GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM)- WZZM 13's Jennifer Pascua & Alana Nehring talk about the recent Literacy Center of West Michigan's BeeDazzling Spellabration where WZZM 13 took home the top honors!

Plus, if you're still looking for something sweet for that Mom in your life you may want to head to Sweetland Inc. to create that perfect chocolate box.

Sweetland, Inc. is located at 5170 Plainfield Avenue in Grand Rapids.

GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) - Do you know what you are getting your Mother for Mother's Day?

Of course, one of the most popular choices is always chocolate, and one of the most popular candy stores in West Michigan is Sweetland Candies in Grand Rapids.

This year, Sweetland's has seen a boom in the Mother's Day business, even earlier than expected. Some of Sweetland's top seller are turtles and truffles because so many Mom's love chocolate.

John Naum, Jr. of Sweetland Candies says, "They're just the hallmark item, top shelf item, they're always a top seller and moms love chocolate. And the turtles and truffles seem to be their favorites. "

Sweetland Candies has six different truffles to choose from.

The candy store opened in 1919. So, workers there have celebrated a lot of Mother's Days.

FROM SUPT MIKE PASKEWICZ:

May 9, 2012,

Dear Parents, Family Members, Community Members, Students, and Staff:

Thank you for your careful consideration of the Bond Proposal.  As a result, the proposal was approved by voters.  While this is a very difficult economic time for many in our community, your vision for the future of Northview carried the vote.

Voters did a very detailed review of the components of the bond proposal, assessed the economic impact on their families and businesses and made an informed vote.  Now we engage in the project planning process and I assure you we will share the timelines with the entire community.  You will be able to track our progress at www.nvps.net.