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The Shelley Irwin Show Podcast for 4-16-25

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The SS badger, Latino Health 5k, On the Day You Graduate, Best of the West Maple Syrup Contest, and the 2025 NPC Grand Rapids Bodybuilding Championship.

The SS Badger is the Lake Michigan Car ferry, a 410 foot ship that operates between Ludington, MI and Manitiwoc, WI. Sailing Season starts May 16th, with Thom Hawley joining in to discuss the start of the season, the 72nd year celebration and the 150th year of cross lake service.

The West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hosts a Latino Health 5K, with other exciting initiatives happening in 2025. Kaylee Moreno and Carola Carassa join in to discuss the importance of health and fitness, plus the role of the chamber in the community.

Muskegon Business Owner Carla Flanders now puts author on her resume, releasing the book On the Day You Graduate. Owner of CMF Marketing and Events, Flanders takes her readers on a journey from birth to graduation, showing the growth, confidence and strength learned along the way. Readers have a place to write words of wisdom and encouragement.

More talk about Maple Syrup made right here in Michigan. It's the Best of the West Maple Syrup contest come April 27th, a benefit for the Alpine Twp Historical Commission. We talk to Mary Alt about the competition, what makes for a good syrup, plus who enters the contest. There are many producers of syrup in West Michigan, with this an important event for friends and fundraising.

She's headed to the 2025 NPC Grand Rapids Bodybuilding Championship in May, local body builder April Snow, age 70, will be on the Granville High School Auditorium Stage in the new Fit Model Division. We discuss this competition of fitness, figure, physique and more with April, including a bit of her unique journey.

Transcripts are provided upon request.

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.
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