Parenting: From Survival to Success is a class that will be taught at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Southwest Clinic. The six-week class series will be held on Thursdays, April 11 through May 16, 2013. The class time is from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at...
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Advance Your Career With a Degree From WMU
The Western Michigan University Grand Rapids Beltline location will host a two-day Graduate Fair on Tuesday, May 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Wednesday, May 22, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. A light lunch will be provided during Tuesday’s event. Information will be...
Barb A.
{pollengine}cover{/pollengine} To say that Barb is a strong and resilient woman is an understatement. In the sixty years that my mom has been on this earth, she has been through so many challenges and still manages to make everyone around her smile and happy. My mom...
Deb V.
{pollengine}cover{/pollengine}During the past year and a half, Deb underwent two heart surgeries at the young age of 48 and 49 respectively for blocked arteries and an aortic aneurysm that developed as a direct result of her putting her family first verses the cost of...
Carol D.
{pollengine}cover{/pollengine}My mother and father have been married fifty-seven years and are best friends. They raised four children and have eight grandchildren. For most of their lives they owned a small business and worked hard to save for retirement. They...
Sara V.
{pollengine}cover{/pollengine} Sara is my daughter-in-law, one of the sweetest people I have ever known. Sara is the mother of a two-year-old boy and was pregnant for another child, due April 16. Her mother is in charge of the OB nursing department at Holland Hospital...
Rosemary H.
{pollengine}cover{/pollengine} I am writing this in regards to my wonderful mother-in-law, Rosemary. When I was a young girl, my mother Bonnie passed away from brain cancer. She was my everything and I could not imagine my life without her. As years went by, the most...
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