http://www.mlive.com/cadenceadvance/index.ssf/The Latest News, Updates and OpinionsenMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noThe Latest News, Updates and Opinionscadence_advancehttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/wmdStl-gVkU/your_local_news_source.htmlAdvance NewspapersThu, 01 Dec 2011 09:59:32 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/cadenceadvance/index.ssf//2455.7366856.20111201125932 ]]>We have reorganized how we deliver local news. For information on East Grand Rapids and the area school districts - including sports- visit www.mlive.com/east-grand-rapids. For Ada, Cascade, and Forest Hills, visit www.mlive.com/ada-cascade. Bookmark these links to keep up to date...http://www.mlive.com/cadenceadvance/index.ssf/2011/12/your_local_news_source.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/GK80Yqs5w9Y/hair-raising_fun_at_st_stephen.htmlSheila McGrath | Advance NewspapersThu, 09 Feb 2012 09:29:26 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf//8001931.7706710 ]]>Eighth-grader Harrison DeChant's hairstyle gets a lift as he helps out at the airball game during the annual St. Stephen School Carnival. http://www.mlive.com/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/02/hair-raising_fun_at_st_stephen.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/3kU2X9yX3yU/east_grand_rapids_swears_in_ph.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersTue, 07 Feb 2012 05:54:47 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf//8001931.7691842 ]]>East Grand Rapids newest city commissioner, Philip Skaggs, was sworn in by City Clerk Karen Brower at the beginning of Monday's City Commission meeting, after which he took his seat and began his service.Skaggs represents the 1st Ward. He replaces...http://www.mlive.com/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/02/east_grand_rapids_swears_in_ph.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/6fbaf_sGLR8/post_42.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersTue, 07 Feb 2012 05:59:24 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf//8001931.7666707 ]]>National administrator visits EGR Middle Schoolhttp://www.mlive.com/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/02/post_42.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/K6PWunxvJxc/post_43.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersTue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:22 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf//8001931.7670659 ]]>Students from EGR Middle School make and give over 300 blankets for homeless famlies.http://www.mlive.com/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/02/post_43.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/vLZFYAvIXpo/ada.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersTue, 07 Feb 2012 05:57:22 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/ada-cascade/index.ssf//8001933.7665554 ]]>Ada Township officials have abandoned plans to work out a conservation easement with Amway Corporation that would have helped "protect the headwaters" of Carl Creek, located on a portion of the property at the Amway Catalog Warehouse facility on Spaulding...http://www.mlive.com/ada-cascade/index.ssf/2012/02/ada.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/0R1WZOZ3FTw/post_41.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersTue, 07 Feb 2012 06:02:09 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf//8001931.7663266 ]]>Three non-profit organizations with long histories of caring for elders in the area have joined forces to form a new entity -- Emmanuel Hospice, which will provide end-of-life care for people of all faiths.St. Ann's, affiliated with the Catholic faith...http://www.mlive.com/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/02/post_41.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/VOS4t1imHVA/northview_officials_set_meetin.htmlKristin AustinTue, 07 Feb 2012 06:07:54 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/rockford/index.ssf//8001932.7646921 ]]>Northview leaders are seeking to meet with residents who voted "no" on the $11.9 million bond proposal in last November’s election. Officials have set meetings for Feb. 13 and 20 for residents who voted against the proposed bond issue for a...http://www.mlive.com/rockford/index.ssf/2012/01/northview_officials_set_meetin.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/-BlUsIp6ysk/michigan_titanium_offers_half.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersMon, 30 Jan 2012 10:54:21 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/ada-cascade/index.ssf//8001933.7647444 ]]>Ada Township approvals for road closures were the last needed for the Tris4Health group to move forward with the inaugural Michigan Titanium race. The Ada Board voted to okay the request with race  co-director Andy Vidro in attendance at the...http://www.mlive.com/ada-cascade/index.ssf/2012/01/michigan_titanium_offers_half.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/noRP9-_MheI/forest_hills_coffee_shop_for_b.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersMon, 30 Jan 2012 10:55:15 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/ada-cascade/index.ssf//8001933.7632213 ]]>Forest Hills band parent builds coffee shop to support band students.http://www.mlive.com/ada-cascade/index.ssf/2012/01/forest_hills_coffee_shop_for_b.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/d1kqjuydwWk/post_59.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersMon, 30 Jan 2012 10:56:33 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/ada-cascade/index.ssf//8001933.7630221 ]]>Canterbury Creek Preschool in Ada will move across town, animals and all.http://www.mlive.com/ada-cascade/index.ssf/2012/01/post_59.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/CudcgupYwF8/pettis_mining_operation_to_get.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersMon, 30 Jan 2012 10:58:36 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/ada-cascade/index.ssf//8001933.7624980 ]]>While the Ada Township Planning Commission has made up its mind on a request from Edith Pettis to extend the time period to complete mining on her property,  it may be months before the Township Board makes the final decision.The...http://www.mlive.com/ada-cascade/index.ssf/2012/01/pettis_mining_operation_to_get.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/WSaUSW7SepY/post_39.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersMon, 30 Jan 2012 10:59:36 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf//8001931.7623512 ]]>Creative Arts Repertoire Ensemble (CARE) will present a condensed one-hour version of Prokofiev's classic ballet based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo & Juliet. The music, dancing, romance and sword fighting make the show entertaining for audiences of all ages.Performances are...http://www.mlive.com/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/01/post_39.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/RlahllPZxLE/cascade_oks_plans_for_goodwill.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersMon, 30 Jan 2012 11:02:28 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/ada-cascade/index.ssf//8001933.7617012 ]]>The Cascade Township Planning Commission put its final stamp of approval on plans for a new Goodwill Store at 2700 Kraft Ave. by voting unanimously Monday night to accept the site plan submitted by Pinnacle Ventures.Developers are planning to build...http://www.mlive.com/ada-cascade/index.ssf/2012/01/cascade_oks_plans_for_goodwill.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/B8aifhNS8uI/east_grand_rapids_brings_theat.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersMon, 23 Jan 2012 11:55:08 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf//8001931.7594729 ]]>The East Grand Rapids High School Drama Department will present Nobel-Laureate William Faulkner’s most famous short story, “A Rose for Emily”, as their submission in the Michigan Interscholastic Forensics Association's statewide theater festival.It will also be presented to the local...http://www.mlive.com/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/01/east_grand_rapids_brings_theat.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/1j1hkoPWDvU/post_57.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersMon, 23 Jan 2012 11:57:26 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/ada-cascade/index.ssf//8001933.7593671 ]]>Photo by Martha Schellhous of AdaThe Ada Historical Society has acquired a photo card  by a 1800s photographer who lived in Ada.Martha Catherine Faxon, also known as Mrs. L. W. Schellhous, was born June 9, 1831 in New York. She...http://www.mlive.com/ada-cascade/index.ssf/2012/01/post_57.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/3Hx_E5N9lbU/ada_man_matched_with_leader_do.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersMon, 23 Jan 2012 11:58:17 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/ada-cascade/index.ssf//8001933.7593344 ]]>Greg Wehby and RileyAda residents are getting used to a new dog in town. Greg Wehby, 49, who lost his  vision two years ago, was recently matched with a leader dog and since his return from training, has been showing...http://www.mlive.com/ada-cascade/index.ssf/2012/01/ada_man_matched_with_leader_do.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/egX1-phdf88/vacated_cascade_family_fare_ma.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersMon, 23 Jan 2012 11:59:02 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/ada-cascade/index.ssf//8001933.7591596 ]]>The Cascade Township Downtown Development Authority has been told there may be another grocer headed into Cascade Village. Developer Jeff Hundley discussed  future plans for the newly vacated Family Fare grocery store in the heart of Cascade Village at this...http://www.mlive.com/ada-cascade/index.ssf/2012/01/vacated_cascade_family_fare_ma.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/jctxgjne9JU/grand_rapids_township_issues_l.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersMon, 23 Jan 2012 11:54:29 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf//8001931.7589515 ]]>Grand Rapids Township, which learned that it received two additional liquor licenses last month as a result of 2010 Census numbers, has approved giving one of them to Licari's Sicilian Pizza Kitchen, which will be located at 2869 Knapp Street,...http://www.mlive.com/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/01/grand_rapids_township_issues_l.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/6_YhKLA9uGM/post_40.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersMon, 23 Jan 2012 11:53:43 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf//8001931.7583159 ]]>The East Grand Rapids annual Daddy-Daughter Dance is scheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Feb. 1, at the East Grand Rapids Middle School, 2425 Lake Drive.Girls of any age can bring their dad or favorite father figure to a semi-formal...http://www.mlive.com/east-grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/01/post_40.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cadence_advance/~3/E2cw-otzUeY/post_55.htmlJan Holst | Advance NewspapersMon, 23 Jan 2012 11:55:58 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/ada-cascade/index.ssf//8001933.7582196 ]]>Just a month after Ada, Cascade, and Grand Rapids townships adopted a uniform ordinance to control door-to-door solicitations, Cascade Township is acting alone to adopt a policy for how they will do background checks for potential solicitors.The ordinance, which was...http://www.mlive.com/ada-cascade/index.ssf/2012/01/post_55.htmlnonadult