Send Us Your Fair Photos From Local County Fairs
Kent County fair runs Aug 2 to 9 in Berrien County hosts Aug 12 to 17 Allegan County holds Sept 6 to 14 Submit images with name and hometown at hollandsentinel.com localloop for possible publication on our Facebook page News brief invites readers to share photos from county fairs with schedules and submission link.
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Berrien County
Allegan County
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Summer theater and concert events in Holland area
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre presents All Shook Up at DeWitt Theatre 141 E 12th St 8 p.m. tickets 12 to 28. The Red Barn Theatre 3657 63rd St Saugatuck hosts a 7 p.m. show with a $5 donation and popcorn. American Legion Band performs A Night at the Movies at Kollen Park 240 Kollen Park Drive 7 30 p.m. free. Call (269) 857-5300 or visit hollandlegionband.org for details.
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DeWitt Theatre
E. 12Th St
Hope.edu
Red Barn
63Rd St
Saugatuck
Kollen Park
Kollen Park Drive
Hollandlegionband.org
Microbead Plastic Found In Great Lakes Waters
Lake Erie samples show higher micro plastic concentrations than ocean basins with many near perfect spheres likely cosmetic microbeads. Researchers from University of Wisconsin Superior and 5 Gyres Institute warn Ontario may be as contaminated as Erie. They study whether beads carry toxins and move through the food chain.
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Lake Erie
Great Lakes
Lorena Rios Mendoza
University of Wisconsin-Superior
American Chemical Society
Rios
Three Lakes
Superior
Michigan
Huron
Mason
Lake
Ontario
Mason and
5 Gyres Institute
Los Angeles
Lake Michigan
5Gyres.org
Sherri Mason
State University of New York At
Fredonia
Lakes Superior
Erie
Sgyres.org
Pensions Strain Municipal Budgets Across Regions
Holland faces 23.4 million in unfunded pensions with the city’s plan 70 percent funded while Ottawa County shifts to defined contribution plans for new hires. Detroit faces 3.5 billion in unfunded pensions and 5.7 billion in retiree health obligations as federal bankruptcy questions rise. Analysts note federalism and bankruptcy law intersect with state constitutional guarantees.
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Holland
City Board of Public Works
City of
Wagle
Ottawa County
Road Commission
Detroit
Michigan
Paul Secunda
Marquette University
Secunda
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