6:48 AM Oct 3, 2011

7th annual Eastown Fallfest

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12:00 PM Oct 1, 2011

Michelle Courier to be featured at C2C Gallery

C2C Gallery, 41 Washington Ave., will host a reception for artist Michelle Courier from 5-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. Free refreshments will be provided. The reception is part of the downtown Grand Haven gallery's "Artist at Work Series.' Courier says art has always been a vital part of her life. The Bay City woman's family was always involved in some creative endeavor, she said. Since her dad was a teacher, they traveled every summer.
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10:30 AM Oct 1, 2011

Hearing on facade grant application is Monday

The public will have a chance to voice their opinions on a proposed Community Development Block Grant Application for facade improvements along Washington Avenue on Monday. City Council will be holding a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on the grant application, which would provide $358,018 for facade improvements at 115, 119, 210, 732, 735 and 1118 Washington Ave. Work at many of the buildings along Washington Avenue would receive matching funds by the property owners, and it would allow for improved facades, new windows, paint and other exterior amenities.
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10:00 AM Oct 1, 2011

Aerial photographer to make presentation Oct. 11

Pilot and aerial photographer Marge Beaver will share her aerial photographs during a presentation at Spring Lake District Library at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11. Beaver will talk about how her plane is outfitted, what type of camera and lenses she uses, and her custom color lab. With more than 25 years experience, Beaver has taken photos of nearly every state in the United States. Her bird's-eye view photos have graced the covers of more than 40 books and magazines.
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10:00 AM Oct 1, 2011

4th Island Produce Giveaway is Oct. 8 on Harbor Island

Don Armstrong will be trying to give away more than 50 tons of fruits and vegetables next week. What the Grand Haven man is calling the Fourth Island Produce Giveaway is set to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Armstrong is president of Armstrong Potatoes LLC. He and his wife, Vera, have orchestrated the public produce giveaways in Grand Haven for the past three falls. "Why? We just like to feed people who need food,' Don said.
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7:00 AM Oct 1, 2011

Weekend forecast

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 13 mph increasing to between 18 and 21 mph. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind between 10 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North northwest wind between 3 and 8 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northwest wind between 5 and 9 mph.
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1:08 AM Oct 1, 2011
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Sports

What a rush for Bucs in Homecoming victory

Grand Haven's offense has been spectacular through the air this fall. On Friday, it was the Buccaneers' ground game that stole the show. Senior running back Devin Howard rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns, and Dakota Smith added 138 yards and a pair of scores, helping the Buccaneers roll over the winless Grandville Bulldogs, 41-13, on Homecoming night at Buccaneer Stadium. The Bucs' offensive line paved the way for the victory as Grand Haven ran the ball 51 times for 375 yards.
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1:06 AM Oct 1, 2011
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Ellis, Davis named Homecoming king, queen

Grand Haven's varsity football team won its Homecoming game over Grandville on Friday night, 41-12. At halftime of the game, Buccaneer seniors Norris Ellis and Shar'rae Davis were crowned Homecoming king and queen. Ellis is an outstanding defensive lineman for the Bucs' football team while Davis is a star on Grand Haven's girls basketball team that reached the Class A state semifinals last fall. The seniors were announced as winners of the Homecoming spirit week competition.
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1:03 AM Oct 1, 2011
Sports

Fruitport shuts out Fremont, tightens Lakes Eight standings

The turnovers and mistakes that plagued Fruitport's varsity football team so badly in its upset loss last week at Spring Lake carried over to the first half in their showdown at Fremont. So senior running back Mike Reyes made it a lot easier for the Trojans' offense - just take the rock and run to pay dirt.
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1:00 AM Oct 1, 2011
Sports

Kriger helps SL pound winless OV

Spring Lake's Lakes Eight Conference victory over Orchard View on Friday was a little less dramatic than its thrilling one-point win over rival Fruitport last week, but the Lakers don't mind. They're still atop the league standings, which is now a three-way tie between the Lakers, Fruitport and Fremont. The Lakers (5-1) easily handled their business, outscoring the host Cardinals 28-0 in the second half, en route to a 49-16 victory.
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12:58 AM Oct 1, 2011
Sports

SL JV, freshman team up to throttle OV

Spring Lake's junior varsity and freshmen football teams combined forces to defeat Orchard View on Thursday. The Cardinals do not have a freshman team, so the JV played the first half and into the third quarter, then the freshmen played the remainder of the game. Charlie Warber of the JV team scored four touchdowns for the Lakers, while Ross Underberg added a 20-yard touchdown run.
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12:56 AM Oct 1, 2011
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Chestnut harvest time still excites local farmer

Twenty years after putting the first seedling in the ground, Dick Winkel said he still gets excited when the harvest begins. The owner of Winkel Chestnut Farm & Nursery with his wife, Leslie Sowers-Winkel, was busy looking at the nut-laden trees, searching for any damage from high winds on Friday. Harvest started last week and the chestnuts are dropping to the ground fast, but there is still a lot of them clustered on the branches, he noted.
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12:10 AM Oct 1, 2011
Opinion

IDEMA: Why go to church?

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Oct 1, 2011 (All day)
Police/Fire

GHT gun club range closed following shooting incident

The range at a local gun club is closed while police investigate a report of a shooting victim in a nearby subdivision. Officials from the North Ottawa Rod & Gun Club, 13084 160th Ave., released a statement Friday afternoon saying their shooting range was closed "until further notice' pending the investigation. No further comment would be given at this time, the statement said.
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11:46 PM Sep 30, 2011

ArtPrize top 10 announced

The top 10 entries for ArtPrize 2011 have been announced. Voting on the top 10 began Thursday night and will continue through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. The winner and the order of the rest of the top 10 will be announced at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at DeVos Performance Hall in downtown Grand Rapids. Tickets are available at the ArtPrize Hub, 41 Sheldon. The top 10 are:
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8:27 PM Sep 30, 2011

Grand Haven football hosts Grandville for Homecoming

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8:00 PM Sep 30, 2011

‘Pop Go the Sailors’ alumnus show is Oct. 22

With each graduating class from Mona Shores High School, a few of the former choir students continue with his or her singing and establish careers in the performing arts. They share their music with the West Michigan community, and with people in many cities and countries around the world.
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