MUSKEGON, Mich. (WZZM) - He fought in Iraq and Afghanistan for 12 years, but for United States Army Staff Sergeant Nathan Twining and his family, this past year has been a battle no one could have predicted.

Diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of brain cancer, Twining has endured numerous surgeries and procedures.

This Saturday, family friend Lindsay Hindshaw has organized a special gathering and spaghetti dinner to raise money for, and the morale of the Twining family. The benefit will take place  at the VFW hall, located at 5209 Grand Haven Road in Muskegon. It will run from 6 p.m. until midnight. A silent auction, baskets, and door prizes will be given. Tickets are $10, and all proceeds go to the Twining family.

MUSKEGON, Mich. – The Muskegon Lumberjacks’ only three-game weekend at the L.C. Walker Arena this 2010-11 United States Hockey League season is right around the corner, and it’s going to be jam-packed with promotions.
 
The weekend kicks off Friday, Jan. 14, with a game against the Youngstown Phantoms on United Way Night. The United Way of the Lakeshore will receive $2.50 from every paid adult ticket and $1 from each junior and senior ticket. The organization will be featured throughout the night. Call Andrea in the Lumberjacks’ ticket sales office at (231) 726-3879, Ext. 285, or Lynn at the United Way at (231) 722-3134 for more information.
 

Tuesday January 4th Muskegon County citizens welcomed the newly elected Board Of Commissioners at a swearing in ceremony at the court house. Five new commissioners join the returning six to fill the eleven person board. The five new commissioners Anthony Longmire, Benjamin Cross, Scott Plummer, Rillastine Wilkins and Alan Jager will join Ken Mahoney, I. John Snider, Robert Scolnik, James Derezinski and Lewis Collins, and Marve Engle as leaders of the county.

This board that encouraged a nonpartisan working relationship elected a member of both the Democratic and Republican parties as their leaders for the next 2 years. Commissioners Mahoney and Snider both retain their positions as chairman and vice-chair respectively.

Newly elected Commissioner Ben Cross was joined by his family at the ceremony and the first meeting of the new board began with the Pledge of Allegiance lead by his children.