Good Afternoon:

·        PAPER DRIVE: A paper drive is scheduled for January 23-February 12. The trailer will be here about three weeks.

·        SPOKANE FLOOD: Has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 19, 2007.

·        MARTIN MANS CONCERT: Famous Dutch Organist Martin Mans will be presenting a concert Friday, March 9^th, 7:30 p.m. at First Methodist Church, 227 E Fulton SE. Tickets can be purchased through Eastside, 942-2939, for $5 per person or $20 per household; seating is limited.

·        BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME:

·  Thursday, February 15, Eastside vs. Hope 8^th at Hope, 4:00 p.m.

·  Saturday, February 17, Tournament at Adams.  **NOTE Date Change

·  9:00 am – Eastside vs. Adams. If we win we play at 1:30 pm, if we lose we play at 12:00 pm.

·        TRIP: Cash ‘n Carry available Mondays and Fridays from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m.

·        OTHER NEWS:

·        RETIREMENT OPEN HOUSE: BY the end of this school year, Heritage Christian School’s Administrator, Mr. Gerald Kuiper, will have completed 43 years in the teaching profession, 21 of them teaching in other PR schools and 22 of them as administrator at Heritage. He plans to retire in June of 2007, D.V. We are thankful to God for His faithfulness to Mr. Kuiper and to our schools. An Open House during which you may share your memories and express your gratitude to Mr. Kuiper will be held in the gym of Heritage Christian School on Thursday evening, May 3, 2007. Please mark your calendars!

·        DONATIONS: An auction to benefit the 2007 Young People’s Convention will be held on March 24^th at Adams Christian School. If you have anything you would like to donate that could be auctioned at this event please call Lorraine DeVries at 791-4613 or Arlys Vink at 878-1919. More details to follow and we look forward to seeing you all there.

·        HOPE FOUNDATION: The Hope Foundation will hold its second travelogue of the season on Saturday, February 17, at 7:00 p.m. in the Grandville Middle School Auditorium. Stan Walsh will present “Corsica and the Rivieras”.

·        AUCTION: An auction to benefit the 2007 Young People’s Convention will be held on March 14^th at Adams Christian School. Dinner will be served from 4:30 p.m. till 6 p.m. with a silent auction starting at 5 p.m. and the live auction beginning at 6 p.m. We would appreciate denominational support for this event to benefit our young people. Thank you in advance for your support!

·        CCHS 4 ON 4 VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: The CCHS Volleyball program is again sponsoring a 4 on 4 tournament on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Covenant. Due to limited time and space we will accept the first twelve women’s teams and the first six men’s teams. Call Denise Uittenboaard at 669-2037 to sign up today.

·        PIG IN THE BLANKET: The Hope School Circle will be making Pig-in-the Blankets on Tuesday, February 20. Order yours soon so you don’t miss out! Call Carol Bos at 895-8004 by Friday, February 16 to place your order. “Pigs” can be picked up at Hope School on the 20^th between 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

·        SOUP SUPPER: Please attend the Annual Adams Soup Supper THIS WEEK THURSDAY, February 8, at Adams Christian School from 5-7 p.m. Our menu includes three soups, barbeque, hot dogs, bread, pie, and ice creams sundaes. Come and enjoy good food and fellowship. Take-out will be available after 6:00 p.m.

v   EASTSIDE SCHOOL CALENDAR:

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▪        Jan 23-Feb. 12    Paper Drive

▪        February 12          Education Committee Mtg, 7 p.m.

▪        February 15         Promoters Meeting

▪        February 17         Pizza Night

▪        February 22          Michigan Merit Curriculum at CCHS

 ▪  February 27       Regional Spelling Bee, at Eastside, 4 p.m.

▪  March 2            End of 4^th 6 wks Marking Period

▪  March 9            Martin Mans Concert

▪  March 15           P/T Conferences

▪  March 23           All School Musical Festival/Program

▪  March 24           Eastside Dodge ball Tournament

▪  April 19             Spokane Flood new date