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West Ottawa teacher named Regional Teacher of the Year
Sentinel Staff
HOLLAND TWP. A teacher from West Ottawa’s Macatawa Bay Middle School was named a Regional Teacher of the Year by the Michigan Department of Education.
Theresa Ziegler, a social studies teacher at Macatawa Bay, was recognized as the Region 3 Teacher of the Year, and is now one of 10 finalists for the statewide honor.
One teacher is selected from each of the state’s 10 regions. Region 3 includes Ottawa, Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana and Osceola counties.
More than 275 teachers across the state were nominated this year. Nominees then were invited to participate in a competitive application process.
As COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Michigan, four local school buildings were added to this week’s School-Related Outbreak Report from the state. The schools were among seven in Ottawa County and 83 around the state added to the report.
Holland High School, Zeeland West High School and West Ottawa’s Harbor Lights and Macatawa Bay Middle Schools were all added to the report. The schools each had two cases related to their outbreaks except for Zeeland West, which had seven.
Last week, Holland and Zeeland both went remote for Wednesday and Thursday at the high school level along with middle school at ZPS in response to elevated cases and quarantines.
Nearly a century later, exploring the tragedy of Ottawa Beach Hotel
Before there was Black Lake Boardwalk, Holland State Park or even Ottawa Beach Road, the north side of Macatawa Bay was home to perhaps the grandest hotel in Holland history.
Cassandra Lybrink, The Holland Sentinel
Published
5:04 pm UTC Feb. 28, 2021
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of an occasional series, Old Haunts of Holland, that will spotlight businesses that once held a special place in the heart of Hollanders and now hold a permanent place in our local history.
Before it was Black Lake Boardwalk, before Holland State Park and Ottawa Beach Marina even before Ottawa Beach Road the westernmost plot of land along the north side of Macatawa Bay held perhaps the grandest hotel in Holland history.