Nunica News

The family of a Nunica boy who died from injuries in a sledding accident late last year have decided to honor the boy's memory with a blood drive on Friday to help raise awareness of the need for blood donations.

Due to a lack of participation and funding in some of the targeted townships in Ottawa County, the county's Gypsy Moth Suppression Program has been terminated.

The People's Choice Award for Best Bloody Mary at a mixoff contest on Jan. 23 at Old Boys' Brewhouse went again to Turk's Inn in Nunica.

Formerly of Brighton, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at his home in Nunica, MI.

By working towards their Emergency Preparedness badge, Cub Scout Pack 3054, Den 3, is learning what it takes to become ready for a possible emergency situation.

It was a somber afternoon Saturday at Spring Lake Intermediate School when students and families took time to remember Chance Nash, the 11-year-old Nunica boy who died following a sledding accident on Dec.

Sgt. Glenn Bo told the Grand Haven Tribune that Chance Nash of Nunica was sledding with friends and family Thursday in a park.

A Spring Lake boy is dead following a sledding accident Thursday afternoon in Grand Haven's Duncan's Woods.

An off-duty firefighter was injured when another vehicle pulled in front of his pickup truck early Monday afternoon on M-104 at the Interstate 96 overpass in Crockery Township.

Crockery Township firefighters assist a victim of a two-vehicle accident into an ambulance at M-104, near the I-96 west overpass in Crockery Township Monday.

A bicyclist and his dog were hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a Spring Lake street Tuesday morning.

Halloween Bingo, 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Sanctuary at the Shore, 900 S. Beacon Blvd., for kids age 12 and under.

Rachel Mungons, 3, of Grand Rapids throws leaves into the air at her campsite during the P.J. Hoffmaster's Children's Harvest Festival Saturday.

A 44-year-old Nunica woman waited shyly in the office for People Center volunteer Jeanine Taghon-Oleszczuk to finish a telephone conversation on Wednesday.

Although space is at a premium in most township halls in the area, Crockery Township officials are seeking a reliable tenant for one room in their township hall, 174310 112th Ave.

Ruth and Chris Sorensen from Nunica admire Baker College's Culinary Institute of Michigan at the open house on Saturday afternoon.

An afternoon of "pickin' and grinnin'" is on tap at the Crockery Township Hall, 17431 112th Ave., on Sunday.

There will be a pancake breakfast 8-11 a.m. Saturday at Crockery Township Hall in Nunica.

Sunday marks the beginning of Fire Prevention Week, and several local fire departments are planning to mark the week with activities to raise awareness of the dangers that home fires pose.

A heavy thunderstorm swept through the western and southwestern portions of the state Sunday night, knocking out power to about 3,800 Michigan utility customers and canceling a local fire department's open house.