HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Each week, Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore, talks with WHTC morning-news anchor Peg McNichol about people and organizations making a positive difference along the Lakeshore. Below are highlights of their conversation on Oct. 20, 2021. (Listen to the full podcast:
New festival coming to Holland in 2022. A group wants to host the first Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival & Highland Games next June. The event site is the 3-acre Riverview Park portion of the Window On The Waterfront, along the Macatawa Marsh.
Zeeland BPW’s customer portal helps consumers monitor utility use. Zeeland BPW’s new free customer portal, MyMeter, lets consumers track their energy and water usage — and pay their bills — online. The new technology provides daily, weekly, and monthly usage reports.
Industry 4.0 campaign launched to support West Michigan manufacturers. Lakeshore Advantage received $92,787 in state grant funding to increase manufacturers’ Industry 4.0 technology adoption readiness. Close collaboration with regional economic development partners allows for the initiative to be extended to Ottawa, Allegan, Muskegon, and Kent counties’ employers.
GRCC launches industrial sewing certificate program. GRCC partners with innovative textile ‘upcycling’ manufacturer Public Thread to start an industrial sewing program. Students can earn an industrial sewing certificate program while gaining in-demand skills.
New power chair puts young farmer at the heart of his family’s pumpkin patch. Fifth-grader Evan Weesies has an all-terrain wheelchair that gives him the freedom to move around his family’s Muskegon County farm, thanks to assistance from Michigan AgrAbility. Evan’s Pumpkin Patch, which takes inspiration from the movie and book “Spookley the Square Pumpkin,” is a destination for busloads of schoolchildren.
Town hall series will explore religion and racism. The (Anti) Racism Task Force is planning a series of virtual town halls on religion and racism on Oct. 25, Nov. 8, Dec. 13, and Jan. 24.
In a world where people seem to be getting meaner, make a choice to be nice. WHTC Radio’s morning news anchor, Peg McNichol, shares why words matter and kindness matters.
Good things do in October
3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29: Trick or Treat on Main Street, Main Avenue, Downtown Zeeland. Details: bit.ly/3kEEUI6
8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 30: 231 River Run (10K and 4-mile); Connor Bayou County Park, 12945 N. Cedar Drive, Grand Haven. Registration closes Oct. 27. Details: https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/GrandHaven/M231K
Check out more ideas in Sally Laukitis’ monthly column, October Along the Lakeshore: Pumpkinfests, Fall Color Tour, festivals, parades, and more about ways to explore the Lakeshore.
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