The Latest News, Updates and Opinions.noemail@noemail.org (Advance Newspapers)Tue, 3 Nov 2015 14:55:10 GMTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/http://www.mlive.com/grandvalleyadvance/index.ssf/en-usnoThe Latest News, Updates and Opinions.noemail@noemail.orghttp://www.mlive.com/grandvalleyadvance/index.ssf/2011/12/your_local_news_source.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Advance Newspapers)Thu, 1 Dec 2011 17:52:52 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/grandvalleyadvance/index.ssf//2454.7366827.20111201125639We have reorganized how we deliver local news. For information on Grandville and the area school districts - including sports - visit www.mlive.com/grandville. For information on Hudsonville and the area school districts - including sports- visit www.mlive.com/hudsonville. For information on...http://www.mlive.com/hudsonville/index.ssf/2015/11/wreck_of_the_edmund_fitzgerald.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)Tue, 3 Nov 2015 14:35:00 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/hudsonville/index.ssf/8001929.17342868Called "Big Fitz" and "The Titanic of the Great Lakes," the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald was the largest ship traveling the lakes in 1958 when it was launched.supplied  It's been 40 years since the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior....noCalled "Big Fitz" and "The Titanic of the Great Lakes," the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald was the largest ship traveling the lakes in 1958 when it was launched.supplied  It's been 40 years since the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior....noemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)Called "Big Fitz" and "The Titanic of the Great Lakes," the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald was the largest ship traveling the lakes in 1958 when it was launched.supplied  It's been 40 years since the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior....http://www.mlive.com/grandville/index.ssf/2015/11/longtime_restaurateurs_re-open.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Kristin Austin | kaustin3@mlive.com)Mon, 2 Nov 2015 15:31:06 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/grandville/index.ssf/8001927.17291185Ann Chan stands in the seating area of her new restaurant, Great China Inn, at 3901 Chicago Drive in Grandville. Brian Forde  GRANDVILLE - Longtime restaurateurs Quoc Chan and his wife, Ann, have reopened Great China Inn, this time in Grandville....noAnn Chan stands in the seating area of her new restaurant, Great China Inn, at 3901 Chicago Drive in Grandville. Brian Forde  GRANDVILLE - Longtime restaurateurs Quoc Chan and his wife, Ann, have reopened Great China Inn, this time in Grandville....noemail@noemail.org (Kristin Austin | kaustin3@mlive.com)Ann Chan stands in the seating area of her new restaurant, Great China Inn, at 3901 Chicago Drive in Grandville. Brian Forde  GRANDVILLE - Longtime restaurateurs Quoc Chan and his wife, Ann, have reopened Great China Inn, this time in Grandville....http://www.mlive.com/grandville/index.ssf/2015/11/grandville_resident_again_elec.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Kristin Austin | kaustin3@mlive.com)Sun, 1 Nov 2015 15:39:03 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/grandville/index.ssf/8001927.17323003Meg Miller Willit Supplied  GRANDVILLE - A Grandville resident is once again joining the Make-A-Wish Michigan's board of directors. Meg Miller Willit is returning to the board for the nonprofit organization, which grants wishes for children in the state with...noMeg Miller Willit Supplied  GRANDVILLE - A Grandville resident is once again joining the Make-A-Wish Michigan's board of directors. Meg Miller Willit is returning to the board for the nonprofit organization, which grants wishes for children in the state with...noemail@noemail.org (Kristin Austin | kaustin3@mlive.com)Meg Miller Willit Supplied  GRANDVILLE - A Grandville resident is once again joining the Make-A-Wish Michigan's board of directors. Meg Miller Willit is returning to the board for the nonprofit organization, which grants wishes for children in the state with...http://www.mlive.com/jenison/index.ssf/2015/10/ottawa_county_community_mental.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:35:38 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/jenison/index.ssf/8001928.17296392If the ballot proposal is approved by voters, it would be the first countywide millage to support Community Mental Health in the state.http://www.mlive.com/jenison/index.ssf/2015/10/jamestown_bike_path_expands_to.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:03:21 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/jenison/index.ssf/8001928.17292525A new bike path in Jamestown Township will connect residents south of Riley Street to the network of pathways north of Riley. Kevin Keil, Tina Monahon, Lisa Merryman and Margaret McCormick -- residents of Country Acres south of Riley Street...http://www.mlive.com/byron-center/index.ssf/2015/10/calvin_christian_staging_anne.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Sheila McGrath | smcgrath@mlive.com)Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:46:36 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/byron-center/index.ssf/8001930.17173923The Calvin Christian High School Dramatic Society will present "Anne of Green Gables" at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, and 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Calvin Christian Middle School, 3740 Ivanrest Ave. SW in Grandville....http://www.mlive.com/jenison/index.ssf/2015/10/grand_stairway_at_grand_haven.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Mon, 26 Oct 2015 16:59:48 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/jenison/index.ssf/8001928.17280747The grand stairway on the front of the Ottawa County Courthouse will be replaced. Mlive.com|file photo  GRAND HAVEN -- The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners has voted to replace the "grand stairway" on the west side of the county courthouse in Grand...noThe grand stairway on the front of the Ottawa County Courthouse will be replaced. Mlive.com|file photo  GRAND HAVEN -- The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners has voted to replace the "grand stairway" on the west side of the county courthouse in Grand...noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)The grand stairway on the front of the Ottawa County Courthouse will be replaced. Mlive.com|file photo  GRAND HAVEN -- The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners has voted to replace the "grand stairway" on the west side of the county courthouse in Grand...http://www.mlive.com/grandville/index.ssf/2015/10/kesslers_diamonds_and_pizza_an.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Kristin Austin | kaustin3@mlive.com)Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:39:07 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/grandville/index.ssf/8001927.17278112Kesslers Diamonds will open Nov. 1 in the Bucktown Shopping Center in Grandville.BRIAN FORDE | MLIVE.COM  GRANDVILLE - Construction will soon be complete on the final three buildings in the Bucktown Shopping Center. Kesslers Diamonds will open Nov. 2 and...noKesslers Diamonds will open Nov. 1 in the Bucktown Shopping Center in Grandville.BRIAN FORDE | MLIVE.COM  GRANDVILLE - Construction will soon be complete on the final three buildings in the Bucktown Shopping Center. Kesslers Diamonds will open Nov. 2 and...noemail@noemail.org (Kristin Austin | kaustin3@mlive.com)Kesslers Diamonds will open Nov. 1 in the Bucktown Shopping Center in Grandville.BRIAN FORDE | MLIVE.COM  GRANDVILLE - Construction will soon be complete on the final three buildings in the Bucktown Shopping Center. Kesslers Diamonds will open Nov. 2 and...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/transcanada_pipelines_to_insta.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:50:49 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17260042A new pipeline stretches more than 2,800 feet across the Tallmadge Township countryside, waiting to be pulled under the Grand River. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP -- Workers began welding 40-foot sections of 22-inch-diameter pipe recently in preparation for installing a new river crossing...noA new pipeline stretches more than 2,800 feet across the Tallmadge Township countryside, waiting to be pulled under the Grand River. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP -- Workers began welding 40-foot sections of 22-inch-diameter pipe recently in preparation for installing a new river crossing...noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)A new pipeline stretches more than 2,800 feet across the Tallmadge Township countryside, waiting to be pulled under the Grand River. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com  TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP -- Workers began welding 40-foot sections of 22-inch-diameter pipe recently in preparation for installing a new river crossing...http://www.mlive.com/hudsonville/index.ssf/2015/10/no_contest_in_hudsonville_city.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)Fri, 23 Oct 2015 21:01:03 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/hudsonville/index.ssf/8001929.17259245JAMES HOLTROPs  Former Hudsonville mayor Jim Holtrop, 64, 3046 Country Court, is unopposed in his bid for the 1st Ward City Commission seat being vacated by John O'Brien in O'Brien's race for the office of mayor. Holtrop is a graduate...noJAMES HOLTROPs  Former Hudsonville mayor Jim Holtrop, 64, 3046 Country Court, is unopposed in his bid for the 1st Ward City Commission seat being vacated by John O'Brien in O'Brien's race for the office of mayor. Holtrop is a graduate...noemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)JAMES HOLTROPs  Former Hudsonville mayor Jim Holtrop, 64, 3046 Country Court, is unopposed in his bid for the 1st Ward City Commission seat being vacated by John O'Brien in O'Brien's race for the office of mayor. Holtrop is a graduate...http://www.mlive.com/hudsonville/index.ssf/2015/10/two_commissioners_vie_for_huds.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)Fri, 23 Oct 2015 18:53:50 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/hudsonville/index.ssf/8001929.17254092For the first time in a dozen years, Hudsonville voters will be choosing a new mayor on Nov. 3. Current Mayor Don VanDoeselaar last spring announced he was stepping down after 12 years in office. Two city commissioners are running...noFor the first time in a dozen years, Hudsonville voters will be choosing a new mayor on Nov. 3. Current Mayor Don VanDoeselaar last spring announced he was stepping down after 12 years in office. Two city commissioners are running...noemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)For the first time in a dozen years, Hudsonville voters will be choosing a new mayor on Nov. 3. Current Mayor Don VanDoeselaar last spring announced he was stepping down after 12 years in office. Two city commissioners are running...http://www.mlive.com/grandville/index.ssf/2015/10/longtime_grandville_city_counc.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Kristin Austin | kaustin3@mlive.com)Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:26:26 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/grandville/index.ssf/8001927.17240882GRANDVILLE - Three longtime City Council members are running unopposed for their seats in the Nov. 3 election. Randal Gelderloos, of 3159 Franklin Ave. SW, was first elected to the council in 2007. His current committee appointment is the Kent...http://www.mlive.com/jenison/index.ssf/2015/10/shop_eat_play_learn_at_free_ch.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:51:56 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/jenison/index.ssf/8001928.17239387supplied  Each year the Grandville-Jenison Chamber of Commerce brings businesses, non-profits and government organizations all under one roof to showcase their services and products for the public. The Community Expo is designed "to encourage consumers to support businesses located in...nosupplied  Each year the Grandville-Jenison Chamber of Commerce brings businesses, non-profits and government organizations all under one roof to showcase their services and products for the public. The Community Expo is designed "to encourage consumers to support businesses located in...noemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)supplied  Each year the Grandville-Jenison Chamber of Commerce brings businesses, non-profits and government organizations all under one roof to showcase their services and products for the public. The Community Expo is designed "to encourage consumers to support businesses located in...http://www.mlive.com/grandville/index.ssf/2015/10/grandville_sells_336_million_i.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Kristin Austin | kaustin3@mlive.com)Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:51:36 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/grandville/index.ssf/8001927.17224588Ken KrombeenFile photo  GRANDVILLE - City leaders have sold $3.36 million in bonds to save tax dollars. Officials recently announced the city closed on the sale of general obligation limited tax-refunding bonds to purchaser KayBanc, of Ohio. KayBanc was the...noKen KrombeenFile photo  GRANDVILLE - City leaders have sold $3.36 million in bonds to save tax dollars. Officials recently announced the city closed on the sale of general obligation limited tax-refunding bonds to purchaser KayBanc, of Ohio. KayBanc was the...noemail@noemail.org (Kristin Austin | kaustin3@mlive.com)Ken KrombeenFile photo  GRANDVILLE - City leaders have sold $3.36 million in bonds to save tax dollars. Officials recently announced the city closed on the sale of general obligation limited tax-refunding bonds to purchaser KayBanc, of Ohio. KayBanc was the...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/walker_clerk_makes_it_three_wi.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Fri, 16 Oct 2015 21:45:57 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17203329Walker City Clerk Sarah Bydalek gets last-minute instructions from Walker DPW driver Tom Klein before she makes her run at the Snow Plow Roadeo. Supplied|Mlive.com   WALKER -- The last two years Walker City Commissioner Gary Cary has been the top...noWalker City Clerk Sarah Bydalek gets last-minute instructions from Walker DPW driver Tom Klein before she makes her run at the Snow Plow Roadeo. Supplied|Mlive.com   WALKER -- The last two years Walker City Commissioner Gary Cary has been the top...noemail@noemail.org (Jeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.com)Walker City Clerk Sarah Bydalek gets last-minute instructions from Walker DPW driver Tom Klein before she makes her run at the Snow Plow Roadeo. Supplied|Mlive.com   WALKER -- The last two years Walker City Commissioner Gary Cary has been the top...http://www.mlive.com/jenison/index.ssf/2015/10/allendale_teacher_selected_for.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)Fri, 16 Oct 2015 20:27:16 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/jenison/index.ssf/8001928.17203223Tom Izzo, left, chats with Allendale teacher Keith Piccard. Izzo, Michigan State University basketball coach, presented Piccard with th Excellence in Education award plaque.supplied  Each week, the Michigan Lottery recognizes outstanding K-12 teachers and staff who are making an impact...noTom Izzo, left, chats with Allendale teacher Keith Piccard. Izzo, Michigan State University basketball coach, presented Piccard with th Excellence in Education award plaque.supplied  Each week, the Michigan Lottery recognizes outstanding K-12 teachers and staff who are making an impact...noemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)Tom Izzo, left, chats with Allendale teacher Keith Piccard. Izzo, Michigan State University basketball coach, presented Piccard with th Excellence in Education award plaque.supplied  Each week, the Michigan Lottery recognizes outstanding K-12 teachers and staff who are making an impact...http://www.mlive.com/jenison/index.ssf/2015/10/allendale_public_schools_annou.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)Wed, 14 Oct 2015 17:25:25 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/jenison/index.ssf/8001928.17181854Carol Coffey is among those to be honored with induction into the Allendale schools Hall of Fame.supplied  Allendale Public Schools will once again honor staff for their contributions to the district by inducting them to the APS Hall of Fame....noCarol Coffey is among those to be honored with induction into the Allendale schools Hall of Fame.supplied  Allendale Public Schools will once again honor staff for their contributions to the district by inducting them to the APS Hall of Fame....noemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)Carol Coffey is among those to be honored with induction into the Allendale schools Hall of Fame.supplied  Allendale Public Schools will once again honor staff for their contributions to the district by inducting them to the APS Hall of Fame....http://www.mlive.com/jenison/index.ssf/2015/10/allendale_exhibit_extends_artp.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)Wed, 14 Oct 2015 15:57:25 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/jenison/index.ssf/8001928.17179923The work of local artists, both children and adults, is on exhibit at Colors of Community. Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com  ArtPrize has closed, but public enjoyment of the arts can continue with the local version of the event, called "Colors...noThe work of local artists, both children and adults, is on exhibit at Colors of Community. Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com  ArtPrize has closed, but public enjoyment of the arts can continue with the local version of the event, called "Colors...noemail@noemail.org (Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com)The work of local artists, both children and adults, is on exhibit at Colors of Community. Cathy Runyon | crunyon@mlive.com  ArtPrize has closed, but public enjoyment of the arts can continue with the local version of the event, called "Colors...http://www.mlive.com/grandville/index.ssf/2015/10/winner_announced_in_grandville.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Kristin Austin | kaustin3@mlive.com)Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:40:40 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/grandville/index.ssf/8001927.17170854Sharon Gort, of Talsma Jewelers, stands by her first-place scarecrow, "Pappa Time.Supplied  GRANDVILLE - More than 600 event-goers cast their votes Oct. 10 during the second annual Fall Festival and scarecrow contest, selecting Talsma Jewelers as the first-place winner. Sharon...noSharon Gort, of Talsma Jewelers, stands by her first-place scarecrow, "Pappa Time.Supplied  GRANDVILLE - More than 600 event-goers cast their votes Oct. 10 during the second annual Fall Festival and scarecrow contest, selecting Talsma Jewelers as the first-place winner. Sharon...noemail@noemail.org (Kristin Austin | kaustin3@mlive.com)Sharon Gort, of Talsma Jewelers, stands by her first-place scarecrow, "Pappa Time.Supplied  GRANDVILLE - More than 600 event-goers cast their votes Oct. 10 during the second annual Fall Festival and scarecrow contest, selecting Talsma Jewelers as the first-place winner. Sharon...http://www.mlive.com/grandville/index.ssf/2015/10/grandville_couple_opens_new_re.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Kristin Austin | kaustin3@mlive.com)Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:46:54 GMTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/grandville/index.ssf/8001927.17170712Chef Mike Burns commands the grill at his new restaurant, Burnzie's at 3097 30th St. in Grandville. Brian Forde  GRANDVILLE - Two longtime Grandville residents have opened a new restaurant that is close to home with food that is close...noChef Mike Burns commands the grill at his new restaurant, Burnzie's at 3097 30th St. in Grandville. Brian Forde  GRANDVILLE - Two longtime Grandville residents have opened a new restaurant that is close to home with food that is close...noemail@noemail.org (Kristin Austin | kaustin3@mlive.com)Chef Mike Burns commands the grill at his new restaurant, Burnzie's at 3097 30th St. in Grandville. Brian Forde  GRANDVILLE - Two longtime Grandville residents have opened a new restaurant that is close to home with food that is close...