A man is recovering after he was hit by a passing car in Norton Shores on Thursday. The incident happened around 6:45 p.m. on East Broadway Avenue, near the intersection with Worden Street, according to a witness. The owner Ozzie's Party Store said a customer was leaving his business and was taking his purchases out to his car, which was parked on East Broadway. The customer was walking to the driver's side of his vehicle when he stepped into the path of another car.

Authorities said a man who brandished a board and later a handgun during an argument involving a group of people on a Kalamazoo street was beaten with the board. Police said they found the 36-year-old man with head wounds on Thursday night. He was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. Witnesses told police the man had the board when he approached a group of people and got into an argument with them. After the board was taken from him he pulled out a gun, and one person from the group beat him over the head with it until he fell to the ground.

Those looking to find a hot buy may have their opportunity on Saturday in downtown Grand Haven. The second of three events in the annual Community Flea Market sponsored by the Tri-Cities Historical Museum will be taking place in the courthouse parking lot, 414 Washington Ave., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature a variety of registered sellers with a mix of items.

The fifth annual Brainy Day 5K Trail Run is set for Saturday. The race is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. and will lead participants through the wooded areas and fields at 12718 Cleveland St. in Nunica. Awards for the top three finishers in each age group will be awarded and door prizes will be raffled after the run.

Spring Lake District Library will host Jenny's Jamboree during preschool storytime at 10:30 a.m. Thursday and Friday, July 21-22. Children and caregivers will join Jenny for an interactive music experience intended to grow the love of music through the child's natural enthusiasm. Jenny's Jamboree utilizes "Music Together,' which is an early literacy music program designed for interaction between child and caregiver that is developmentally appropriate. No previous musical experience is necessary.

The park's grass may have absorbed some of the sounds, but the crowd for Wednesday's Sounds of Summer concert enjoyed it nonetheless. "It's a lot of stuff to do for kids and it's a lot of fun,' said Jen Weathers of Grand Haven, who brought her daughters: Alexa, 7, and Annah, 6. For a while, the girls were entertained by Camden Peña, a 16-month-old Grand Haven boy who broke away from the watch of his aunt to dance and play a kazoo on the grass.