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Beerhorsts open home to public

Submitted 12-14-2012 under NEWS

Last weekend, art enthusiasts and passersby were able to stop at the Beerhorst home and buy artwork made by various members of their family. Rick and Brenda Beerhorst have been hosting art open houses for about 24 years. They say there have been...

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Catalyst Radio: Planned Parenthood's Lunquist shares experience of 38 years on the job

Submitted 12-14-2012 under NEWS

Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW We are joined in studio in this episode of Catalyst Radio by Jan Lunquist, vice president of Education and Leadership Development at Planned Parenthood of West...

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High School Bowling Enters 13th Year in Grand Rapids

Submitted 12-14-2012 under NEWS

The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) bowling season is underway for its 13th year of competition, the longest of any state in the country.  In addition, high school bowling has more participants in Michigan than any other...

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Classic Christmas picture book released for new generation of readers

Submitted 12-13-2012 under NEWS

When Lori Walburg wrote “The Legend of the Candy Cane” 15 years ago, she had no idea that the picture book would sell over 500,000 copies. Now the publisher, Grand Rapids-based Zonderkidz, is rereleasing the book with new illustrations...

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Catalyst Radio: The DAAC has new plans to stay vital in Heartside district

Submitted 12-07-2012 under NEWS

Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we learn about the Division Avenue Arts Collective, located at 115 S. Division, and some of its re-forming plans in...

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Protesters gather in opposition of Kent County prosecutor's lawsuit

Submitted 12-06-2012 under NEWS

Protesters gathered in front of the Kent County Prosecutor’s office on December 6th at 12pm. The protesters oppose Kent County Prosecutor Bill Forsyth’s lawsuit against the Citry of Grand Rapids challenging the legality of implementing...

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Play it again: Local record shop keeps spinning vinyl

Submitted 12-06-2012 under NEWS

It's 1:00 pm on a Saturday afternoon, and the Corner Record Shop parking lot is full, forcing customers to find parking in the adjacent lot next door. Neil Young's Harvest is playing softly in the background, and the scent of Nag Champa...

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Blandford Nature Center offers adults peaceful experience in nature

Submitted 12-05-2012 under NEWS

  On Dec. 6, there will be a silent night hike for adults at the Blandford Nature Center. Kristin Tindall, educational staffperson at Blandford, will be leading the hike. Hikers will go into the woods to experience the sounds of the forest....

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Grand Rapids residents enjoy tree ceremony, ice skating at Grand Rapids Art Museum

Submitted 12-05-2012 under NEWS

At 5:30 p.m. on November 30, the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) held its annual tree lighting ceremony. GRAM director Dana Friis-Hansen spoke at the ceremony as well as Mayor Heartwell, who introduced ice skater Kimberly Scott. Scott danced to an...

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Young Life Winter Weekend engages high school students

Submitted 12-04-2012 under NEWS

On Friday, Nov. 30, 51 Calvin Christian High School students loaded onto buses and drove north to Timberwolf Lake in Lake City for Young Life’s Winter Weekend Camp. Young Life is a non-profit organization that was started in the 1940s in order...

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