http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/The Latest News, Updates and OpinionsenMon, 13 Jul 2009 10:34:46 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noThe Latest News, Updates and Opinionspenasee_globehttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/PXWHrSkgzR0/propane_fire_scenario_helps_tr.htmlPenasee GlobeCharlotte WeickMon, 13 Jul 2009 10:34:46 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3225595 ]]>Charlotte WeickFirefighters use teamwork to channel flames away from a propane tank, in order to get close enough to turn off the valve. As flames leapt out of the propane tank, Allegan County firefighters responded, turning their hoses onto the...http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/propane_fire_scenario_helps_tr.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/2-m7MW5UsnQ/traveling_the_heritage_trail_t_2.htmlPenasee GlobeCharlotte WeickMon, 13 Jul 2009 10:23:21 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3225491 ]]>If not for this Heritage Trail sign, few people would remember the "drowned ghost town" of Pine Creek, which now rests beneath Pine Creek Lake. This is the fifth in a series of stories about the 28 sites along the...http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/traveling_the_heritage_trail_t_2.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/2SOWQfBT3cQ/wayland_food_pantry_has_new_di.htmlPenasee GlobeCharlotte WeickMon, 13 Jul 2009 10:17:46 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3225426 ]]>Charlotte WeickFriends and volunteers (from left) Delores DeHamer and Carol Levandoski are moved by their Christian faith to help feed the hungry. Volunteering is a family tradition for Levandoski , the pantry's new director. Carol Levandoski may have retired from...http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/wayland_food_pantry_has_new_di.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/93kBz2IJu3k/1993_cold_case_suspect_arreste.htmlPenasee GlobeCharlotte WeickMon, 13 Jul 2009 10:12:35 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3225390 ]]>Van Buren Hutchison is a suspect in the rape and murder of Jeanette Reeves. The cold case investigators from Allegan County's Focus Investigation Team may have cracked a new case, the 1993 rape and murder of Jeanette Reeves....http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/1993_cold_case_suspect_arreste.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/oJCflBNSO1w/letter_small_town_politics_clo.htmlPenasee GlobeAdvance NewspapersMon, 13 Jul 2009 09:52:20 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3225191 ]]>Dorr Township Fire Chief has his facts wrong on urgency of Dorr sewer project. A citizen asked the board at the July 2, 2009 board meeting to explain the basis of the sewer ordinance that says in Section 1 (d),...http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/letter_small_town_politics_clo.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/-J-yIh0id6o/letter_is_there_democracy_left.htmlPenasee GlobeAdvance NewspapersMon, 13 Jul 2009 09:50:27 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3225186 ]]>Where has Democracy gone? It seems in Dorr it's lost its way. After being voted down twice, the Dorr Township Board has decided to cram their sewer project through....http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/letter_is_there_democracy_left.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/UuMVVVnFL_I/alert_congress_about_harm_to_p.htmlPenasee GlobeAdvance NewspapersMon, 13 Jul 2009 09:44:15 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3225158 ]]>I've been surprised that I have not read anything on Gun Lake now being designated as a flood plain. This totally caught me off guard but maybe due to my ignorance as well....http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/alert_congress_about_harm_to_p.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/NV6q_ssbifk/4h_goes_4th_among_the.htmlPenasee GlobeAdvance NewspapersMon, 13 Jul 2009 09:39:07 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3225077 ]]>Among the patriots at the Village of Hopkins Fourth of July celebration, there were cute critters at the 4-H petting zoo exhibit. Above, holding this three-week-old kid, Flood, are (from left) Mackenzie and Madison VanKlompenberg, ages 5 and 6. The...http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/4h_goes_4th_among_the.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/_TDBDmxsJvA/shelbyville_teen_drowns_in_lak.htmlPenasee GlobeAdvance NewspapersMon, 13 Jul 2009 09:32:08 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3225051 ]]>The Fourth of July weekend turned tragic in Martin Township when a teen drowned in Lake 16. The lake is located off 120th Avenue near 7th Street ....http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/shelbyville_teen_drowns_in_lak.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/dgAN4omL2BM/proud_patriot.htmlPenasee GlobeAdvance NewspapersMon, 13 Jul 2009 09:29:46 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3225019 ]]>Charlotte WeickPolly Chipman of Wayland is not just patriotic on Memorial Day or the Fourth of July; she flies her favorite colors all summer long. Both holidays are over, but at Chipman's Windsor Woods home, the lawn looks like a...http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/proud_patriot.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/mq0HAoDHSew/chopper_fest_returns_to_martin.htmlPenasee GlobeCharlotte WeickMon, 13 Jul 2009 09:28:22 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3225008 ]]>Larry "L.D." Davidson, Patty Davidson and Team Party Productions promise motorcycle lovers "Michigan's biggest and baddest party," at the 2009 Michigan Chopper Fest. Dave Nichols said, "Nobody throws a party like L.D." As editor in chief of Easyrider Magazine, Nichols...http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/chopper_fest_returns_to_martin.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/UXrIsCe0X9k/gardens_of_historic_homes_are.htmlPenasee GlobeAdvance NewspapersMon, 13 Jul 2009 09:24:10 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3224983 ]]>History buffs and garden enthusiasts can enjoy both at the Annual Allegan Garden Tour: Gardens of Historic Homes event. Hosted by Friends of Allegan Parks, the self-guided tour includes private gardens and a public park in the historic City of...http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/gardens_of_historic_homes_are.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/9TnFlPUJ5LY/going_going.htmlPenasee GlobeAdvance NewspapersMon, 13 Jul 2009 09:19:59 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3224967 ]]>Jeff SwainstonDorr first baseman Sarah Davis, 16, makes a diving effort at a foul ball. The Dorr Vet Clinic team was taking on a team from Jackson's Western Store in a softball game recently....http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/going_going.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/_0zvo4KSnjo/guns_n_hoses.htmlPenasee GlobeAdvance NewspapersMon, 13 Jul 2009 09:17:55 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3224939 ]]>Charlotte WeickRoger Webb Field at Fennville High School was the venue when the Fennville Area Fire Department and the Allegan County Sheriff Department faced off in a friendly game of softball. The game on Sunday, July 5, raised around $600...http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/guns_n_hoses.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/iTLocqimfDY/hopkins_holds_first_runwalk_ev.htmlPenasee GlobeAdvance NewspapersMon, 13 Jul 2009 09:14:01 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3224898 ]]>You can run, walk, push a stroller or pull a wagon during the first Hopkins 5K Run/Walk on July 18. Sponsored by local businesses, the registration fees for the event will benefit the Hopkins Area Business & Recreation Committee....http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/hopkins_holds_first_runwalk_ev.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/penasee_globe/~3/SyEhEjNCN2o/west_michigan_club_shines_at_h.htmlPenasee GlobeAdvance NewspapersMon, 13 Jul 2009 09:12:46 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/penaseeglobe/index.ssf//2459.3224880 ]]>Dan Myers, of Byron Center, shows an entry in the cut leaf show at the National American Hosta Society Convention. The National American Hosta Society Convention was held June 24 through 27 in Lansing. Bob Sinke, of Kentwood, served as...http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/07/west_michigan_club_shines_at_h.htmlnonadult