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Community Action House distributes 854 Thanksgiving baskets
Community Action House announced last week it distributed 854 Thanksgiving baskets Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 19-20.The annual program provides all the fixings for families to make their own Thanksgiving meals at home. The baskets included whole turkey, potatoes, stuffing and ingredients to prepare sides. This year, the food given out provided meals for 2,898 people in the community, CAH announced… → Read More
Find unique, handmade items at Kerstmarkt
As the snow falls, shoppers decked in scarves, warm coats and boots amble along from softly lit booth to softly lit booth, browsing the handmade items for → Read More
Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on 150th house
For Roger and Gladys Cruz, purchasing a home was the next step for their family.“Being able to call the place home, being able to feel that security that you have of home,” Roger said.The two had moved here to Holland from Chicago — for Gladys, it was returning home to family, for Roger, it was a new adventure. They moved in with Gladys’ parents and, when their daughter, Elena, was born, they… → Read More
Word on the Street: What was your first reaction to the snow?
"I've sort of been anticipating this. So it's been inevitable. It's the way things are." — Bob Hoekstra, Holland"I think about all the problems snow brings. I'm weary of the snow." — Rebecca Smucker, Douglas"Oh, I was so happy. I'm from Arizona, so it made me so happy. I love the seasons. I looked out the window, and it made me so happy." — Heather Wayment, Gilbert, Ariz."I was excited because… → Read More
Holland man makes birdhouses for Windmill Island
Windmill Island Gardens is going to the birds.Well, that was the goal this summer, at least, as the organization's leaders decided to design its summer → Read More
Word on the Street: What did you buy at Holland's sidewalk sale?
"I got some dresses from Home & Co. and earrings from Urban Found." — Abbie Zuiderveen, Kalamazoo"I got a better question: Are → Read More
Nigerian pastor finds home in Holland after Boko Haram attack
David-Olonade Segun’s story began long before the fire, but that day — the day his father was killed by terrorists — would set the course for a new chapter in his life.David-Olonade, who goes by the name David, and his wife, both of southwest Nigeria, had begun a ministry in the northern part of the country years before.“It’s a mission that is committed to reaching out to the rural people, so we… → Read More
Escape Ministries celebrates 10 years of serving youth
Ten years ago, Pastor Willie Watt saw something missing in the community, and he made it his goal to fill in the gap.“With a town that does so much, it has gaps and loopholes in some of the programming they provide for youth,” Watt said Monday in an interview with The Sentinel.The gaps he saw involved children and youth who were getting into trouble, and they had nowhere to go to find a better… → Read More
Kite Festival soaring into Grand Haven
"Let's go fly a kite, up to the highest height..."Thousands will flock to Grand Haven this weekend to do just that — or watch people do it — for the annual Great Lakes Kite Festival."Some flyers are sponsored to come in and fly regularly on the performance field. But we have volunteer flyers that come in from all over the country, that drive in just to put their kites up for the festival," said… → Read More
Summit addresses how slavery, racism still affect people
Trauma and its generational effects were the topic at hand Tuesday at Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance’s Summit on Race and Inclusion.Joy DeGruy, Ph.D., an internationally known researcher and author, was the keynote speaker at the event, which took place Tuesday, May 15, at Hope College.“We’ve been kind of keeping a pulse on ... the landscape of the national dialogue around race, and there… → Read More
Red Cross volunteer Duane Rotman provides first aid at festival
ROLE Red Cross volunteerWhat do you do? "For Red Cross, we provide first aid. ... We take care of students, band members, general public — anything that happens out on the street. ... We have all of our people are trained at a minimum of CPR, AED and first aid, and we carry the equipment. ... I'm primarily in the street. I am a licensed EMT in the state of Michigan, so if we have something major… → Read More
Dutch dancers klomp back into town for Tulip Time
HOLLAND — Dutch dance officially returns this week — with a new addition to the lineup.A new dance with new costumes has been introduced with a new age group: Middle-schoolers will now be joining the kinder Dutch dancers, high school Dutch dancers and alumni Dutch dancers. They will be called "middel" Dutch dancers."Inclusion is important in the festival," said Amanda Cooper, Dutch dance program… → Read More
Word on the Street: Do you have a favorite to win an Oscar?
"I'm going with 'The Shape of Water' (for Best Picture)." — Kate Majerus, Sycamore, Ill."'Loving Vincent' (for Best Animated Film). → Read More
Playwright, music director Adam Wachter remembers local beginnings
He wrote a musical, “Tarrytown,” which recently won an award for best new musical in San Diego. He was featured on TV as music director on ABC’s “Encore!”But Adam Wachter’s career in theater started here in Holland — watching his brother perform at Holland Civic Theatre.“I literally must have been like 6 years old. I would watch him in this show and I was like, what is this? What is theater?”… → Read More
Meijer vs. Aldi vs. Family Fare vs. Jif: Peanut butter Taste Test
This week, we are rolling out our new version of the Taste Test: grocery edition.We're moving on from restaurants and looking instead at more basic ingredients, testing grocery items from local stores to see which brand is best — and does a higher price really offer more value. This week, The Sentinel staff took on peanut butter.We compared peanut butter from Meijer (Meijer brand), Family Fare… → Read More
March for Life in Holland commemorates the unborn
More than 100 people marched in downtown Holland on Monday night, Jan. 22, showing their support for the unborn and the pro-life movement during the March → Read More
Four New Year's Eve celebrations along the lakeshore
New Year’s Eve celebrationsWith the new year brings deep thoughts of where one has been and where one is going.But stave off those thoughts for at least one more day with a party.In Saugatuck, celebrate New Year’s Eve with fireworks at midnight, which are set off near Coral Gables, 220 Water St.“It’s just a nice little, very quaint ... fireworks display in the downtown there,” said Josh… → Read More
Holland documentary 'Wilderness to World Class' premieres at Knickerbocker Theatre
Despite a technical difficulty, the new Holland documentary, "Wilderness to World Class" premiered to nearly a full theater Tuesday, Dec. 12, at Knickerbocker Theatre in Holland."It was a wonderful culmination of hard work," said Ben Beversluis, script writer for the film. "To hear people sound like they genuinely enjoyed it is so satisfying."The film was the brain child of Howard Veneklasen,… → Read More
Word on the Street: What is on your Christmas wish list?
What is on your Christmas wish list? → Read More
Hope College student wins first place in IES Abroad Study Abroad Film Festival
A Hope College senior embraced an unexpected aspect of studying abroad and won first place in film festival for his troubles.Ismael Byers, a Hope student, → Read More