In today's newsletter, Michigan couple weds atop castle during eclipse, Michigan could make kindergarten mandatory and a cannabis-friendly campsite is coming to Muskegon. |
Flower lovers will soon flock to Holland during the first weeks of May for the famed Tulip Time Festival. More than six million tulips are getting ready to bloom across the city and there's a convenient way to watch them grow from the comfort of your home. The city has set up a livestream camera pointed as tulips sprout in Centennial Park. The Tulip Tracker includes a timelapse option to look back over the weeks to see growth as well. Speaking of sprouts, April is a great time to plant the season's first vegetables. Check out a few garden to-do's for the month with help from Michigan State University Extension’s Smart Gardening planner. |
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Myers Elemetary School students watch the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024 in Grand Blanc, Mich. (Jake May | MLive.com) |
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Solar eclipse of the heart: Michigan couple weds atop castle during celestial phenomenon |
Tying the knot: Vanessa Quigly and Anthony Badall of Stockbridge made Monday’s solar eclipse into something even more special, exchanging vows atop the Helmer Castle tower at the peak of the event. The medieval-style castle is located in Jackson County. The eclipse: According to NASA, the Jackson area saw just shy of 98% of the sun’s light blocked by the moon at its peak. Only the very southeastern corner of the state – including the city of Luna Pier – experienced the nighttime-like darkness of totality. In the skies: The Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area was recently certified as Michigan’s first and only international dark sky sanctuary. |
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3 U.P. bridges just north of Mackinac Bridge scheduled for construction |
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Michigan could make kindergarten mandatory. Homeschooling parents worry a registry is next. |
Education: Michigan doesn't currently require children to attend kindergarten but a proposed bill could change that. The legislation would require children to enroll in kindergarten at age 5, instead of 6, beginning in the 2025-26 school year. Home-school advocates say the changes would impact their freedom to choose how - and when - they decide to begin educating their children. Creative kids: Students at Myers Elementary School in Grand Blanc donned their sunglasses to watch Monday's solar eclipse. From "it looks like a banana" to "it looks like a half eaten cookie," check out how the students described what they saw in the sky. Time to learn: Washtenaw Community College has started its “Free College Week” with virtual classes available at no cost through Friday, April 12. Classes are open to the general public to register. |
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‘His love was very loud,’ says aunt of nonverbal boy who fatally shot himself with unattended gun |
In court: Saginaw mother Seville Ashworth the stood before a judge on Monday, April 8 seeking justice for 7-year-old son, a nonverbal autistic boy who accidentally shot himself with a gun. Ashworth said T-Keeyha M. Lane's 19 month sentencing was not enough time in the involuntary manslaughter case. The boy shot himself with a handgun Lane left unattended. Furries: A Ypsilanti hotel hosting a convention for people who have an appreciation for anthropomorphic animals was interrupted Sunday when police receive bogus reports someone was set to bomb the event. Suspect arrested: A Southfield Chipotle employee was shot in the leg during a dispute about guacamole, police said. The victim, a 21-year-old Detroit man, is expected to make a full recovery. |
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Light a campfire and a joint: Muskegon dispensary opens cannabis campsite |
Opening soon: A cannabis-friendly campsite is coming to Muskegon this summer, just in time for festival season. The Grassy Knoll Recreational Dispensary is using the fives acres adjacent to their building to set up a smoker oasis in its wooded hilltop. Save the date: The Downtown Milan Development Authority host the ninth-annual Milan Wine Walk on April 27. Tickets cost $65 each and will include 12 tasting tickets, snacks at the tasting spots and souvenir wine walk gifts bags complete with a wine glass and other items. For a cause: A partnership between Wonderland Distilling Co. in Muskegon and Folds of Honor is crafting a blend of Michigan whiskies. Profits will fund $5,000 scholarships for students each year pursuing higher education. |
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