Kalkaska trio raise funds for colorblind glasses project
Kalkaska Middle School eighth graders Brent Grady John Buck and Nolan Ferguson collected nearly 3000 returnable bottles and cans door to door to fund EnChroma glasses for colorblind students. They bought indoor outdoor pairs for Kalkaska Public Schools classrooms and family members, and plan to display information at All Academic Night in May.
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John Buck
Brent Grady
Nolan Ferguson
Kalkaska Middle School
Kalkaska
Associated Press
Brent
California
EnChroma
Traverse City
John
Nolan
World events and notable deaths span 1925 to 2006
A compact list of historic dates and milestones notes Vander Hill's funeral in 1925 Holland, Columbus fourth voyage in 1502, Stuyvesant arrival in 1647, Minnesota statehood in 1858, FDR era Rural Electrification Administration in 1935, Attu battle in 1943, 1953 Waco tornado, Ellsberg case end in 1973, 1987 Baltimore transplant, 1996 ValuJet crash, 1998 India nuclear tests and euro coins, 2006 NSA records privacy debate.
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Christopher Columbus
Cadiz
Spain
Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
New Netherland
Minnesota
Union
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
Aleutian
Attu
Waco
Texas
Daniel Ellsberg
Anthony Russo
William M. Byrne
Baltimore
Clinton House
Miami
Florida Everglades
India
Europe
USA Today
National Security Agency
George W. Bush
Celebrity Birthday List Highlights Frances Fisher Carla Bley Jonathan Jackson
Frances Fisher turns 67 and Carla Bley reaches 83 while Jonathan Jackson marks 37 and Annabelle Attanasio adds 26 to the ensemble of notable birthdays. The page notes these ages in a concise roster of famous names.
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Frances Fisher
Carla Bley
Jonathan Jackson
Annabelle Attanasio
Query awarded Lindeman Distinguished Service Award at CFHZ luncheon
Former development director Ann Query received the Marvin C. Lindeman Distinguished Service Award from the Community Foundation of the Holland Zeeland Area. She has served the foundation for over 25 years, helped merge Holland and Zeeland foundations in 1991, chaired the board, and returned as director of development in 2017 2018.
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Ann Query
Community Foundation
Holland/ Zeeland
Marvin C. Lindeman
Holland/Zeeland
Query
Herrick Library hosts Genealogy Panel event May 20
Herrick District Library presents a Genealogy Panel at 7 p.m. May 20 featuring Rasmussen and four others sharing family history journeys from Europe, with discussions on research sources and brick walls. Library offers Beginning Genealogy class May 14 from 2 to 3 30 p.m., covering databases and starting a search.
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Doug Rasmussen
Rasmussen
Herrick District Library
Europe
HDL
Juniors Volunteer in Day of Caring Across Ottawa Parks
About 500 White Pines Intermediate School and 500 Lakeshore Middle School students joined Junior Day of Caring Week of April 22 26 and May 3 to remove invasive species plant trees and clean parks while guiding tours assisting seniors and supporting nonprofit parks groups.
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Greater
Ottawa County
United Way
White Pines
Shannon LaHaie
Grand Haven Area
Lakeshore Middle School
Junior Day of Caring
The
Friends of Ottawa County Parks
White Pines Intermediate
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Mark
Tony Vander Hill
Pere Marquette R.A
West Tenth Street
Herrick District
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