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Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 11, NO. 18
Who should decide what to reopen? Cities have called on elected officials to defer to staff experts on emergency measures.
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Soaring at the Speedway Historic graduations PAGES 11, 16-20
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Fitting tribute Grand Haven comes together for military monument. BRIAN MCMILLAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Three men had their own reasons for wanting a military memorial in Grand Haven. And they worked for a year to see their vision become a reality. For the past decade, Maj. Gen. Wilfred Hessert, who is retired from the U.S. Air Force; and Capt. Bernie Hollenbeck, who is retired from the U.S. Navy, have conducted a Memorial Day ceremony at a flag pole in Grand Haven. Flag ceremonies and speeches were delivered to solemn crowds. Among the 200 in attendance at the 2019 ceremony was Dr. Robert Carlton, who has been president of the Grand Haven Master Association for the past nine years. He didn’t serve in the SEE GRAND HAVEN PAGE 14
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Briefs................. PAGE 8, 9 Cops Corner.......... PAGE 8 Letters................... PAGE 6 Real Estate...........PAGE 12 Your Town.............PAGE 12 Photo by Brian McMillan