From: http://www.ci.belding.mi.us

There will be an informational meeting held at the Depot on May 19th at 1:00 p.m. for those interested in gardening at the Belding Community Garden. Garden plots are available on a first-come-first-serve basis, they are free of charge, and you garden...more on your own schedule. Come have your questions answered and sign up for your space.

Space use forms are also available at City Hall, by download here, or you may Call Andrea Belding at 616-240-1472 for more information.

Forms to contribute to the Sponsor a Bed, Pave the Path, Build the Garden Donation Campaign are also available here on the City website.

GREENVILLE, Mich. (WZZM) - It came as quite a surprise to neighbors as they watched a black bear roaming the Coffren Street neighborhood Sunday evening.

The Greenville Daily News is reporting that Department of Public Safety and the Michigan State Police are tracking a young black...more bear in downtown Greenville.

It did come down out of a tree and the officers tracked it south.

Officers are asking people to stay inside.

They the hope is that the bear will find it's way back into the woods, however if it starts to charge the officers are required to shoot it.

by Kelli Ameling
from The Daily News

GREENVILLE — The Greenville city budget beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2013, has been completed and proposed to the Greenville City Council for its first look.

Although City Manager George Bosanic said the budget was one of his...more hardest yet to balance, he said it was able to be balanced without cutting services or layoffs.

“We keep experiencing increasing expenses and have declining revenue wherever we turn,” Bosanic said. “It has been one of the hardest budgets to balance.”

One major impact to the budget, along with other companies, was the Feb. 14 bankruptcy filing of United Solar Ovonic. Bosanic said the company used a large amount of water from the city and paid a...

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From: http://www.bas-k12.org

The BMS Student Council and the National Junior Honor Society are sponsoring a Taco Dinner at the VFW Hall in Belding on Friday, May 11 from 5-7:30 p.m.  This is an all-you-can-eat taco bar and the cost is $6 per per person.  The proceeds from this event will help to pay for the BMS all-school end of the year picnic. 

We hope you can join us!

Bring the family out to Klackles Orchard Pavillion at 11466 W. Carson City Road in Greenville on Saturday, May 19 from 10am-5pm for this celebration of the Fiber Arts. Admission and parking are free.
There will be educational exhibits & demonstrations for all, along with vendors with their...more latest trends in textiles & yarn. Check out the Spinning Circle, live animals, hands on activities and more.
Go to www.mifiberfiesta.com for details.

GREENVILLE, Mich. (WZZM)- The company that owns Uni-Solar in Greenville says it will lay off 300 people from the solar roofing business. Michigan based Energy Conversion Devices was going to auction off Uni-Solar but Tuesday's auction was canceled because no acceptable bids were...more placed.

Uni-Solar's parent company filed for bankruptcy in February. The workers in Montcalm County were then placed on furlough.

Company officials blame the over production of solar panels and the end of federal incentives for its downfall.

Announcing the "Join in. Speak out. Video Contest"! Greenville residents are invited to get creative, have some fun, and enter a one-minute video demonstrating how awesome Greenville is. Videos should fit into one of three themes: "Building Greenville" showing the construction & growth...more happening around town; "Fun in Greenville" highlighting recreation, sports, the arts, festivals, music, etc; or "Paying Our Way in Greenville" showing people working in Greenville
There are cool prizes for winners in each category (like a Kindle Fire....) and a "Join in. Speak out." t-shirt for the first 20 videos received. Simply submit videos on the Chamber's Facebook page. Videos may be submitted until May 15th at midnight.

From: http://www.ci.belding.mi.us

There will be an informational meeting held at the Depot on May 19th at 1:00 p.m. for those interested in gardening at the Belding Community Garden. Garden plots are available on a first-come-first-serve basis, they are free of charge, and you garden...more on your own schedule. Come have your questions answered and sign up for your space.

Space use forms are also available at City Hall, by download here, or you may Call Andrea Belding at 616-240-1472 for more information.

Forms to contribute to the Sponsor a Bed, Pave the Path, Build the Garden Donation Campaign are also available here on the City website.

From The Daily News

GREENVILLE — The Detroit News recently published a story about Greenville that was negative and misleading.

Oddly, the newspaper used the word “blight” to describe Greenville. The Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce has decided to turn those lemons into...more lemonade.

“Normally we ignore stories like that, hoping it will just fade away, but the time has come for Greenville to stand up for itself,” Chamber Executive Director Candy Kerschen said. “We really have a lot to...

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FAIRPLAINS TWP., Mich. (WZZM) - A Greenville man was arrested Sunday for stealing from 11 different vehicles and 4 buildings in Montcalm County.

Jacob Ross, 34, was arrested in the garage of a resident whose neighbor had called 911 to report a theft in the 4000 block of County Farm...more Road.  When police arrived, they found several items outside of a shed that had been removed by the suspect.  Witnesses reported seeing Ross flee with stolen items and found him in the neighbor's garage.

A search located stolen property from 11 vehicles and four buildings.  Police also located two vehicles stolen by Ross.

Ross has been arraigned in District Court 64B.

Bruce Kopytek, 2012 Michigan Notable Book Award Winner will kick off the 2012 ANBL Summer Reading Program with a book-talk and book-signing event.

Wednesday, June 20 - 6:30 pm.

Mr. Kopytek's book, "Jacobson's: I Miss It So: The Story of a Michigan Fashion Institute" tells...more about the beginnings of the "Macy's of Michigan in Reed City in 1869 until  its bankruptcy and closing.

Visit http://www.belding.michlibrary.org/ for additional information.