HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Shandra Martinez, managing editor of The Lakeshore talks to WHTC each week about people and organizations making a difference. Here are some of the highlights of her conversation with morning-news anchor Peg McNichol for the week of Jan. 15, 2021. (Listen to their full conversation.)
Coming home: Michigan Fosters creates a sense of home for foster families. Michigan Fosters is continuing its work to support families on both sides of the foster care equation with a home where families can be families.
Poor people face more hurdles because of COVID. Emiliah Tanya Jo Odinsdottir reflects on the added burden of the COVID-19 pandemic on the poor.
CFZH awards nearly $450,000 in grants to meet increased need for services. The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area’s Community Stabilization Fund grants help service providers meet increased demand due to the pandemic.
Brain health program reduces stress, bolsters health for law enforcement officers. The plan uses an assessment and software program to recommend dietary and lifestyle changes that can improve physical-emotional health, and reduce dementia risk.
GVSU scholarship program helps to make college possible for first-generation students. A scholarship is available to cover tuition, fees, housing and dining, plus a book stipend — essentially a full ride — for eight semesters as part of a partnership between GVSU, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to partner and Battle Creek Public Schools.
Looking for something to do in January?
There’s Ice skating at Elm Street Park & Ice Rink, 221 S. Elm St., Zeeland. Now that winter is in full swing, it’s time to get out and enjoy the weather. The Elm Street Park & Ice Rink in downtown Zeeland is the perfect place to practice your figure 8s. Don’t have skates? You can rent them from the Howard Miller Library (youth size 9 through adult size 9); check out feelthezeel.com for details.
Enjoy the Outdoor Winter Market at Eighth Street Market Place in downtown Holland from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., first and third Saturdays through April. Bundle up, mask up, and enjoy some outdoor shopping at downtown Holland’s Outdoor Winter Market. You’ll find a variety of fresh produce — apples, beets, greens, mushrooms, onions, and potatoes — along with cheese spreads, baked goods, granola, honey, jam, maple syrup, meat … and even dog treats. Social distancing protocols and masks required.
These are some of the ideas in Sally Laukitis’ monthly column about ways to explore the Lakeshore: Things to do in January: Find post-holiday bargains or enjoy the ice and snow.
