1:00 PM Sep 8, 2011

Loutit to host family reading program next year

Loutit District Library has been chosen to host the Prime Time Family Reading Time program next year. The six-week Michigan Humanities Council-sponsored literacy program is directed toward families with young children who are non-active library users. It includes the reading of a child's story and facilitated discussion on themes presented in that night's book. Loutit Library Director John Martin said the first Prime Time session will start in March 2012 and conclude around mid-April, incorporating National Reading Month and National Library Week.
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10:35 AM Sep 8, 2011

Senior fitness, pickleball classes to begin Sept. 12

Senior Olympic gold medalist Jimmy O'Hearn will facilitate his "Balance Your Life' senior fitness program at Loutit District Library. Classes will begin Sept. 12 and continue every Monday through March 2012 from 10-11 a.m. in Program Room A of the library, 407 Columbus Ave. O'Hearn said men and women with back ache, shoulder, hip and knee problems regularly attend his classes to attain functional balance, mental alertness and increased energy.
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10:34 AM Sep 8, 2011

Basics of canning, freezing food taught Sept. 14

What to do with all those extra tomatoes, zucchini and other produce from your garden? Preserving food at home can be a great way to eat more healthfully, to eat locally and save money. Michigan State University Extension educator Monica Smith will teach the basics of pressure canning, hot-water bath canning and freezing methods of preserving food on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Loutit District Library. The program is free and will be held in the library's Program Room A from 7-8:30 p.m.
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10:33 AM Sep 8, 2011
Sports

Well worth the wait for Bucs' Staal

Many would consider Scott Staal's junior season a wasted year. Staal missed the season with a broken elbow - sustained while throwing the football during two-a-days - an injury that kept him off the field the entire year. Staal, on the other hand, looks at his painful junior year as a blessing in disguise.
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11:06 AM Sep 8, 2011
Video

City officials hope to find new CG landmark

A symbol marking the entrance to Grand Haven and welcoming people to Coast Guard City USA has been permanently moved to a Muskegon museum. A city Department of Public Works crew - with the help of Barrett Boat Works staff and an Ottawa County Jail work crew - moved the boat Wednesday morning from the Seventh Street traffic island, just south of Beacon Boulevard, to the Great Lakes Naval Memorial & Museum. Nancy Wezeman said the old boat is something that is always noticed when she and others arrive in Grand Haven.
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7:09 AM Sep 8, 2011

Today's forecast

Today: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind between 8 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Tonight: A 20-percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East-northeast wind around 14 mph. Friday: A 20-percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East-northeast wind between 5 and 11 mph.
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11:50 AM Sep 7, 2011

City Council approves amended brownfield plan

Changes could soon be on the skyline along Columbus Avenue between First and Second streets in Grand Haven. On Tuesday night, City Council unanimously approved an updated brownfield plan that will help bring about a redevelopment at 128 Columbus Ave. The site was formerly a bowling alley and other businesses. According to the plans submitted by property developers, the amended brownfield plan would allow for nearly $2 million in private investment, which would be used for redevelopment at the property.
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10:30 AM Sep 8, 2011
Video

GH grad uses Pere Marquette train for film

He may be delivering pizza at night, but Grand Haven resident Jake Bowen, 22, hopes his daytime fling will help him jump-start a career in the filmmaking industry. The recent Grand Valley State University graduate has started work on a feature-length film for his senior thesis and plans to use the 90-minute movie as his resume. Bowen and several members of his film crew were spotted shooting on location last week at the Pere Marquette train at Grand Haven's Chinook Pier.
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7:14 AM Sep 8, 2011
Police/Fire

Police seek info on downtown graffiti vandals

The Grand Haven Department of Public Safety has recently taken multiple complaints involving graffiti in the downtown area. Numerous buildings, both occupied and abandoned, have been vandalized with spray paint depicting both words and pictures. The incidents have occurred within the past two weeks. GHDPS is requesting anyone with information concerning these incidents to call 911 or Silent Observer at 1-877-88-SILENT (745368). A reward is available through Silent Observer for the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s) responsible for the damage.
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4:00 PM Sep 7, 2011

Volunteers sought for Sept. 17 Adopt-a-Beach event

Volunteers for a beach clean-up event on Saturday, Sept. 17, are being sought by the Alliance for the Great Lakes. The organization's annual September Adopt-a-Beach cleanup event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon that day at Grand Haven State Park and North Beach Park in Ferrysburg. Since 1991, nearly 70,000 volunteers have effectively removed more than 164 tons of debris from Great Lakes shorelines during this annual event. Beach sweeps are scheduled to happen Sept. 17 in four states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.
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