On a night that it paid tribute to former defensive coach Larry Rueger, Fruitport's defense would have made its old coach proud with a pivotal fourth-quarter stand, which paved the way for a 30-10 Lakes Eight Conference win over visiting Newaygo.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.