May 2023
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Baby Spider’s Rocket
Baby spider wanted to go into space to see the moon and stars, but he didn’t have a rocket to take him there. The Fourth of July parade had come and gone, and now the “rockets” came out. Baby spider was so excited. He climbed onto one of the “rockets”. It was a…
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Teaching an Old Car New Tricks
Cliff Lund, resident of Fruitport, Michigan, has spent the last five years refurbishing and rebuilding his grandfather’s old car. The 1928 Chrysler Plymouth Q was originally used by Cliff’s grandparents, who managed to fit six people inside for a trip from Michigan to their New Mexico homestead. Back in Muskegon, Cliff’s grandfather used…
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Update on FCS Summer Construction Plans
If you’ve gone by the Fruitport schools on Pontaluna Road lately, you’ve probably noticed a lot of construction going on back at the football field and tennis courts. Here’s a brief update on the projects the School District has planned for the summer. In May of last year, voters approved a zero mill increase bond…
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West Michigan K9 Is Coming to Fruitport
Formed in 2013 by Stephen Parent, West Michigan K9 built its first major facility in West Olive, Michigan, in August of 2016. Their need for a new facility arose when their current one was already at full capacity after eight weeks in business. In 2019, after serious conversations about what the company needed, the…
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Come for Breakfast, Stay for Lunch, at the Village Inn!
Connie McKellips and her husband Steve had been looking to buy a restaurant for a few years. When they heard that Suzi’s Village Inn was closing, they thought that would be a great opportunity for them to get started. “Even though it was right in the middle of a pandemic, getting into the restaurant business…
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Local Business Profile: Jersey Mike’s Subs
Fruitport’s very own Jersey Mike’s Subs opened just this April. “We’re Jersey Mike’s. We’re a national brand, franchised in the late ‘80s and quickly growing ever since,” said Matt Bissell, who bought into the franchise and owns the Jersey Mike’s right here on 1664 East Sternberg Road, Suite A2. After nine years of eating…
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Local Business Profile: Marhar Snowboards retail shop
Josh Skiles, co-owner of Marhar Snowboards, started doing business with Nathan Morse years ago to explore a new, adventurous path in their lives. But the young business owners could never have imagined what selling their snowboards would eventually become. Before they built the business, they built and tested their very first snowboard. Skiles…
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Local Business Profile: CJF Saddlery & Upholstery
Started in late 2000 by owner Joel Forrest, CJF Saddlery & Upholstery is a custom leatherwork and repair business. CJF Saddlery began by making horse tack and moved into working with upholstery, among many other things, over the years. The business has moved several times in its history, finally landing here in Fruitport two…
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Local Business Profile: Savage Hog BBQ
Savage Hog BBQ was only a food tent when Dennis Cooper and his wife started the business five years ago. Now, the restaurant occupies a cozy corner of a strip mall on Pontaluna and Airline Road. “A year ago, I was still in my tent,” Cooper recalled, “and when COVID started, I started building…
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Mary Weimer
I only knew Mary a little bit, but I knew her well enough to figure out that she was a pleasant, caring Christian. I had no idea, until I went to her funeral, what an accomplished person she was, too. I found out quite a bit, but I really wish I could have known…