Ian Miskelley dives into the pool during competition.

Be Better; educating coaches, parents, student athletes on mental wellness

Starting with student athletes and the people who are closest to them — coaches and parents — Be Better; is starting an education curriculum to help youth and their adults navigate mental wellness.

Elizabeth Ferry, of Holland, rides her motorized wheelchair on the sidewalk along Howard Avenue in Holland Township.
Holland woman, and others with disabilities, faced enhanced challenges during COVID-19 pandemic

Even with masking and other precautions, Elizabeth Ferry said that she – like other people with disabilities she knows – lived in fear during the pandemic, afraid that her aides would quit, and she would be unable to replace them.

Lori Hastings
Lori’s Voice enriches lives of children with disabilities

Lori's Voice is an all-volunteer nonprofit founded to help young people with disabilities. Founder Lori Hastings remembers what it was like growing up a neurological disorder. Now, she's making sure other challenged youth have what they need.

Things to Do in May: Celebrate tulips and lavender, have some BBQ, fly a kite

There’s so much to do in May along the Lakeshore. There are tulips, Dutch dancers, and elephant ears in Holland; a car show in Muskegon; a beer, barbecue, and blues festival in Allegan; a family barn dance to Zeeland; and so much more.  

Diana Marin, Food Security Council member and supervising attorney with the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, at the Ypsilanti Farmers Marketplace.
Michigan Food Security Council releases recommendations to expand access to healthy, affordable food

1.9 million Michiganders experienced food insecurity during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, leading Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to launch the council.

New contest for small and emerging Michigan snack makers offers $50K in cash prizes and more

“The growth of new small craft and niche snack food companies in Michigan is exciting,” says Duncan Smith, President and COO of All Star Services, Inc. “All Star Services is a growing small business and we want to help bring more focus to the growing segment of snack food companies in Michigan.”

New contest for small and emerging Michigan snack makers offers $50K in cash prizes and more

“The growth of new small craft and niche snack food companies in Michigan is exciting,” says Duncan Smith, President and COO of All Star Services, Inc. “All Star Services is a growing small business and we want to help bring more focus to the growing segment of snack food companies in Michigan.”

The Holland Museum
Holland Museum selected for national assessment program

The Holland Museum has been selected to participate in the Museum Assessment Program, which is administered by the American Alliance of  Museums.

GMB Architects and Engineering was honored for the Holland company's work on the GRCC Lakeshore Campus.
GRCC Lakeshore Campus earns national recognition for design transformation

The transformation of a shuttered JCPenney department store into the vibrant learning hub that is the GRCC Lakeshore Campus and the renovation of historic Steven C. Ender Hall into a new student space has earned national recognition for the architectural and engineering firms leading the projects.

Left to right: Organizer Peg Van Grouw, Barbara Neevel, Team Leader Linnie Cross, Myra Karachy, Sally John, Sunny Boeve, Chara Bouma-Prediger, Community Action House Food Access Manager.
Seniors’ sewing project supports healthy eating, nutrition

Seniors at Freedom Village create custom aprons to support Community Action House’s healthy eating and nutrition classes at the organization’s new Food Club in Holland.

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