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Community Foundation Advocates for Newaygo County in Lansing
In mid-April, Lola Harmon-Ramsey, director of impact and engagement, spent the day in Lansing as part of the Council of Michigan Foundations’ (CMF) Foundations in Lansing event. The day was focused on early childhood issues and included meetings with Representative Joseph Fox and Senator Rick Outman. A month earlier, Harmon-Ramsey and Trustee Julie Burrell visited Washington D.C. for Foundations on the Hill, hosted by United Philanthropy Forum and CMF.
On April 23, five members of the Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) and their staff advisors, Maria Gonzalez and Patti Wheater, attended Michigan Prevention Association’s Advocacy Day at the Capitol. YAC high school students and advisors joined a group from Corewell Health Gerber Hospital and the Headway Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition for the event... Letter: Proposed Cuts to Medicaid
The looming Congressional budget bill includes proposed cuts to Medicaid that would affect approximately 750,000 people in Michigan alone. These cuts would drastically reduce access to essential services such as mental health care, autism support, adult foster care, and preventive medical treatment. Without preventative care, more individuals will wait until they are seriously ill, increasing reliance on emergency departments,services that are both more expensive and less efficient.
Rural hospitals, in particular, depend heavily on Medicaid funding. If that funding disappears, so might the hospitals and specialty services that many communities rely on. Our former Congressman Huizenga told me that healthcare is a privilege, not a right, as if the people who qualify for Medicaid are somehow less deserving of care. But the reality is...
The View From Here: Parks, Pickleball & Political Poppycock
Well it looks like we have a new Parks guy in place as Asa Vermeulen takes the reins at the burgeoning array of recreational options that is Newaygo County Parks.
Good timing. The ever popular campgrounds are about to be inundated with all those people who make it a point to travel to our county for a short stay in this wonderful slice of our bi-peninsular paradise. Always makes me think about the times spent travelling to one of those really cool places, the locales that make you ponder, “I wonder what it’s like to live here full time?” And here we are. Smack dab in a destination spot for the droves of fun lovers seeking to enjoy what our natural resources offer. 
Prescribed Burn Safety Class for
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SEARCH NEAR NORTH NOWVernal Pool Patrol
It's spring! The rain is here. The sun is warming the frozen ground and we are hearing and seeing signs of awakening with peepers, trillium and trout lilies. Best of all, the vernal pools are erupting with new life, filled with fairy shrimp, wood frogs and salamanders.
Senior Produce Program
SPORTSWC Girls Capture Regional Title
"I have been coaching for 28 years. This is one of the groups that as a coach you get lucky enough to be a part of their journey. These girls don't just desire victory; they sculpt it with relentless effort. Their dedication and understanding of what it truly takes to win fills me with immense pride. There's a unique thrill in witnessing all the pieces come together –
Regional Champions: Newaygo Lions Track Take the Trophy
“Track isn’t a team sport.” Until it is.
Until it takes every single last point from every single last event and it still comes down to the very final race where not only does Newaygo have to win the 4 x 400 meter relay, but they also have to rely on other teams beating out Saugatuck so they don’t get too many points. Then it is a team event. In every way. Where the athletes aren’t running, throwing or jumping for themselves as much as they are for the points to get their team a Regional championship. And that’s exactly what Newaygo Lady Lions did on Friday, May 16.... JOBS
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