Matt Dunsmoore presents during the first session of the Tuesday Forum on Feb. 28. (GHACF)

‘Real conversations’ part of Tuesday Forum series

The Tuesday Forum is providing a unique opportunity for Tri-Cities area businesses, local leaders, and community members to collaboratively learn about and discuss critical issues impacting Northwest Ottawa County and strategically plan for a shared future through a six-part breakfast speaker series, “Envisioning Our Community’s Future.”

Christine Vanlandingham, Region IV Area Agency on Aging CEO.
New program offers physical and behavioral health care at home for Southwest Michigan’s older adults

The Region IV Area Agency on Aging's Integrated Care at Home program aims to reach 100 community residents in 2023 and continue to grow that number in the years ahead. 

A vintage postcard shows a little boy in traditional Dutch costume at Veldheer's tulip farm north of Holland.
Holland history: Tulips, wind power, and the Habsburg Empire

However, tulips were first discovered wild in the mountainous area where China, Tibet and Afghanistan converge. They have graced the gardens of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire and become as valuable as currency. Today, they are a stalwart symbol of Holland, Mich., as the "Tulip City."

Conversations about hard topics like suicide can help prevent it.
Here’s how Michigan’s community mental health agencies are helping prevent youth suicide

Summit Pointe, Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan, and other community mental health agencies provide youth access to services that help them overcome suicidal thoughts and self-harming actions.

The Holland Symphony Orchestra Classics Discovery: “Dance into Spring” concert will bring Hope College’s H2 Dance Co. to the stage to join HSO for a staged version of Igor Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring.”
Dancing into spring with the Holland Symphony Orchestra and ‘Rite of Spring’

The concert will include music from Arturo Marquez, Mexico’s most popular living composer, Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz” from “Sleeping Beauty,” two of Johannes Brahms’ Hungarian Dances, and one of Antonin Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances.

Carl Dunker works from his home office in Holland, Michigan.
Building relationships is at the heart of great design

Skot Welch, Julia Swenson and Carl Dunker are three designers who live and work in West Michigan. They share the ways they work to create a community where people belong.

Barry State Game Area's biologist Randy Hienze
How the White Oak initiative is protecting Michigan forests

Ben Savoie, the District Forester for Barry, Allegan, and Ottawa Conservation Districts, explains the resources available for Lakeshore residents to protect White Oaks. These native trees are an essential part of the forests of Michigan because they provide a bounty of food and shelter for birds, butterflies, and deer.

#LAFRocks Public Art Project coming to Muskegon this summer

The artwork will incorporate a small boulder/rock that will be on display beginning June 24. All artists 18 years or older are invited to submit an application to participate in the project by March 22.

Gordon Burnham has been with Comcast’s Xfinity Store in Muskegon for over 36 years.
8 frontline workers recognized for going above and beyond

Muskegon resident Gordon Burnham is one of eight area frontline workers recognized by West Michigan Works! with Beverly A. Drake Essential Service Awards. 

Yah-Hanna Jenkins Leys
How CFHZ is supporting nonprofits providing mental health services

The foundation distributes $150,000 in grants to five nonprofits working to increase access and availability of mental health services.

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