Grand Haven Tribune

2:00 PM Jul 16, 2011

City Council to look at public safety director recruitment Monday

Grand Haven City Council members will consider the next steps toward finding a new director for the city's Department of Public Safety when they meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 519 Washington Ave. Council will be asked to approve a recruitment profile for filling the vacant GHDPS position. Capt. Rick Yonker is serving as interim director. City officials said the profile will be used in the recruitment process, providing specific criteria for the final interview and appointment process of a new director.

10:00 AM Jul 16, 2011

Flahive Memorial Cruise set for Wednesday

The 16th annual Scott Flahive Memorial Cruise is set to take place Wednesday. The cruise starts at 7 p.m. and begins in the Driftwood Inn parking lot, 1305 S. Beacon Blvd. There will be goody bags and dash plaques for the first 150 cars.

9:30 AM Jul 16, 2011

Wintley Phipps in concert at Maranatha tonight

Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conference will host the fourth of its free weekly summer concerts tonight. Wintley Phipps will be performing from 7-8:30 p.m. The Grammy Award-nominated vocal artist has performed for several presidents, appeared on Dr. Robert Schuller's "Hour of Power' and "Oprah Winfrey Show,' and has ministered at Billy Graham crusades. Maranatha is at 4759 Lake Harbor Road in Muskegon, about 2.5 miles north of P.J. Hoffmaster State Park on Lake Michigan.

9:26 AM Jul 16, 2011

Local voices to sing the praise at Sunday’s Worship on the Waterfront

Voices For Praise will lead this Sunday's Worship On the Waterfront, at the Grand Haven Waterfront Stadium, from 7:30-8:45 p.m. Come early and join the First Reformed Praise Team in a time of singing praise songs at 7:15 p.m.

9:10 AM Jul 16, 2011

Bicyclist injured when hit by car

A 19-year-old Grand Haven man received non-life-threatening injuries Friday afternoon when he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle. The man, whose name was not released, was riding his bike on Taylor Avenue at about 3:50 p.m. Friday when he was struck by a vehicle turning onto Taylor off Kooiman Avenue, Grand Haven Department of Public Safety Officer Joseph Schulte said. Schulte said the bicyclist received minor injuries and was taken to North Ottawa Community Hospital for treatment.

9:08 AM Jul 16, 2011

Nobody injured in afternoon crash on Robbins Road

No one was injured after two vehicles collided at the corner of Griffin Street and Robbins Road on Friday afternoon. According to Grand Haven Department of Public Safety Officer Joe Schulte, officers were dispatched to the scene at 2:30 p.m. after a 49-year-old Grand Haven man, who was driving south on Griffin and turning east onto Robbins Road, struck a vehicle driven by a 29-year-old Grand Haven woman. The woman was driving east on Robbins Road and turning onto northbound Griffin.

9:06 AM Jul 16, 2011

Weekend forecast

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph, becoming southwest. Tonight: A 20-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind.

7:33 AM Jul 16, 2011

Community Flea Market is museum benefit

12:15 AM Jul 16, 2011

The evolution of summer workouts

Grand Haven varsity football coach Mike Farley joked that "back in the stone age,' when he attended high school, the preparation for the upcoming football season would mean showing up a week prior to opening practice to begin marginal conditioning and weight lifting. The times sure have changed.

12:10 AM Jul 16, 2011

Club seeks books, CDs, DVDs for benefit sale

The Woman's Club of Grand Haven is seeking donations for its 56th annual Scholarship Book Sale, which will be held in the Woman's Club tent during the Coast Guard Festival Craft Fair, Aug. 5-6. Clean, gently used books, CDs and DVDs may be dropped off at Rosy Mound Elementary School, 14016 Lakeshore Drive in Grand Haven Township, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 1-3 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 4. Textbooks and magazines will not be accepted. Proceeds from the sale will be used to fund scholarships for area residents.

6:18 PM Jul 15, 2011

10th annual Grand Haven Beach Vault Competition

6:00 PM Jul 15, 2011

'Birth of Nanabosho’ to be read at museum on July 27

Louanna Welty, a Grand Haven resident and museum volunteer, will be reading the Native American story "The Birth of Nanabosho' as part of the Tri-Cities Historical Museum's "Our Woodland Ways' program on Wednesday, July 27. The 10 a.m. program will take place at the museum's Akeley location, 200 Washington Ave. in downtown Grand Haven. This free program does not require advanced registration. For more information, call 842-0700.

4:01 PM Jul 15, 2011

Change in GVSU carillon concert performers

Timothy Sleep is unable to perform at the GVSU International Carillon Concert Series, as was scheduled for July 17 and 20. The concerts will go on with new performers taking his place. Dennis Curry, carillonneur at Kirk in the Hills in Bloomfield Hills, will perform Sunday, July 17, from 8-9:30 p.m., during the 17th annual Cook Carillon International Concert Series on the Allendale Campus. Curry is past-president of The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America. He has often performed both of the GVSU carillons.

2:00 PM Jul 15, 2011

Local court administrator named to national post

Kevin Bowling, the administrator of the 20th Circuit and Ottawa County Probate courts, was recently elected president of the National Association for Court Management. The association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the administration of justice. With about 2,000 national and international members, it is the largest organization of court management professionals.

1:57 PM Jul 15, 2011

French Academy students go wild over Mother Nature

Mother Nature wasn't fooled Thursday night at the Grand Haven Community Center. She was honored - front and center stage on the model runway. French Academy of Cosmetology in Spring Lake hosted its annual student competition at the Community Center. The 32 pupils went wild with the Mother Nature theme - crafting models' hairstyles into flowers, animals and weather patterns. Their works were judged on creativity, difficulty, makeup and attire as each model paraded down the runway in true fashion show pace and style.

12:00 PM Jul 15, 2011

Switching to monthly meetings in GH Twp. unlikely

A record four-minute Township Board meeting last month prompted a discussion among Grand Haven Township officials earlier this week about possibly switching from bi-monthly meetings to monthly meetings. The board's June 27 meeting agenda included the approval of the previous board meeting's minutes and $45,244 of invoices, and authorize the sale of surplus equipment. There was nothing under old business or new business.

11:30 AM Jul 15, 2011

Man hit by car in Norton Shores store parking lot

A man is recovering after he was hit by a passing car in Norton Shores on Thursday. The incident happened around 6:45 p.m. on East Broadway Avenue, near the intersection with Worden Street, according to a witness. The owner Ozzie's Party Store said a customer was leaving his business and was taking his purchases out to his car, which was parked on East Broadway. The customer was walking to the driver's side of his vehicle when he stepped into the path of another car.