GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — Because the White Home and lawmakers in Washington D.C. proceed to argue over funding of the federal authorities, penalties are looming for Michigan army households who’re on monitor to overlook their first paycheck Wednesday.
President Donald Trump posted on social media over the weekend that he’s directing the Division of Protection to make use of “any and all available funding” to pay energetic army members. The Pentagon responded, saying it recognized greater than $8 billion in unused analysis and improvement funding that it may use to make that occur.
Authorized and sensible process questions stay as payday approaches on Oct. 15. Moreover regarding for 73 native Coast Guard households in Grand Haven — their department is operated by the Division of Homeland Safety, not the Division of Protection, in order that funding resolution, if doable, may depart them out. That actuality is triggering emergency motion from their Coast Guard Metropolis, USA neighborhood.
“It’s not a political thing, it’s a human thing. I can’t think about it that way at all. I know these guys. They come in,” Garry Boyd of The Unicorn Tavern mentioned. “Here on the east side, all up Pennoyer (Avenue) is Coast Guard housing. This neighborhood is built around supporting them. It’s about making sure they have gas in their car to drive their kids to school. It’s about making sure they have food on their table.”
Boyd’s staff on the Unicorn Tavern will donate 5% of its complete gross sales Wednesday and Thursday this week, along with proceeds from a non-perishable meals drive and a GoFundMe web page. Gary and Kristal Boyd had the thought over the weekend, and mentioned getting their enterprise neighbors on board was a breeze. Kenzie’s Be Cafe, Burzurk Brewing Firm and Off the Chain Brewstillery will do the identical.
That effort on the east facet of US-31 is much from the one assist the Coastie households will profit from. The Coast Guard Competition group itself is operating a donation drive, accepting financial and non-perishable donations from 10 a.m. to three p.m. daily this week at their workplace at 113 N 2nd St, Grand Haven. Checks must be made out to “CPOA Grand Haven.”
“Having a station here in Grand Haven is super special and they help us every single day,” Annie Lengkeek, advertising and marketing director for the pageant, advised Information 8. “If this is something we can do, It’s really a small token for what they do every single day.”
Donations collected to assist the U.S. Coast Guard in Grand Haven. (Oct. 13, 2025)
The pageant can also be fielding proceeds from Grand Armory Brewing, which is donating $10 for each case of its Coastie IPA that sells.
All these initiatives can be funneled by the Chief Petty Officer Affiliation Grand Haven Chapter.
