COVID-19 vaccination walk-ins, appointments available this week in Ottawa County
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Four walk-in vaccination opportunities for a COVID-19 vaccine are planned for anyone 16 and older this week in Ottawa County. (MLive file photo)Hope Davison
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HOLLAND, MI Four walk-in COVID-19 vaccination opportunities for anyone 16 and older are happening this week in Ottawa County.
Vaccine supply is limited, and people wishing to schedule a time to ensure availability can do so online. While an appointment isn’t required, the health department is recommending people check elsewhere to get vaccinated if all of them have been filled.
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Hunter Daniels wins Michigan Works! Association Impact Award for frontline work, career development. Courtesy West Michigan Works!
Hunter Daniels is a force of nature when it comes to determination and positivity, and he recently was recognized for using his newfound skills to make a difference in others’ lives.
Daniels, 21, moved to Twin Lake from his hometown of Cedar Springs in 2019 after an unsuccessful first year in college at Central Michigan University. Left with a mountain of student debt and no job, Daniels was referred to West Michigan Works! by family. Upon connecting with Amanda DeCaire, a Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates career coach, Daniels received supportive services to resolve transportation issues and develop employability skills.
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Dr. Brian Long, the director of supply management research for Grand Valley State University’s Seidman College of Business, says automotive manufacturing has led Michigan’s economic revival, while one West Michigan staple is left up in the air. “The other thing that has hurt in this pandemic is the office furniture business,” Long told News 8. “Fourteen percent of the world’s office furniture was made here in West Michigan. Now, I don’t know if that still is or not because we are redefining what the office is. Sales for these industries are down, except for those that are selling to the home office market. Unfortunate
ZEELAND Zeeland Public Schools has found its next superintendent. The school board voted unanimously Friday evening to enter into contract negotiations with current Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Brandi-Lyn Mendham for the position.
Mendham has worked at ZPS since 2014 and will be the first woman to serve as superintendent in the district.
“It s an incredible honor to be named superintendent of ZPS,” Mendham said. “I m humbled, honored and proud to lead such an amazing team and serve a dedicated (board) as we work collaboratively to continue to do what s best for the children in our community.
“Being the first female superintendent in the district s history does have significant meaning to me, particularly as I think about my own daughters. It s a responsibility I don t take lightly as I work hard to honor the role.
One public Michigan university is requiring COVID-19 vaccination for students. Will others do the same?
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Visitors enter from the Jack Roth Stadium Club entrance as Michigan Medicine healthcare workers administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020.Jacob Hamilton | The Ann Arbor News
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Michigan colleges and universities are announcing plans for in-person classes in the fall, and many are discussing whether or not students should have to get a COVID-19 vaccination before they arrive.
So far, only one of Michigan’s 15 public universities – Oakland University – has a COVID-19 vaccination requirement, according to Dan Hurley, president of the Michigan Association of State Universities.