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Pictures from the past juxtaposed with pictures from the present. The more things change...

Powder Puff game in 2022

Powder Puff game twenty years earlier in 2002


Previous Yesterday&Today Posts: September 26, 2019

The second state championship for the Girls Swim team came in 1979. Since then, East has accumulated 21 more! Forty years after that second championship, Butch Briggs is still the team's head coach. 

Celebrating their State Championship victory (above) 1979 Girls Swim team and (below) 2019 Girls Swim team.


The 1929 version of the East Grand Rapids High School Football Team

And 90 years later, the 2019 version of the East Grand Rapids High School Football Team (photo by Jeanine Samuelson)


Halloween at Breton Downs Elementary 2008

Halloween at Breton Downs Elementary 2019


Time for a snack 1973 (the canned Beef Chop Suey might hit the spot)

Time for a snack 2019 (hummus and pretzel chips or a fresh salad might hit the spot)


The victorious senior Powderpuff football team, class of 2004

The victorious senior Powderpuff football team, class of 2020

  • Ray and Kristin Abraham
    Ray and Kristin Abraham
  • The Adamy Family
  • Sue and Marty Allen
  • The Bissell/Kruer Family
    The Bissell/Kruer Family
  • Dennis and Jennifer Bruce
    Dennis and Jennifer Bruce
  • Jason and Elizabeth Christopherson
  • Pat Connor
    Pat Connor
  • Nancy Cook
  • Damian and Sara deGoa
    Damian and Sara deGoa
  • Rick and Carol Godfrey
  • John and Deanna Green
  • The Iakiri Family
    The Iakiri Family
  • KV and Jena Lacks
  • Steve and Jenny McMahon
  • Dave Mehney
    Dave Mehney
  • Matthew Richenthal
    Matthew Richenthal
  • Elaine Rongey
  • SILVA
    SILVA
  • Beth Wells Skaggs
    Beth Wells Skaggs
  • Abby and Rich Sorota
  • Nick Thole and Amy Turner-Thole
    Nick Thole and Amy Turner-Thole
  • Charley and Janine Thompson
    Charley and Janine Thompson
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