Today: A 50-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South-southeast wind at 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 8 pm and 2 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 15 mph, becoming west-northwest. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

John Martin remembers getting his first library card when he was a kid at Grand Haven's former Carnegie Library on Third Street and Columbus Avenue - currently the Fifth Third Bank parking lot. Now, he is the new director of Loutit District Library just a few blocks away. "Everyone I run into in this town has just been super welcoming and great to work with - not just the library people, but people in town,' said the 55-year-old who became the library director last month.

Maureen Whitehead shrugged off miserable conditions and used her wealth of tournament experience - along with some clutch putts - to outlast Collette Hansen and win her second consecutive Spring Lake Invitational championship. Whitehead, who spends her summers in Charlevoix, couldn't quite match Hansen's distance or accuracy, but was steady from tee to green and spectacular with her putter, rolling in several long putts that kept Thursday's Championship Flight final tight until the closing holes.

Join Dr. Patrick Fields, also known as "Dr. Chocolate,' at DeGraaf Nature Center on Saturday, July 9, at 2 p.m.

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.