Varicose veins. For other uses, see Varices. Varicose veins are veins that have become enlarged and twisted. The term commonly refers to the veins on the leg, although varicose veins can occur elsewhere. Veins have pairs of leaflet valves to prevent blood from flowing backwards (retrograde flow or venous reflux).
Sand Lake, Michigan. Sand Lake is a general law village in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 500 at the 2010 census.
The Nugent Sand Co. will end active mining of sand at its Norton Shores operation at 2925 Lincoln St. and move all of its mining activities to inland sand in Dalton Township, company President Bob Chandonnet said. It is the only remaining sand mining operation along Lake Michigan in Muskegon County.