One of the oldest women's match play golf events in the country returns to Spring Lake Country Club next week. The Spring Lake Invitational will hold its 90th tournament when this year's event kicks off with 18 holes of qualifying stroke play on Monday. Flighted match play will follow on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. According to event organizer Mary Kay Taylor, the SLIT has become so popular over the last several years that another flight was added for this year's event.

The Hurley pro surf team will be making its lone stop in the Midwest with a visit to Grand Haven on June 30, as part of the "Rip My Shred Stick Tour.' The event is held in conjunction with MACkite. The 17-stop tour, which started in Puerto Rico on Saturday, gives 16-and-under surfers a chance to hang out with the pro surfers from Hurley, test-drive their boards and compete in a no-pressure, fun surfing event.

Spring Lake District Library and Loutit District Library will be hosting traditional Native American dancers presented by the Nokomis Learning Center as part of the summer reading program, "One World, Many Stories.' Children will learn how traditional American Indians dressed, as well as the meaning of what they wore and the differences in dance between men and women. Children will also be invited throughout the show to participate and experience a variety of traditional dances.

After years in accounting and stock broking, Cyndi Casemier Johnson traded her dark suits, nylons and heels for a potter's wheel. "I went from corporate life to an artisan's life,' said Johnson, 50. "… My business friends were shocked.' Her business history and love of art combine in her new venture - C2C Gallery in downtown Grand Haven's Harbourfront Place, 41 Washington Ave., Suite 165.

The Spring Lake Public School Board voted tonight to privatize custodial services for the district effective July 1. In two unanimous votes, the board awarded a three-year contract to Reliant Professional Cleaning and to lay off the district's 12 custodians. The move will save the district $314,000 per year over its current arrangement. During the meeting's public comments, several people pleaded emotionally with board members to keep the custodians, as well as questioning the quality of work performed by private contractors.

For 30 years, Loutit District Library has had a special friend. The Friends of Loutit District Library, a group of volunteers that raises money for various library projects, has played a key role in helping out the library through the years. The Friends celebrated 30 years of service and support to Loutit District Library with a community open house on Wednesday at the Grand Haven library.