Beauty college raises funds for Amanda Vorabout family
Holland residents at Tulip City Beauty College unite to aid Amanda Vorabout’s daughter after the student’s fatal motorcycle crash. The college donates 50 percent of salon cash proceeds this week with a Friday fundraiser and a raffle drawing on August 27, honoring her memory.
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Amanda Vorabout
Tulip City Beauty College
Vorabout
Beauty College
Jennifer Collins
Holland
Collins
Zeeland finds no PFAS in water supply testing
Zeeland Board of Public Works released that no PFAS substances were detected in Zeeland water, applying Holland Board of Public Works test results. Findings show non-detectable levels below two parts per trillion for PFOA and PFOS, with EPA advisory at 70 ppt.
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Zeeland
Environmental Protection Agency
Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality
Ottawa County
Holland Board of Public Works
Michigan
Wings of Mercy helps Dreyer reach distant medical centers
Emily Dreyer, a 22 year old with Ehlers Danlos syndrome, relies on Wings of Mercy, a Zeeland faith based nonprofit, for about 10 annual air trips to needed treatments. Pilots volunteer and 80 percent of funds cover travel costs, easing long car rides.
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Hudsonville
Emily Dreyer
Wings of Mercy
East Coast
Dreyer
Zeeland
Ryan Veenstra
Ray Chester
Support for charter schools rises among Republicans nationwide
A May poll by Education Next shows 44 percent support expanding charter schools, up from 39 percent in 2017, driven mainly by Republicans. Democrats show smaller gains, with 36 percent backing charters, compared with 34 percent in 2017.
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Washington
Education Next
Harvard
Ouii
Rees
Robin Lake
Center On Reinventing Public Education
Charters
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Harvard University
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National Alliance For Public Charter Schools
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