If you’re feeling a little cooped-up — and who isn’t? — and longing for a community concert featuring local talent, we have good news and good news.
First, WKTV has been told that the people behind Cutlerville’s Sounds of Summer July concert series are already looking past the current COVID-19 restrictions and planning for 2020 summer series.
The Brena Band. (Supplied)
And if you can’t wait that long for a community concert, WKTV has a bunch of recent concerts in Wyoming and Kentwood covered by WKTV Community Media and available on-demand at WKTVlive.org. For example, check out the great August 2019 City of Kentwood Summer Concert Series concert by Brena. Don’t know the band? Check here for a 2019 WKTV story.
Patty Williams and crew. (Supplied)
“It’s a go,” Patty Williams, of P. Williams Productions, said to WKTV on March 26. Sounds of Summer series “music will fill the park … A variety of bands from country, rock, jazz, and Bluegrass, will be setting the stage to entertain the community.”
Williams, who is a longtime WKTV Community Media volunteer, said the concert series, at Cutlerville’s Cutler Park, has gotten the go-ahead to schedule concerts every Thursday night in July, starting July 2, with concerts starting at 7 p.m.
This popular concert series by P. Williams Productions, and LW Studios, has been entertaining the local community for more than five years at Cutler Park, located at 6701 Cutler Park Drive, just off 68th St., near Division Avenue.
To keep up on news of Sounds of Summer, visit their Facebook page @soundsofsummerculterville, or call P. Williams Productions at 616-818-9874.
WKTV offers on-demand viewing of the Wyoming and Kentwood high school sports, community events, and government meetings. (WKTV)
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The election aftermath — from the passage of recreational marijuana, to more voting day volunteers needed, to the partisan politics on the Kent County Board Of Commissioners — were some of the discussion items of a wide-ranging inter-governmental leaders meeting Monday, Nov. 11, at the Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce’s Government Matters Committee’s monthly forum at Kentwood City Hall.
Newly re-elected county commissioner Harold Voorhees, who represents the City of Wyoming as District 8 commissioner, pointed out with the election results the partisan split on the commission went from 13 Republicans and six Democrats to now a 11-8 split.
“It does have its influence, that’s why we go through the election process,” Voorhees said to WKTV. “But on the board it has been very congenial, working together. We are hopeful it will stay that way.”
Kentwood Mayor Stephen Kepley also made a call for citizens to work with the city as election-day volunteers. The mayor pointed out that the high number of absentee battles — expected to be even higher in two years due to a voter approved ballot measure which allows same-day registration and no-reason absentee ballot requests — as well as other reasons, will create the need for more volunteers in the city. For more information contact the City of Kentwood city clerk’s office.
The Government Matters meeting brings together representatives from the cities of Wyoming and Kentwood, Kent County commissioners, local Michigan state senators and representatives, as well as often representatives of Michigan’s U.S. senators and U.S. congressman who represent the Wyoming and Kentwood area.
The next meeting will be Dec. 10 will be at the Kentwood City Hall, 4900 Breton Road SE, from 8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
The intergovernmental discussion hosted by the chamber focuses on issues that effect residents and businesses in the two cities.
For more information about the chamber and Government Matters visit southkent.org .
The meetings are on the second Monday of each month, starting at 8 a.m. WKTV Journal will produce a highlight story after the meeting. But WKTV also offers replays of the Monday meetings on the following Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Comcast Cable Government Channel 26.
The monthly forum is free and open to the public, and allows public questions.
State Sen. Peter MacGregor told the group that measures dealing with paid sick leave and minimum wage were both passed by the legislature, thus allowing the legislature to alter them later with only a simple majority and not a two-thirds majority which would be required if they were voted on and passed by the voters.
But MacGregor said there was one measure which he wished had been passed by the legislative action and was not.
The paid sick leave and the minimum wage “are great ideas but they need a lot of massaging,” he said. But “we missed a chance to do something about recreational marijuana.”
The meeting is rebroadcast on WKTV’s channels and on-demand website (wktvondemand.com). This month’s meeting is available here.
The Government Matters meeting brings together representatives from the cities of Wyoming and Kentwood, Kent County commissioners, local Michigan state senators and representatives, as well as often representatives of Michigan’s U.S. senators and U.S. congressman who represent the Wyoming and Kentwood area.
The next meeting will be Oct. 8 will be at the Kentwood City Hall, 4900 Breton Road SE, from 8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
The intergovernmental discussion hosted by the chamber focuses on issues that effect residents and businesses in the two cities.
For more information about the chamber and Government Matters visit southkent.org .
The meetings are on the second Monday of each month, starting at 8 a.m. WKTV Journal will produce a highlight story after the meeting. But WKTV also offers replays of the Monday meetings on the following Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Comcast Cable Government Channel 26.
Inter-governmental leaders met Monday, July 9, at the Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce’s Government Matters Committee’s monthly forum at Wyoming City Hall. (WKTV)
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A representative of U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-2nd District) and local State Sen. Peter MacGregor (R-28th District) each played a key part in discussion of possible federal changes to the internet taxation rules as part of a wide-ranging inter-governmental leaders meeting Monday, July 9, at the Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce’s Government Matters Committee’s monthly forum at Wyoming City Hall.
The monthly forum is free and open to the public, and allows public questions. Other topics discussed were the State Secretary of State’s office gaining $11.2 million to beef up cybersecurity and other election security measures, as well as an update on the problems and possible solutions to the issues of how the Kent County’s mental health services are funded.
The Government Matters meeting brings together representatives from the cities of Wyoming and Kentwood, Kent County commissioners, local Michigan state senators and representatives, as well as often representatives of Michigan’s U.S. senators and U.S. congressman who represent the Wyoming and Kentwood area.
The next meeting will be Aug.13 will be at the Wyoming City Hall, 1155 28th St. SW, from 8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
The intergovernmental discussion hosted by the chamber focuses on issues that effect residents and businesses in the two cities.
For more information about the chamber and Government Matters visit southkent.org .
The meetings are on the second Monday of each month, starting at 8 a.m. WKTV Journal will produce a highlight story after the meeting. But WKTV also offers replays of the Monday meetings on the following Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Comcast Cable Government Channel 26.
WKTV’s sports crew will be on the road early this week with an Tuesday, Jan. 23, OK Silver conference boys basketball showdown as Northpointe Christian (3-1 conference; 7-3 overall) visits conference-leading Godwin Heights (5-0; 9-1). Then later in the week, on Thursday, Jan. 25, the crew will be taking to the pool as Grandville will visit East Kentwood’s swim center for a meet.
And, just in, WKTV has added to its January schedule with a Tuesday, Jan. 30, basketball game at Wyoming Potter’s House.
Currently, each Tuesday game will be broadcast that night on WKTV Comcast Channel 25 at 11 p.m. and repeat on Wednesday at 5 p.m. Each Friday game will be aired that night on WKTV 25 at 11 p.m. and repeat Saturday at 11 a.m. The games can also be seen on AT&T U-verse 99.
All games, as well as other high school sports and community events covered by WKTV, are available on-demand within a week of play at wktvondemand.com .
For a complete schedule of all local high school sports action each week, any changes to the WKTV feature sports schedule, and features on local sports, visit wktvjournal.org/sports/
Local high school sports events this week are as follows:
Monday, Jan. 22
Boys/Girls Bowling
Calvin Christian @ Godwin Heights
Kelloggsville @ Wellsprings Prep
Wyoming @ Wayland
Wyoming Lee @ NorthPointe Christian
Rockford @ East Kentwood
Tuesday, Jan. 23
Girls Basketball
Godwin Heights @ NorthPointe Christian
Kelloggsville @ Belding
Hudsonville @ Wyoming
Rockford @ East Kentwood
Holland Black River @ Potter’s House
Algoma Christian @ Grand River Prep
Zion Christian @ Tri-Unity Christian
Hudsonville Home Schoolers @ West Michigan Lutheran
Middleville T-K @ South Christian
Boys Basketball
NorthPointe Christian @ Godwin Heights – WKTV Featured Game
Belding @ Kelloggsville
Wyoming @ Hudsonville
Wyoming Lee @ Hopkins
East Kentwood @ Rockford
Holland Black River @ Potter’s House
Algoma Christian @ Grand River Prep
Kalamazoo Heritage Christian @ West Michigan Aviation
Zion Christian @ Tri-Unity Christian
South Christian @ Middleville T-K
Boys Swimming
Caledonia @ East Kentwood
Wednesday, Jan. 24
Boys/Girls Bowling
Hopkins @ Godwin Heights
Wyoming Lee @ Kelloggsville
FH Eastern @ Wyoming
Hudsonville @ East Kentwood
Boys Wrestling
Wyoming Lee @ Godwin Heights
Kelloggsville @ Sparta
Zeeland East @ Wyoming
Caledonia @ East Kentwood
Girls Cheer
Godwin Heights @ Kelloggsville
Wyoming Lee @ Kelloggsville
Wyoming @ Hamilton
Thursday, Jan. 25
Boys Swimming
Grandville @ East Kentwood – WKTV Featured Game
South Christian @ Muskegon Mona Shores
Boys/Girls Bowling
Tri-Unity Christian @ Potter’s House
Friday, Jan. 26
Boys Basketball
Godwin Heights @ Zeeland East
Calvin Christian @ Kelloggsville
Wyoming @ East Grand Rapids
Belding @ Wyoming Lee
East Kentwood @ Grandville
Tri-Unity Christian @ Potter’s House
West Michigan Aviation @ Calvary Christian
Zion Christian @ Algoma Christian
Creative Technologies @ West Michigan Lutheran
Wayland @ South Christian
Girls Basketball
Covenant Christian @ Godwin Heights
Calvin Christian @ Kelloggsville
Wyoming @ East Grand Rapids
East Kentwood @ Grandville
Tri-Unity Christian @ Potter’s House
Zion Christian @ Grand River Prep
West Michigan Aviation @ Calvary Christian
Creative Technologies @ West Michigan Lutheran
Wayland @ South Christian
Boys Hockey
Kalamazoo United @ East Kentwood
Parma Padua Franciscan (OH) @ South Christian/BC/Wayland – Catholic Showcase
Saturday, Jan. 27
Boys/Girls Bowling
Godwin Heights @ Rockford
Wyoming @ Rockford
Boys Wrestling
Godwin Heights @ Northview
Wyoming @ Montague
Wyoming Lee @ Reed City
East Kentwood @ Lakewood
Girls Cheer
Kelloggsville @ Caledonia
Wyoming @ Caledonia
East Kentwood @ Caledonia
Girls Dance
East Kentwood @ St. John
Boys Hockey
East Kentwood @ West Ottawa
Parma Heights Holy Name (OH) @ South Christian/BC/Wayland – Catholic Showcase
