A fog-abatement tunnel over Washington Avenue at the eastern entrance to the city of Zeeland is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Zeeland City Council on Monday adopted a resolution to move forward with the process of evaluating the tunnel concept, but stopped short of committing to the project, which was proposed in November by Consumers Energy as a way to prevent the closing of Washington Avenue due to heavy fog from the cooling towers of its gas-fired plant on Fairview Road.
The 110 students at Borculo Christian School were hard at work his week, using their art skills to assemble a display of their work.
The art is inspired by victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti, and will be on display at a soup supper fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m., Feb. 12. at the school, 6830 96th Ave.
Donations given for the supper will benefit the school, and donations given for the art will go to Zeeland-based GLOW Ministries International to support its work in Haiti.
The Zeeland Community Recreation Center has gone from zero to 600 in about 15 months.
The 20,150 square-foot center, which opened in November of 2008, has proven to be a popular attraction in the city, and closed out the month with well over 600 members.
Zeeland Recreation Director Mike Kolean said 659 memberships were sold in January, compared to 489 in January of 2009, representing about a 35 percent increase over last year.
Five sporting events to watch this week include the West Michigan Golf Show, Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association swim championships, rivalry week in prep hoops, prep wrestling districts and Michigan State-Purdue men's basketball.
More than 300 people were living in shelters or transitional housing in Ottawa County during a one-day homeless count on Jan. 29.
The Ottawa County Housing Coalition reported 307 adults and youth were staying at places like the Holland Rescue Mission or were sheltered in temporary housing by collaboratives like the Community Housing Partnership.
That number is higher than last year’s count, when 299 individuals living in shelters or transitional housing, said Lyn Raymond, coordinator for the Ottawa County Housing Coalition.
