GRAND HAVEN, Mich.– Loutit District Library will present Dave Kampfschulte, director of Amazing Circles Workshops, national speaker, facilitator, and author of "I’m Dying to Talk with You: Twenty Five Years of Conversations on End of Life Decisions" on Thursday, April 2.

In this presentation titled "I’m Dying to Talk to You," Kampfschulte will draw upon 27 years of experiences as a hospice volunteer to discuss advanced care planning, initiating end of life conversations with others, and helping people to think about and discuss death in a positive way.

Kampfschulte will also explore some of the roadblocks we often put in the way of discussing death. While a difficult subject, this session will be interactive, informative and delivered with energy, empathy and humor.

GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP, Mich.— The 417-acre Hofma Park and Preserve will soon grow by another 40 acres.

On March 17, Governor Snyder signed legislation approving a $276,500 grant  to Grand Haven Township.  The money will go toward purchasing 40 acres of land currently owned by the Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids.  The land is adjacent to the park and includes forested wetland and fields with Christmas trees. Township Superintendent Bill Cargo has said the land will be kept in its natural state.

The land deal will guarantee continued public access to the park and protect Alder Creek, Pottawattomie Bayou and the lower Grand River watershed.

Cargo has said the land acquisition is expected to cost approximately $368,000.  Approximately 75 percent of that cost will be covered by the grant; the other 25 percent will come out of the township’s general fund.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. -- Loutit District Library will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 24 and Thursday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday.

The Library will re-open on Friday, Dec. 26 at 9 a.m.

Although the library is closed, its website, www.loutitlibrary.org, is available 24 hours a day throughout the holiday. Patrons can check on the availability of books and other resources at any of the 80 libraries in the Lakeland Library Cooperative online. They can renew materials, place holds and review the status of their library accounts. In addition, the website provides online databases, downloadable audiobooks and e-Books, a calendar of upcoming library events and links to other resources to help patrons find the information they need.

The library’s normal winter hours are: