WION'S PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE

 

THE CITY OF IONIA AND YOUR DDA HAVE A NEW WEBSITE TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE WITH EVENTS AND "IN TOUCH" WITH IONIA.  VISIT THE NEW WEBSITE AT WWW.CI.IONIA.MI.US.  FOR LOTS OF LOCAL INFORMATION, EVENTS, CONTACTS AT THE CITY, AND MUCH MORE!  AND, DON'T FORGET TO JOIN SARA FROM THE IONIA DDA, THURSDAY MORNINGS ON THE COFFEECREW MORNING SHOW...ON YOUR LOCAL STATION!

"COMMUNITY BIBLE SCHOOL" IS OFFERED AT THE IONIA FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, SUNDAY AUGUST 10-14TH, WITH 5 "NIGHTS OF FUN!"  TIMES ARE FROM 6 TO 8:30 PM.  WITH LOTS OF ACTIVITIES! SINGING, CRAFTS, CINEMA SCIENCE, "BIBLE BLAST" AND MORE!   FOR DETAILS...CALL 527-1860, REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH AUGUST 4TH, AND THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY NINE AREA CHURCHES!

JULY WILL BE A BUSY AND FUN TIME AT THE SARANAC PUBLIC LIBRARY!  THERE'S A MEETING TO ORGANIZE A "FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY", A "PROGRAM IN THE PARK", VISIT FROM A MAGICIAN AND MORE!  GET DETAILS FROM THE CLARKSVILLE OR SARANAC LIBRARIES ABOUT THEIR ONGOING SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES!
       (JULY 24TH--"WRAP UP PROGRAM" BOTH LOCATIONS, SAME 10AM AND 1PM TIMES)

THE IONIA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INVITES YOU TO VISIT IONIA'S BEAUTIFUL BLANCHARD HOUSE MUSEUM ON SUNDAYS IN JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST FROM 1 TO 4 PM!  TAKE A STEP BACK IN TIME BY VISITING THIS BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC LANDMARK.  THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ADMISSION, DONATIONS ARE ACCEPTED HOWEVER TO SUPPORT THE BLANCHARD HOUSE EXPENSES.  cg

IT'S FREE MUSIC...LIVE ON THE FLAT RIVER...THURSDAY NIGHTS IN JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST AS THE LOWELL "SIZZLIN' SUMMER CONCERTS' TAKE PLACE THURSDAY EVENINGS FROM 7 TO 9 PM THROUGH AUGUST 21ST.   GET A COMPLETE LIST OF CONCERTS AT "DISCOVER LOWELL DOT ORG" AND...ENJOY THESE FREE CONCERTS WITH FREE PARKING!  BLEACHERS ON-SITE, OR BRING YOUR OWN LAWN CHAIR!  LEARN MORE AT "DISCOVER LOWELL DOT ORG!" cg

THIS YEAR'S FALLFEST AT BERTHA BROCK PARK IS SEPTEMBER 20TH!  THOSE WANTING TO HELP IN PLANNING ARE INVITED TO MONTHLY MEETINGS, EVERY 2ND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH, 11 AM AT THE PARK PAVILION, BERTHA BROCK PARK, JUST WEST OF IONIA.  FALLFEST SHOWCASES IONIA CLUBS, GROUPS, AND MORE! MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR A FAMILY FUN DAY IN SEPTEMBER....AND VOLUNTEER TO HELP! cg

THE IONIA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY EXTENDS AND INVITATION TO YOU TO ATTEND THEIR FREE ACTIVITIES, AND THANKS YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS YEAR'S IONIA HISTORIC TOUR!  LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S ACTIVITIES FROM ANY MEMBER, AND KEEP YOUR RADIOS ON WION, WHERE YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY EVENTS!  cg 

THE 2008 IONIA FARMERS' MARKET IS UNDERWAY...AND...YOU CAN BUY LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE, HAND-MADE CRAFTS...AND VISIT WITH LOCAL GROWERS ON THURSDAYS IN DOWNTON IONIA FROM 3 TO 7, AND ON SATURDAYS FROM 9 TO 1!  BE PART OF THIS TRADITION....BUY YOUR PRODUCE  LOCALLY OR...BECOME A VENDOR! CALL THE IONIA D-D-A FOR MORE INFORMATION, ASK FOR "SARA" AT 527-1420..AND SUPPORT THE IONIA FARMER'S MARKET (2008!)  ja           

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS REPORTS A CRITICAL BLOOD SHORTAGE SINCE THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY, AND ASKS YOUR HELP IN "GIVING THE GIFT OF LIFE" AT A BLOOD DRIVE  NEAR YOU SOON.  KEEP LISTENING TO WION FOR LOCATIONS AND TIMES, OR LOG ON TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WEBSITE AT: (WWW.) REDCROSS.ORG   REMEMBER, YOUR DONATION CAN SAVE UP TO THREE LIVES! UPCOMING BLOOD DRIVES INCLUDE:

July 24, 2008 , Greenville Community Church , 6596 S. Vining Road, Greenville , 12:00 PM - 5:45 PM  

(TFN)  THE GREENVILLE AREA COMMUNITY CENTER HAS SOME NEW AND INTERESTING CLASSES, INCLUDING "CARTOONING" CLASS, AND "HIP-HOP DANCE" CLASS. THERE'S ALSO REDUCED RATES ON THE REMAINING WEEKS OF "ADVENTURE CLUB!"  LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SERVICES, AND THE FUN OF THE GREENIVILLE AREA COMMUNITY CENTER AND ITS PROGRAMS BY CALLING 616-754-9163!

(TFN)  DID YOU KNOW THAT IONIA COUNTY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH HOSTS CLASSES IN A VARIETY OF PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH TRAINING?  CLASSES IN CULTURAL DIVERSITY, PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, PREVENTING DISEASE TRANSMISSION, NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICES, AND MORE!  GET ON THE MAILING LIST FOR THESE BENEFICIAL EVENTS AT IONIA COUNTY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH!  ALL IT TAKES IS YOUR CALL TO 527-1790 TO HAVE A CLASS LIST MAILED TO YOU!  jc

(TFN) MAKE SURE WION KNOWS ABOUT YOUR NON-PROFIT EVENT!  SEND YOUR EVENT INFORMATION AT LEAST 2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE TO US, SO WE CAN HELP MAKE YOUR EVENT A SUCCESS!  ALL OUR CONTACT INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT “EYE FOURTEEN THIRTY DOT COM” OR MAIL US AT 1150 HAYNOR ROAD, IONIA …48846!  WE’RE PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY….BECAUSE WE’RE YOUR STATION!    cg  

(TFN) THE IONIA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONTINUES TO OFFER FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL  COUNSELING TO HELP YOU GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH “SCORE!”  REPRESENTATIVES FROM SCORE ARE AVAILABLE THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM 9 TO NOON BY APPOINTMENT!  CALL THE IONIA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO LEARN HOW TO “BETTER YOUR BUSINESS” WITH SCORE!    cg