The victim of a drowning reported Friday at Muskegon's Kruse Park has been identified as Pedro Contreras-Martinez, 32, of Wyoming, Mich., according to Muskegon police. Emergency personnel responded to a water emergency at the Lake Michigan park, 3090 W. Sherman Blvd., shortly before 6:30 p.m. A witness had reported seeing a man approximately 75-100 yards offshore waving his arms, then disappearing from sight, police said. The man was found unresponsive by rescue personnel, who brought him to shore and began performing CPR.

Spring Lake's athletic teams are known for their school colors of red, black, and white, but the Lakers' volleyball team dabbled a little green with their uniforms on Tuesday. The green ribbons tied onto their shoe laces was a tribute to Brenda Blahnik, the mother of Lakers' junior setter Emily Blahnik.

The Grand Haven Aerie 925 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 20 N. Second St., will host a two-, three- or four-wheel vehicle run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, to benefit Hospice of North Ottawa Community. There will be a donation of $15 per vehicle and $5 per passenger. This will be a self-guided tour/run. An auction will follow at the Eagles Club, with many items donated by area businesses. The event is open to the public. For more informaction, call 842-4330.

A cheerful, schoolwide mosaic and a new principal greeted students on their first day of school this morning at Lakeshore Middle School. A 12-by-8-foot mosaic mural boasting the school's name and its motto - "Excellent, respectful, responsible, kind; that's how we roll at the school by the shore' - is adhered in one of the main hallways where the former entrance to the main office stood prior to being remodeled in 2010.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind at 7 to 11 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North-northeast wind at around 14 mph. Thursday: A 30-percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a northeast wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

As a participant in the third annual Fashion's Night Out, the Richard App Gallery, 910 Cherry Street S.W., is hosting an art/music/shopping event from 5-11 p.m. Thursday. The gallery event will feature new paintings from part-time Grand Haven artist Chris Protas; and Vermont artist Mikey Welsh, formerly of the band Weezer. The artist reception will run in conjunction with a pop-up store from AK Rikks, which will also be housed in the gallery. Beginning at 10 p.m., the Grand Rapids-based band The Concussions will play a live show to close out the night.

An exhibition of new paintings by New York City and West Michigan artists opens Friday, Sept. 9, at the Holland Area Arts Council, 150 E. Eighth St. The paintings will be on display at there through Nov. 5. Mike Coleman, Adam Dahlstrom, Derek Johnson, Tyler Loftis, Chris Protas, Dov Talpaz and Ellen Trumbo have shown as a group frequently over the past decade. Based in New York and West Michigan, these artists have worked together since meeting at art school in Greenwich Village in the mid-1990s.