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One Driver's take on saving Gas & Money

Submitted by Kal Kamyszek, Part-time Blogger, Part-time Receptionist & Cook on "In the Kitchen w/Kal"

Thursday, March 29th, 2012, 10:05am

Today I received a call at work from Rick Hill who lives in Grand Rapids, MI. Rick told me about a way that he is now saving gas and money.

Rick drives a 2007 Chevy Equinox and puts on approximately 50,000 miles a year as a salesman. Like most people, he pushed the speed limit whenever he could but just recently decided he was going to bring his speed down to 65 when driving on the highways. In doing this, Rick said the mileage on his vehicle has improved 7 miles per gallon, thus saving him money also.

Rick did not want to be interviewed but thought this information would be beneficial to other people who have a heavy foot when driving.

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My Town Valentine's Day Photo Gallery

Submitted by Christopher Morse, Community Web Producer

Friday, February 10th, 2012, 3:54pm

Britni Kaniewski

Happy Valentine's Day! Here's a collection of photos that have been submitted to our Facebook page. Email us your photo and a message for your Valentine and we'll post it here. Send it to mytown@wzzm13.com.

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KDL - Teen Film Festival Finalists Announced!

Submitted by KDL on Monday, January 30th, 3:41 pm

Here are your finalists! These films will be shown at Celebration! Cinema North on Saturday, February 11, beginning at 10:30 AM. Come out and support these fine teen filmmakers and for the first time, vote for your favorite film. This is a free event!!

Stereotypical News Show: Turner Slaughter/Mollie Bornert

HaHa Meijers: Sisely Vongphasouk/Kendal Hefner

The 39 Clues: Cole Zimmerman

Jimothy – A Documentary: Miles Ferguson/Ryan Lynn

Through the Eyes of the Young: Brian Wachacha Sanchez

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Leadership West Michigan Graduates 27 in December 2011

Submitted by Christopher Morse, Community Web Producer

Monday, January 30th, 2012, 3:21pm

Leadership West Michigan Graduates 27 in December 2011

The 2011 class of Leadership West Michigan (LWM) graduated on December 15, 2011. The class of 27 participated in 8 day sessions over the past 4 months which included a two day bus tour of the region and culminated in Regional Trustee day and graduation.

Patricia Ackerberg - Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce
Justin Arnold - WMPS
Charles Ash, Jr. - Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
Douglas Bagley - Ottawa Area ISD - MTEC
Michael Brecht - St. Mary's Health Care
Marlene Brostrom - Michigan Works Ottawa County
Cindy Brown - Hello West Michigan
Frederick Bw'Ombongi - Spectrum Health
Valerie Byrnes - Barry County Chamber of Commerce
Kyle Dannenberg - Ottawa Area Intermediate School District
Lori Duff - TrueNorth Community Services
Kathy Finkler - Davenport University
Jeffrey Hoerle - Priority Health
Ammy Johnson - Harbor Hospice

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Chandler Woods top performing teachers

Submitted by Christopher Morse, Community Web Producer

Monday, December 19th, 2011, 12:00pm

Leading charter school operator, National Heritage Academies, recently recognized 41 of its 600 middle school teachers across the U.S. for their astounding middle school data based on their students’ results in math, reading, and language usage. Of these 41 top performing teachers, four Chandler Woods Charter Academy teachers took a top 10 spot on this list. These outstanding local educators include Jen Clawson, Katie Hesley, Pat Brase, and Ryan Hathaway.

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Veterans Day Recognition

Submitted by Christopher Morse, Community Web Producer

Thursday, November 10th, 2011, 4:57pm

Julia Baehre Rothwell

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Northview Bond Proposal II fails by 2 votes

Submitted by Christopher Morse, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 9:38am

Northview Bond Proposal II fails by 2 votes

Elections were held throughout the country on Tuesday. In Northview, voters had just two proposals to vote on.

Proposal I passed with 1732 "yes" votes and 1697 "no" votes.

Proposal II failed with 1714 "no" votes and 1712 "yes" votes. That's a difference of just two votes.

Voter turnout for the election was low at 12.44%.

Full election results can be seen by clicking here.

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