10:18 AM Nov 18, 2011
Opinion

WHAT'S UP: Telescope buying tips

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10:12 AM Nov 18, 2011

Ferrysburg man behind ‘Phantom’ set building

Staircases move up and down. A man hangs from the rafters. A glass chandelier glides across the auditorium. "The special effects in this play top everything we've ever done at Grand Haven High School,' said set designer Steve Wozniak, as he took a break at his Ferrysburg home recently before the final rehearsals for "Phantom of the Opera.'
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10:11 AM Nov 18, 2011
Police/Fire

Appeals court to revisit Mich. death penalty case

An appeals court on Thursday threw out a decision that had overturned a rare federal death sentence in West Michigan, agreeing to take a new look at the punishment in the death of a woman in a national forest.
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9:40 AM Nov 18, 2011
Video

Soup served for a good cause

Roger Jonas tried out a new way to eat the variety of soups served at the Soup for All benefit luncheon, held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Thursday. Sampling seven of the nine soups on the menu in one bowl, the Ferrysburg man called his dish a "kamikaze soup.'
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8:46 AM Nov 18, 2011

Swartout honored as Historian of the Year

A longtime head of the Tri-Cities Historical Museum was recently honored for his years of promoting history in the community. Dennis Swartout, who recently retired as the museum's executive director, was named Historian of the Year by the museum's Board of Directors during its annual Heritage Dinner on Nov. 3.
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8:45 AM Nov 18, 2011

‘Bring Your Own Blowdryer’ benefit tonight

Donaylle Nicole Hair Studio is hosting a "Bring Your Own Blowdryer' benefit from 6-8 tonight. The event raises funds for the Center for Women in Transition.
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7:13 AM Nov 18, 2011

Smucker recalls jars of chunky peanut butter

J.M. Smucker Co. is recalling thousands of 16-ounce jars of its Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter Chunky because of possible salmonella contamination.
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7:12 AM Nov 18, 2011

Today's forecast

Here comes those Santa Ana winds again!
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2:29 AM Nov 18, 2011

8th annual Soup for All

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8:00 PM Nov 17, 2011

2 venues for Hope student dance concerts

Hope College will present its annual fall student dance concerts in the next few weeks.
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6:00 PM Nov 17, 2011

Both area libraries to be closed T-Day

Loutit and Spring Lake district libraries will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24, to observe the Thanksgiving holiday.
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4:00 PM Nov 17, 2011

Wild Dog Rescue to hold adopt-a-thon in GH

Wild Dog Rescue is having an adopt-a-thon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Chow Hound store, 628 N. Beacon Blvd. in Grand Haven.
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3:00 PM Nov 17, 2011

SLT man writes prisoner’s 'Prayer Book’ foreword

The foreword for a new book on an Upper Peninsula woman's experiences with prison ministry was written by Spring Lake Township resident Doug Tjapkes.
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2:49 PM Nov 17, 2011

University of Iowa helping WMC stage its fall play

Western Michigan Christian High School's fall play for this year, an award-winning comedy which premiered at Jeff Daniel's Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea in 2004, has received an unlikely supporter - the University of Iowa.
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2:00 PM Nov 17, 2011

Total Trek Quest boys to run at GHHS Saturday

Boys participating in the Total Trek Quest program will run their final 5K event at Grand Haven High School on Saturday morning.
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1:00 PM Nov 17, 2011

County’s substance abuse program wins federal award

The Ottawa County Health Department's C.H.O.O.S.E. program has been awarded the Science and Service Award by a federal agency.
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11:30 AM Nov 17, 2011
Education

SL children walk to school as part of Safe Routes campaign

Balmy for November weather greeted Spring Lake school children, who participated in a Safe Routes to School event Tuesday morning. The walk was rescheduled from Oct. 25, when it was postponed due to rain.
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