Month: June 2021

Hopkins, Dorr plan July 4 celebrations this weekend

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Dorr and Hopkins will have Independence Day celebrations spread out over three days this weekend. Dorr is planning most events for Friday and Saturday, July 2 and 3, while Hopkins is holding out for all of its activities on Sunday, the Fourth of July.     In Dorr, Friday, Saturday...
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Ramblin’ Road: My delight to learn about Quinceanera

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by Phyllis McCrossin Learning new things never gets old and often, if we take the time to observe, it is the everyday things that we take for granted that can teach us the most. Or, more aptly, we are never too old to learn something new. A new employee has...
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One Small Voice: Good-bye to the schoolyard bully

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by Lynn Mandaville It seems fitting, somehow, to say some words when something of significance comes to pass. And I believe that the passing of Ranger Rick from the pages of Townbroadcast is a significant event. As I understand it, the founder and editor of Townbroadcast, David T. Young, solicited...
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Do-nothing politicians are worse than worthless to us

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“The best way for evil to triumph is for all good men to do nothing.” — Sir Edmund Burke Judy Rabideau, one of the earliest friends of Townbroadcast when it was launched more than nine years ago, is the latest example of what presidential candidate Ross Perot 30 years ago...
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Fierce rain, storms erase memory of local drought

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A week ago, many in drought stricken West Michigan were saying they were praying for rain, but as the old saying goes, be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. Some local amateur weather observers were suggesting this area has been inundated by more than seven inches of...
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Service July 10 at Calvary Church for Toby Hanson

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Toby Lynn Hanson died Thursday after an extended battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 23, 1939, to Paul Sauers and Donna Sauers-Besko; both are deceased. Her love for the Lord came in a senior high school trip to New York in 1957. She went to the Billy Graham Madison...
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Dorr Twp. gets update on sustainable business park

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Darwin Baas, director of the Kent County Department of Public Works, and colleague Rick Chapla visited the Dorr Township Board again Thursday for an update on plans for the “Reimagine Trash” sustainable business park in the northeast portion of the township. The park is the result of the Kent County...
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Martin, Hopkins schools seek 5-year tax renewals

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Two school ballot proposals, for Hopkins and Martin, will be included in special elections on Tuesday, Aug. 3. Both non-homestead proposals are for five-year renewals of taxes for commercial and second residential properties within each district. When Proposal A was passed statewide in 1994, it provided for an 18-mill levy...
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Back to school: Masks optional, classes 5 days a week

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by Dr. Christina Hinds Corona virus alert sign symbol. Covid-19, Corona virus infection emblem flat vector illustration. We are so happy to see our local COVID-19 numbers decline and restrictions greatly reduced. We are looking forward to the upcoming school year! I have received many questions about what school will...
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Dems urge county to use rescue funds for broadband

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Allegan County Democratic Party Thursday at its business meeting adopted a resolution to urge Allegan County’s Board of Commissioners to spend the $22.9 million in American Rescue Plan money on county-wide Internet broadband access. Under the American Rescue Plan, Allegan County is expected to receive 22.9 million in relief funds...
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