🌱 How a driveway turn on Douglas Avenue led to a three-vehicle crash
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In today's newsletter:
- How a driveway turn on Douglas Avenue led to a three-vehicle crash
- What to watch when MIAA track championships arrive at Hope College
- How new water limits in Holland Township could affect your spring plans
Today's riddle: What is round on both ends and hi in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 69 and low of 48 degrees.
- Monday: An afternoon t-storm; windy, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
- Tuesday: Cooler; windy in the morning, with a high of 57 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Motorcycle crash on Douglas Ave. sends two to hospital, closes road in Holland Township (wzzm13.com) — Douglas Avenue in Holland Township was temporarily closed Thursday night after a three-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle sent two people to local hospitals with minor injuries. Deputies say a vehicle pulled from a driveway into the path of a westbound motorcycle, which then struck a Ford Edge that continued into oncoming traffic and hit a Jaguar. The Jaguar’s driver was not hurt. 
2. Men's Track and Field Sets Several Personal Records at GVSU Extra Weekend Meet (kzoo.edu) — Hope College in Holland will host the MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships this Thursday and Friday, bringing Kalamazoo College and other conference teams to town. Kalamazoo’s men’s squad heads into the meet on a high note after setting multiple personal and season bests at GVSU’s Extra Weekend Meet in Allendale.
3. Wyoming to implement odd-even outdoor water restrictions for several neighborhoods (fox17online.com) — Residents in nearby Holland Township and several surrounding communities will face odd-even outdoor water restrictions starting May 1 as Wyoming upgrades its water system. Lawn watering, landscaping, and pool filling will be limited by address number through June 15 to reduce strain on the treatment plant and avoid a full outdoor irrigation ban.
4. Cornerstone University freezes tuition through 2028 to combat rising college cost (wgvunews.org) — Cornerstone University is freezing its $22,000 annual tuition through the 2027-28 school year, bucking the trend of rising college costs. For Holland families, the story notes Hope College recently raised tuition nearly 7%, highlighting how local options compare in affordability.
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Exhibition: Modern Pioneers: The Artistic Collaboration of Martha G
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Exhibition: Modern Pioneers: The Artistic Collaboration of Martha G
Kruizenga Art Museum
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Missing cat: Thunder, last seen around 112th ave and Tyler st.
in Holland on the 20th please let me know if you have seen him! (Nextdoor Olive Township) - To be honest, I never thought I'd be writing this kind of post.
3 years of experience and a local resident who provides mobile car detailing independently. But when work slows down and the phone stops ringing, you… (Nextdoor Westcore Neighbors)
- ABM Industries posted a job opening for Senior Janitorial Cleaner in Holland. Apply here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Ohio (Thank you Mary D. for sending it in!)
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