Peder Eide returns to Worship On the Waterfront at Grand Haven's Waterfront Stadium on Sunday evening. The show goes on, rain or shine, from 7:30-8:45 p.m. Come early and join the First Reformed Praise Team in a time of singing at 7:10 p.m. This is a free concert and no tickets are needed. A free-will offering will be taken, focused on a mission to feed Haiti.

Spring Lake and Grand Haven schools had mixed results in the Michigan Department of Education's 2011 Top to Bottom list. All of the Spring Lake schools scored in the 90th percentile or better among schools across the state, but Grand Haven High School and Lakeshore and White Pines Middle Schools scored 87, 78 and 72, respectively. The Top to Bottom scores are based on a complex formula of state test scores in math, reading, science, social studies and writing, as well as graduation rates.

I recently heard a statistic that the average golfer - who obviously makes much more money than I do - has spent several thousand dollars over the past five years on golf clubs, and about $100 over that same period of time on golf lessons. I find it ironic that so many people feel that an upgrade in equipment will fix their game, yet they ignore the glaring flaws in their swing.

Two suspects who allegedly broke into a Grand Haven Township business on Friday morning are being linked to other crimes in the region, according to Ottawa County Sheriff's Department Lt. Mark Bennett. A 42-year-old and a 32-year-old were apprehended by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department in Marne after the suspects allegedly broke into Lake Cycles, 12200 West Olive Road at 1 a.m. Friday During the stop, officers discovered items believed to have been stolen from the Grand Haven Township store. The two individuals were taken into custody, police said.

Both local public libraries will be closed Sunday and Monday, Sept. 4-5, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Spring Lake District Library will also be closed on Saturday, Sept. 3. Both libraries will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 6: Loutit District Library will re-open at 9 a.m. and Spring Lake District Library will reopen at 9:30 a.m.

State police raided two medical marijuana dispensaries in Ann Arbor on Thursday, but said the operations weren't connected with a previous day's appeals court ruling that pot cannot be sold through private shops, police said. The MedMar clinic and the A2 Go Green Corp. both were raided about noon, and officers seized computers, files and other items, AnnArbor.com reported. The businesses had been under investigation for at least a couple of weeks, said Detective Lt. Wynonia Sturdivant of the Livingston and Washtenaw Narcotics Enforcement Team.

The Fallen Heroes Memorial Monument Committee is closing in on its goal to raise $130,000 for a monument honoring soldiers killed during World War II and wars that have followed. Retired U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kenneth Kelly, co-chairman of the fundraising committee, said the committee has raised $109,000. "We still need $21,000,' he said. "We are looking to our supportive community to contribute that amount by our tentative dedication day of Veterans Day (Nov. 11).'

By Dennis Chase, Traverse City Record Eagle It was a night to pay tribute to the Coast Guard. But it was an air force that stood out Thursday at Thirlby Field. Senior Scott Staal, making his first varsity start, completed 16 of 20 passes for 250 yards and four touchdowns as Grand Haven won the inaugural Coast Guard Trophy with a season-opening 35-10 win over Traverse City Central. All four of Staal's touchdown passes went to Danny Cotter. Staal also ran for a score.