4:29 PM Jun 25, 2011
The culmination of the 2011 Grand Haven Leadership Connect project took place Friday morning when the first new recycling/trash bin was placed along Grand Haven's boardwalk. Leadership Connect Project Leader John Parker said getting the bins installed along the Grand Haven boardwalk was the result of a lot of time spent by this year's participants and donors, such as the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation.
1:00 PM Jun 25, 2011
Join Dr. Patrick Fields, also known as "Dr. Chocolate,' at DeGraaf Nature Center on Saturday, July 9, at 2 p.m.
12:00 PM Jun 25, 2011
Members of the Grand Haven Area Public School board adopted a budget that avoids teacher layoffs and curriculum cuts despite a $470-per-pupil cut in state funding. The budget, approved Monday, includes spending $58.6 million on operations. Per-pupil funding will shrink to $7,234 - about same as funding levels from the 2005-2006 school year, according to Donna Bylenga, GHAPS director of business services. Despite these setbacks, the district avoided teacher layoffs because several teachers retired at the end of the school year.
9:26 AM Jun 25, 2011
For residents who have never met a president of the United States, their chance to do so is Monday, said historical interpreter Bill Chrystal. Chrystal will lead a town meeting as John Adams, the second president of the United States. "It's a great way to encounter the past and to realize how much we owe to the founders and also to realize what a great legacy they've given us,' Chrystal said.
9:25 AM Jun 25, 2011
For the fourth consecutive year, The Tribune sports department has picked five male and five female athletes upon completion of the prep sports season and designated them as the "Best of the Best.' Being selected for the honor means the following athletes displayed an undeniable talent in multiple sports, often shined on the big stage at championship events, and won the admiration from their coaches and fellow teammates for their dedication on and off the playing field.
6:01 AM Jun 25, 2011
Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind between 3 and 9 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind between 8 and 11 mph. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 11 mph. Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
2:16 AM Jun 25, 2011
A Grand Rapids teenager was reported in distress after the kayak he was riding in overturned on Lake Michigan in Port Sheldon early Friday evening. Three Grand Rapids teenagers - ages 15, 16 and 18 - were riding in a kayak, which overturned in waves shortly after 5 p.m., Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Keith Garvelink said. Two of the teens were able to get back into the kayak, but the third did not. A witness on shore noticed the teen was in distress and called 911. Upon arrival, all three teens had made it to a sand bar and were okay.
12:03 AM Jun 25, 2011
The 2010-11 school year is one that will be remembered for years to come as the one in which three different area schools claimed team state championships. The top five sports stories of the school year reflect that theme as three of those top five recognize the Grand Haven girls cross country team, the Fruitport volleyball squad, and the Western Michigan Christian boys soccer team, all of which took home state titles this past fall.
4:00 PM Jun 24, 2011
The Rotary Club of Grand Haven is switching gears this year, and instead of a high stakes raffle, will present a public wine and beer tasting event on the waterfront. The "D'Vine Event' will take place on Thursday, June 30, from 6-9 p.m. at 1 S. Harbor next to Waterfront Stadium.
11:42 AM Jun 24, 2011
Two people were taken by ambulance to North Ottawa Community Hospital following an accident at about 10:30 this morning on Pine Street near the Dockside Mobil gas station. Danielle Berkobien, 17, of Spring Lake, said she was heading to work to pick up her check when the 1994 Land Rover slid on the wet pavement as she drove around the curve on the M-104 bridge into Ferrysburg.