History items and figures span decades in memory
In 1996, Holland saw 20 599 people board or alight transit. Freud died in London in 1939 at 83. In 1957 nine black students at Little Rock Central High were withdrawn amid a mob. New York’s Philharmonic Hall opened as part of Lincoln Center in 1962. Mackie is 39.
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Sigmund Freud
London
Little Rock Central High School
Arkansas
New York
Philharmonic Hall
Avery Fisher Hall
Lincoln Center
Florida hurricane aid drive funded by funeral homes and movers
Twenty five Dignity Memorial Funeral Homes partner with Two Men and a Truck and Convoy of Hope to run a statewide Fill the Vehicle campaign. Vehicles block funeral home lots to collect relief items for Hurricane Irma survivors and will haul donations to Florida.
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Florida
25 Dignity Memorial Funeral Homes
Convoy of Hope
Artist Lenore De Pree Celebrates Holland Downtown in Paintings
Lenore De Pree, long time resident of Holland after years in Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia, created a 12-canvas series titled Eighth Street Up Close. The works depict downtown Holland buildings and social life to honor the city and its people, with Spirit of 8th Street used as a billboard and airport sign.
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Rtist
Lenore de Pree
Holland
Hong Kong
Saudi Arabia
de Pree
Gordon
Midwest
Spirit of
8Th Street Visitors Bureau
Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Grand Rapids
Eighth Street
Holland Area Arts Council
Lenore
Word on the Street: Favorite college football teams
A reader survey asks for team loyalties. Responses name University of Georgia, Western (Broncos), and Manchester United in soccer context. The exchange notes regional ties and family connections shaping sports allegiance.
United Way distributes 407 filled backpacks countywide
Greater Ottawa County United Way announced that 407 backpacks filled with school supplies were distributed July 24 to August 7 at multiple Ottawa County locations. Local organizer LaHaie urged anyone aware of students still in need to come forward, highlighting a collaborative “Stuff the Bus” effort with community partners.
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United Way
Greater
Ottawa County
LaHaie
Ottarve County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mackie
Lenore DePree
Lorma Freestone
Sally Laukitis
Holland Area Visitors Bureau
DePree
Lori Teese
Bureau
University of Georgia
Broncos
Manchester United
Brent Boersma
Dick Lamade
Nancy Bruursema
Scott Bruursema
Lisanne Scholoss
Itter
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!