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Volleyball trainer faces new sex charges

GRANDVILLE, Mich. (WZZM)- A Grandville volleyball trainer is facing new charges of inappropriate contact with girls he was coaching.

Police arrested 42-year-old Florencio Castillo earlier this month after two girls came forward. The teenagers claimed he put his hand down their shorts while he trained them.

The Grand Rapids Press is reporting four more girls are now telling police similar stories.

Castillo is now facing a total of six criminal sexual conduct charges. He is being held in jail on $100,000 bond.

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Arthritis Foundation Provides Resources at 2012 Arthritis Expo

News Release:

Grandville - The Arthritis Foundation is pleased to announce its first annual West Michigan Arthritis Expo that will provide West Michigan residents with essential new information and resources to increase their understanding of arthritis and its management. The Arthritis Expo will be held Saturday May, 19th from 9:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. at Resurrection Life Church in Grandville.

Over 2.5 million adults and 10,300 children in Michigan are currently living with arthritis and the Arthritis Foundation is dedicated to providing the latest in arthritis education and resources to those who need it most. The expo is designed to not only help those diagnosed with arthritis, but also family members, friends, caregivers and health providers who want a better understanding of the disease.

Wake Up West Michigan: Musekgon Christian Elementary & Grandville Middle School

MUSKEGON & GRANDVILLE, Mich. (WZZM)- Saturday's morning greeting comes to you from students at Muskegon Christian Elementary School and Grandville Middle School.

Homeless lotto winner to buy new house

LANSING, Mich. (WZZM) -- A Wyoming man who could not afford to pay for rent now has plans to buy a home -- after winning a $100,000 lottery prize.

Abel Aguado-Belmudez recently bought a $100,000 Cashword instant lottery ticket at the Baldwin Street Meijer store in Jenison.  He had to check the ticket very carefully before he allowed himself to believe he had won the top prize, according to a Michigan Lottery news release.

Aguado-Belmudez received his $100,000 prize in Lansing on Monday.

Aguado-Belmudez has been living with relatives because he could not afford rent and the child support payments he must make.  He now plans to buy a home.

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Concerts on the Green coming to Hudsonville starting in June

Concerts on the Green coming to Hudsonville starting in June

As music fills the warm summer air, you know the Huntington Concerts on the Green, Hudsonville’s very own summer concert series is back. This fun-filled Thursday evening event will feature some fun new additions this year focused on family-friendly entertainment.

Kid’s activities will be a big focus this year, bringing back some of the family favorites from last year’s events, as well as bringing in activities like bounce houses, inflatable slides, putt putt golf, and even carnival games.  This will all be in addition to the crafts, kid’s activities, and dinner options that made last year’s event such a success. 

The line up (though subject to change) is:

Summer Reading at KDL is Coming Soon!

Summer Reading at KDL is Coming Soon!

Summer Reading is just around the corner! Starting June 1, the whole family can sign up for Summer Reading @ KDL and have fun reading this summer! This year, the program runs from Friday, June 1 through Friday, August 31.

Jenison Historical Association - Oral History with Bob Andre

by Virginia Timmer
from http://www.jenisonhistory.org


[This conversation was between Virginia Timmer and Bob Andre , and was held on January 26, 1999.]

Bob, who formerly had a State Farm Insurance business and built the State Farm building across, and east of, what was the L & L Jenison Mill.

We talked about Ben Hanchett. I said my dad started working for the Hanchetts in 1928--several years before the Great Depression and Ben Hanchett's death (1933) which must have made my dad very busy at the L & L Jenison Co.

We talked about Bessie Hanchett, Ben's wife, formerly Bessie Husband, and what a nice lady she was and Bob said, "They had class." "They" meaning Bessie and her mother Margaret Husband. I agreed wholeheartedly with what he said.