The Jackson College of Education has commissioned a seven-unit classroom block at Danyame-Kwaem, a settler community near Obenimase in the Asante-Akim Central Municipality, bringing renewed hope for hundreds of children who had been studying in an abandoned poultry farm.
The abandoned poultry farm served as a makeshift classroom for the over 200 children who could not trek a daily round trip of 14 kilometers to access education at Obenimase which is the closest to the community.
Danyame-Kwaem is an isolated settler community made up of scattered cottages under cocoa farms with inhabitants who are mainly migrants from the Northern Regions engaged in cocoa farming.
May 11, 2021 | 8:40 AM
Jeffrey Pollet, loving father, and husband, a whimsical soul, passed away suddenly of a heart attack near his home in West Olive on May 7, 2021, at the age of 61. He was born in Detroit on August 2, 1959, to his Belgian parents, Louis and Ginette Pollet. He attended parochial school as a child and often attributed his strong academic foundation to that experience.
Jeff’s youth was filled with adventures, odd jobs, and an insatiable love of learning which continued to his dying days. He met the love of his life, Cyndi (Choly) at church in Royal Oak while he was a medical student. They immediately bonded as close friends over a conversation about Bullwinkle, were married on a hot day in July 1985, and continued that passion for 36 years, raising six wonderful children and later enjoying time spent with their six grandchildren, recently finding joy in expecting their seventh.
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Springfield College announced that
Beth Zapatka has been hired as the new vice president for Institutional Advancement, following a national and competitive search. Zapatka comes to Springfield College from Yale University, where she served as associate dean for Development and Alumni Affairs for the Yale School of Nursing. She will join the President’s Leadership Team on July 1 and oversee all institutional-advancement efforts, including the departments of Advancement Services, Alumni Relations, and Development. In a nine-year career at Yale, Zapatka held numerous roles that created a well-rounded set of experiences in institutional advancement that are directly transferable to Springfield College. In her most recent role in the School of Nursing, her accomplishments include securing significant new resources nearly tripling contributions to the school overseeing a rebranding campaign, building university-wide collaborations, broadening the use of social-
Greenhouses full of beautiful blooms, herbs and more opening soon for Career Center sale
Updated Apr 26, 2021;
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JACKSON, MI It will soon hopefully start to feel like spring again soon, and the Jackson Area Career Center will help celebrate that by opening up its greenhouses for its annual plant sale.
A variety of annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables and hanging baskets are available for purchase from 8 a.m. to noon May 1 and May 8 during the 13th annual Agriscience/FFA Plant Sale at 6800 Browns Lake Road, across from Jackson College.
The complete plant list and pricing can be found here.
Dog park under construction, Ella Sharp Museum names interim director: Jackson headlines April 17-22
Updated 8:04 AM;
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Plans are set to begin digging for a new dog park in Jackson.
The city of Jackson is inviting residents and their leashed pets to a groundbreaking celebration at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 23, at the site of Betty’s Dog Park, located at the corner of N. Blackstone and Van Buren streets.
The board has appointed Valerie Herr as the museum’s interim executive director, officials announced Monday.
Museum officials have formed a hiring committee to find and hire the next executive director, with a focus on effective leadership and bringing forth the museum’s mission, officials said.