11:11 AM Sep 2, 2011
Sports

Prep volleyball: Bucs top Lakers, but can't run table at home quad

Grand Haven continued a recent trend on the volleyball court, going 2-1 at a home quad meet. The Buccaneers scored wins over Unity Christian (25-23, 25-14) and Spring Lake (25-19, 25-19) before losing to Forest Hills Northern (15-25, 25-19, 18-16). "We came out strong against Unity and controlled the tempo of that game,' coach Katy Walters said. "Then in Game 1 against Northern we did the same thing. Game 2 and 3, we relaxed too much, made too many errors, and when we finally decided to start playing we were already in a hole.
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11:09 AM Sep 2, 2011
Sports

Hulings switching to WMC for girls soccer

Veteran soccer coach David Hulings will soon be coaching both the boys and girls soccer teams at Western Michigan Christian High. He resigned earlier this week as the girls varsity soccer coach at Fruitport High School after 19 seasons. Hulings is in his seventh season coaching the WMC boys where his teams have won state championships in 2007 and 2010. He is the only girls coach Fruitport has had and he posted a 213-118-25 record with the Trojans. Hulings plans to expand his ministry at WMC.
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11:07 AM Sep 2, 2011

Henni Campbell cherishes 25 years with GH school district

Henni Campbell's four bosses at Grand Haven Area Public Schools shared a common trait. They were all visionaries, she said. Campbell, 65, who has been an administrative assistant to the superintendent for the past 25 years, officially retired on Wednesday. During her tenure with the Grand Haven school district, Campbell has worked with superintendents Joseph Zapytowski, William Dean, Rick Kent and Keith Konarska. Campbell said she enjoyed her time with each one of them.
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11:04 AM Sep 2, 2011
Sports

Prep roundup: SL, Fruitport golf 1-2 at 2nd league meet

Spring Lake placed first and Fruitport second in the Lakes Eight portion of Thursday's Fremont Invitational, which served as both an open invite and a league jamboree. Reeths-Puffer was the overall champion. The Lakers took second at 185, and Fruitport shot a 196. Elinor Adams paced the Lakers with a 90, followed by Chezney Peel with a 96, Tori Kihnke with a 98, and Karissa Raschke with a 102. Carly Hoekenga shot a 101 to lead the Trojans. Jenna Visniski shot a 105, Abbie McNitt a 106, and Kaylee McWilliams a 112.
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11:00 AM Sep 2, 2011

City invited to submit full facade grant application

Progress is being made in an attempt to obtain grant funding that would improve the look of several buildings along Washington Avenue in Grand Haven. City Planner Kristin Keery said the Michigan Strategic Fund board last week invited the city of Grand Haven to submit a full application for facade grant funding from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. She said it is a "positive sign' that the city has been invited to participate this far in the program.
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10:56 AM Sep 2, 2011

Muskegon man charged with assault and stalking of SLT woman

A Muskegon man is facing charges including stalking and assault for breaking into a woman's home in Spring Lake Township. William Henry Nelson, 22, appeared in court on Thursday. Detectives said he broke into the victim's home early on Aug. 12. The woman injured herself while trying to get out of her house, but was able to get to a neighbor's home safely.
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10:55 AM Sep 2, 2011
Police/Fire

Muskegon man arrested for Aug. 12 SLT home invasion

A Muskegon man is facing charges including stalking and assault for breaking into a woman's home in Spring Lake Township. William Henry Nelson, 22, was arraigned by video in 58th District Court in Grand Haven on Thursday on charges of first-degree home invasion, assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct, aggravated stalking and larceny in a building.
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10:48 AM Sep 2, 2011
Opinion

WHAT'S UP: Mars500 team returning to Earth

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10:31 AM Sep 2, 2011
Police/Fire

Accountant pleads guilty to foundation theft

A woman who was an accountant at Munson Healthcare in northern Michigan has pleaded guilty to embezzling $1.1 million from a hospital foundation. The government said Susan Morrison spent the money for her personal enjoyment and transferred it to the bank account of her former business, the Great Lakes Bear Factory. She pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court and will be sentenced on Dec. 8. Morrison worked at Munson for about 11 years. Her duties included paying payroll taxes and making deposits into employee retirement plans.
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10:30 AM Sep 2, 2011

Guided Lake Forest Cemetery walk set for Sept. 9

Although a headstone tells the birth and the death of an individual buried in the cemetery, there is more. Jane Ladley will be the tour guide at Lake Forest Cemetery in Grand Haven at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9. Ladley fills in where the headstone leaves off, sharing the stories of Grand Haven residents who were the backbone of the community.
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10:29 AM Sep 2, 2011

‘Icons of GH’ to be presented twice at museum

Hyland Gardens, The Barn, Fourth Ward School - these are just a few of many sights that remain in our memories and will be revisited by Dr. Wallace Ewing at the Tri-Cities Historical Museum in two free programs. The "Icons of Grand Haven' will be presented at the museum's Brown Bag Luncheon series on Monday, Sept. 12, beginning at 11:30 a.m.; and again at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22. Both will take place at the museum, 200 Washington Ave. Bring a sack lunch for the lunch program. For more information, call the museum at 842-0700.
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10:27 AM Sep 2, 2011

4 exhibits to open at Muskegon Heritage Museum

Former employees of Sappi Ltd. (formerly Central Paper Co. and S.D. Warren), Lift Tech International (formerly Shaw Electric Crane Co., Manning, Maxwell and Moore, Shaw-Box Crane and Hoist, and Dresser Industries Inc.), Shaw Walker Office Furniture Co. and Morton Manufacturing Co. and their families are invited to visit the Muskegon Heritage Museum and share their memories during a celebration of the museum's four new exhibits featuring those companies.
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10:26 AM Sep 2, 2011

Wine-and-design event in Holland to benefit Center for Women in Transition

The ninth annual Le Style de Vie, a wine-and-design event, will be held Saturday, Sept. 10 on Eighth Street in downtown Holland. The Center for Women in Transition will be the beneficiary of this event. Tickets are $50 and may be purchased at www.aplaceforwomen.org/events, Butch's Globe or Studio K in Holland.
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10:17 AM Sep 2, 2011

Charter boat crew fishes sailor out of rough Lake Mich.

Dana Bonney has been running a charter fishing service out of Grand Haven since 1984 and has been a captain since 1987, but he's never had to handle a situation like he did last week. "This is the first time I've ever had to pull somebody out of the water,' he said. Bonney, his brother Rob and their customers were heading back into the Grand Haven channel on their charter fishing boat, the Danel, late Saturday afternoon. They were coming in earlier than usual because some rough weather hit before it was expected.
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9:26 AM Sep 2, 2011
Police/Fire

Former MSU, NBA player to be sentenced today

Former NBA player and Michigan State University star Jay Vincent is asking a judge to keep him out of prison so he can repay victims of a fraud scheme. The 52-year-old Vincent was scheduled to be sentenced today in federal court in Grand Rapids. He pleaded guilty to fraud and tax charges. The government said Vincent and an associate defrauded 20,000 people out of more than $1 million by charging them to become certified home inspectors.
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7:33 AM Sep 2, 2011

Dulcimer jam held at Christian Reformed Conference Grounds

Musicians from all over West Michigan gathered for a dulcimer jam Tuesday night at the Christian Reformed Conference Grounds. This was the eighth year for the event, said Muskegon resident Ruthann Sterenberg - who attended the event with her husband, Edward, who is the dulcimer player in their family. "It's really been growing,' Sterenberg said. Some of the same players were planning to attend a hymn sing at the same location on Wednesday night. They were going to play old-fashioned gospel songs, Sterenberg said.
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7:12 AM Sep 2, 2011

Today's forecast

Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind at 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. North-northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. North-northwest wind between 7 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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