Fallen tree onto car accident

Police and firemen look on as service man Scott Whaley secures downed power lines at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the scene of a one car accident after a dead tree limb fell onto the vehicle's hood, disabling the car. The driver was not injured, but the vehicle was unable to drive and had to be towed.

Teacher retirement

Retiring teacher Maggie Couling throws her fists into the air as Principal Dan Brooks stands back after explaining Couling was the most likely retiree to win the lottery. Couling, who has taught for 35 years, is retiring alongside 11 other instructors and staff from R.W. Kidder Middle School.



Retiring teacher Barb DeCan, second from left, looks back smiling with Diane Hudson, far left, Marge Idziak and Linda Whitney as they line up in front of the R.W. Kidder Middle School faculty and staff during their retirement luncheon. Twelve instructors and staff members are retiring from the school this year. "It's tough. They're like my family," said Prinicpal Dan Brooks.

Police standoff

A Jackson policeman watches 738 Griswold Street from behind a stone pillar on Wednesday night as a man barricaded himself in the second story of an apartment. He made threats that he was going to kill himself and others with a gun, but when police searched the apartment, no guns were found. The standoff started at about 9:45 p.m. and last approximately three hours. Nobody was injured and the man was taken into custody. The man's name is yet to be released by the Jackson Police Department.

Grass Lake Rollover

Grass Lake Police Chief Greg Jones walks on the scene of a one car accident as one of two passengers involved is carried off by a U-M survival flight helicopter at the intersection of Bohne and Kalmbach roads on Sunday afternoon in Grass Lake. Cody and Dylan Radabaugh were injured when their red Chevrolet Cavalier lost control and rolled into a stand of trees at the intersection.

Sand trap

Kris Bradshaw chips the ball out of the bunker on Sunday morning at Arbor Hills Golf Club during the Jackson Masters golf tournament.

Baseball brawl eliminates both Homer, Concord from district title game

Coaches, players and an umpire attempt to break up a fight between Homer's Mitch Pease and Concord's Mike Kaplinski, center, as more players run from the bench to join their teammates. The fight resulted in both teams forfeiting the Division 4 district championship game.



An umpire attempts to separate Homer's Mitch Pease, left, whose arms are wrapped around the head of Concord's Mike Kaplinski at the beginning of a fight at third base. Both benches nearly cleared out to join their teammates, resulting in both teams forfeiting the Division 4 district championship game.



Homer third baseman James Salow barrels over Concord catcher David Rett who successfully caught the ball at home plate to tag Salow out on the play. Concord led 1-0 in the top of the third inning before the game was postponed because of a fight. Both teams were disqualified from competition, each forfeiting the championship title game.



After a successful out at second, Homer's Brooks Bowser throws the ball to first base to attempt a double play.



Concord Coach John Ropp leans against the dugout gate to inform his players that the team would forfeit the Division 4 district title game alongside their opponents for their actions during a fight in the top of the third inning on Saturday afternoon at Concord High School.



Concord Coach John Ropp stands somberly at the first baseline after informing his players that his team would forfeit the Division 4 district title game alongside their opponents for their actions during a fight in the top of the third inning on Saturday afternoon at Concord High School.

Soccer: The agony of defeat

Teammates watch from the bench as Springport forward Devin Underhill screams in agony after being knocked down hard with eight minutes left in the game. Underhill was taken out of the game, but brought back in within the last four minutes. Springport lost the Division 4 soccer district championship game to Dansville 1-0 on Friday evening at Jackson Christian High School."It's dissapointing. I wanted to win," she said. "It was a good game, a heartfelt game. We haven't been able to beat Dansville for four years, but know that we never gave up in this game."



Springport forward Devin Underhill burries her head into her jersey as she cries after Springport lost the Division 4 soccer district championship game to Dansville 1-0 on Friday evening at Jackson Christian High School.



Springport senior Reba Patterson, right, cries in the arms of teammate and sister Julie Patterson after Springport lost the Division 4 soccer district championship game to Dansville 1-0 on Friday at Jackson Christian High School. "Losing. It's a heartbreak," Reba Patterson said. "We've been working so hard, and it's going to be so hard to move on after this game. ... Some of us don't get to go on and play anymore."



Springport senior Reba Patterson laughs in the arms of teammate and sister Julie Patterson who attempts to pick her up and carry her on the field to cheer her up after Springport lost the Division 4 soccer district championship game to Dansville 1-0 on Friday at Jackson Christian High School.

Fires, fires and more fires

Two separate fires, only two days apart.



A firefighter laughs while standing on the roof of a home at 7254 Concerto Court in Spring Arbor as water splashes up at him while they shovel dirt and pry of siding from the house. Fire officials said a lightning strike through the roof into the attic started the fire.



Neighbors Ed Grzesek, left, and Alice and Richard Jarosz peer over the fence next door as two firefighters tear apart the siding on the back of the 744 Ellery Avenue home after a garage and vehicle caught fire Saturday evening in the backyard.

Memorial Day

Sgt. First Class Todd Vaive stands outside of the Spring Arbor Township office building as he lays his hands on his nine-year-old son Caleb's shoulders peering into the sky in hopes that it will clear for the Memorial Day parade on Monday afternoon in Spring Arbor. Vaive, who returned home from Afghanistan 13 weeks ago after an 18-month tour of duty, was named grand marshal of the parade, which was canceled because of rain. "We celebrate this day because of every person who fights for us, dies for us and some that come back," said Caleb Vaive.



Rev. Charles Waters of Jackson frowns while saluting other veterans who pass by on the parade route while commemorating the lives of lost soldiers on Memorial Day in front of Mount Evergreen Cemetery in Jackson. "It is important to remember those who died for our freedom," he said, wearing a Civil War uniform to honor a relative who fought for the Union.



Tiger Scout Dwayne Lewis, Jr. of Jackson, 6, amuses himself by sticking his tongue to his nose while waiting to march down S. Jackson Street on Monday downtown for the Memorial Day parade. "We do it because the veterans saved our country," he said.

Tennis portrait: Marla Beavers

Hillsdale High School senior Marla Beavers practices at the high school tennis courts Thursday afternoon.