Grand Haven Tribune

2:00 PM Oct 7, 2011

Marching band invitational Saturday at GHHS

Grand Haven High School will host a marching band invitational starting at 6 p.m. Saturday at the school's Buccaneer Stadium. The event is open to the public. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students and senior citizens, and free for children under age 5. Athletic passes do not apply for this event. Fremont will start off the performances of Class C bands at 6:15 p.m. They will be followed by Montague at 6:30 p.m., Shelby at 6:45 p.m. and Whitehall at 7 p.m.

1:00 PM Oct 7, 2011

VanderFest to support Holland AMBUCS chapter

Local liquid will be on tap Saturday at the second annual VanderFest Pints of Fall, a celebration of Michigan breweries and hard cider makers. The event - with food, live music and hand-crafted drinks - will run from 4-10 p.m. at Vander Mill, east of Spring Lake at 14921 Cleveland St. All proceeds will benefit the Holland AMBUCS chapter.

12:49 PM Oct 7, 2011

Tennis regionals: SL is state finals bound again

Spring Lake's varsity boys tennis team is heading to the state meet for the ninth consecutive season after placing second at Thursday's Division 3 regional meet, hosted by the Lakers. Petoskey won the regional title with 30 points, taking first place in six of the eight flights. Spring Lake and Cadillac tied for second with 21 points, also earning state finals berths. Comstock Par was third in the nine-team event with 10 points. Fruitport was seventh with two points.

12:00 PM Oct 7, 2011

City crews sent to clean up driftwood debris on south pier

High wind and waves last week caused debris to wash up on the Grand Haven south pier, leaving wooden obstacles between the lighthouse and foghouse structures. "No, it's not an ArtPrize entry,' Grand Haven City Manager Pat McGinnis said. "Yes, it is driftwood.' According to McGinnis, the wood debris likely washed up on the south pier last week during high wind, waves and storms that occurred over Lake Michigan.

11:30 AM Oct 7, 2011

Fire at home under construction in Robinson Twp.

Firefighters extinguished a fire this morning at a home under construction in the Albee's Cove subdivision, near 144th Avenue and Mercury Drive in Robinson Township. Robinson Township Fire Chief Paul VanVelzen said it appears the cause of the fire at 14258 Mackinaw Trail was due to an electrical problem with air conditioner power supply lines. "It was kind of a strange thing,' he said.

11:20 AM Oct 7, 2011

Fire burns at Grandville metal recycling facility

A blaze that broke out at a Grand Rapids-area metal recycling facility early today has been extinguished by firefighters. WZZM-TV reported no one was injured in the fire at Louis Padnos Iron & Metal in Grandville. It took about an hour for crews to get the blaze under control. The cause wasn't immediately known.

10:55 AM Oct 7, 2011

Tigers advance to ALCS

Don Kelly and Delmon Young hit first-inning home runs, Doug Fister and the Detroit bullpen held on and the Tigers edged the New York Yankees 3-2 Thursday night to win the deciding Game 5 of the AL playoff series. The Tigers escaped jams all game and advanced to the AL championship series against Texas. Jose Valverde shut down the Yankees in the ninth as the Tigers eliminated New York in the division series for the second time in six seasons.

10:49 AM Oct 7, 2011

Relay for Life event raises $57K in fight against cancer

Jackie VandenBerg has a personal stake in the annual American Cancer Society's Relay for Life event. Not only is she the chairwoman for the Grand Haven/Spring Lake event, her mother and mother-in-law are cancer survivors. "I have had a lot of personal pain,' VandenBerg said. This year's relay event was held this past Saturday and Sunday at the White Pines Middle School track. There were 82 cancer survivors who participated in the relay, raising more than $57,000 - $15,000 more than what was raised a year ago.

10:48 AM Oct 7, 2011

Prep golf: Adams' 91 leads Lakers to state finals berth

The Lakers' girls golf team advanced to the Division 3 state finals thanks to a second-place showing at Thursday's regional meet, held at Katke Golf Course in Big Rapids. Forest Hills Eastern dominated the event with a first-place score of 336. The Lakers were next at 389, three shots better than third-place Petoskey. Big Rapids, Cedar Springs, Cheboygan, Comstock Park, Tri-County, Belding and Fruitport rounded out the field.

10:42 AM Oct 7, 2011

Soccer roundup: Bucs roll in O-K Red tourney opener

Grand Haven easily took care of Hudsonville in the opening round of the O-K Red Conference soccer tournament on Thursday, winning 3-0. The Buccaneers, the No. 2 seed, had little trouble with the seventh-seeded Eagles. Nate Rose, Willie Bennick and Jake Vanderlaan scored goals for the Bucs, while Willie Bennick and Chad Buitenhuis earning assists. Ethan Beswick recorded the shutout in goal, thanks in part to a strong showing by defenders Ryan Schoonover, Kevin LaCroix, Nick Kline, Andrew Wadaga and Matt Davis.

10:41 AM Oct 7, 2011

SL sets 4 pool records in victory at Manistee

Spring Lake diver Wilhelmina Francisco scored a pool record of 227.20 at Manistee HIgh School on Thursday, helping lead the Lakers' swimming and diving team to a key victory over one of their top competitors in the Coastal Conference, 103-83. Francisco's effort led a 1-2-3 sweep for the Lakers in diving, as Makayla Boyink placed second (164.75) and Paige Rubleski was third (162.25).

10:39 AM Oct 7, 2011

Volleyball roundup: Bucs topple Muskegon

Grand Haven's varsity volleyball team coasted to an easy win over Muskegon on Thursday, 25-12, 25-11, 25-9. The Buccaneers are now 3-2 in O-K Red play and 26-11 overall. "We've been working all week on staying focused from the first serve to the last, and I think we did that,' coach Katy Walters said. "We did a good job of controlling the tempo of the game and minimizing our errors.' Walters was pleased with the play of Krysteena Davis (seven kills, two blocks) and Taylor Craymer (nine kills, two aces).

10:38 AM Oct 7, 2011

WHAT'S UP: See the Double Cluster near Cassiopeia

10:30 AM Oct 7, 2011

‘Marion Bridge’ to be performed at Hope College

Hope College Theatre will present "Marion Bridge' by Daniel MacIvor on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14-15; and Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 19-22, in the DeWitt Center studio theater. Performances are at 8 p.m.

10:29 AM Oct 7, 2011

Pianist to present Hope College faculty recital

Adam Clark of the Hope College music faculty will present a piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in Dimnent Memorial Chapel. The public is invited and admission is free.

10:20 AM Oct 7, 2011

Repeat: Judge Post wins ArtWalk again

The votes are in and, for the second year in a row, Ottawa County Judge Ed Post is the overall winner of Grand Haven ArtWalk. Post won the 2011 contest for his photograph titled "Blueberries in the Snow.' "It's very gratifying and very surprising,' he said, "especially when I saw all the other work people created.' The winners of the second annual contest were announced Wednesday at ArtWalk headquarters.

9:44 AM Oct 7, 2011

Woman killed in 3-car crash in Tallmadge Township

A 38-year-old woman was killed Thursday night in a three-car crash on M-45 in Tallmadge Township. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Department said Michelle Newman of Allendale crossed the center line and side-swept another car, then hit a pick-up truck head on at about 8:45 p.m. Police said Newman was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck, Allysia Ashman of Richland, is listed in fair condition at an area hospital. The accident happened near 24th Avenue, about 5 miles east of Allendale. It closed the road for four hours.