Left: Morning Edition host Brooke Allen and right: Frank Walsh, Meridian Township Director
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Meredian Township Manager Frank Walsh talked with Brooke Allen for our "Mondays with the Mayor" segment. He talked about families, nature trails and the township's 75th anniversary celebration.
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WKAR's Brooke Allen talks with Meridian Township director Frank Walsh.
Roller coasters by the lake. Summer homes and resort hotels on the shore. If you’re picturing Cedar Point in Ohio, guess again. This was Haslett, Michigan more than 100 years ago. Current State examines the early days of Meridian Township with Jane Rose, executive director of the Meridian Historical Village and author of "Meridian Township."
Millions of people around the world are wild about a sport many native-born Americans have never played. Cricket is second only to soccer in global popularity. There are several adult cricket leagues in the Lansing area, and it’s not uncommon to see an evening game in progress at a local school playground, but this summer, officials in Okemos will offer the sport to young children for the first time.