8:00 PM Oct 26, 2011

Free screening of ‘Klan in Mich.’ documentary

Spring Lake District Library will be hosting a free screening of the documentary "The Klan in Michigan' at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2.
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6:00 PM Oct 26, 2011

Registration for Girls on the Run in November

The after-school program for girls in grades 3-8 in Ottawa and Allegan counties is one of the 10 largest in the country.
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4:00 PM Oct 26, 2011

Historic preservation workshop to be held in GR

The State Historic Preservation Office and Michigan State Housing Development Authority will hold a workshop in Grand Rapids on Thursday, Nov. 17.
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3:00 PM Oct 26, 2011

Annual Hospice memorial service is Nov. 1

Hospice of North Ottawa Community's annual candlelight memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. It will take place at the Harbourfront Grand Hall, 41 Washington Ave. in downtown Grand Haven.
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2:47 PM Oct 26, 2011

Double-takes run in GH woman’s family

No one would fault Lois Rebar for double vision. The Grand Haven Township resident is the mother of twins, grandmother of twins and great-grandmother of twins.
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2:27 PM Oct 26, 2011

Write-in candidate deadline looms for Nov. 8 election

Time is running out for anyone who wants to file as a write-in candidate for local elections on Nov. 8. According to Grand Haven City Clerk Linda Niotis, though there is a space for a write-in vote, there are still rules in place on who's name counts in the vote tallies. "In order to be eligible to be a write-in, (candidates) have to turn in their paperwork by 4 p.m. this Friday,' Niotis said.
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2:00 PM Oct 26, 2011

Grand Haven siblings win fire truck ride

Gabe Vink and Ellie Vink were disappointed that they missed an opportunity to ride in a fire truck during the recent Grand Haven Department of Public Safety Fire Prevention Open House.
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1:00 PM Oct 26, 2011

State agency to host consumer utility forum

Greg White of the Michigan Public Service Commission is scheduled to host a consumer forum at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in Grand Haven.
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1:00 PM Oct 26, 2011
Sports

After weather delay, SL swim falls to FHC

Due to a pair of lightning strikes near the Spring Lake Aquatic Center, the Spring Lake swimming and diving team's meet against Forest Hills Central was delayed for 45 minutes before the starting pistol got the first event underway.
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12:30 PM Oct 26, 2011
Sports

GH girls cross country team wins 7th invitational of season

Grand Haven's reserve runners got a healthy warm-up before the Bucs' Division 1 regional meet in Allendale on Saturday, scoring a victory over five other teams at the Muskegon Invitational Pre-Regional Meet.
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12:30 PM Oct 26, 2011
Video

Students learn about career paths at Boomerang

For the fourth year in a row, the Chamber of Commerce Grand Haven-Spring Lake-Ferrysburg hosted a career exploration event called Boomerang in an effort to connect local business professionals with area high school students.
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11:54 AM Oct 26, 2011
Video
Sports

Lightning, Bucs strike at regionals

A minor leg injury kept Grand Haven's Nate Rose on the sidelines for Saturday's Division 1 district championship game victory over West Ottawa.
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11:30 AM Oct 26, 2011
Sports

Weather doesn't dampen WMC soccer at regionals

They had to wait two hours due to thunderstorms, but Western Michigan Christian put in two goals each half, and held Suttons Bay scoreless for a 4-0 win and a trip to Friday night's regional final at 7 p.m. at Holton High School.
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11:15 AM Oct 26, 2011
Police/Fire

Tattoo artist charged with assault of ex-girlfriend

A Muskegon tattoo artist is charged with assaulting a woman who skipped an appointment. Travis Garrett faces two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon.
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10:57 AM Oct 26, 2011
Police/Fire

Prosecutor: Officers justified in killing fleeing bank robbers

Ottawa County Prosecutor Ron Frantz said police officers were justified in their killing of bank robbery suspects Kristopher Cheyne and Derryl Lafave on Oct. 13.
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10:44 AM Oct 26, 2011
Police/Fire

Police: Death accidental of man who fell from boat

Police said the death of a 47-year-old man who fell from his docked boat in the northwestern Lower Peninsula was an accidental drowning.
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10:39 AM Oct 26, 2011
Sports

Lineman Ellis has helped Bucs exceed expectations

With only three returning starters on the defensive side of the ball for the Grand Haven Buccaneers varsity football team this season, the consensus among outsiders of the program in early August was that expectations should be downplayed and a rebuilding season could be in store. More than two months later, senior Norris Ellis and the rest of his teammates sat in the upper level of Kirby Grill in downtown Grand Haven, and what flashed on the television screen on Sunday was proof that they had far exceeded those early expectations.
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