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One Good Thing: Amy Fultz and Chimp Haven
They spent most of their lives as research subjects. A West Michigan native will now oversee their care for the rest of their lives. Author: Nick LaFave Updated: 5:24 PM EDT May 19, 2021
KEITHVILLE, La. Time for One Good Thing someone or something that makes West Michigan a good place to live. It is no secret that - for years - the United States government experimented on chimpanzees. Those days are done. But, hundreds of the chimps used in that research are still alive. And they are being cared for in a special place, co-founded by a woman from right here in West Michigan.
The Hood family: a school & community leadership dynasty
January 22, 2021
Easton Hood, with parents David and Darcy, is the fifth generation of the Hood family in Comstock Park Public Schools
Comstock Park The Hood family is building a legacy of service to schools and community.
Five generations have lived within a five- to six-mile radius dating back to the 1930s. Ninth-grader Easton Hood represents the fifth generation.
Members of the Hood family, from left: Ed Hood Jr., Easton Hood, Susan Hood and Ginger (Hood) Fowler
Easton’s father, David, a newly elected member of the district’s Board of Education, is the son of Ed Hood Jr., a retired Realtor who sold many homes in Comstock Park. For 12 years Ed also owned Comstock Park Foods, on West River Drive across from Dwight Lydell Park. He sold the business in 1996 before it closed two years later. Ed is a former school board member and community leader.