Year-round paper drive at FCS
The spring and fall Newaygo
County paper drive at Fremont Christian School is now a year-round paper drive. Area
residents may drop-off their newsprint, magazines, and phone books for recycling at the FCS Middle School parking lot. Look for the
paper shed for daytime and nighttime drop-offs.
Singles Together
Singles Together, an
undenominational group, will meet on Friday, April 25 at 7 p.m. for a game night at
Fremont United Methodist Church. The group will also meet on Saturday, April 26 at 9 a.m.
for breakfast at Samuel’s.
Buddy Poppies coming in May
Fremont Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 6898 and its Auxiliary will offer Buddy Poppies on May 7, 8, 9 and 10 at various
locations in Fremont and Hesperia. Residents of veterans homes make the poppies. Donations
go back to them and to others who are in need.
Used book sale
The Friends of the Timothy C.
Hauenstein, Reynolds Township Library are seeking book donations for a Used Book Sale to
be held at the library at 117 Williams St. in Howard City. Sale hours are Thursday, May 8
from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, May 10 from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Senior Lunch
Senior Lunch will start again
at Pine Grove Community Church on April 30 at noon. Anyone who is over 60 is invited to come for fun, free food
and fellowship. The church is on the corner of M-82 and Beech east of Newaygo. Call
937-5250 for more information.
Community Choir rehearsals
The Newaygo County Community
Choir will present its spring concert on April 26 at the Dogwood Center in Fremont and
April 27 in Montague. The group will join the White Lake Chorale to perform double choir
music, the oldest by Gabrieli (1557-1612) and the newest by Koepke (2000).
Parent/Child Book Discussion
The April 26 Parent-Child
Book Discussion at the Fremont Area District Library will feature a discussion of “Chasing
Vermeer” by Blue Balliet. Parents are invited and refreshments will be served. The discussion will be held at 2 p.m. in the
Storytime room of the Fremont Area District Library.
Senior Shuffleboard
Senior Shuffleboard players
are wanted to play on Mondays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. An organizational meeting will be
held on Thursday, May 8 at 1 p.m., at the corner of Pine and Division in Fremont. For more
information, call Gertrude Boersma at 834-8286.
FHS Class of 1973
The Fremont High School Class
of 1973 will hold its 35-year reunion on Aug. 23 and 24.
Class members who have not received an invitation are asked to call Rhona
Colbert at (231) 893-2698 to update their contact information. Information is available
online at www.nesbary.com/fhs.
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AARP Safe Driving Class
The AARP Safe Driving Class
with instructor John Kailunas will be held on Monday and Tuesday, May 5 and 6, from 8 a.m.
to noon. Participants must attend both classes, and lunch will be available. For class
reservations or lunch reservations, call the Newaygo County Commission on Aging at
689-2100 or 1-800-689-2100.
Newaygo library board meeting
The Newaygo Area District
Library Board of Trustees will hold its next regular meeting on May 21 at 5 p.m. in the
Garfield Township Hall, 7190 S. Bingham, not in the Newaygo City Hall as previously
announced.
Blood drive in Hesperia
The American Red Cross will
hold a blood drive on Tuesday, May 6, 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at Hesperia High School.
Scrapbooking and craft day
The women’s ministry at
Grace Bible Church in Newaygo will host a “Crop-Around-The-Clock” scrapbooking
and craft day on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to midnight. The $20 fee includes brunch,
dinner, late night snack, and munchies throughout the day, plus door prize drawings. To
register, call Bethanie at 652-7468. The church is located across from Newaygo High
School.
Ladies Night Out
“Summer Sensations”
is the theme of Ladies Night Out, sponsored by the Bible League Volunteers of the Fremont
area. The program will feature Deanna House on Tuesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at First Christian
Reformed Church at 721 Hillcrest Dr. in Fremont. An offering will be collected for Bibles
for Mexico. Tickets for the event are $5 and must be purchased in advance. For more
information or to purchase tickets, call Jessie at 924-2412 or Joyce at 924-0907.
Camp Henry Open House
Camp Henry will hold an open
house on Sunday, April 27, from 1 to 4 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet
staff members, tour the camp and see the new Boys’ Village Lodges, and participate in
camp activities. Directions to Camp Henry are available online at www.camphenry.org.
White Cane Awareness Drive
The Fremont Lions Club and
Leo Club will hold their annual White Cane Awareness Drive on Friday, May 2 and Saturday,
May 3. Club members will be carrying the big white canes at Bills-Shop-N-Save.
National Day of Prayer
The Grant area will observe
the National Day of Prayer at 10:30 a.m. at the Grant Depot. Pastor Jonathan White will
speak at a brunch. A noon event will be held at the Grant Community Building.
Original Gospel Jamboree
The Original Gospel Jamboree
will be held on Saturday, April 26 at Amazing Grace Acres Church, located on the corner of
M-37 and Woodland Park Dr. in Brohman. A potluck will be at 6:30 p.m. with music beginning
at 7 p.m. featuring The Grimshaws, the Faith Gospel Team, and host Lucky Fulton M.C. The
public is invited.
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