Applications are being accepted for the Go Green Youth Challenge tree planting grants.

Children from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to participate.  Participants are challenged to collect change individually, with their class or with a club each spring.  The change will go toward community tree plantings by the Michigan Arbor Day Alliance, as well as program outreach efforts.  The team that raises the most for the Go Green Youth Challenge will be awarded with a tree planning in their community.  They also get an invitation to the state Arbor Day celebration in April at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing.

Local governments, public educational institutions, public libraries, non-profit organizations, non-profit organizations, neighborhood associations, churches and tribal governments can also apply for a Go Green youth Challenge tree planting grant by visiting this websit

ALPINE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The Alpine Township community is invited to commemorate Memorial Day at Pine Grove Cemetery on May 27.

The brief ceremony starts at 11 a.m. and includes a reading of the names of all veterans buried in Alpine Township’s three cemeteries.  The Boy Scouts will also hoist the flag.  The ceremony wraps up with a gun salute.

Pine Grove Cemetery is located at 6200 Vinton NW.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich.—A mammoth burger gracing Fifth Third Ballpark’s menu is in the running to be named Minor League Baseball’s Greatest of the Gut Busters.

The Fifth Third Burger is among the 16 culinary finalists in the online poll.  At five pounds and 5,000 calories, it holds its own.  The Fifth Third Burger contains a half cup of chili, five one-third pound burger patties, five slices of American chees, crushed corn chips, nacho cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream , salsa and jalapenos between an eight inch bun.  Fans can take the Fifth Third Burger Challenge by attempting to eat the entire burger before the end of the Whitecaps game.

The Fifth Third Burger is vying against a variety of Minor League foods, including the Moby Dick Sandwich, Three Dog Night,  Homewrecker, Garbage Pail and Salute to Pork Challenge.  To cast your vote, visit the Minor League Ba