Baby among those killed by opioids in Kent County’s deadliest year
May 24, 2017; WOOD TV
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — At only 10 months old, Chance Powell was the youngest victim of the opioid epidemic in Kent County in 2015, the deadliest year the county has seen yet.
… When Jonathan Eisenman moved to Grand Rapids from Bay City, Mich., his mother thought it would be good for him. At age 15, the boy who loved to skate and write hip-hop lyrics started taking Norco with a friend. When the pills ran out, the teens switched to heroin. The family tried everything they could think of to get him clean, and thought it had worked. After high school, Jonathan moved to Grand Rapids to live with his older brother and attend Grand Rapids Community College.
Fleis scholarship winners announced
May 25, 2017; Leelanau News
A record number of scholarship applications were made and 72 were reviewed by the Fleis Education Fund selection committee. Tina Poulias, who is studying medicine at Grand Rapids Community College, won the scholarship in memory of Jim and Rita (Fleis) Cwengros.
Jordan Brown flashes phenomenal speed in Rockford outfield and on base paths
May 24, 2017; MLive
ROCKFORD As a senior, Jordan Brown took over in center field for the Rockford baseball team and ran with it.
…”The amount of work he has put in this season is paying off, and I look forward to seeing what a year at Grand Rapids Community College does for him. He has the natural ability to be a great Division I baseball player. He has the tools that you can’t teach.”
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