The Muskegon Big Reds took top honors in the Class A division of the Grand Haven Marching Band Invitational Saturday, playing selections from the rock opera "Superstar.' The Fruitport Trojans kept the theme flying with "Angels' to take first place in Class B. As the host school, Grand Haven wrapped up the evening by performing an exhibition to music from the ‘70s and ‘80s rock band Styx, including "Mr. Roboto' and "Too Much Time on My Hands.' GHHS did not compete.

A brief getaway for two very young children Saturday evening ended safely. Moments after the two toddlers walked away from their home, they were discovered playing and unharmed in the railroad tracks near the intersection of Jackson and Fourth streets, confirmed Lt. Renee Freeman of the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety.

Kalamazoo voters will decide next month whether to write a relaxed attitude toward marijuana use into the western Michigan community's City Charter. The ballot proposal would direct police to make enforcement of laws against possession of small amounts of marijuana a low priority. Supporters gathered about 2,600 signatures to win a spot for the charter amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has come out against the proposal, as have several Kalamazoo City Commission candidates.

Marcia Howe, a Grand Haven resident and retired Muskegon school teacher, will portray Mother Goose at the Tri-Cities Historical Museum on Saturday, Oct. 22. Howe's portrayal may not be the same Mother Goose your mother remembers. Howe will offer an interesting look at Mother Goose as she reminds you of the many nursery rhymes we learned long ago. This 11 a.m. program, which takes place at the museum's Akeley location, 200 Washington Ave. in downtown Grand Haven, is for children of all ages. For more information, call 842-0700.

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.

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.