Myrna Chapman, of Cedar Springs, pictured with the Post and two of her great-granddaughters in Cozumel, Mexico.

For over 30 years Bruce and Myrna Chapman, of Cedar Springs, have been enjoying their yearly cruise.  This year they traveled to Tampa, Fl  with family members and friends where they boarded the “Rhapsody of the Seas” a Royal Caribbean Cruise ship, on March 4th for a week long cruise to the western Caribbean. They visited Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Mexico, the island of Belize, and Costa Maya, Mexico and took the Post along with them.

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April 9, 2017

Alixan Spaulding, of Cedar Springs, and Nathan Minnema, of Grand Rapids, would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Willow Rayne Minnema. Born on April 9, 2017 at Spectrum United Hospital in Greenville, she weighed 6 lbs. 12 oz. and was 20.5 inches long. Willow was welcomed into the world by her big brother Mac and sister Alanna Miller; her grandparents, Joe & Connie Warren of Comstock Park, Jerry & Michelle Edmonds of Dalhart Texas, and Gordon Chapman of Ionia.

The gang posed for a picture with The Post at the Hell Post Office on Grand Cayman.

One of The Post’s very own, Belinda Sanderson,  recently got to take a vacation, and of all places, she went to Hell. Hell, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands that is. “You could say we went to Hell and back,” said Belinda. Mike and Belinda Sanderson and their daughter, Autumn, of Cedar Springs and 17 of their family members went on a 7 day cruise to the Western Caribbean aboard the Carnival Splendor. They boarded the ship on February 21 at Port of Miami, Florida and sailed to  Cozumel, Mexico; Belize City, Belize;  Mahogany Bay, Isla Roatan, Honduras; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; and returned to Port of Miami on February 28, 2016.

“We had two of our excursions canceled due to weather, so when we got to Grand Cayman (our last port) we took the island tour which included our visit to Hell,” Belinda explained.

Hell is a group of short, unique formations which is characterized by jagged, spongy pinnacles of black-covered limestone

Hell is a group of short, unique formations which is characterized by jagged, spongy pinnacles of black-covered limestone.  There are numerous versions of how Hell received its name, but they are generally variations on “a ministration exclaimed, ‘This is what Hell must look like.'”

Belinda poses as the devil in Hell with the POST newspaper.

It is also claimed that the name “Hell” is derived from the fact that if a pebble is thrown out into the formation, it echoes among the limestone peaks and valleys and sounds as if the pebble is falling all the way down to “Hell.”

Among the travelers were Bruce & Myrna (Myrna is not pictured) Chapman and their granddaugher Demetria Boring, of Sand Lake; Troy & Jenni Vermeulen and their children, Alliyah, Connor, Gavin, and Max, of Greenville; Rich Chapman, formerly of Cedar Springs, and his girlfriend Audrey; Scott & Tiffany Councell (formerly of Cedar Springs/Sand Lake) and their daughters, Brooklyn and Vanessa; and Scott’s parent’s Steve & Sandy Councell of Edwardsburg, MI (not pictured).

Are you going on vacation? Take the Post with you and snap some photos. Then send them to us with some info to news@cedarspringspost.com or mail them to Post travels, PO Box 370, Cedar Springs, MI 49319. We will be looking for yours!

Mike and Belinda Sanderson, of Cedar Springs, Bruce and Myrna Chapman, of Sand Lake, and Beverly Chapman and her daughter Demetria, of Sand Lake, outside of the Titanic Museum, Branson, Missouri.

Belinda, Mike, and Autumn Sanderson, of Cedar Springs, at the entrance to Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri.

The Chapmans, of Sand Lake, and the Sandersons, of Cedar Springs, travelled to Branson, Missouri to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles (Leviticus 23:33-43) September 27th through October 6th. For eight days we dwelled in our temporary booths (a rustic cabin in the woods) and attended church services each day. Branson was a beautiful place in the Ozark Mountains and had lots to do, so when we weren’t busy with church activities we got to enjoy some of the local attractions. A group of us went to Silver Dollar City, an amusement park, some of us visited the Titanic Museum, and others enjoyed an aquarium. A few were lucky enough to go to the light and sound theatre to see “Jonah.” There was so much to see and do, eight days wasn’t enough.

Are you going on vacation? Take the Post with you and snap some photos. Then send them to us with some info to news@cedarspringspost.com or mail them to Post travels, PO Box 370, Cedar Springs, MI 49319. We will be looking for yours!

Bruce & Myrna Chapman

September 3, 1960 to 2015

Love is patient and kind,

love is not jealous or boastful,

it is not arrogant or rude.

Love does not insist on its own way,

it is not irritable or resentful,

it does not rejoice at wrong,

but rejoices in the right.

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

October 24, 1966 to April 10, 1986

We hold him in our hearts instead of our arms, it has been 25 long years since Dean has left us. But with his wonderful son, loving family, great friends and a truly understanding/loving husband and daughters; some how we all made it through. God Bless you, I love you all!

Vicki Wysocki

We all miss and think of him so very often! He was a very special son, brother, husband, father, uncle and friend.

The Chapman Family

Beverly Chapman

March 19, 1961
Like wine, you only get better with age!

A celebration in Beverly’s honor will be held at Belinda & Mike Sanderson’s home this Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 8pm. Come celebrate with us! For details call Belinda at 616-263-9103