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Kentwood Fire Department annual report highlights funding, manpower, emergency calls

Kentwood Fire Department Chief Brent J. Looman presented, and the City Commission accepted, the department’s 2017 annual report at the commission’s April 9 regular meeting, with highlights including funding, manpower and last year’s emergency calls.

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School News Network: Wyoming Public Schools selects one of its own for top spot

“Dream big, work hard and make it happen”: That’s the mantra of Craig Hoekstra, a familiar face in the district, who this week was selected as the new superintendent.

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Kentwood to hold Community Clean-Up Day this week

Kentwood Public Works Department oversees the city’s recycling center.

The City of Kentwood is sponsoring a Community Clean-Up Day for residents wanting to spring clean their homes and yards. The Community Clean-Up Day, scheduled for Saturday, May 5, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., will allow residents to bring general debris, gently used items for donation, household hazardous materials and electronic devices to be recycled.

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Good mental health habits for kids

May is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Children can have mental health challenges just as adults can. As a matter of fact, over 2 million children in Michigan experience mental health challenges such as ADHD, anxiety and depression.

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Employment in the Digital Age — free computer literacy workshops available

West Michigan Works! is now offering a free workshop to help individuals gain basic computer skills. Computer Literacy helps attendees become comfortable using a computer, accessing the internet and using email — all of which can help you find, apply and qualify for a new job.

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By Lindsay Papciak

WKTV Community Writer

The World Fusion Show will make its debut on WKTV Tuesday, May 1, at 7:30 pm. The show is hosted by multi-instrumentalist composer Derrik Jordan and is produced in Brattleboro, VT at community station BCTV. It features interviews, video clips and live in the studio playing with World Fusion composers and musicians. It has been growing rapidly since it debuted in July of 2017 and is now being shown in 16 states across the United States.

World Fusion is a term to describe a musical hybrid. Mainly, it is music created outside of the United States and it isn’t Pop, Jazz, or Country and isn’t created for commercial use by major record labels. What is often referred to as Folk Music, it is taken from a traditional ethnic or indigenous dance rhythm and instruments of a particular culture. World Fusion combines unrelated world music to create a new and unique style.

Jordan is an award-winning composer and singer-songwriter. He has a background in producing and composing World Fusion music for orchestra, chamber groups, TV and film. He loves bringing musicians and cultures together through his compositions. Along with multiple CDs he has available, he performs throughout the Northeast United States.