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Santa Fields a Few Questions
Although your main job involves a once-a-year endeavor you obviously need to be in good shape to perform a delivery day that would make Amazon blush. What kind of physical regimen keeps you ready for the task?
Mrs. Claus helps me stay slim and trim with a healthy diet; especially after eating all those cookies on Christmas Eve. I also help out the elves making toys and mucking out the reindeer stables. Is it true like in the movie Miracle on 34th street you’re fluent in all languages? If so,which was hardest to learn? There are over 7,000 languages spoken on Earth today. Through Christmas magic I am able to understand and... A Conversation on the Future of the Dams
For anyone who has a stake or an interest in the future plans for Croton and Hardy Dams, a Mid-December meeting at Ferris provides an opportunity to be part of the conversation. Here are the details.
Who: Representatives from Consumers Energy and Confluence Hydro will present information about the sale of 13 Michigan dams, then answer questions from community members. Michigan-based Public Sector Consultants will facilitate the conversation. When: Dec. 15 and 16, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Dec. 15 (Hodenpyl and Tippy Dams) -- Crystal Mountain Resort, 12500 Crystal Mountain Drive, Thompsonville MI 49683 Dec. 16 (Hardy, Croton and Rogers Dams) -- Eisler Center, Ferris State University, 805 Campus Drive, Big Rapids, MI 49307 A Few Minutes With: Julie Burrell
During her time as Newaygo County’s Economic Development Director, a position created by a collaboration between The Right Place, Newaygo County and the Fremont Area Community Foundation, Julie Burrell has become one of the more familiar faces in the community. Her leadership and the relationships she has formed and promoted throughout many sectors has helped to energize the local business community while her efforts at creating a robust promotion of local tourism has drawn accolades throughout the region.
Recently, Julie has taken on a new challenge and will be leaving her current position. I caught up with the ever-busy Ms. Burrell to ask a bit about her journey NCCA-Artsplace “Holiday Artist Market”
It’s that time again! Time to visit NCCA-Artsplace to shop for great personal holiday gifts! The Holiday Artist Market is ready for you to come in and shop now through December 30.
Make your selections from handmade functional or decorative pottery, unique paintings, prints, textiles, candles, photography, wood turning, sculpture and jewelry. Decorate your tree this year with a variety of handmade ornaments or give them as the perfect holiday gift! Whether you’re looking for fine handmade jewelry for the special someone, new ornaments for the tree or an original painting, you’ll find it all at NCCA-Artsplace Holiday Artist Market. And... Marcie Harris Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at FHC
Family Health Care is pleased to announce the promotion of Marcie Harris to Chief Operations Officer (COO).
In her new role, Harris will provide strategic leadership for clinical operations, direct organizational compliance and risk management initiatives, and guide the development of new programs and service lines across Family Health Care’s clinics in Lake, Newaygo, Osceola, Wexford, Missaukee, and Mecosta counties. “I am honored to step into the role of Chief Operations Officer and continue serving the health needs of our communities,” Harris said. “It is a privilege to... Local Authors at NADL
Come join Newaygo Area District Library in the City Chamber Room December 11th at 6:00 pm as local debut authors Dale and Kathy Painter discuss their new book: Standing in the Crossroads... Walking on Spirit-Led Pathways!
Newaygo natives and lifelong adventurers, Dale and Kathy were married in 1969 and have spent decades exploring both the world and... Tying the Knot
Perhaps the desire to be a better person isn't even aimed at wanting our lover, sig. other, lifetime spousal companion, etc. to like us more since, hopefully, we’re already pretty assured they love us.
Maybe the desire to be better is because when we love someone we feel like they deserve the best. And so we strive to deliver the best we’ve got, the absolute best we can be, to the person who most deserves it. Robert Heinlein once said... Letter: “Silence is the Problem”
...This is the behavior of someone who misuses power to intimidate and diminish. His entitlement to be cruel, especially toward women who present facts he does not like, is then marketed as “strength.” And the most troubling part is that it happens on live television with almost no real-time pushback. A powerful man publicly belittles women, and those around him go silent.
This silence is the problem... Marginal Theology: Advent 01 The Shadow of Empire
If you were to ask my kids about our post-Thanksgiving rhythm, they would tell you it almost always revolves around movies.
There is, of course, the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings marathon that begins every Thanksgiving weekend—because nothing says "holiday spirit" like a 18 hour journey to Mordor. Then there are the crowd-pleasers like A Christmas Story, Elf, It’s a Wonderful Life, and White Christmas. But ultimately, the lifelong favorite is the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. And while I appreciate the serious versions, if we are honest, the best version involves a frog, a pig, and Michael Caine. I am talking, of course, about The Muppet Christmas Carol... Marginal Theology: Advent 02 The Fire of ExpectationIf there is one scene in The Muppet Christmas Carol that actually terrified me as a kid, it wasn't the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. It was the Marleys.
In the Muppet version, Jacob and Robert Marley are played by the hecklers, Statler and Waldorf. They show up wrapped in heavy chains, singing a song that is surprisingly catchy for a dirge about eternal damnation. They sing: "We should have known our evil deeds would put us both in shackles." They explain to Scrooge that these chains were forged "link by link and yard by yard." Every act of greed, every moment of indifference, every time they ignored the suffering of the poor, they were adding another heavy link to the chain... Indivisible Holiday Open House Dec 13
A Holiday Open House hosted by Indivisible Newaygo County (INC) will be held on Saturday, December 13 from 11am – 2pm. It will take place in the conference room at the Newaygo County Heritage Museum, 12 Quarterline St, Newaygo, 49337.
Indivisible Newaygo County invites the public to drop in anytime to learn more about the organization, meet friends, enjoy refreshments, and make a holiday ornament with their own personal message. There will also be coloring pages for kids, and postcards to send to Representatives with a personal holiday wish list. “We look forward to meeting new people and old friends at the Holiday Open House!” states Elizabeth Pitzer. “Indivisible Newaygo County is..." Where to Thai One On in Newaygo
A fairly extensive menu with a variety of featured dishes, one can choose from mild to moderate to hot when it comes to the sauce. Lil went with a noodle dish, Pad See Yew, and I went with the Mixed Veggie Stir Fry. She ordered mild, and I went with moderate. After a few mouthfuls the ‘moderate’ sauce began to make its presence known requiring a refill or two of my water and...
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A regular visit to N3 World headquarters a.k.a. 'Bronners West' during the holidays
SPORTSPackers Shake Off Cold Start to Outdo Orioles
Girls Hoops: Pirates Sink Packers, Tigers Clip Red Hawks
Boys Hoop Report: Pack, Tigers, Cloud Post Wins
Tiger Wrestling Goes 2-3
Lions Can’t Catch Coyotes
Packers Nip Vikes
Tigers Sink Vikings
Boys Hoops: Tigers, Pack, Panthers Post W’s; Cloud Falls to Baldwin
Basketball Preview: White Cloud Boys
Last year the Cloud proved to be one of the more enigmatic teams we covered. At times they would look like title contenders for half a game then go ice cold from the floor. Or they might...
Basketball Preview: Fremont Boys
The Packers went through some growing pains last season and the always rugged WMC-Lakes proved to be challenging when they weren’t playing Montague. The team went 5-6 when playing outside the division and...
Basketball Preview: Newaygo Girls
The Lions got off to a roaring start last year. After a loss in their opener the team only lost to one other squad the rest of the season before falling short in their regular season finale
The team they lost to? Big Rapids. Twice... Basketball Preview: Grant Boys
In Coach George’s first year on the Grant bench the Tigers began the season with their first of two 10 game winning streaks and burned up the Red Division going undefeated to capture the title. In their 8 Red Division games when they played teams not named Big Rapids...
Basketball Preview: Fremont Girls
Two of their varsity veterans departed via graduation and took about 30 points a game with them, however they return a nucleus of strong players led by perhaps the best player in our coverage area, Taylor DeKuiper. Since her emergence as a freshman DeKuiper has become...
Basketball Preview Newaygo Boys
Former collegiate coach Jeff Bauer takes over boy's hoops for the Lions bringing a wealth of basketball IQ to the Newaygo bench. He inherits a team in transition since most of the regulars from last season’s 9-14 team left with their diplomas last June...
Basketball Preview: White Cloud Girls
Coach Wilk’s team was pretty young last year.
They got younger. Two freshmen will be joining three returning sophomores, including the sharpshooter Andi Vincent who shattered the school's freshman scoring record by almost 100 points (379). Vincent was pouring in over 20 a game toward... Basketball Preview: Hesperia Girls
The Panthers didn’t manage to get into the win column last year, a rough go for any group of players and their coach. What is to be admired is that they took to the court with a desire to do better, to improve their game and...
Basketball Preview Hesperia Boys
"We have a lot of young players who want to turn the program around. With youth comes energy and a willingness to not only learn the system but to make..."
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