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SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2010

CELEBRITY WATCH Husband: Zsa Zsa Gabor in critical condition — Actress Zsa

Zsa Gabor was in critical condition Friday after undergoing hip replacement surgery earlier in the week, her husband said. Gabor, 93, had injuries to the right side of her body, including a broken hip, after she fell out GABOR of bed last weekend trying to get into a wheelchair at her Bel-Air home, said Prince Frederic von Anhalt, Gabor’s husband. Gabor initially appeared to be recovering after the hip surgery Monday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, her publicist John Blanchette said. Blanchette said von Anhalt told him Friday that “doctors were working very hard to stabilize her.” “Right now she’s not communicative,” Blanchette said. “Only time will tell.” He said doctors had taken Gabor off morphine and were putting her on another painkiller with the hope that would help the situation.

YOUR FOUR-DAY OUTLOOK TODAY’S TOP PICK • Wednesday at Walker, “Pack Your Wagon,” 1 p.m. Wednesday, Walker Tavern Historic Site, 13220 M-50, Cambridge Township. $6. Registration required. 467-4401.

ganshakespearefestival.com. • Albion Community Band, 7 p.m. today, Victory Park Bandshell, Albion. Free. 517-250-4238. • “Boeing-Boeing,” 2 p.m. today, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Purple DON’T MISS Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea. • Homer Historical Car and Truck $20-$38. 734-433-7673 or www. purplerosetheatre.org. show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Blair Historical Farm, 26441 M-60, Homer. • S.B.C. Band, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Keys $10 registration per vehicle. Free for Bar, 548 N. Jackson St. Free. 796spectators. 2191. • “A Taste of Honey” Mead and • The Unforgettables, part of the Jazz Festival, noon to 7 p.m. today, “Summer In Stock’s” concert series, Sandhill Crane Vineyards, 4724 Walz 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Stock’s Park, E. Road. Free admission. 764-0679. Bacon Street between S. Broad and • “Back to the ’80s,” Center Stage W. St. Joe streets, Hillsdale. Free. Jackson’s Summer Theatre, 2 p.m. 437-0651. today, Grass Lake High School, 11500 • Ian Stewart, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Warrior Trail. $10. 522-5695. Duffy’s Food & Spirits, 751 N. Water• “Driving Miss Daisy,” Michigan loo St. Free. 789-8450. Shakespeare Festival, 3 p.m. today, Michael Baughman Theatre, Potter DON’T FORGET Center, Jackson Community College. • “Queen For a Day,” noon to $15-$35. 998-3673 or www.michi6:30 p.m. Aug. 4, Cascades Manor

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LOTTERY Daily 3: 805 (midday) 565 (night) Daily 4: 1081 (midday) 7314 (night) Fantasy 5: 8, 16, 22, 31, 39 Keno: 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 19, 22, 23, 29, 45, 46, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 59, 63, 71, 72 Classic Lotto 47: 6, 14, 15, 21, 22, 47 (Saturday’s jackpot was an estimated $2.8 million.) Mega Millions: The jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing is at least $24 million. Powerball results will be published Monday. The drawing is after our deadline.

Monday, Hayes State Park, 1220 Wamplers Lake Road, Onsted. Motor vehicle permit required. 517-4677401. • Tuesday Morning Nature Hike, 9 FAMILY FUN a.m. Tuesday, Dahlem Environmental • St. Joseph Festival, featuring Education Center, 7117 S. Jackson games, pony rides, music, raffles, Road. $3 for nonmembers, free for food and more, 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 members. 782-3453. dahlemcenter. p.m. today, St. Joseph Social Center, org. 705 N. Waterloo St. 784-9716. • Let’s Here it for Habitats, noon • Laser Shows, featuring the music Tuesday, Hayes State Park, 1220 of Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Led ZepWamplers Lake Road, Onsted. Motor pelin and more, 2, 3:30, 5, 7, 8:30, vehicle permit required. 517-46710 p.m. today, Peter F. Hurst Plan7401. etarium, Ella Sharp Park. $5 adults, • Gone Fishing, 2 to 4 p.m. $4 seniors 55 and older and children Tuesday, Hayes State Park, 1220 ages 5 to 11. 841-3860 or www. Wamplers Lake Road, Onsted. Motor hurstplanetarium.org. vehicle permit required. 517-467• Oh Deer!, 3 p.m. today, Hayes 7401. State Park, 1220 Wamplers Lake • “How To Train Your Dragon,” part Road, Onsted. Motor vehicle permit of the Kids Summer Movies series, required for park entry. 517-467-7401 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Michigan Theatre, 124 N. or www.michigan.gov/natureprograms. Mechanic St. $1. 783-0811 or www. • Spiders and Bees, 3 p.m. michigantheatre.org.

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Hannah McCaffrey, 10, center, pulls a launch pin that sends up a rocket of water and pressurized air during the Cougar Science Camp on Tuesday at Spring Arbor University.

Q U O T A B L E “If anyone asks, ‘How’d you make it 60 years?’ I’d have to say perseverance and guts.” — Trudy Mason, on 60 years of marriage. “Jackson’s always the most giving, community-oriented place to be.” — Mary Ball, a Jackson County community representative for the American Cancer Society, commenting on the record number of teams for the Jackson Relay for Life.

O P I N I O N Issue: Interim City Manager Warren Renando completes his first six weeks on the job with several ideas in various stages of completion. Our say: For the first time in years, there’s the buzz of activity in Jackson’s City Hall. “The new boss has brought on an urgency that city government hasn’t seen since ... well, the last time Renando was manager, in 2004. He is pushing City Council members and the residents who elected them to take on issues that have lingered or, due to the city’s economic woes, can’t be ignored.”

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Judge accused of fixing tickets, dismissing cases — Jackson

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County District Judge James Justin, who was suspended from the bench Monday, is accused of “fixing” traffic tickets and dismissing up to 600 cases “under questionable circumstances.” Justin is not accused of dismissing cases for personal gain or any other reason except to give breaks to people charged with violations. Allegations and Justin’s response are spelled out in a Michigan Supreme Court file that would be secret except Justin asked for it to be open. The Supreme Court ordered Justin’s suspension Monday, lasting until two complaints against him are decided by the state Judicial Tenure Commission. District Judge Joseph Filip filed one of the two complaints against Justin, accusing him of changing Secretary of State records to remove traffic convictions for 65 drivers. The other complaint against Justin was filed by James Hughes, regional administrator of the State Court Administrative Office, accusing Justin of engineering long delays in his cases, improperly using a type of court order called Peace Bonds, failing to order defendants to pay money due to the city of Jackson and “interposing himself” in cases assigned to other judges. The judge contends he did nothing outside his authority, and he dismissed cases only when presented with “solid evidence.”

Movie star Hugh Jackman creates buzz during film shoot — The city of Leslie was abuzz with Hollywood fever Wednesday when actor

Hugh Jackman came to town to film a scene from an upcoming movie at The Depot Restaurant. A couple hundred local residents lined the corner of Main and Covert streets to watch director Shawn Levy (“Cheaper by the Dozen,” “Night at the Museum”) guide Jackman and other actors through scenes from “Real Steel.” The movie, expected to be released in November 2011, is a sci-fi action adventure from DreamWorks Studios. Most of the movie is being filmed in Michigan cities. The crew filmed a scene in nearby Mason on July 1.

Two sent to prison for robbery — Jackson County Circuit Judge John

McBain sentenced two 19-year-olds to prison Thursday for the Aug. 1 robbery of Buddy’s Mini Mart on N. West Avenue. Devon Glenn Jr. is going to prison for 15 to 30 years and Georval Pennington, 25 to 40 years. According to testimony at the trial of another co-defendant, Kyle Ybarra, the “wheel man,” was waiting for the two in a nearby Malibu, but Glenn and Pennington never got in the car. They took off through backyards. As they tried to get away, they dropped a toy gun, clothes and money. A jury found Ybarra, 17, guilty of two counts of armed robbery and one count of conspiracy. He is to be sentenced next month.

$OOHJLDQFH +\SHUEDULF &HQWHU Following cancer surgery, Donna Cagney had a wound that wouldn’t heal. As a result, the 86-year-old Jackson resident was in constant discomfort.

Never stop tri-ing — For Hannah Derr and Kathleen

Conlon, finishing a triathlon was as much a validation of their strength as their courage. Derr, 17, was diagnosed with scoliosis when she was 6, and Conlon, 16, was diagnosed with leukemia three years ago. The pair finished the Clark Lake Triathlon on July 18. “We decided we wanted to do this to show that we could,” Conlon said. In the spring, the longtime friends decided to compete in the triathlon and began training on the Spirit Trail and at the YMCA. Despite putting in two months of effort before the race, they were not worried about their times. Although they finished together, the girls were not side-by-side throughout the race. They completed the swim stage at about the same time, but Derr is a stronger bicyclist and pulled away. Conlon caught up during the run stage, as they expected. The two plan to compete in the event next year.

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Donna was referred to the Allegiance Hyperbaric Center and said, “They explained how hyperbaric therapy works and what I could expect from my treatments. It was very easy to talk and ask questions.” She added, “the staff was great, too, and treated me very kindly.”

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With her wound now completely healed, Donna is “feeling 100 percent better.”

Law protects nursing moms — A provision, which

became effective immediately upon President Obama’s signature in March, mandates that every business in the country provide a place for employees who are nursing mothers to pump breast milk. It also says that employers must provide reasonable unpaid break time each time an employee needs to express breast milk for her nursing child until that child’s first birthday. The provision only applies to hourly workers. Women who work on salary are not covered by it. The business must provide a place for them to do so — other than a bathroom — that is shielded from view and free from intrusion by co-workers and the public. A fact sheet released by the Department of Labor on Thursday said if a business cannot dedicate a specific room solely for use by nursing mothers, the room it chooses has to be available when needed.

To learn more, call (517) 817-7683 or visit AllegianceHealth.org. Allegiance Hyperbaric Center 704 E. Michigan Avenue, Jackson

Springport makes big gains on state exam — Springport High School, which is undergoing major re-

form as a result of previously poor standardized test scores, made large gains in all five subject areas on the 2010 Michigan Merit Exam. High school juniors in the spring took the tests in math, reading, science, writing and social studies. The state released the scores Thursday. Springport posted a 40-plus-percentage point gain in students passing the math test, with the number climbing from 23.5 percent last year to 65.3 percent, a 30-plus percentage point gain on the science test, and 20-plus percentage point gains on the reading and writing tests.

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