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PumpkinFest Continues Despite the Weather

October 3, 2014, 10:54 am
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ZEELAND, MI (WHTC) -- The city of Zeeland’s Pumpkinfest is in full swing and not letting the weather put a damper on the festivities.  The Harvest Market Craft Show and Wine and Canvas Paint your own fall masterpiece have been moved inside of the Howard Miller Community Center located on Church Street just south of Main Ave.  Carla Flanders, organizer of the event says there is a contingency plan for rain on Saturday.

Check the Pumpkinfest Facebook page for the latest information or visit them online at www.pumpkinfest-zeeland.org

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Michigan Dept. of Community Health on Top of Ebola Virus Information

October 3, 2014, 11:01 am
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UNDATED (WHTC) -- The Ebola virus is in the headlines as the first case in the United States was discovered earlier this week in Dallas.  Closer to home, the Michigan Dept. of Community Health is already taking steps and gathering information to protect Michiganders from the virus.  Angela Minicucci says the Dept. is updated by the CDC on a regular basis.

Symptoms of Ebola include: a fever of more than 105, severe headaches and muscle pain.  The virus is spread only through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person.

Story by:  Diane E Coston

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Holland Representatives in Philadelphia for America in Bloom Contest

October 3, 2014, 11:32 am
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UNDATED (WHTC) -- Mayor Kurt Dykstra is in Philadelphia along with Holland residents involved in the America in Bloom contest this weekend.  Some of the things each city is judged on include the horticulture of a town, the heritage preservation, community involvement and environmental awareness.   Andy Kenyon, Parks and Cemetery Manager said that Holland has already received one reward.  The mayor received a plaque for community floral display for the fourth year in a row, which the City received a 5-bloom rating for.

Kenyon says the big prize will be awarded on Saturday and the city of Holland is well-represented.

For the last three years, the Tulip City has been the champion in the 24-thousand to 50 thousand population category in the competition.

Story by:  Diane E Coston

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World Habitat Day to be Celebrated on Monday

October 3, 2014, 12:08 pm
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UNDATED (WHTC) -- World Habitat Day is the one day set aside annually to recognize the basic right of all humanity to adequate shelter, and to encourage grassroots action toward ending poverty housing.  The United Nations General Assembly declared in 1985 that the first Monday in October would be World Habitat Day.  Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity is celebrating World Habitat Day on Monday with a community event at the ReStore on Monday, Oct. 6th.  The free event includes food and drinks, children’s activities, door prizes and 25% off at the ReStore.  Van 92.7 will be at the event which begins at 5 P.M.

Story by: Diane E Coston

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Holland Man's Funeral on Saturday; Cause of Death Still Undetermined.

October 3, 2014, 7:30 pm
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HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Friends and relatives will mourn Caldelario Soto during his funeral service in Holland’s Celebration Community Church on 26th Street at 11 AM on Saturday morning. Holland Public Safety detectives are awaiting results of toxicology tests before determining a cause of his death. The body of the 20-year-old man was found in the waters of the Macatawa River by city park workers tending to Window on the Waterfront eight days ago. Soto was last seen two days before the discovery. Officers don’t believe at this point that he was the victim of foul play. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Holland Public Safety Detective Sergeant Tom Kazen at 355-1153 or email him at policetips@cityofholland.com.

 

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Kalamazoo Man Arrested, may be Suspect in Two Holland Robberies

October 3, 2014, 8:04 pm
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KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC) - A 42-year-old Kalamazoo man arrested on Thursday may be behind two similar types of robberies in the Holland area in the past two weeks. Dwight Hill was arraigned in his hometown on charges stemming from a string of hold ups in that area. Investigators believe that he is also a suspect in robbing the Walgreens on Washington Avenue in Holland and the Dollar General off of Douglas Avenue on Holland’s North Side in a four-day span last weekend. The MO in these and other crimes were similar in the use of a knife and the grabbing of cash from the register.

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Allegan County Jail Shift Now Complete

October 4, 2014, 4:33 am
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ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - It may have been the dead of night in the Allegan County Seat, but for Sheriff's Department officials, it was the brightest of days.

The transfer of 161 prisoners from the jail on Walnut Street in Allegan, which had been in operation since 1961 and could not be expanded beyond its 176-bed capacity, was done in three and a half hours overnight without incident. There were no reports of any safety or security compromises during the move to the new 225-bed lockup at the site of the former Haworth seating plant on River Avenue. The nearly 20 million-dollar renovation was apparently completed in February, with a public open house held in early March, but fire code violations that took six months to complete kept the sheriff's department from moving in until late last month. 

Allegan County officials say that the former jail will be torn down to make room for more parking at the adjacent county courthouse.

 

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Tractor Accident Sends Two Men to the Hospital

October 4, 2014, 5:55 pm
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UNDATED (WHTC) -- A lesson in driving a tractor sent two Hudsonville men to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. The boy receiving the lesson is 11-years-old.  His grandfather, 75-year-old John David Hoeksema, and an uncle, 45-year-old John Duane Hoeksema, were standing on either side of the tractor in front of the rear wheels.  The boy's foot slipped off the clutch, causing the tractor to lurch forward.  Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies were called to Baldwin St., west of 48th Ave., just before 1 P.M. on Saturday.  The boy was not injured in the accident.

Story by:  Diane E Coston

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Injury Accident Sends Two People to the Hospital

October 4, 2014, 6:10 pm
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UNDATED (WHTC) -- A two-vehicle accident sent an 18-year-old Hudsonville teen to the hospital Friday night.  Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to 40th Ave. near I-196 around 8 P.M.  Reports say that Jonathan Bont was northbound on 40th Ave.and crossed the centerline, colliding with a vehicle driven by 35-year-old Toni Elston of Zeeland,  She was taken to Holland Hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.  Bont is in Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital with serious injuries.  The accident remains under investigation.

Story by:  Diane E Coston

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Celebrating Our Diversity Project Moving Forward

October 5, 2014, 7:52 am
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HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) -- Groundbreaking has begun on the triangle area at the south end of the River Ave. Bridge.  A sculpture, “Celebrating Our Diversity,” is undergoing its final touches by artist. Cyril Lixenberg.  Approval to rename the Bridge was given during Wednesday’s Holland City Council meeting.  Phil Meyer of Community and Neighborhood Services says work is being planned to protect the sculpture.

The sculpture should be in place by the end of October.

Story by:  Diane E Coston

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Holland Big Winner in America in Bloom Contest

October 5, 2014, 8:48 am
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HOLLAND,MI (WHTC) -- The City of Holland is a big winner in this year’s America in Bloom Contest.  For the fourth year in a row, Holland won the 24,000-50,000 population category.  The City of Holland also won the YouTube video competition and the America in Bloom Outstanding Achievement Award for Floral Display.  Andy Kenyon, Parks and Cemetery Manager said the city of Holland was well-represented at the event.

Now gardeners in the City of Holland can prepare for next year’s competition.

Story by;  Diane E Coston

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Zeeland City Council Considers Revoking Abatement with Consumers Energy

October 6, 2014, 4:15 am
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ZEELAND, MI (WHTC) - Are things getting nasty between the City of Zeeland and Consumers Energy? 

The Zeeland City Council holds a public hearing tonight before voting on whether to revoke an industrial exemption certificate for Consumers Energy involving its natural gas-fueled power plant off of Fairview Street. It stems from the Jackson-based utility appealing to the state tax tribunal a 260 million-dollar assessment of the property by the city, asking that it be trimmed by more than half to 112 million dollars. The city claims that Consumers has broken the abatement agreement by appealing this assessment, with a decision by the tribunal not expected until sometime next year at the earliest. 

Consumers Energy officials say that they will be on hand to state their case during the public hearing, which is scheduled for 7:15 PM tonight at Zeeland City Hall.

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First LWV of Holland Area Candidates' Forum of This Season is Tonight

October 6, 2014, 4:17 am
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FENNVILLE, MI (WHTC) - The first of three “Candidates Forums” sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Holland Area this election season is in Fennville High’s auditorium this evening. From 7 to 9:30 PM, Republican Cindy Gamrat, Democrat Geoff Parker and Libertarian Arnis Davidsons will answer questions from a League moderator, as they attempt to explain why they should replace term-limited Bob Genetski in the state House when voters in Allegan County go to the polls on November 4th.

A forum involving state legislative races that include incumbents Amanda Price and Arlan Meekhof is next Monday at the Park Township Hall, and one for the state Senate in Allegan County is on October 28th at a site to be determined. No local debates have been set thus far for the state House race involving those wishing to replace term-limited Joe Haveman, or for either Congressional race involving incumbents Bill Huizenga and Fred Upton.

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MSP Investigating Possible Murder-Suicide (UPDATE 5:05 p.m.)

October 6, 2014, 9:51 am
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UNDATED (WHTC) -- Michigan State Police troopers and the MSP Crime Lab were at a Holland Township condominium today, in relation to the investigations of the deaths of a 60-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman.  The crime lab was set up at the Crystal Waters Condominiums, located on Riley St. between 120th and 112th Avenues, this morning in connection to a possible murder-suicide.  A man who died in Osceola County led MSP to the condo, where they found the body of a woman.  Police are waiting for the autopsy results to determine the cause of death.  1450 WHTC will have more information on this case as it becomes available.

UPDATE: The man and woman who were found dead have been identified by the MSP.  The man found in Osceola County is 59-year-old Gary Dean Volkers.  The woman found in a condo at Crystal Waters on Saunday evening is Volkers daughter, 31-year-old Stacey Lianne Grotenhuis.  Anyone with information on either Volkers or Grotenhuis is asked to contact the Michigan State Police.

Story by: Diane E Coston

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Holland to Host 2015 America in Bloom National Awards

October 6, 2014, 10:35 am
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HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) -- The city of Holland won a number of awards from the America in Bloom competition over the weekend, including: Winner of Population Category 24-thousand to 50-thousand and Outstanding Achievement Award for Floral Displays, both for the fourth consecutive year.  The You-Tube video created by the Holland in Bloom Committee and Holland Cable TV was also a winner.  The city of Holland is being honored in another way.  Holland has been chosen as the host city for the 2015 America in Bloom Symposium & Awards program.  The event is scheduled for September 24th through 26th, 2015.

Story by:  Diane E Coston

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Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity Celebrating World Habitat Day

October 6, 2014, 11:44 am
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UNDATED (WHTC) -- Today is World Habitat Day, a day set aside annually to recognize the basic right of all humanity to adequate shelter, and to encourage grassroots action toward ending poverty housing.  Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity is celebrating World Habitat Day with a community event at the ReStore.  The free event includes food and drinks, children’s activities, door prizes and 25% off at the ReStore.  Executive Director Jack Zandstra says it’s a celebration of projects completed and future projects.

1450 WHTC and 92.7 the Van will be at the event which begins at 5 P.M.

Story by;  Diane E Coston

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Michigan 2nd District Congressional District Democratic Candidate Gets Education Endorsement

October 6, 2014, 11:48 am
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UNDATED (WHTC) -- The Democratic candidate for Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District has received the endorsement of the American Federation of Teachers and recommendations from the National Education Association and the Michigan Education Association.  Dean Vanderstelt is challenging incumbent Bill Huizenga in the November 4th election.  Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District includes Ottawa, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon and Lake counties in their entirety and portions of Allegan, Kent and Mason counties. 

Story by:  Diane E Coston

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Tulip Time hosts Fall Event Weekend

October 6, 2014, 4:05 pm
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UNDATED (WHTC) -- The Tulips might not bloom until May, but Tulip Time is all the time. The organization is hosting their Fall Event weekend this week with activities for the whole family. Starting on Thursday evening at the Window on the Waterfront at 5:30 with the Klompen Kid’s Dash, a new event this year where the kids will run around the park before the Running of the Bulbs 5K Run/Walk. Registration for the 5k run/walk is just twenty dollars. Community Planting Day begins on Saturday with shifts from 8 a.m. until 10 and 10 a.m. until noon. To register for planting day, contact Carra Hood at 616-396-4221 or email her at carra@tuliptime.com

By: Claire Fodell 

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Zeeland Revokes Tax Abatement for Consumers Energy

October 6, 2014, 6:29 pm
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ZEELAND, MI (WHTC) -- During Monday night’s Zeeland City Council meeting, there were a few items on the agenda.  An important action item was the move to revoke a tax abatement held by Consumers Energy.  The original IFT contract between the City of Zeeland and Consumers Energy has a clause stating that if an appeal of a tax assessment was made by Consumers, the City would have the right to revoke the abatement.  City Mgr. Tim Klunder says not revoking could result in a higher millage for taxpayers.

City Council voted unanimously to revoke the abatement for Consumers Energy.  Spokesperson for the company, Roger Morgenstern said he hopes for further negotiation with the City.

Story by:  Diane E Coston

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Pastor Sentenced in Hudsonville Church Embezzlement Case

October 6, 2014, 9:46 pm
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GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC) - A year probation and pay-back restitution of four thousand dollars was the sentence handed down to Gary Peterson, the former pastor of Wellspring Church north of Hudsonville. He didn’t contest an attempted larceny count in a plea deal. Peterson, who will remain the leader of Grandville’s The Rock Church, had been charged with using a Wellspring-issued credit card for personal luxury expenses.

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