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Newspaper
Holland Sentinel
Location
Holland, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 2019
Page
7
Clyde Geerlings and Adrian Klaasen, two local youths, begin a 1923 journey to Niagara Falls described as a gypsy trip. They left Monday morning, traveling on foot and relying on possible automobile rides, reaching Detroit on the first day of the trek.
On this day a sequence of historical milestones is noted including Boxer Rebellion combatants entering Beijing in 1900, the 1935 Social Security Act, the 1941 Atlantic Charter, 1948 London Summer Olympics ending, 1969 Northern Ireland intervention, 1973 Cambodia bombing halt, 1980 Dorothy Stratten’s death, 1992 Somalia food airlifts, 1997 McVeigh death sentence, 2003 a major U S Canada blackout, 2008 lead ban in toys, 2017 Trump’s condemnation of white supremacy and corporate resignations, and celebrity ages and births with local births recorded.
Holland Civic Theatre features 14 teens ages 13 to 19 in a summer production of The Mouse That Roared. The cast, limited to 190, adapts Sellers three roles with rotating set pieces and four scenes The Throne Room Forest Capitol and New York City. Director Jamie Foreman praises the cast's dedication schedules and growth in this quirky country war caper. Tickets cost 10 with performances Aug 16 17 and matinee Aug 17 at hollandcivic theatre dot org or 616-396-2021.
South Haven Theatre Series presents Driving Miss Daisy from Grand Rapids Master Arts Theatre. The 8 p.m. Friday Aug 16 performance at First United Methodist Church features Mary Day Brown as Daisy, Jerome Richards as Hoke and John Miedema as Boolie. Tickets are $10 adults, free for students. parking available. tickets online at dime.io/c/ south-haven-theatre/ or at the door.
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