10:17 AM Aug 25, 2011

Harbor Drive project set to begin after Labor Day

A construction project slated to begin after Labor Day on Harbor Drive is designed to improve water service for area residents, and provide new street surface between Y Drive and Prospect Street near Grand Haven State Park. According to Grand Haven Special Project Manager Julie Beaton, the project is really several projects wrapped into one. These projects include installing a new raw water intake line from the state park to the Northwest Ottawa Water System filtration plant and installing new public utilities beneath the roadway, including water and sewer lines.
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7:19 AM Aug 25, 2011

Today's forecast

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North-northwest wind between 8 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North-northeast wind between 7 and 14 mph. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 6 mph becoming west.
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4:00 PM Aug 24, 2011

Museum to host evening historical downtown walk Aug. 31

The Tri-Cities Historical Museum will be hosting a downtown Grand Haven walk at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31. The walk will begin at the museum's Depot location, 1 N. Harbor Ave. The tour will travel east to Central Park and return to the Depot Museum. Historic information will include individuals who helped develop Grand Haven and the businesses that they operated. For more information about this free program, call 842-0700.
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11:30 AM Aug 24, 2011

City’s free community picnic to celebrate end of summer

The city of Grand Haven will be celebrating community with an end-of-summer cookout at East Grand River Park on Saturday. "We are going to have a summer-style cook-out,' said event organizer John Stuparits, manager of the Grand Haven-Spring Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant. Stuparits said the Bayou Picnic is free and will feature a pig roast where pulled-pork sandwiches, baked beans, corn on the cob and rolls will be served. Over the past several years, attendance at the annual city picnic has averaged about 800 or so people.
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10:58 AM Aug 25, 2011
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Witnesses credit surfers for rescue of exhausted swimmer

A 17-year-old Grand Haven boy was rescued from Lake Michigan near Grand Haven's south pier just as Tuesday evening's storm started rumbling through the area. His name was not available. "Witnesses said, if it wasn't for the surfers, the kid probably wouldn't have been rescued,' said Lt. Renee Freeman of the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety.
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7:22 AM Aug 24, 2011

Today's forecast

Today: A 30-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 13 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight: A 30-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a north-northwest wind at around 19 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
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2:00 PM Aug 23, 2011

Museum to host tour of CG Station Grand Haven

Have you ever wondered what exactly the Coast Guard does on a daily basis? Have you ever wanted to see what the inside of one of those rescue boats looks like? The Tri-Cities Historical Museum is hosting a tour of Coast Guard Station Grand Haven at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19. The tour is limited to 15 people, so advanced registration is necessary. Those attending are asked to park across from the Coast Guard Station in the city parking lot, adjacent to the Grand Haven Board of Light & Power diesel plant.
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10:36 AM Aug 23, 2011

Free airplane rides offered for kids on Saturday

Free airplane rides are being offered to children ages 8-17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Grand Haven Municipal Airport. The Experimental Aircraft Association launched the Young Eagles program in 1992 to give interested young people an opportunity to go flying. The children will ride with a licensed pilot, learn how a pilot does a pre-flight inspection of the airplane and see how the controls work. No appointment is required, but children must have a permission slip signed by a parent. The forms will be provided at the airport.
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10:49 AM Aug 23, 2011
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Smoking boat engine cuts family’s fishing trip short

Emergency crews from Coast Guard Station Grand Haven and the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety were called to the Grand River channel shortly before 6:30 this morning when a charter fishing boat was reported on fire. Nobody was injured and the customers safely evacuated when the boat pulled over at Escanaba Park near the Coast Guard station. Kathy Johnson of Whitmore Lake said it was a scary way to start her first charter fishing trip.
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7:07 AM Aug 23, 2011

Today's forecast

Today: A 30-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. South-southwest wind 6 to 9 mph increasing to 15 to 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 8 pm and 2 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South-southwest wind at around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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