Arrest of John Platz for reckless driving in 1923
In 1923 Chief Van Ry had John Platz arrested Monday for reckless driving. He pleaded guilty in Justice Van Schelvens court and paid a $25 fine plus $2.70 costs. Platz had run down Miss Gertrude Ver Hey on Central Avenue and 17th Street on Saturday while driving a large ice truck for Superior Pure Ice Co.
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van Ry
John Platz
Justice van Schelvens
Platz
Gertrude Ver Hey
Central Avenue
17Th Street
Superior Pure Ice Co
Violin Virtuoso to Open HSO Season in Hope College Hall
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine joins the Holland Symphony Orchestra to open the season with two concerts. Classics I features three masterworks including Borodin Overture to Prince Igor and Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. Rockin with Rachel offers a lighter, family friendly 3:30 p.m. show with same works. Tickets $22 adults $5 students for Classics I. Rockin with Rachel priced at $10 adults $5 students.
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Rachel Barton Pine
Holland Symphony Orchestra
HSO
Pine
Jack H. Miller
Hope College
Rachel
Chicago Symphony
Cremona
Joseph Guarneri
del Gesu
Johannes Muller Stosch
Amanda Dykhouse
Freedom Village
Columbia Ave
Borodin
Prince Igor
Notable events from 1775 to 2018 span wars to justice and fame
A compact chronicle lists milestones: Ethan Allen’s capture at Montreal in 1775, 12 constitutional amendments in 1789, Fenway Park groundbreaking in 1911, Wilson’s 1919 collapse, the first trans Atlantic cable in 1956, Little Rock nine escorted by the 101st in 1957, Liston’s 1962 title, Capote’s In Cold Blood in 1965, PSA Flight tragedy in 1978, O'Connor's 1981 swearing in, Mars Observer 1992, Yeltsin’s 1994 U.S. swing, Clinton’s 1997 LR welcome, Cosby 2018 sentencing, Trump UN speech reception, and notable ages of public figures.
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Ethan Allen
Montreal
Allen
United States Congress
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
Comiskey Park
Chicago
Truman‘ Capote
Clutter Family
Holcomb
Kansas
The
New Yorker
Pacific Southwest Airlines
San Diego
Sandra Day O'Connor
Supreme Court
NASA
Mars Observer
Red Planet
Boris Yeltsin
United States
New York
Bill Clinton
Central High School
Little Rock
Arkansas
Bill Cosby
Philadelphia
Donald Trump
U.N. General Assembly
Adventures in Harmony opens with Holland Chorale support
Since 2015 the Holland Chorale backs Adventures in Harmony a day long event for hundreds of area high school singers chosen by teachers. On Tuesday Oct 1 at Zeeland East High School students will work with Professor Mark Stover then perform at 7 pm in DeWitt Auditorium Zeeland. Admission is free with a free will offering collected. The event aims to boost arts participation and a lifelong love of music with top choral instruction. Men from several area high schools join the Holland Chorale and guest performers under Stover who directs UM men and Michigan Youth Chamber Singers. Funding comes from Holland Charter Township Park Township MCACA and NEA. In 2020 focus shifts to high school women.
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The
Holland Chorale
Adventures In Harmony
Zeeland East High School
DeWitt Auditorium
96Th Ave
Zeeland
Men of the
Black River
Calvary Schools
Holland
Fennville
Grand Haven
Holland Christian
Holland Public
West Ottawa
Mark Stover
University of Michigan
Michigan Youth Chamber Singers
Holland Charter Township
Park Township
Michigan Council For Arts and Cultural Affairs
National Endowment For the Arts
Midsummer Night's Dream Tops GV Shakespeare Festival Return
The Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival opens Friday with a main stage production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in its 25th season. The event, featuring students and guest actors, runs Sept 27 28 and Oct 3 5 with Bard to Go school performances and a free talk by Shakespeare Scholar John Cox.
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Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival
GVSA
Shakespeare Festival
Jim Bell
Shakespeare
Bell
John Cox
GVSU
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Violin
Alo
Boston
Fenway Park
Woodrow Wilson
Pueblo
Colo
New
York
Ottawa
London
U.S. Army
101St Airborne Division
Will Smith
Barbara Walters
Michael Douglas
Cheryl Tiegs
Chris Owen
Allendale
Louis Armstrong
Haas Center For Performing Arts
Louis Armstrong Theatre
Kirkhof Center
Pere Marquette
Cox
Keller Black Box
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