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Mona Shores High School hires new director of choirs ahead of current directors' retirement
NORTON SHORES, Mich. — Mona Shores High School Choir Directors Shawn and Molly Lawton have announced they'll be retiring at the end of the 2024-25 school year. Known for "America's Tallest Singing Christmas Tree" concerts and busy with the Allegros Musical, Pop Go the Sailors and both national and international travel, the Lawtons are leaving behind a well-renowned program.
This and That: Voter turnout, Tulip Time, renaming schools
Congrats to the citizens of Ottawa County, who learned the Keystone Cops majority group of commissioners was reduced by one after Lucy Ebels, an Ottawa Impact member, was replaced by a newly elected representative, . He won by a 20-point spread. That’s the good news. Let us hope Ebel’s ouster is a bellwether for the rest of the group in November.
New co-director named for Hope-Western Prison Education Program
HOLLAND — After a nationwide search for a new co-director of the Hope-Western Prison Education Program, the organization has selected a leader with experience in West Michigan. Kary Bosma will join HWPEP after eight years with the Calvin Prison Initiative, where she's currently the director of operations. Bosma will take over for R....
Retiring choir director from Singing Christmas Tree fame being replaced by former student
NORTON SHORES, MI – Mona Shores Public Schools has selected a new choir director to lead the high school’s “crown jewel” choir program, including the beloved annual Singing Christmas Tree production. Brendan Closz, a 2003 graduate of Mona Shores, was chosen to replace longtime choir director...
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