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Election Results Analysis for the Data Hounds

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Editor’s note: A lot of folks in East Lansing love Nate Silver’s analyses of national election data. Well, East Lansing no longer has Nate Silver—he graduated from East Lansing High School in 1996—but we do have Chris Root, who spent much of today geeking out on the voting data charts available at the Ingham County Clerk’s website for yesterday’s East Lansing City Council election. Only ELi brings you this kind of drilling-down of the data!

Meadows, Draheim, and Altmann Win Council Seats

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Image above: Erik Altmann, Shanna Draheim, and Mark Meadows, the winners of the East Lansing City Council race

Mark Meadows, Shanna Draheim, and Erik Altmann have won the election for East Lansing City Council. They will join sitting Councilmembers Ruth Beier and Susan Woods on November 17, 2015. (There is no meeting of City Council before then.)

At that meeting, the new members of Council will be sworn in, and the first order of business will be for the five to elect the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem from among the five.

Charlie Waller's Legacy: Foundation Works to Provide Needed Care for Families of Dying Children

Monday, November 2, 2015

Charlie Waller, 5, of East Lansing died of a rare brain stem tumor. His parents created Art for Charlie to help other families deal with the loss of a child.

For parents with a terminally ill child, the choice is heartbreaking. Do you focus on ensuring that your child receives the highest level of pain management and comfort care or continue to hope for and work toward a cure?

Voter Information, Including Campaign Finance Analyses

Saturday, October 31, 2015

The ELi team has been working hard to bring you thorough coverage of the East Lansing City Council race. Here’s a roundup:

The basics of this election:

The East Lansing City Council has five members in total. Each serves for a four-year term. Three seats are up for grabs in this election, and six people are running. On the first day the new City Council meets, a mayor and mayor pro tem will be elected from among the five by the five.

So:

Business Group Spends Thousands Promoting Draheim; Draheim Reacts

Friday, October 30, 2015

Image: A montage of the latest Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce ads for the East Lansing City Council race

East Lansing residents checking their mailboxes yesterday discovered a new round of glossy campaign mailings from the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, including another attacking Council candidate Erik Altmann, and three promoting candidate Shanna Draheim.

Attack Ad Fallout Continues

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Above: Candidates for City Council Erik Altmann, Nathan Tripeltt, and Mark Meadows.

Whether the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce’s attack ad on East Lansing City Council candidate Erik Altmann will affect the outcome of next Tuesday’s election is difficult to gauge. But what is clear is that the ad has caused a great deal of controversy.

High School Boys’ Water Polo Team Qualifies for Regionals for the First Time

Thursday, October 29, 2015

 

The combined water polo team of East Lansing and Holt High Schools (HOTEL) has qualified for Michigan Water Polo Association’s Regional tournament for the first time ever. Regionals will be held October 30 and October 31 at Saline High School. HOTEL faces Ann Arbor Pioneer, the number-four ranked team in the state, at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. If HOTEL wins the game on Friday, they will qualify for a spot at the MWPA state tournament for the first time in the co-op’s history.

Business Group Launches Attack on Candidate Altmann

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Above: Steve Japinga, the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Director of Government Relations, and an image from the new mailer.

The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce has launched an attack ad on City Council candidate Erik Altmann, declaring Altmann “wrong for East Lansing.”

Iorio's Gelato and Caffe to Open in Trowbridge Lofts

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

On November 9, Iorio’s Gelato and Caffe will be opening up in the Trowbridge Lofts.

According to the owner, Nick Lemmer, his family is from the area and that was one of the reasons that he decided to open his business in East Lansing. Lemmer also said that they have a shop in Ann Arbor and wanted to take the opportunity to expand further, especially because they have been given so much support for their idea.

Polling Locations Change

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Voters planning to cast ballots in next Tuesday's City Council race should be aware that some polling locations have recently changed.

Precinct 9 has been voting until now at the Bailey Community Center, but since that building is now closed, for this election Precinct 9 voters will cast ballots at Edgewood United Church, on Hagadorn Road.

Precinct 10 will also be voting at Edgewood United Church, as it normally does. City Clerk Marie Wicks says that there will be signage at Edgewood United to make sure voters know whether to line up for Precinct 9 or Precinct 10 voting.

E Coli Detected in Uncle John's Cider

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

 

Uncle John’s Cider Mill is hoping to be back in the apple cider business as early as tomorrow, said company president Mike Beck.

The popular St. Johns orchard and mill has voluntarily ceased selling all cider products following a positive test for the bacteria E.coli in a specific batch produced and sold at the mill.

“We have ceased selling all cider and are awaiting further testing,” Mr. Beck said. “We hope to start again tomorrow morning.”

He advises anyone who has purchased the cider with a use-by date of Oct. 30 to dispose of it.

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