There’s a small family farm in Belding, Mich. where a wide variety of vegetables and an ever-expanding selection of fruit grow. It’s called Full Hollow Farmand it’s an understatement to say that owners Jamie Wibraham and Brad Smith aren’t afraid of hard work. They use only earth-friendly, sustainable growing practices, and biodiversity is encouraged. The farm is working towards Organic Certification.
Over the years, Wibraham and Smith have worked on seven different vegetable and fruit farms. They began their farming career in Michigan, moved through Kentucky and Pennsylvania, and eventually returned to West Michigan. Now in its second year, Full Hollow Farm is well-rooted and thriving. You can see, smell, touch and taste their produce at the Rockford Farmers Market when the market is in season.
Check out Full Hollow Farm’s website for photos, recipes and more. To visit their Facebook page, go here.
The City of Wyoming takes great pride in its winter snowplowing service and has some of the best operators in west Michigan. In order to efficiently accomplish our snowplowing, the City is divided into five snowplowing districts with first, second and third priority streets.
First Priority
Bare pavement streets that carry most of the traffic (over 10,000 cars per day).
Second Priority
Collector streets, streets in an area/neighborhood that carry the majority of that area’s traffic, and selected bus routes that enable most residents to be within one block of a well plowed street.
Third Priority
The remaining residential streets and cul-de-sacs.
The goal of the snowplowing operation is to have all streets plowed within 24 hours after the end of a storm.
Snow Plowing Information
The plowing operation begins at the start of a snowstorm and continues 24 hours until all plowing has been completed. The success of the snowplowing operation depends in a large part on the cooperation of the residents adhering to the Odd/Even Parking limitations and NOT plowing driveway snow back into the street.
For more information on our snowplowing policies, visit the links on this page or contact the City of Wyoming Public Works department at (616) 530-7260 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or contact us via email.
Odd/Even Parking
In many areas of the City residents utilize on-street parking. During the winter months parking on both sides of the street can restrict the width of the street to a point where emergency vehicles are unable to have access. In order to provide better access, the City implements Odd/Even Parking restrictions from December 1 until March 31. See the Odd/Even Parking ordinance for specific information.
From December 1 through the end of March of each year and during any declared snow emergency, any motor vehicles and other licensed trailers or equipment shall be parked only on that side of the street having even numbers on even numbered calendar days and on that side of the street having odd numbers on the odd numbered calendar days between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 7:00 pm of the same day with the following exceptions:
* When a residence is on a cul-de-sac, on-street parking shall only be on the even numbered calendar days.
* When a residence is on a street already posted “No Parking”, the no parking restrictions shall apply.
Kentwood’s Pizza Ranch is one of over 180 franchises in 13 states. In addition to pizza, Pizza Ranch is known for “The Country’s Best Chicken.”
by Meghan Dooley and Janice Limbaugh
Kentwood Mayor Steve Kepley along with Chamber of Commerce President Bob O’Callaghan and others, welcomed the official Grand Opening of Pizza Ranch to Kentwood on Tuesday, January 13. The legendary pizza, fried chicken and salad buffet is the brand’s third location in the state at 3858 28th St. SE.
Pizza Ranch is known for its fried chicken dinners as well as pizzas and buffet variety.
The new restaurant employs 65 part-time and full-time workers which helps boost the city’s economic growth. For the community it means an alternative offering of pizzas, golden crispy fried chicken and fresh healthy salads, all in a fun, authentic, ranch-themed environment. Pizza Ranch also offers delivery, carryout and group meals of its entire menu.
“My wife grew up in Michigan and graduated from Grand Valley State University. A very close family friend is the owner of Sioux Falls South Dakota Pizza Ranch, and impressed us with his restaurant’s focus on community outreach. As we considered how to contribute to the warm community around Kentwood and Grand rapids, introducing a fun new business and some great food to the area was a no brainer,” says Jay Bell, owner of the Kentwood Pizza Ranch.
“The Pizza Ranch concept is a legendary experience in communities across the Midwest, and we’re thrilled to bring one to our wonderful family, friends and neighbors around Kentwood.”
The first Pizza Ranch opened in 1981 in Hull, Iowa and has since grown to over 180 locations in 13 states and is now based in Orange City, Iowa. Pizza Ranch in Kentwood continues to share the brand’s commitment to serving the community, and not just with its legendary buffet, by partnering with schools, churches, non-profits and other organizations to host fundraisers and social functions. Pizza Ranch restaurants also offer a Community Impact Night, during which members of a participating organization help serve Pizza Ranch guests while they earn tips and a portion of sales from that night. Pizza Ranch prides itself on providing these opportunities to raise awareness and much needed funding for community groups and programs that represent and serve their hometowns.
“We are prepared to bring all the Pizza Ranch features fans of the brand have grown to love,” added Bell. “We’ll have community gathering rooms, the legendary buffet, plus carryout and delivery.”
For more information about Pizza Ranch in Kentwood and elsewhere, visit PizzaRanch.com.
