7:24 AM Jun 21, 2011
Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Southeast wind between 9 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
12:54 AM Jun 21, 2011
Nicklas Lidstrom will return to play for the Detroit Red Wings. The team announced the decision today before a scheduled conference call with Lidstrom and general manager Ken Holland. The 41-year-old Swede, who will return for a 20th season, had considered retiring. Lidstrom is a Norris Trophy finalist for the 11th time in 13 seasons. If he wins the award for being the NHL's top defenseman - it would be his seventh - he will match Doug Harvey's total and trail Bobby Orr's record by only one.
4:00 PM Jun 20, 2011
Join a naturalist from the DeGraaf Nature Center for a week-long exploration of the Ozark Mountains in Northern Arkansas. The Ozark Mountain Region offers over 1,500 miles of hiking opportunities in the "Natural State.' While on the trails hikers will look for the wildlife that makes the Ozarks home, including wild turkey, deer, lizards, bald eagles and elk. Some trails lead to vistas, while others gou to caves, natural bridges and other geologic features. Hikers will tour these caverns to see rock formations as old as time deep beneath the Ozarks.
2:00 PM Jun 20, 2011
Here are the answers for GPS History Hunt 1, June 9-12: Site 1, Noah Ferry's grave site: 43º 02.966' N 86º 14.269' W: The Ferry family section of the Lake Forest Cemetery; courtesy of cemetery supervisor. Site 2, Johnson Boiler Co.: 43º 04.695' N 86º 12.861' W: 300 Pine Street, Ferrysburg; courtesy Johnson Boiler. Site 3, Barber School: 43º 04.518' N 86º 11.582' W: Located in Spring Lake at 105 W. Exchange, the SW corner of Jackson and Exchange, courtesy of Village of Spring Lake.
1:58 PM Jun 20, 2011
Eighty teams took turns crawling under nets, pulling dummies to safety, throwing life rings and answering water safety questions in an obstacle course aimed at informing participants in the 8th annual Beach Survival Challenge. The challenge drew what organizers said was an unprecedented turnout as more than 480 participants competed at Grand Haven State Park on Saturday.
11:30 AM Jun 20, 2011
With the Grand Haven Community Center "green' roof project slated to begin this week, officials from the city of Grand Haven are asking residents to use caution in the construction area.
11:04 AM Jun 20, 2011
Two sports new to the Spring Lake Heritage Festival lineup were introduced to participants in Central Park Saturday morning. Around 40 people gathered at the tennis courts in Central Park for an of Pickleball, said Jimmy O'Hearn, who gave the demonstration. Some stayed and played a few rounds of the game while, in the baseball diamond nearby, a group of people clad in kilts played an entirely different sport - the sheaf throw.
11:00 AM Jun 20, 2011
A 24-year-old Holland man is in custody after fleeing the scene of an accident early this morning, police said. An Ottawa County Sheriff's patrol car came upon a car that had crashed into a utility pole on Butternut Drive north of James Street shortly after 3 a.m., Ottawa County Sheriff's Sgt. Keith Garvelink said. As the deputy approached the scene, he saw two people run away from the car. The driver was found later near 136th Avenue and James Street with the help of a K-9 unit. He was taken into custody. His passenger, who also fled, was not found, Garvelink said.
10:46 AM Jun 20, 2011
A 40-year-old Holland man was hospitalized Saturday after crashing his motorcycle into a guard rail along the southbound U.S. 31 off ramp to Spring Lake, police said. Wilson Erasmo Canel-Torres was riding with four other friends shortly after 5:30 p.m. when he lost control on the off ramp and crashed, Spring Lake/Ferrysburg Police officer Adam Van Dis said. The crash occurred where the off ramp curves before passing under U.S. 31. Chris Brissette, one of the riders, said that he and the others were headed for Grand Rapids when the accident occurred.
10:26 AM Jun 20, 2011
Back-to-back solid outings helped Spring Lake's varsity boys golf team place sixth at this past weekend's Division 2 state meet, held at Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing. The Lakers shot a 307 in Friday's opening round, then carded a 311 in the second round on Saturday for a team score of 618.
10:24 AM Jun 20, 2011
Denny Dryer sailed Frank Lloyd Starboard to victory in the Grand River Sailing Club's annual Double Handed Distance Race on Saturday. Dryer and his crew finished the race in a corrected time of 1 hour, 25 minutes, 53 seconds. Second was Avanti, captained by Buzz and Sherie Russell, in a time of 1:27.47. Tom Morell's Surface Tension was third at 1:42.48, while John Campbell's Peggy Dash II placed fourth at 1:50.10. Fifth was Atomic Dog at 1:50.57, while Jack Kelley's CC Rider was sixth at 1:59.14.
10:24 AM Jun 20, 2011
The West Michigan Whitecaps ended the first half of the 2011 season with a 13-inning marathon at Fifth Third Ballpark, ultimately losing to the Lake County Captains, 10-5, in front of a Father's Day crowd of 6,925. West Michigan (32-37) missed out on the series sweep with the loss, but still heads into the All-Star break with 11 wins in their last 15 games. The Whitecaps held four separate leads on Sunday afternoon, but could not pull away as Lake County (28-41) rallied back to snap their 10-game losing streak.
10:23 AM Jun 20, 2011
Village Council is expected to decide tonight whether or not to collaborate with Spring Lake Township and the City of Grand Haven on planning and zoning services. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Barber School, 102 W. Exchange St. Village Community Services Director Kathy Staton retired in May. She was in charge of code compliance, zoning matters and also attended monthly Village Planning Commission meetings.
7:28 AM Jun 20, 2011
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southwest. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind between 5 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. East southeast wind between 7 and 9 mph.