05Aug 2014 by CBDT No Comments
Protecting Cedar Creek One Plant at a Time

Protecting Cedar Creek One Plant at a Time

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[caption id="attachment_167" align="alignright" width="300"] Volunteer Tom Mabie[/caption] Thursday, July 24, 2014 was a perfect day to plant a stream buffer and rain garden! The temperature hung around 70 degrees and the sun shone beautifully.  Trout Unlimited (TU) had already prepared the ground at the corner of 5th and Cherry Streets on the lawn of Cedar Springs Tool Engineering. TU worked with Calvin College to design the stream buffer and rain garden, including determining the right type of native plants to put in the ground.  The project was funded by Cedar Springs Manufacturing Company. There were volunteers from Kent County Water Conservation, Plaster Creek Stewards, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Izaak Walton League and of course TU and Calvin College to work and to teach the  volunteers from Cedar Springs what and…
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30Jan 2014 by CBDT No Comments
Remembering and building community

Remembering and building community

Home Page, In The News
By Sue Wolfe – Published in the Cedar Springs Post – January 30, 2014 Many of you will remember being served a hot peanut butter fudge sundae or a cherry coke at the soda fountain of Skinners Drug Store on Main Street. What about shopping for new shoes, accessories, or school clothes at Mather’s or Pollock’s stores? The Bait Shop on north Main Street met all the sportsman’s needs. Walsh’s 5 & 10 Cent Store was a favorite for the kids. I bought a Honda 90 motorcycle from Dave Carlson at Hough’s Gas Station across from the IGA. McIntyre’s’ Meat market and Jack’s Party Store were popular spots. While working at Jeffrey’s Bakery, my mailman, Harold Foley would personally deliver greatly anticipated letters to me from my then-boyfriend and now-husband…
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24Jan 2014 by CBDT No Comments

Community Building… Building Community?

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Excerpts from, “From the Pulpit,” By Tom Holloway – Published in the Cedar Springs Post on January 24, 2014 Community Building and Building Community—are they one and the same? They are the same words for sure. But do they mean the same thing? I hope that our answer in Cedar Springs is “Yes.” A community building is a place where a community would come together in a physical space that is common.  A physical space where the needs of the community are both felt and met. In order for this to happen, or course we need to first build a sense of community. Right now in Cedar Springs there is great enthusiasm for a “Community Building” to be put together to meet the ever-growing needs of an ever-growing community.  Even…
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