8:00 PM Jul 14, 2011

SLDL Storytime to feature Jenny’s Jamboree

Spring Lake District Library will host Jenny's Jamboree during preschool storytime at 10:30 a.m. Thursday and Friday, July 21-22. Children and caregivers will join Jenny for an interactive music experience intended to grow the love of music through the child's natural enthusiasm. Jenny's Jamboree utilizes "Music Together,' which is an early literacy music program designed for interaction between child and caregiver that is developmentally appropriate. No previous musical experience is necessary.
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10:20 AM Jul 14, 2011
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Flower show ‘Under the Big Top’ starts Thursday

"Under the Big Top' is the theme for this year's Tri-Cities Garden Club's flower show. The show will be held this week at Spring Lake District Library, 123 E. Exchange St. in Spring Lake. Hours are 3-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crafts will be a new part of the flower show. They will be featured in a section called Circus Fun Stuff, according to club member Elaine Cleven. Categories are Circus Teddy Bears, Elegant Elephants and Clown Toppers.
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3:07 PM Jul 12, 2011

Fire pact stalled by Spring Lake Township Board tie vote

Hopes for an updated fire service agreement between Spring Lake Township and Village were doused Monday night when a motion to approve it ended in a tie vote. The measure needed a majority vote to pass. Township Supervisor John Nash said Clerk Carolyn Boersma, who was not in attendance Monday night, indicated she would vote in favor of the agreement - which does not raise the $12,000 rate that the village has paid the township for fire protection since the original 1976 contract.
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10:00 PM Jul 12, 2011

Historic Spring Lake Cemetery Walk set for July 29

Jane Ladley, a Spring Lake resident and museum educator, will be the tour guide on an historic walk through the Spring Lake Cemetery on Friday, July 29. The walk, sponsored by the Tri-Cities Historical Museum, will begin at 10 a.m. Ladley will highlight the lives of the Savidge, Bilz and McCluer families, and others who played a prominent role in developing the Spring Lake area. She will also point out and discuss gravestone symbolism. Advance registration is not necessary. The walk will begin on the west side of North Fruitport Road.
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10:30 AM Jul 12, 2011

Rain garden workshop today at Little Red House

The Little Red House will host a free rain garden educational workshop from 4-7 p.m. today at 311 E. Exchange St. The public is also invited to watch the construction of a rain garden at the adult day care facility beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday and continuing throughout the day. Ohio-based Complete Aquatics personnel will manage the rain garden installation. The ecological feature is designed to catch stormwater runoff from the facility's new garage, which was built with donations from the 100 Women Who Care philanthropic group.
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11:58 AM Jul 11, 2011
Police/Fire

Storm causes outage in village neighborhood

Possibly a dozen homes were without power in a Spring Lake Village neighborhood off Lake Avenue after a storm went through just after 8 this morning, said Lt. Steve Bruneau of the Spring Lake Township Fire Department. Firefighters were called at 8:16 a.m. to a home at 320 Mark St. on a possible lightning strike and the smell of electrical burning in the house. Bruneau said the residents did not hear any loud crack from lightning and there was no damage to the house itself.
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2:00 PM Jul 11, 2011

Historic SL Village Walk will be held July 20

The Spring Lake Village office was built by the Works Progress Administration during President Franklin Roosevelt's administration. This is just one of many tidbits of information you can learn on the Tri-Cities Historical Museum's Spring Lake Historic Village Walk that will take place Wednesday, July 20. The walk will begin at the Village Hall at 1 p.m. Advanced registration is not necessary. For more information about this free program, call the museum at 842-0700.
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1:00 PM Jul 10, 2011
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Jumping, splashing and gaming at St. Mary’s Festival

A steady stream of children passed Sue Lavin's game at the 2011 St. Mary's Festival on Saturday afternoon - many of them stopping to try their hand at "PeeWee Pinball.' The game, she said, worked by having children launch a marble through a field of pins and bumpers, landing in a colored slot. The color determined the number of prize chips they won, which could be exchanged for toys at the prize booth.
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6:05 PM Jul 7, 2011

SL library to host series on ‘Constitutional Controversies’

Spring Lake District Library will host the three-part "Constitutional Controversies Series' this summer. Born in controversy, the U.S. Constitution has been debated and discussed since its inception. At the library, three experts will discuss different aspects of the Constitution, and how those principles are impacting citizens today. Events are scheduled for July 20 and 26, and Aug. 9.
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3:02 PM Jul 6, 2011

Village to lose grant money for land acquisition

During a meeting filled with more emotion than approved motions, proposed land acquisition for Phase 2 of the Grand River Greenway died on the table Tuesday night. In the process, Village Council kissed a $330,000 grant goodbye, and jeopardized future Mill Point Park expansion. Following vocal opposition from Councilman Marv VandenBosch and a handful of village residents, Councilman Steve Nauta made a motion to proceed with a resolution to appropriate the local funds for potential land acquisition, but it died for the lack of anyone seconding it.
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