It was a day of change for U.S. Coast Guard Sector Field Office Grand Haven on Friday, as the community said good-bye to outgoing Cmdr. Robert Hemp. During his farewell to the community and personnel of the U.S. Coast Guard in Grand Haven, Hemp thanked the men and women serving here. "No officer successfully completes a command tour without a crew committed to success,' he said.

The Spring Lake Township Board will discuss updates to a 35-year-old fire protection agreement between the township and the Village of Spring Lake at 7 p.m. Monday at Township Hall, 106 S. Buchanan St. Representatives from both municipalities have been meeting for more than six months to research the history and validity of the original fire service contract, which dates back to 1976. Under the updated agreement, there will be no increase in the $15,000 annual rate the village has paid to the township for fire coverage for the last 35 years.

In an exercise room in the Mercy Health Partners Bladder Control Clinic, a group of mostly middle-age women did a series of exercises to help them gain control of what medical professionals say is a common problem. The women were gathered in a room of Hackley at the Lakes, 6401 Prairie St., for a session of Total Control, a class taught at the clinic aimed at strengthening muscles in the abdominal and pelvic region. The class also educates participants about good fluid intake habits and is aimed at women of all ages,instructors said.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 7 mph, becoming west-southwest. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind between 8 and 15 mph. Sunday Night: A 50-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South-southwest wind around 9 mph.

The Grand Haven Triathlon routinely draws a handful of some of the most accomplished triathletes from not only across the state of Michigan, but throughout the nation. As a competitor at the 2009 Half Ironman World Championship in Clearwater, Fla., last year's Ironman competition in Lake Placid, N.Y., and other major events, Grand Haven's Dr. Dirk Bakker falls into that elite category.