Prominent restaurateur, local Latino community leader dies
April 23, 2017; FOX 17
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Marshall Chavez, owner of the El Sombrero restaurant and prominent Latino community leader in West Michigan, has died.
… In 1969, Chavez open the El Sombrero restaurant in Grand Rapids after he and his family settled in the city nearly two decades prior, his obituary reads. Chavez was born in Cuero, Texas in 1935 but upon moving to West Michigan attended Grand Rapids Community College, formerly Grand Rapids Junior College, and Western Michigan University.
Kentwood Women’s Club awards scholarships
April 20, 2017; MLive
Lisa Giles and Hannah Robinson, both East Kentwood High School seniors, were selected as this year’s Kentwood Women’s Club scholarship recipients.
… She (Robinson) has taken advanced courses in world history, language and composition, literature and biology. She has taken some college-level courses from Davenport University and Grand Rapids Community College. Hannah has been on the Honor Roll for four years and the All Academic Varsity Team two years. For three years she has been in National Honor Society. Her senior class elected her as class president.
Belding’s Breimeyer to play basketball at GRCC
April 21, 2017; The Greenville Daily News
BELDING — Dave Glazier is used to allowing freshman players to flourish on his Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) women’s basketball team. Soon, he will have another freshman who can bring a whole new attitude to the Raiders team.
Veteran core leading Hopkins baseball team to strong start
April 21, 2017; MLive
HOPKINS — Led by a strong core of veterans, the Hopkins baseball team is off to a strong start this spring.
… (Zach) Brechting, who is planning to pitch in college at Grand Rapids Community College, has 28 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings pitched. Brechting has allowed just six walks and is holding opposing batters to a .105 batting average.
April 24, 2017; WOOD TV (weatherman Bill Steffen’s blog)
This pic. was taken last Friday by Kyle Piers. This is the famous (I’ve mentioned it a number of times on the blog over the years) last snowpile of winter.
… One is a pile off the parking ramp at Grand Rapids Community College downtown.
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