Spring Lake scored a 6-2 win over Comstock Park on Friday in boys tennis action. The Lakers were without several key team members, which bumped senior Nic Parnell, typically a fixture at No. 1 doubles, up to No. 1 singles. Parnell responded with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 win over Max Bent. The Lakers' Gabriel Guzmam won 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2 singles, while Sean Dusterwinkle won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4.

The next time you hear someone say they don't think their vote matters, ask the voters in Hesperia about it. Incumbent Hesperia Board of Trustee member Scott Kroepell and challenger Jake Hornbrook each received 78 votes in Tuesday's village election. Election law required the race to be determined by a drawing. Hornbrook drew the paper marked "elected,' which means Kroepell will lose his seat. The two men are also second cousins, and the race was just one vote away from ending in a three-way tie.

Area G.E.M.S. girls clubs will be kicking off new seasons on Monday. G.E.M.S. (Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior) clubs are relationship building clubs where girls make new friends and become part of a caring, small group. Members participate in craft activities, singing and creative movement, small group Bible lessons, active games, leisure activities and life skills, group service projects, and special events. The annual theme for all 800 G.E.M.S. clubs around the world this year is "Get Wisdom: Go for the Gold!'

Ed Grafton, a Spring Lake attorney and author, will discuss his book, "Undertow: A Crime's Story,' at the Tri-Cities Historical Museum's Brown Bag Luncheon series on Monday, Sept. 26. It will be held at the library, 200 Washington Ave. in downtown Grand Haven, at 11:30 a.m. Grafton, using the pen name Henry Granger, wrote about a 1933 bank robbery in Grand Haven, creating fictitious characters to help convey the story to the readers. Grafton will have copies of his book on hand to sell and sign. Participants are invited to bring their lunch.

The Coopersville & Marne Railway's Famous Pumpkin Train is celebrating its 22nd year. The 250-seat vintage passenger train is decorated for the fall harvest. It will run every Saturday and Sunday from Sept. 24 through Oct. 30. This is a family-friendly, non-scary fall event. Farms and fields, in their colorful splendor, pass by as The Great Pumpkin, Scarecrow and Little Crow entertain the passengers. Songs and jokes abound over the clickity-clack of the rails during the 90-minute round-trip. All cars are heated and each has a restroom onboard.

Grand Haven Area Public Schools and Spring Lake Public Schools may be rivals in the sports arena, but the two districts teamed up in a friendlier competition on Thursday during the annual United Way Day of Caring. Michelle Thyfault, assistant director of development and communication of the Greater Ottawa County United Way, dreamed up a school swap for the annual volunteering event after a national United Way conference in May. She talked with both school district superintendents, who were thrilled with the idea.