Thank you, March supporters — and welcome

79 readers give for the first time

by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher

LANSING, Ill. (April 2, 2021) – March was a busy month in Lansing—and at The Lansing Journal. Local election season, ongoing property tax reporting, and new developments in our schools and churches kept our journalists busy. And putting together a March print edition required extra investment from advertisers, supporters, reporters, and staff.

So it was encouraging for us to see new March supporters join our efforts this month. The broader our support base is, the broader and deeper and better our coverage can be.

All over the country, newspapers are shrinking, or merging with larger media, or closing their doors for good. In Lansing, our community newspaper is getting stronger month by month. That’s only possible because of the local businesses who choose to advertise with us and the local readers who choose to support us.

Thank you to the more than 199 people listed below (some are listed as couples), who made contributions to The Lansing Journal in March. And a special welcome to the 79 new March supporters who invested in local news for the first time last month.

Thank you, March supporters

1. Lindsey and Saad Abbasy
2. Karen Adams
3. Marguerite Arndt
4. Tina Arteaga
5. Donna Marshall Attinello
6. Christine Baker
7. Anonymous Reader
8. Judith Beezhold
9. Martes Benne
10. Dan Bergan
11. Barry Bergstrom
12. Gloria Biondi
13. Wes and Joy Blocker
14. Nancy Boukal
15. Susan Bovino
16. Susan Bovino
17. Theresa Bresnahan
18. David Brickman
19. Tracy Brown
20. Agatha Broza
21. Carla Bucci
22. Micaela Bucci
23. John Bush
24. Susan Carlson
25. Maryann Centracchio
26. Ann Chilla
27. Unknown Supporter
28. Kathleen Clausing
29. Laurel Clausing
30. Elly Clousing
31. June and John Cole
32. Greg and Jane Compeau
33. Ruth Cook
34. Marlene Cook
35. Diane Costello
36. Denise Cox
37. Carmella Czachorski
38. Kerry Czarobski
39. Christopher Deckinga
40. Wayne DeGraaf
41. Debbie DeNardo
42. Phyllis Drewno
43. Fran Duffy
44. Rich and Barb Dust
45. Joyce Dykstra
46. Don Dykstra
47. Roseann Dykstra
48. Alexa Edwards
49. Joel Eenigenburg
50. Margaret Evans
51. Sandra Farmer
52. Grace Fennema
53. Frank Fetters
54. Fine Tune Auto
55. Bob Forner
56. Bruce Fredbloom
57. Marilyn Freeman
58. Jim and Judy Friesema
59. Tina Funchion
60. Rebecca Furlong
61. Carol Gadbois
62. Michael Gaffney
63. Jean Galvan
64. Sharon Giles
65. Thomas Golden
66. Edward Gonzalez
67. Jacob Gourley
68. Tony and Maureen Grady-Perovich
69. Cynthia Griffiths
70. Patty Grigutis
71. Jasper Gulotta
72. Laverne Haan
73. Jerry and Judi Haan
74. Brian and Kathy Hardy
75. Cam and Megan Harvey
76. Agi Hason
77. Mary Herron
78. Julie Hiskes
79. Ted Hnatusko
80. Marjorie Holme
81. Mark Hornung
82. John and Yvette Huisenga
83. Donna Huizenga
84. Carol Jacobson
85. Bev Jacobson
86. Jim Janssen
87. Melanie Jongsma
88. Helpful Contributor
89. Darlene Kadar
90. Jerome Kern
91. Ardrett Kidd
92. Mary Kirklen
93. Jean Klacik
94. Frank Knittle
95. Coletta Kobeszka
96. Judith Koch
97. Inez Koldenhoven
98. Shirley Kooy
99. Joan Kostner
100. Pat Kremer
101. Matt Krilich
102. Cynthia Krusza
103. Pamela Lancy
104. Kay Lane
105. Mary Langmeyer
106. Clem and Barb Lessner
107. Jim and Suzanne Long
108. Luci Lugowski
109. Kathy Maanum
110. Kathleen Manno
111. Genesis Martinez
112. Marsha McCrory
113. Elaine McGrail
114. Barbara McKinney
115. Roberto Mendoza
116. Lynda Mendoza
117. Dehlia Mendoza
118. Christine Merchat
119. [email protected]
120. Kerry Moore
121. Howard Morrison
122. Marion Munnich
123. Chuck Murach
124. Nauta Enterprises
125. Care Newhof
126. Marilou Ooms
127. Grant Oppenhuis
128. Lorraine Oster
129. Bernadette Ott
130. Don and Mary Beth Palka
131. Katie Palka-Larson
132. Thomas Panichi
133. Karen Parker
134. Robert Parrent
135. Bob Paswinski
136. Moira Peterson
137. Gloria Piskula
138. Patricia Plitt
139. Richard Podgorski
140. Rosemarie Polgar
141. Jay and Chris Popp
142. Rev. Dave Price
143. Joanne Pritchard
144. Rosalie Prystalski
145. Rosalie Putignano
146. Jean Qualls
147. Friend of The Lansing Journal
148. Janet Rehak
149. Penelope Rellis
150. Karen Rentfro
151. Jane Roseen
152. Local News Supporter
153. Connie Ryczek
154. Timothy Sadzak
155. Jennifer Saia
156. Carol Schaap
157. Sandy Schultz
158. Paul and Carol Schultz
159. Schultz Insurance Agency
160. Dave Schurman
161. Pete and Shirley Schurman
162. Robert Sharer
163. Jim Siergey
164. Todd Simon
165. Connie Simon
166. Slaughter & Associates
167. Michelle Smith
168. Rich and Frieda Smits
169. Cameron Spencer
170. Kelsee Stallinga
171. John Stewart
172. Jim Sweeney
173. Melissa Taylor
174. Gerald and Sharon Taylor
175. Linda Todd
176. Friends of The Lansing Journal
177. Virginia and John Ulaszek
178. Leo Valencia
179. Marilyn Van Duyn
180. James Van Milligen
181. Herman Vanderwoude
182. Gerrit Veenstra
183. Tim Vermeer
184. Margaret Von Behren
185. Sandy Vree
186. Norm and Char Vugteveen
187. Scott Wagner
188. Phyllis Warsen
189. Waters Edge Aquascaping
190. Beverly White
191. Ken and Bev White
192. Mystery Giver
193. Dave Wilford
194. Dana Wood
195. Robert Wood
196. Hazel Wright
197. Patricia Yos
198. Chris Zdanowski
199. Char Zralka

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