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A parade in Lakeview was held on Friday afternoon to commemorate the dramatic increase in ACT scores at the school over the course of the past few years.

PHOTO GALLERY: Lakeview parade celebrates academic success

Posted in: Local, News Top Story, Photos, Slider Monday, May 20th, 2013

A parade in Lakeview was held on Friday afternoon to commemorate the dramatic increase in ACT scores at the school over the course of the past few years.

Lakeview park to see $200,000 in improvements

Posted in: Local, News Top Story, Photos, Slider Friday, May 17th, 2013

Lakeside Park is about to receive $200,000 worth of improvements thanks to a private donation and a contribution from the Lakeview Downtown Development Authority. Lakeside Park, located on the banks of the Tamarack Lake, will see a host of proposed improvements, including a new fishing and boat pier, parking enhancements and a professional amphitheater to host the annual Music in the Park series. There will also be upgrades to park lighting and walkways so that the entire park will be handicap accessible, including the new pier.

Lakeview Community Schools planning bond projects

Posted in: Local Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Lakeview Community Schools Superintendent Kyle Hamlin will act as negotiator for the district with the architectural firm and contractors chosen to work on upcoming school improvement projects. At Monday evening’s school board meeting, board members voted to give Hamlin the power to act on the school system’s behalf, provided the architectural firm’s bids come in at 5.95 percent or less of the projects’ total budget. The improvements are the result of a narrowly passed millage increase approved by voters in February. That millage allows Lakeview Community Schools to borrow up to $12.25 million against the bond.

Sports
Central Montcalm’s Austin Edwards, left, scampers back to first base as Lakeview’s Brad Hamlin, right, waits for the ball during the first game of the teams’ doubleheader Tuesday.

Two baseball teams struggling to get wins this season met at Central Montcalm Tuesday, and one is no longer struggling. That team would be the Lakeview Wildcats, who beat the Green Hornets 6-4 and 7-0 in a Central State Activities Association doubleheader.

SPORTS GALORE: Time for a change

Posted in: Sports, Sports, Sports, Sports, Sports, Sports, Sports Friday, May 17th, 2013

By the time you read this, or at least soon afterward, I will be a father for the first time. The arrival of Addyson Lou Bentley will turn my world upside down. And that is a good thing.

ROUNDUP: Prep scores from Wednesday, May 15

Posted in: High School, High School, High School, High School Thursday, May 16th, 2013

Lakeview 2, Crossroads Academy 1: The Wildcats pulled out a nonconference road win on Wednesday night. Tori Nielsen and Maddie Shurlow found the back of the net for Lakeview goals…

ROUNDUP: Prep scores from Tuesday, May 14

Posted in: High School, High School, High School, High School, High School, High School Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

Central drops a pair: The Green Hornets were mercied twice by Hesperia in a CSAA doubleheader Tuesday, losing games of 10-0 in six innings and 17-3 in five innings…

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  • ROUNDUP: Prep scores from Monday, May 13

    Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
    Posted in: High School, High School

    Lakeview drops two: The Wildcats lost twice to CSAA rival Newaygo on Monday in a makeup doubleheader at home. Lakeview lost game one 10-0 in five innings…

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  • Lakeview second-grader doesn’t plan to let cystic fibrosis stop her

    Monday, May 13th, 2013
    Posted in: Lifestyle, Local, News Top Story

    If she had been born 20 years earlier, Alexis Justice’s life, at age 7 would be nearly half over. As it is, the charming Lakeview Elementary School second-grader, who wants to grow up to be the next Taylor Swift, may live long enough to celebrate her 35th birthday, maybe her 40th.

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  • ROUNDUP: Prep scores from Saturday, May 11

    Monday, May 13th, 2013
    Posted in: High School, High School, High School, High School, High School, High School, High School

    Belding wins at Lakeview: The Redskins were the winners of the Lakeview Invitational Saturday when they beat Scottville Mason County Central 2-1 and Clare 7-6…

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  • Deaf Pride Games bring students together, reignite friendships

    Saturday, May 11th, 2013
    Posted in: Local, Local, Local, Local, Local, Local, Local

    Todd Wells of Stanton makes a living as a local disc jockey, playing music at numerous parties and weddings throughout the year. One might wonder then, why his favorite gig year after year is one where he blasts his music at full volume for an audience of students who can’t hear a single note or lyric. Enter Friday’s annual Deaf Pride Games at Montcalm Community College, where Wells set up his equipment and cranked the volume to levels that shook the college.

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