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12, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (weather permitting) at the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 55 hangar, Mason Jewett Airport, Mason. Local pilots will offer area youngsters ages 8 to 17 an opportunity to go flying. The flights are made possible through the generosity of association member volunteers and are offered free of charge. Young Eagles Aviation Day is part of the National EAA Young Eagles Program created to interest young people in aviation.

Flights will be on a first-come, first-served basis; about 20 minutes long. A parent or guardian must be present or provide a signed permission slip. Advance reserva- tions for large groups are encouraged. Free airplane rides are just part of the experience. The association hopes to build one-on- one relationships between pilots and young people, giving young people an opportunity to learn more about the possibilities that exist in the world of aviation.

Pilots at the event will explain about their airplanes, how airplanes work, and how pilots ensure safety the prime concern before every flight. Following their flight, each youngster will receive a certificate making them an official Young Eagle. For more information contact Margie Clark 517-853-1418 or eaa55.org or visit www.EAA55.org or www.youngeagles.org Aircraft Association Chapter 55 Young Eagles Aviation Day gives kids a chance to fly High school academic aces get just one more chance to shine on television: The 29th season of the WKAR-TV game show taping this fall, will be its last. just going to play 63 more games and hope that said Matt Ottinger, host of the show since its beginning. Ottinger said as many as 100 different school districts, including home school groups, have sent teams to compete on the quiz show over the years in the division for larger schools and the division for smaller districts.

Students on the top team in each division win $5,000, one-year scholarships to Michigan State University. students are playing for fun, for pride and ultimately for he said. Ottinger, 57, has a day job as telecommunications coordinator for Okemos Public Schools, but is a lifelong game show enthusiast. QuizBusters is recorded two nights aweek during a fall period that runs from October through early December. Ottinger prepares 80 questions per program on various academic topics from chemistry to history to literature.

The show hosts teams from 64 high schools per season. When producer Mike Mihalus retired from his full-time gig at WKAR a while back, he kept just one assignment: Ottinger said he will always relish the experience of hosting the show. is something wanted to do since I was a little boy, and had the chance to do it, and grateful to WKAR for giving me that he said. He said he always enjoys hearing from former contestants, both in person and on social media. first question always ask is, are you doing he said.

always circle it back to telling me that in their high school experience, was a Susi Elkins, WKAR general manager, started working on the show as a student camera operator and was its producer for nine years. She said it was a mutual decision to end the program. and I have been talking for a long time I think we both knew this day was going to come at some she said. really hard to imagine not doing the show, but really exciting to think about what lies ahead, and what we could try she said. She said WKAR is committed to educational programming.

For example, its science show, is entering its fourth season and just won a regional Emmy award for host Rob Stephenson and executive producer Tim Zeko. WKAR also created a channel filled with programming, WKAR PBS KIDS, which started broacasting in January. Elkins said the focus for right now is creating an excellent final season of the program. wanted to make sure we go out with a bang and get an opportunity to connect with past she said. have some cool idea of how we can engage with fans and people that love the In early 2016, MSU turned down an opportunity to sell the broadcasting spectrum it uses for public WKAR and made a commitment to develop new, original content.

It also formed a partnership with Detroit Public Television. COURTESY PHOTO Nexus Academy of Lansing students James Ashley (sophomore) and Ethan Sandstedt (freshman) of Lansing, Abby Wilson (junior) of East Lansing and Manny Chavez (freshman) of Potterville proudly represented their school in 2013 on signs off after this season The popular quiz show is coming to an end this fall KATHLEEN LAVEY LANSING STATE JOURNAL ROD STATE JOURNAL host Matt Ottinger keeps it light on the set. just going to play 63 more games and hope that he says. individuals continued to post improved scores throughout the season. The boys track and field team (45 boys) improved on its 1-4 league record by placing fourth at the league meet and 8th out of 15 teams at Regionals.

Girls Soccer (19 girls) posted wins over Charlotte, Ionia, Portland and Waverly as they finished with a 4-14 overall record. The junior varsity girls soccer team (20 girls) finished with a 6-5-1 record. The girls tennis team (32 girls) netted wins over Ionia and Jackson Northwest to end with an overall record of 2-8 while finishing fifth in regional competition. The girls track and field team (39 girls) finished in second place in the league with a3-2 record. Last, our softball teams had an excellent spring with the varsity (15 girls) finishing 35-5 overall which included winning the Shepherd Invite, the Lansing Soft- ball Classic and a league title featuring a prefect 10-0 record.

And, speaking of being undefeated in league play, the junior varsity softball team (12 girls) did the same en route to their 26-4 final overall record including the Grand Ledge Invite championship. As you can see by the numbers, the Greyhounds had 78 boys and 137 girls participate in a spring sport at Eaton Rapids High School. Of these 215 participants, there were several outstanding individual performances as well as excellent team accomplishments including all-league performances, State Journal Player of the Year award, Honor Roll Meet champions, Regional champions, plus academic achievements. For further individual and team accomplishments, and to fill- out the spring sports survey, please visit our web page at www.grey- houndathletics.com follow ER Athletics on Facebook. Congratulations to all the spring Greyhound athletes and coaches! We Are ER! Sports Continued from Page 1A CHARLOTTE A husband and wife from Eaton County have pleaded to sex assault and other charges after allegedly giving underage teens alcohol and marijuana and having sex with them.

John Louis-Perkins Brown, 41, and Ashley Nicole Brown, 30, each pleaded no contest to charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and harboring a runaway. John Louis-Perkins Brown also pleaded no contest to five counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. His attorney declined to comment. Ashley Nicole Brown, meanwhile, pleaded no contest to one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. In exchange, prosecutors dropped three similar counts.

Her attorney could not be reached for comment. They each face up to 15 years in prison. A sentencing hearing is set for Aug. 10. One victim told police that in November 2015, when she was 15 years old, Ashley Brown picked her up in Jackson and drove her to the home near Charlotte, according to a transcript of court testimony from a Michigan State Police trooper.

While there, the teen consumed alcohol and marijuana and in John Brown, the trooper said. Ashley Brown gave her husband a condom and into his ear that (the victim) was interested in having sex with the trooper testified. John Brown then took the girl upstairs and sexually assaulted her. The girl ran away from home about a month after the first incident, the trooper testified. She stayed with the Browns and said the couple at one point hid her in their attic when Eaton County Deputies visited to inquire about the whereabouts.

Asecond victim told police John Brown sexually assaulted her in 2015 on a couch in his living room, said the trooper, who was not identified. Couple pleads to sex assault after hosting teen parties CHRISTOPHER HAXEL LANSING STATE JOURNAL Ashley Nicole Brown John Louis-Perkins Brown.