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.

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.

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.

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.