West Ottawa celebrates 1969 Class B swimming title win
Today in history notes West Ottawa High School students paraded through Holland, celebrating their 1969 Class B swimming championship with a sheriff escort and horn blasts. Also listed are major historical events from 1521 to 2005, including Magellan, West Point, Goddard, Iwo Jima, and high profile criminal cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ottawa High School
West Ottawa
Holland High
Holland Christian High Schools
Ferdinand Magellan
Philippines
Magellan
Thomas Jefferson
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
New York
Robert H. Goddard
Effie
Auburn
Massachusetts
Iwo Jima
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Johnson
Caleb DeKruger
Allegan
Cate Frost
South Haven
Madalene Brinkman
Caleb Hosier
Bloomingdale
Molly Boyle
Byron Center
Abigail Telgenhof
Holland
Jillian Dokter
Holland Christian
Jessilyn Rockhold
Hamilton
Marlies Otteman
Zeeland East
Madeline Dykhouse
Black River
Taylor Twork
Zeeland West
Kierstyn Stein
Saugatuck
Notable Ages of Entertainers and Musicians
A concise report lists Lauren Graham aged 52 and Erik Estrada at 70 alongside Victor Garber and Jimmy DeGrasso at 56. Alan Tudyk is 48 and Wolfgang Van Halen 28, highlighting a spectrum of figures from television to music.
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Lauren Graham
Erik Estrada
Victor Garber
Jimmy DeGrasso
Alan Tudyk
Wolfgang van Halen
DAR Good Citizens honored from West Michigan high schools
Fourteen high school seniors were named DAR Good Citizens at a Holland Sentinel ceremony with the DAR Good Citizens pin certificate and wallet card. Caleb Lagerney received the Outstanding Teacher of American History Award for Holland Christian High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DAR Good Citizens Award
Matthew McAllister
Fennville
Johanna Boelema
Unity Christian
Caleb DeKruger
Allegan
Cate Frost
South Haven
Madalene Brinkman
West Ottawa
Caleb Hosier
Bloomingdale
Molly Boyle
Byron Center
Abigail Telgenhof
Holland
Jillian Dokter
Holland Christian
Jessilyn Rockhold
Hamilton
Marlies Ottem
West Michigan
Mann
DAR
DAR Good
Cyndie Hartmann
DAR Good Citizens
Acard
Rogetta Doe
Hartmann
Caleb Lagerney
Holland Christian High School
Fennville High School
Good Citizen
Caleb Lagerwey
Allegan General Hospital appoints new board members for 2019
The Allegan General Hospital board elected Jim Muenzer and Paul Hodge as chair and vice chair with Jana Tibbitts as treasurer and Jim Connell as secretary. New member Ryan Moore, pharmacist and Moore Family Pharmacies president, joins alongside existing trustees including Antkoviak, Burchardt, Dickinson PhD, Hoffman, Morgan, and Shriver. The hospital, a Level IV trauma center, offers primary care orthopedics wound center and mental health services. Greater Ottawa County United Way hires Jacquelyn Bennett as Students Live United Program Coordinator to oversee high school volunteer engagement across Ottawa County. Bennett, a Central Michigan University graduate, previously served at Lake Michigan College and has experience in marketing and property management.
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Allegan General Hospital Board of Trustees
Jim Muenzer
Independent Tool & Manufacturing
Paul Hodge
O.D
Allegan Eyecare
Ryan Moore
Moore Family Pharmacies
Allegan
Hamilton
Plainwell
South Haven
Moore
Kerri
Zeeland
Allegan General Hospital
AGH
Allegangeneral.org
Greater
Ottawa County
United Way
Jacquelyn Bennett
Students Live United
Bennett
Central Michigan University
Lake Michigan College
Best Pals Animal Rescue wins Old National Bank award
Best Pals Animal Rescue, a Holland no kill shelter for dogs and cats, won a $5,000 award from Old National Bank and Midwest Communication after six weeks of community voting at the bank's Holland center. Executive Director Michelle Kenat said the grant will fund new dog kennels to aid pets in Holland and the Lake Shore area. The organization is located at 13888 Blair St. in Holland.
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Old National Bank Award
Best Pals Animal Rescue
Old National Bank and
Midwest Communication
WHTC
Holland
Old National Bank
New Holland
E Eighth St
Best Pass Animal Rescue
Michelle Kenat
Lakeshore
Old National
Just Glover
Old National Bank Banking Center
Blair St
David Dams
West Michigan
Whitney Bareng
Joe Kiser
Justin Glover
Holland Banking Center
David Kiekinfveld
Chad Paluzzi
Also Mentioned on This Page
NASA
Agena
Gemini
My Lai
Son My
Son Mee
Robert F. Kennedy
William Buckley
CIA
Beirut
Hezbollah
Terry Anderson
Middle East
Associated Press
Reba McEntire
Otay Mountain
California
U.S
Kristi Yamaguchi
Tonya Harding
Nancy Kerrigan
Munich
Germany
Portland
Oregon
Rachel Corrie
Gaza Strip
Los Angeles
Robert Blake
Benny Lee Bakley
Blake
Bakley
Redwood City
Scott Peterson
Death
Laci
Daughters OF the American Revolution
Lori Timmer
Lori.timmer
Hollandsentinel
SentinelLori
People IN Nonprofits
Hospital
Jana Tibbitts
Tibbitts
Retary
Jim Connell
D.V.M
Matthew Antkoviak
Jason Burchardt
Tim Dickinson
Ph.d
Nathan Hoffman
Amanda Morgan
Kimberly Shriver
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