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Doug Hoogerland, Principal Roguewood Elementary I remember crying the day my grandpa died when I was about eight years old. As the funeral was ending, the priest said these words, “Now, please join us in celebrating Harold’s life.” I knew people were coming over after the funeral, but no way did I think [...]
On February 9th Rockford elementary schools gathered together to celebrate Jump Rope for Heart, where they raised over $14,000. Rebecca Loker, a 4th grader at Rougewood Elementary, raised the most money this year with a total of $1,165. She has been participating in Jump Rope for Heart for two years and said, “I enjoy raising [...]
White Creek Lumber and Hardware continues to operate at 13861 White Creek Ave. in Cedar Springs and has been separated from Plainfield for a number of years. White Creek Lumber’s Jane Gosling explains, “White Creek Lumber has been a separate, wholly owned entity since 2005. We are serving the West Michigan area independently. We are [...]
The second annual Bark for Life was held on the morning of April 27 and it could not have been a more beautiful day. The sun was shining, the dogs were happy to be out of the house and so were their human companions! Bark for Life is a non-competitive dog walk that honors the [...]
Dear Editor, Oil and gas money is alluring and charming indeed. But the most important part of all the volunteer meetings is that what is coming is “unconventional” fracking. It’s not the type of drilling that was done 60 years ago. The new way requires massive amounts of water. Up to 30 million gallons [...]
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