Melanie Jongsma

by Melanie JongsmaCommercial break— Lansing, if you value this kind of local reporting, will you show us some financial love? We need your support to keep this newspaper going. Even a small monthly amount helps. The form below will take you to a separate PayPal site where you can input...

The Drowsy Chaperone to run November 2–5 information provided by TF South LANSING, Ill. (October 31, 2017) - Ann Witting will direct the T.F. South Rebel Players in their 2017 Fall Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone. Evening shows will run at 7:00pm on Thursday, November 2; Friday, November 3; and Saturday, November...

LANSING, Ill. (October 2017) - Lansing author Carrie Steinweg paid a visit to two Lansing schools in October to read her childrens’ titles Old 104 Rides Again and Into the Night.Steinweg visited students in Ms. Annick’s first-grade class at Oak Glen School and kindergarten students at Reavis School....

by Melanie JongsmaLANSING, Ill. (October 27, 2017) - The wind was cold, but the coffee was hot and the fellowship was warm at the Dunkin' Donuts in north Lansing. The Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce organized a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and Owner Sanjay Tilva welcomed Mayor Eidam, Clerk Vivian Payne,...

Local services and events information compiled from various sources Sunday, November 5, 2:00pm—Veterans Memorial Service Lansing Veterans Memorial, Burnham Avenue and Glenwood-Lansing Road This year’s service will include a special remembrance of the 100th anniversary of World War I with a raising of a special WWI commemorative flag. Attendees are encouraged to bring...

Friday, November 3, at both Lansing, Illinois, locations information provided by Source Communications LANSING, Ill. (October 20, 2017) - Subway® is taking National Sandwich Day global with World Sandwich Day, and this is the third year that his two Lansing locations will participate, says owner Tom McSwiggan. On Friday, Nov. 3,...

information provided by St. Ann Catholic Parish LANSING, Ill. (October 2017) - St. Ann Catholic Parish has planned two events for Halloween weekend, both family-friendly.On Saturday The eighth annual Copper Muggers Halloween Breakfast is scheduled for Saturday, October 28, 8:00–11:00am, at TF South. The community is welcome to enjoy breakfast in...

Judy Garland, Bobby Darin, and Nat King Cole to be featured in 2018 by Melanie Jongsma MUNSTER, Ind. (October 22, 2017) - Tonight's performance of "Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song," starring Alexis J. Roston, was the first of a series that will continue in April of 2018, says General Manager...

information provided by Dunkin' Donuts Public Relations LANSING, Ill. (October 20, 2017) - The Dunkin' Donuts at 17050 Torrence Avenue in Lansing will celebrate its Grand Opening at 4:00pm on Friday, October 27. This is the location that was previously occupied by Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy, and modifications were...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (October 2017) - A recent Crime Information Bulletin published by the Lansing Police Department offered the following tips:Lock the doors - Theft overall tends to rise in the months of November and December. Make sure cars, trucks, and homes are locked. Leave a light on -...