Belding News

GRAND LEDGE - The owner of Wild Oats Natural Foods, JerriLynn Osmar is very excited to bring Wholesome, earth-friendly alternatives to the local market.

The City Council approved spending $16,958 to secure and stabilize the former Gibson manufacturing facility at Bridge and Main streets.

Staffers have noticed an increase in activity since the fall 2007 completion of a $3.4 million renovation to the Alvah N. Belding Memorial Library.

Officials are counting on an energy efficiency grant to make City Hall less drafty.

The Michigan Department of Education has told public school districts they might have to hold classes on scheduled vacation days or extend the school year if flu or other illnesses force them to close too many days.

Brian Kaule wheeled in reverse over tall grass to reach his pop-up blind. "This stuff is so hard to wheel through that I have to wheel backwards," said Kaule, 52, of Hudsonville.

Residents who plan to vote in Tuesday's election should take note of some changes.

Prosecutors say a former Belding mayor faces up to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to defrauding a western Michigan bank out of $36,000. U.S. Attorney Donald Davis said in a statement Wednesday that Shane Husted admitted to defrauding his former employer, First Bank of West Michigan.

Kids will see not only orange, but red on Saturday. The Belding Fire Department, 120 S. Pleasant St., hosts its ninth annual Halloween open house and party from 6-8 p.m. "We hope to have a great turnout, as we've had in past years," Fire Chief Gregg Moore said of the free event.

As a family business struggled, former Belding Mayor Shane Husted tapped a friend's personal information to shore up a cash shortfall.

Jenni Boroff had watched her 7-year-old daughter, Ashton, struggle through three days of stomach aches, nagging coughs and a 101-degree fever.

Experts say keeping hands washed or sanitized is the easiest way to stop the spread of cold and flu viruses.

Belding Hardware Co. has opened its doors at 307 N. Bridge St. After Rayburn's True Value Hardware closed this spring, partners Kevin Hall and Kevin Strause opened the business in a building that formerly housed a print shop.

David L. Belding and Dani F. Baker want to make their organic farm more self-sufficient by installing a personal wind turbine.

A 44-year-old Belding area man was seriously injured after his pickup veered off Kiddville Road late Wednesday and struck a tree.

The Township Board unanimously supported a liquor license request by Bashar Karadsheh of Cafe Lulu, 10745 48th Ave.

The editorial by Tom Thelen in the Sept. 27 edition of the Portland Review and Observer , titled income tax issue, needs to be studied carefully.

Funeral arrangements for a Bangor couple and their 15-year-old daughter are being handled by Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home in Belding, officials said.

An open house and river festival will include exhibits by local river conservation groups, guided hikes, music, storytelling and children's activities.

Considering that we are between the 2008 presidential election and the 2010 election that will include the race for governor, I was hoping that the 2009 elections would be rather calm.