Grand Haven Tribune

3:00 PM Oct 10, 2011

Percussion group to perform Oct. 15 in Allendale

Ann Arbor-based ensemble Juice will perform at Allendale High School's Fine Arts Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. Juice combines percussion, invented instruments of all kinds, energy and humor in a one-of-a-kind show. The performance will include all-new material featuring a new tune played on 3-foot-tall barrels and a new percussion feature utilizing nearly the entire set simultaneously. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for students. They are available at Allendale High School and the True Value store in Allendale.

2:00 PM Oct 10, 2011

GHAPS superintendent to hold open office hours

Grand Haven Area Public Schools Superintendent Keith Konarska will hold open office hours from 5-7 p.m. Thursday. It will take place at the GHAPS Education Service Center, 1415 Beechtree St.

1:00 PM Oct 10, 2011

Police: 4 dead, including baby, in crash near Niles

Police said three adults and an infant from Indiana were killed in a fiery head-on crash in southwestern Michigan on Sunday afternoon. Michigan State Police said the crash happened near Niles. Police said a pickup truck was eastbound on U.S. 12 when it left the road, went back onto the roadway and crossed the center line. The truck collided with a westbound car with four inside it. Both vehicles rolled and were engulfed in flames, and the pickup driver was able to get out.

12:00 PM Oct 10, 2011

Firefighters converge on SLT for training with safety jacks

It looked almost like the leftovers of a demolition derby on Saturday at a field adjacent to the Spring Lake Township Fire Station on 148th Avenue, just south of M-104. But once firefighters converged on the scene, it became more obvious that the mangled vehicles were part of a set of scenarios designed to give the emergency personnel a chance to train with some specialized equipment.

11:21 AM Oct 10, 2011

STRANGE GH: Creepiest Halloween interment

11:18 AM Oct 10, 2011

Michigan votes

11:16 AM Oct 10, 2011

Hope exhibit to feature paintings of campus

Even after more than 40 years on the Hope College art faculty, Bruce McCombs finds new ways to see the campus - not only the latest additions, but familiar landmarks as well. McCombs' perspective will be shared in "Hope College Architecture: An Exhibition of Watercolors,' which will open in the gallery of the college's De Pree Art Center on Friday, Oct. 14.

10:54 AM Oct 10, 2011

Pedestrian hit by vehicle, dies

A 24-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver in southwestern Michigan, officials said. The Berrien County Sheriff's Department said in a statement that Eric Boyd of Watervliet died after being hit Sunday night in Watervliet Township. Investigators said Boyd appeared to be walking on a dark roadway wearing dark clothes and listening to music. No other injuries were reported. A 23-year-old Watervliet man who was driving the vehicle was arrested and taken to the Berrien County Jail.

10:51 AM Oct 10, 2011

Lane closures today, Tuesday in Crockery Twp.

Lane closures for tree work will be in place until 4 p.m. today and between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday on eastbound M-104, between 120th and 130th avenues, in Crockery Township.

10:43 AM Oct 10, 2011

Goorman inducted into BCAM Hall of Fame

Veteran basketball coach Jim Goorman, who won his 500th game as the boys varsity coach at Western Michigan Christian during last season, was recently inducted into the Basketball Coaches of Michigan Hall of Fame during a banquet in Lansing. Goorman, who has been the Warriors' varsity coach 32 years and worked at the school for 43 years, won his 400th game on Jan. 6, 2007. His overall record is 504-282.

10:42 AM Oct 10, 2011

BLP collects old, working appliances for rebates

Robert and Lisa Frey of Ferrysburg dropped off two heavy dehumidifiers at the Ottawa County parking lot in Grand Haven on Saturday morning. "They both work and they both use a lot of electricity,' Lisa said. The Freys brought the units to a four-hour recycling event hosted by the Grand Haven Board of Light & Power and the Padnos Iron & Metal Co. For each appliance, the Freys will receive a $15 rebate in the mail from the municipal utility, BLP Controller Kristin Kratt said, as part of the BLP's Energy Smart program.

10:40 AM Oct 10, 2011

Bucs run well at Portage Invite

After a disappointing loss to O-K Red Conference rival Rockford last week, Bucs' coach John Tarr said his team was angry and determined to make amends for the loss. The Bucs rebounded with a solid ninth-place showing at Saturday's Portage Invitational - a showcase of many of the best cross country teams in the state. Hartland won the Division 1 race with 97 points. Rockford was sixth with 176, while the Bucs totaled 238.

10:38 AM Oct 10, 2011

Volleyball roundup: SL upset at home quad

Spring Lake's varsity volleyball team suffered a disappointing loss in the semifinals of the Lakers' home invitational to Lakes Eight Conference foe Grant on Saturday. The Lakers fell to the Tigers in two games, 25-20, 25-19. "We played consistently through the day until the semifinals,' said Lakers' coach Sarah Bulthuis. "In this match, we had too many hitting errors and our passingwas not consistent enough.'

10:36 AM Oct 10, 2011

GH swim 2-1 at home quad

Grand Haven swimming coach Doug Thorne continues to be encouraged by his team's improvement, including the Bucs showing at a home quad meet on Saturday at the Grand Haven Aquatic Center. The Bucs defeated the co-op squad from Traverse City Central, 184-130, then was defeated by Holland Christian by the slimmest of margins, 158-157.

10:26 AM Oct 10, 2011

ALCS Game 2 delayed; Ordonez done for the year

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The Detroit Tigers are wet and wounded. After Game 2 of the AL championship series in Texas was postponed Sunday because of more rain in the forecast, manager Jim Leyland said the Tigers have lost their second starting outfielder for the series.

8:30 AM Oct 10, 2011

Man suspected in father’s death shoots self, dies

Police said an Allegan County man suspected of gunning down his 73-year-old father has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Allegan County Sheriff's Department said Roger Polmanteer, 50, shot himself in the face with a rifle as deputies pursued him Friday. The Holland Sentinel reported he died Saturday afternoon. The Sheriff's Department said a relative found the body of Lloyd Polmanteer on Thursday in the Watson Township home he and his son shared.

7:09 AM Oct 10, 2011

Old-fashioned festival to be held at former schoolhouse

Workhorse-drawn wagon rides will be part of the old-fashioned fun at the first-ever Pigeon Creek Schoolhouse Fall Festival next week. The Pigeon Creek Schoolhouse Preservation Society is holding the festival from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at the former schoolhouse. It is located about a mile east of Lakeshore Drive on the southeast corner of 168th Avenue and Pierce Street in Grand Haven Township. The festival will be held rain or shine, according to Diane Edward Cole, president of the preservation society. "Hopefully it will be shining,' she said.