Josh Bootsma 
Waffle Likes Falafel among the pieces awarded, with Lansing Journal article By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (July 15, 2020) – Author, reporter, blogger, and photographer Carrie Steinweg is now a multiple-award-winning writer, recently netting awards for her work in the Northwest Indiana Times, The Lansing Journal, and for her most recent children’s book Waffle Likes … Read more
About 150 join in “time of lamenting and reflection” based on Micah 6 verse 8 By Josh Bootsma SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (June 30, 2020) – Roughly 150 people gathered at First Reformed Church in South Holland on Friday to participate in a “Unity Walk”—a demonstration focused on lament and mourning in light of recent racial … Read more
Protestors march for equality with police support By Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (June 16, 2020) – The voice of Martin Luther King Jr. rang out along Torrence Avenue Saturday as about 40 protestors marched northwards accompanied by a police escort, which blocked traffic on that side of the road. As a speaker blared King’s “I … Read more
The church is nearly ready to host congregants—once COVID-19 allows by Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (June 14, 2020) – In February, Pastor Thaddeus Searcy looked at an empty high school and said he hoped to have Easter services there. Nearly four months later, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced him and his church to change course … Read more
June 2 Committee of the Whole meeting includes extensive report by Josh Bootsma LANSING, Ill. (June 6, 2020) – “Communities across the country are continuing to grieve and to protest following the May 25th death of George Floyd in Minneapolis,” said Lansing Village Administrator Dan Podgorski during Tuesday night’s Village Board of Trustees Committee of … Read more