Blood donations are welcome at Grand Rapids Main Michigan Blood Donor Center located at 1036 Fuller NE in Grand Rapids, Michigan on August 28 thru 30 from 8am to 7pm. Those who try to donate will receive an Outback Steakhouse coupon for a free steak dinner. 

Call 1-866-MIBLOOD or (616)774-2300 for more information.

Recently we have heard numerous people tell us how to avoid heat exhaustion with all the high temperatures we have been having. It’s true that these high temps have not been around since the late 1980’s.

One thing I thought of, as a hint for keeping cool for so many people, whether they are young or older, is to partially fill a bucket, basin, or anything that will hold  water. Fill the container part way, sit down and put your feet into the water. Everyone knows that when your feet are either too hot or too cold, your whole body also feels just that way.

This is a quick and inexpensive way to cool down. Give it a try!

by Chelsea Slocum

Marro Spehar believes that everything happens for a reason. The new owner of Sadhana Yoga Studio (formally Formless Yoga) comments in a calm, content manner that she was, "caught by the wave of pay it forward," and has been riding that wave ever since. Sadhana Yoga Studio is located within the Zen Center of downtown Grand Rapids and provides people of all shapes and sizes with an intimate, exploratory yoga experience. "You don't do yoga, you practice it," says Spehar. "My goal is to assist my clients in taking yoga off the mat and into everyday life."