everyone more evaluation time...
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March is here! Many sports fans know and love the March Madness basketball tournament. So why not bring up the fact there is always a favorite or the best team to win the tournament of the 64 best college basketball teams in the country. To determine who the best teams of the 64 chosen there are a few factors...
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On February 12th, 2021, the Houston Texans released the three-time defensive player of the year J.J. Watt. After 9 seasons with the Texans, J.J. Watt decides to hang it up and become a free agent. One major reason for J.J.'s release from the Texans could have been their embarrassing 4-12 season record. His six-year,...
March 25, 2021 • No Comments
The COVID-19 Vaccine is the only way we could stop this whole entire pandemic that has been going on now for over a year. The CDC has just recently made some huge announcements on how effective it is and how by taking this vaccine you can avoid getting COVID-19. Therefore, it protects you from it with only a few short term side effects after receiving the vaccination for only a few days. “Studies show that COVID-19 vaccines are effective at keeping you from getting COVID-19. Experts also think that getting a COVID-19 vaccine may help keep you from getting seriously ill even if you do get COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines teach our immune systems how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19. It typically takes a few weeks after vaccination for the body to build protection (immunity) against the virus that causes COVID-19. That means...
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March 25, 2021
What is St. Patrick’s Day? Even to the Irish, St. Patrick’s Day is surrounded by mysterious legends and people rarely know the meaning behind the holiday. St. Patrick’s day is celebrated on March 17th every year. St Patrick’s Day is an Irish holiday, celebrated widely around the world. St. Patrick...
March 25, 2021
March 25, 2021
After many years of movies and shows, family video in Grand Ledge has announced that they will be finally closing. Throughout the years, family video has been a very popular movie rental store throughout the Midwest. They've provided families and friends with countless movie nights and shows for many, many year....
The cast of Grey's Anatomy
Olivia Schelling, Staff Writer
March 25, 2021
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Recent Entertainment Stories
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Calling all Marvel addicts! Marvel Studios recently released a new action-packed series, “WandaVision.” Director, Matt Shakman, works side by side with head writer, Jac Schaeffer, to unravel the truth behind the lives of Wanda and Vision. This show is unlike the rest of the Marvel Series. The set,...
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