my backed up GRAND RAPIDS BLOG thru March 7, 2016 (minus the photos for the time being) unfortunately, there's no quick and easy way to replace all the photos. For the time being you can view this replacement blog
(including the photos) at https://grandrapidswestmichigan.wordpress.com/ .
And also I will be posting new information periodically at this blog address where you are right now (ie http://ilovegrandrapids.blogspot.com/
“The recently accredited Calvin Prison Initiative offers
courses in ministry and theology. Inmates enrolled in
the program are required to complete the same
liberal arts core requirements as students at Calvin
College, with classes ranging from history and social
sciences to philosophy, English writing and literature.
…”
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/grbj-college-program-reaches-captive-audience/60848160
courses in ministry and theology. Inmates enrolled in
the program are required to complete the same
liberal arts core requirements as students at Calvin
College, with classes ranging from history and social
sciences to philosophy, English writing and literature.
…”
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/grbj-college-program-reaches-captive-audience/60848160
I saw her once in a random moment as she left an office in
bev hills many years ago (post presidency)
“Nancy Reagan was born in New York City and when she was six her mother, Edith, a stage actress, married Dr. Loyal Davis, a neurosurgeon. The doctor adopted Nancy and she grew up in Chicago. She later attended Smith College in Massachusetts, where she majored in theater.
“Nancy Reagan was born in New York City and when she was six her mother, Edith, a stage actress, married Dr. Loyal Davis, a neurosurgeon. The doctor adopted Nancy and she grew up in Chicago. She later attended Smith College in Massachusetts, where she majored in theater.
Reagan was an actress when she met Ronald Reagan in the
early 1950s, then an actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, according
to a White House bio…”
Sent from my Chameleon phone.
Sent from my Chameleon phone.
BERNIE THINKS HE WILL GET MORE LOVE FROM COLLEGE KIDS? MAYBE
@ gvsu,not at calvin:
“West Michigan is a frequent stumping grounds for
Republican candidates: John Kasich is expected to
campaign tonight in Holland, for example, just a couple
weeks after he held a rally at GVSU. But Democrats don't
often come here before the state's primary.
…”
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/03/bernie_sanders_michigan_grand.html
“West Michigan is a frequent stumping grounds for
Republican candidates: John Kasich is expected to
campaign tonight in Holland, for example, just a couple
weeks after he held a rally at GVSU. But Democrats don't
often come here before the state's primary.
…”
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/03/bernie_sanders_michigan_grand.html
“Crew members said they were filming for a movie titled
“Why Him?” starring James Franco and Bryan Cranston.
They were filming “second unit” scenes and there were
no stars in town, the crew said….”
“Why Him?” starring James Franco and Bryan Cranston.
They were filming “second unit” scenes and there were
no stars in town, the crew said….”
Horizons International Presents Legacy
2016: A Conference About Muslims,
Missions, and the Heart of God
JUNE 23-24, 2016
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.
2016: A Conference About Muslims,
Missions, and the Heart of God
JUNE 23-24, 2016
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.
March 19, 2014
arlene borgdorf,
dan dekam,
doug kosters,
fremont lake,
http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, jack holwerda,
kevin vredeveld,
steve brinks,
steve korhorn
getting ready to GO WEST
!
above: at our cottage at cobmoosa
shores,
near stony lake,
not far from silver lake, new era,
michigan
March 19, 2014
arlene borgdorf,
dan dekam,
doug kosters,
fremont lake,
http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, jack holwerda,
kevin vredeveld,
steve brinks,
steve korhorn
getting ready to GO WEST
!
above: at our cottage at cobmoosa
shores,
near stony lake,
not far from silver lake, new era,
michigan
here are some pics from many years
later…after I returned to calvin college for another degree…and had a new dog,
a golden retriever, whom I named LOLA ! She was a great dog…and was with me for fourteen years,
beyond grand rapids to two summers in Jackson, Wyoming, and two years in
Coachella California (before it was known for the music festival), and
several more years in Los Angeles…great dog..hope to be re-united with her some
day in a better place
March 17, 2014
andy,
brian,
grand rapids,
griswold street,
http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, lynn,
me,
misty,
siamese cat
most of these are pics of our
family & me in west michigan prior to moving in 1984, but even after our
family moved to southern cal, I stayed in west michigan myself, as did my sister &
older brother. But ’84 marked the time I began commuting from southern Cal to
Grand Rapids & vice-versa depending on the event, holiday, et al. Not all of these pics are
of us IN Grand Rapids, but are of family members from Grand Rapids, most of
whom still live there. .
above: me, cousin brian, & uncle gary, somewhere
“out west” on a summer trip
above: me & cousin brian on the tree branch, cousin lynn
, aunt mary, uncle gary, brother andrew
this is a really early pic of me at holland beach. we
loved holland beach, & our grandpa’s cottage was in walking distance
here I am at grandpa’s cottage a little ways past tunnel
park
I think this was taken of me at the Chicago museum of
science
at the other end of my grandpa’s cottage, his brother
joe owned this house
here we are in the backyard of our grand rapids home
(on griswold)..at that stage in life I didn’t like smiling. Can you guess which
one I am ?
at grandpa’s cottage in the “dinghy”, i see brother
andy, me, maybe julie, and maybe mark peters
here’s another backyard pic from griswold street…I was
a little happier this time
I was into being muscular at that age…stasrted working
out…flexing muscles, trying to be cool…liked basketball as you can see from the
posters…I see my 12 gauge shotgun behind me and a pair of boots..tried a little
deerhunting as well as goose for a while with some friends..
our siamese cat, misty
cousins todd & craig visited us..and we went to
the WLAV raft race on the grand river…anybody reading this old enough to
remember the raft race?
sister julie
david engelhard was as good friend for a while
repeat
repeat
repeat
repeat
March 17, 2014
alger heights,
alger school,
grand rapids,
seymour school,
southeast side,
west michigan
WELCOME ! SO i grew up in grand
rapids,…went to elementary, junior high, high school, & even college in
grand rapids (I also did a few other colleges outside michigan later or
concurrently), and I spend more
time in southern California now, but always keep an eye on what’s happening
“back home.” Perhaps I should say I grew up in West MIchigan, because we spent a lot of
time at Holland, and later on time near Muskegon and also the Silver Lake (New
Era) area, among other places. And even within Grand Rapids I lived in numerous
locations, some within the boundaries of the city, others outside. Nonetheless, my specific area of origin in Grand Rapids
is/was the Alger Heights area, not far from Alger Park, a little bit farther
from Seymour Christian school (which may have changed its name as of 2014).SO I will come back to this welcome page and add a
little more narration in the near future, but also will be posting links to
current news about Grand Rapids on a periodic basis, with my thoughts &
comments.
Here’s to Grand Rapids
&
West Michigan !
