Harvest on the Ridge – Tours & Experiences!

Harvest on the Ridge – Ridge Tours & Experiences Harvest on the Ridge Apple Festival is a celebration of the bounty and variety of products that are available fresh from the fields, orchards, and businesses in this great state that we call home!  Join the Harvest on the Ridge Tours on Saturday, September 17, 2011 [...]

J. Couch Race to Join Harvest on the Ridge

J. Couch Race to Join Harvest on the Ridge  “Wanted,”Sparta Rugby coach, football coach and community leader, Greg Peak, announced at a recent Concert in the Park as a 1960’s era green couch rolled around the bandshell, “Old Runners.  Fast Couches.”  The crowd giggled and cheered as they looked on to see Rotary President Tom [...]

Apple Jam is Rockin’ Downtown Sparta!

 Sparta welcomes you to the first Downtown Art Revue! This new exhibit features 14 unique pieces of art placed at locations of close proximity for walking through downtown Sparta or enjoying a short car cruise. The artwork was developed by local and Michigan artists from a conceptual design competition. Each artist submitted a concept that [...]

High Schoolers Star in Videos

by: Lance Roark  Recently, some Sparta high school actors have let their star power shine on video.  Several students played prominent roles in a promotional video for Baker College, while other current and former Spartans helped promote the Wood TV 8 Show Maranda Where You Live by lending their smiling faces and positive voices to a [...]

Food Trucks Scheduled for Another Year

Rotary Club Keeps on Feeding The Sparta Rotary club has committed to another full year of Food Trucks through Feeding America thanks to the support and commitment from several community partners. The Feeding America Food Trucks arrive at Sparta Baptist Church the second Tuesday of each month at 5:00 pm to provide food to families [...]

Sparta Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Kleyn

By: Karianne Brown Mr. Doug Kleyn, a Sparta American History, English 12, and World Perspectives teacher, went to four high schools. He moved to Michigan from Canada when he was 17-years-old, at the end of his senior year. He graduated from Wheaton College, finished a master’s degree at GVSU, and he also attended Kingston University [...]

Sparta Musician Spotlight: Loren Matulis

By: Casey Wright Musician Loren Matulis has been a part of Sparta’s band since 5th grade. She is a member in solo & ensemble, solo & quartet, and jazz band. Her week consists of practice for 1 ½ hours, five days per week. Her inspiration came from her mom playing the clarinet. Along with being [...]

Milestones on Mainstreet: History of Sparta Township

For years Sparta graduate Kathryn Paasch had harbored the desire to write a book.  In 2010, while researching through the files and photos of Sparta’s history, the sister duo JoAnne VanderWerff and Jayne Paasch, Kathryn Paasch’s Aunt & Mother-in-Law who are actively involved in the Sparta Township Historical Commission, discussed how to “tell” the story [...]

Milestones on Mainstreet: Civic Center IS a true Community Building

Researched by Jayne Paasch and JoAnne VanderWerff 1949 With Harry S. Truman as President of the United States, the Sparta division of the Muskegon Piston Ring Company is looking to donate $25,000 to the Sparta Community Foundation for the purpose of building a community building.  Building Committee chairperson, C. Laurence Johnson is working with Glenn [...]

Sparta E-Today Newspaper : April/May 2010

The Sparta Chamber offers local businesses the opportunity to promote their business in the NEW Sparta TODAY Newspaper.  Find out how to advertise in the Sparta TODAY here.  To view the Sparta E-Today Newspaper, click below: June/July/Aug Sparta E-TODAY Newspaper   Archived: April/ May 2010 Sparta E-TODAY Newspaper February 2010 Sparta E-TODAY Newspaper   Please [...]

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