Applications are being accepted for the Go Green Youth Challenge tree planting grants.

Children from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to participate.  Participants are challenged to collect change individually, with their class or with a club each spring.  The change will go toward community tree plantings by the Michigan Arbor Day Alliance, as well as program outreach efforts.  The team that raises the most for the Go Green Youth Challenge will be awarded with a tree planning in their community.  They also get an invitation to the state Arbor Day celebration in April at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing.

Local governments, public educational institutions, public libraries, non-profit organizations, non-profit organizations, neighborhood associations, churches and tribal governments can also apply for a Go Green youth Challenge tree planting grant by visiting this websit

Michigan State Police will be inspecting and teaching proper child car seat installation June 8, as part of  the Kids Care Event at K&M Dodge.

Families who attend the free safety event can also ahve their child fingerprinted for safety and peace of mind. Free child ID cards will also be provided.

The Kids Care Event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,  in conjunction with the Mopar Muscle Show.The Muscle Show has a $10 vehicle entry fee that benefits Kids Food Basket.  Public admission is free so come see cool cars and trucks, get some good food, have lots of fun and protect your children at the same time!

 K&M Dodge is located at 4100 Plainfield Avenue.  For more information about the child safety event or to register your vehicle in the Mopar Muscle Show, contact Tim Noyes at (616) 363-9011 or  tnoyes@kmdodge.com.

BELMONT, Mich.—Chandler Woods eighth grade students stepped out of the classroom to practice their lesson on limericks.

Students have been studying limericks, which are short, often humorous poems that are usually one to five lines long. On Tuesday, the eighth graders wrote their own limerick on the school’s sidewalks. Parents and students going in and out of the school have enjoyed reading the funny poems.