The NCCS Crossroads is a publication designed to provide Newaygo County residents the who, what, when, where and how of agency programs and services occuring within a specific quarter. The July/August/September 2010 issue of the Crossroads is now available by clicking here.

There is still time to register your team for Mud Bowl Mania 2010, but the final deadline is fast approaching. All Mud Bowl Mania team entries must be received (e-mailed or postmarked) by Friday, July 9, and the cost is $150 per team.

One of the goals of the NCCS PACE program is to expose students to career and college-based opportunities. To that end, they are offering a Community Career Fair for Hart and Walkerville high school students to connect with business representatives and expand their knowledge of career opportunities.

With funding for school arts programs continuing to decline, the NCCS Project FOCUS program has increasingly tried to bridge the gap between what is not available and what is possible. On May 7, FOCUS Administration and Site Coordinators teamed up with staff from the Newaygo County Council for the Arts (NCCA) to learn about some great new art projects for the Project FOCUS students in the elementary schools in Baldwin, Hesperia, White Cloud, Hart, and Walkerville.

Ever wanted to learn how to fence, windsurf, or cook pizza over a campfire? For over 80 years, NCCS Camp Newaygo has been offering girls a unique, rustic, summer camp experience that you would normally have to drive hours to get to. Camp’s 101 acres of facilities rests along Pickerel Lake which is snuggled in the Manistee National Forest, near the town of Newaygo - in other words… right in your own back yard!

On May 3^rd, a group of 79 students and 9 teachers from 6 Newaygo County schools took a field trip to Fredrick Meijer Gardens and Kendall College of Art and Design. The field trip was part of the NCCS A.R.T.S. programs, designed to supplement Newaygo County schools’ visual arts curriculum.  

One of the goals of the NCCS PACE program is to expose students to career and college-based opportunities. To that end, they are offering a Community Career Fairs for high school students to connect with business and education representatives and expand their knowledge of career opportunities.

The April issue of the Family Circle magazine features a great story about the NCCS Project FOCUS "Backpacks for Healthy Snacks" program.  If you don't get that magazine - there is a pdf of it located right here!  (The part about Backpacks for Healthy Snacks starts on page 3).

It’s that time of year again – time for The Most Fun Day Ever! A super fun, FREE day for everyone, ages 1 -101, is planned for Saturday, May 15 at NCCS Camp Newaygo from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. The event is designed to showcase all the various NCCS Youth Programs; Project FOCUS, PACE, Kid’s Club, NCCS Camp Newaygo, and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

What does it mean when Bogies and Birdies combine with Steaks and Burgers? This time of year, it can only mean one thing – it’s time for the 2^nd Annual NCCS Steak & Burger Golf Scramble at the Village Green Golf Course! The event will take place on Saturday, June 5 with a 9:00 AM “shotgun start”.