PLAINFIELD TWP., (WZZM) Family Fitness on Plainfield Avenue is holding a customer appreciation day and community host to benefit Remembrance Ranch. 

Organizers say  it's a Christian based group that works with teens to help them find a healthy and productive path in life.

There will be a 50/50 raffle, dunk tank, weight lifting contest, a tire race and free hot dogs and hamburgers.

The event is Saturday April 28th from Noon until 3pm.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI. – Local First member Celebration! Cinema announced yesterday this year’s nominees for the Celebrated Service Awards. Local and non-local businesses known for their outstanding customer service in Grand Rapids, Benton Harbor, Portage, Lansing, Mt. Pleasant, and Muskegon comprise the pool of nominees. One winner from each community will be decided by an on-line vote. The voting page is now live: www.celebratedservice.com.

 “We talk about locally owned businesses having superior service – this validates it,” said Local First Executive Director Elissa Hillary. “Businesses that understand the value of building the prosperity of our community from within also understand the value of each unique customer.”

By Nicholle Robertson

Terrific. Torturous. Both are words author Anna Quindlen has used to describe motherhood. As rewarding as motherhood is, it can be overwhelming too. Especially when a young mom is at the beginning stages of raising her new family.

When Shandy, 40, and Bill Longcore, 39, of Belmont, Mich., learned they were having twins, MomsBloom was their saving grace.

During their birthing and baby classes at Spectrum Health Butterworth hospital, the Longcores found a brochure for MomsBloom, a local organization that sends volunteers into the home to help moms and dads with their newborns, offering physical and emotional support to families in their childbearing years.