WEDNESDAY, November 20
The Momentum Center for Social Engagement has welcomed Martha Appleton to its team.
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Temperatures are expected to reach into the 40s for much of this coming week.
TUESDAY, November 19
In two years since its opening, the Momentum Center has become a second home for many, and is making a difference in peoples’ lives.
WYOMING — Grammy Award-winning recording artist Bill Gaither will present the Gaither Christmas Homecoming Spectacular at the Grand Rapids First Assembly on Thursday, Dec. 5.
More than 40 international cities, including Grand Haven, will be uniting around the sculpture “Homeless Jesus” in various events to honor the World Day of the Poor on Sunday, Nov. 17.
LOS ANGELES — The Rev. Suk-ki Kim rubs the bleary eyes under his glasses, straining to see the pavement ahead.
SATURDAY, November 16
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The familiar sound of ringing bells is returning to several local stores.
Each month, local health care professionals answer your questions. Dr. Matthew Schoeck of Mercy Health Physician Partners North Ottawa Internal Medicine answers your questions about arthritis.
Community members will gather for a soup lunch next week, knowing that their meals and donations will have a deeper impact in the Tri-Cities.
Ready for winter? I’m not.
GRAND HAVEN TWP. — Changes may soon be coming to a pair of township parks.
FRIDAY, November 15
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The redevelopment of the village of Spring Lake’s Tanglefoot Park is getting a big boost from two local residents who have pledged $1 million toward the project.
At their September meeting, the Tri-Cities Women Who Care selected the Tri-Cities Historical Museum as the recipient of their latest gift.
I sometimes think it is incredible that our minds go so quickly to things that are negative.
THURSDAY, November 14
WEDNESDAY, November 13
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MUSKEGON — Four Lutheran churches in Muskegon soon will become one when a multi-year effort by Muskegon Metro Ministries culminates in the creation of Harbor of Grace Lutheran Church at 540 Houston Ave.
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — “Brothers and sisters,” the seminary instructor tells his class, don’t believe in God because of your parents’ beliefs but because “you know why God exists.”
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With the ceremonial toss of a shovel full of dirt, ground was broken Friday for the expansion of The Salvation Army in Grand Haven.
SATURDAY, November 9
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FRIDAY, November 8
There are 2.2 million people in our country’s nations and jails – a 500 percent increase over the past 40 years. We incarcerate a greater proportion of our own citizens than any other nation in the world. Just behind us are El Salvador, Rwanda and Russia. The amount of people incarcerated in…
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has declared that the Vatican Secret Archive isn’t so secret after all.
TIJUANA, Mexico — Fridays are for prayer in Tijuana. Every week, Muslim migrants from Africa and the Middle East gather in the Playas de Tijuana neighborhood to worship in the city’s only mosque.
If cleaning your cookware isn’t quite panning out for you, read on.
SATURDAY, November 2
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SPRING LAKE TWP. — A pair of former pastors will return to help St. Matthew Lutheran Church celebrate its 50th anniversary.
FRIDAY, November 1
THURSDAY, October 31
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Grand Haven and Spring Lake will both host community trick-or-treating events on Thursday.
WEDNESDAY, October 30
TUESDAY, October 29
The portion of Americans with no religious affiliation is rising significantly, in tandem with a sharp drop in the percentage that identifies as Christians, according to new data from the Pew Research Center.
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Commuters and homeowners along Waverly Avenue near Beechtree Street should see the road open again today after a closure this past week for work at Sluka Field.
SATURDAY, October 26
SPRING LAKE — The gymnasium at St. Mary’s was buzzing with activity earlier this week as participants in the Catholic church’s Youth Ministries packed personal hygiene kits complete with shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, shaving cream, socks, toothbrushes and Chapstick.
When Angela Peters’ two young sons return from school, they bound into her Commerce Township home to check the kitchen counter for fruit, plus the pantry and a garage fridge for snacks.
Happy (almost) Halloween.
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