Good Things on The Lakeshore, April 30, 2021 By Peg McNichol
Apr 30, 2021 | 3:55 PM
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) Each week, Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore, talks with WHTC morning news anchor Peg McNichol about people and organizations making a difference along The Lakeshore. (Listen to the full podcast.)
Beyond poverty: Families struggled to make ends meet before pandemic. Those struggling to make ends meet aren’t always who you think. The biennial ALICE report shows many were struggling to make ends meet before the pandemic.
Memorial parade canceled, ceremony still on. To protect aging veterans and others who usually attend the Holland Memorial Day parade, the event has been canceled. However, a socially distanced ceremony is still planned.
Living Sustainably: Honor Arbor Day by valuing our trees
Jessica VanGinhoven
The health of our trees and forests isn’t something most of us ponder often. It certainly isn’t typical dinner table conversation, but let’s give it the spotlight for Arbor Day, Friday April 30, because our forests need our help to thrive.
Our forests face several threats. Over the past two decades, emerald ash borer destroyed nearly all the ash trees in Michigan.
Land managers must constantly be monitoring and treating oak wilt, hemlock woolly adelgid, and beech bark, while looking out for other forests pests. They must also plan ahead to ensure our forests stay healthy for generations to come.
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Grand Rapids Business Journal
Courtesy GRPM
The Grand Rapids Public Museum was awarded a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the prototyping of a web-based, mobile game that explores the history of the Grand River.
The National Endowment for the Humanities’ (NEH) Digital Projects for the Public grants support projects such as websites, mobile applications, games and virtual environments that significantly contribute to the public’s engagement with humanities ideas.
“The museum is honored to have been awarded this grant to continue using technology to make history, science and culture more accessible for the community,” said Alex Forist, GRPM’s chief curator. “Our team has been working diligently to adapt to an increase in demand for digital cultural resources by families, students, educators, historians and more, and this grant allows us to test out experiences, to learn what resonates best with the public, to encourage further curiosity
Appeals Court reinstates lawsuit over Ottawa County Parks deck collapse that caused injuries
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
Posted Dec 18, 2020
An image showing the damage following a 2017 deck collapse at the Ottawa County Parks Department Weaver House near West Olive (MLive file photo)
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OTTAWA COUNTY, MI A lawsuit seeking damages for injuries that happened when an Ottawa County Parks deck collapsed has been reinstated by the Michigan Court of Appeals.
In an opinion issued Thursday, Dec. 17, an Appeals Court panel said an Ottawa County judge wrongly dismissed two lawsuits in 2019.
The type of lumber should not have been used in an outdoor setting and showed significant rot in some areas.