11:50 AM Aug 25, 2011
Police/Fire

Old wedding band found in used pickup

Police in West Michigan have a wedding band mystery on their hands. Michigan State Police Sgt. John Tillman said a woman from Muskegon County's Fruitport Township came into the Grand Haven post on Tuesday afternoon carrying a gold ring with the inscription "W.D.F to O' inside and two other worn-off letters. Also inside the 14-karat gold band is the date "8/14/40' that may be the wedding date of the ring's owner.
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4:00 PM Aug 25, 2011

GH schools’ Peers Support Program wins an Education Excellence Award

Grand Haven Area Public Schools has been named one of the winners of a statewide 2011 Education Excellence Award program. The Michigan Association of School Boards and SET SEG School Insurance Specialists recently honored programs that represented 16 counties across Michigan. Winners will move on to a second round to determine "Michigan's Best' and the recipients of a $1,500 prize to help further the goals of their programs.
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11:00 AM Aug 25, 2011

City, county to collaborate on assessing

Just as Gov. Rick Snyder has been urging local communities to collaborate, the city of Grand Haven and Ottawa County will be working together on a collaborative project of their own. The city will be working with the county to perform its assessing services. "We're going to give it a shot and see how it works,' City Manager Pat McGinnis said.
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10:11 AM Aug 26, 2011
Video

Grandfather's high bid makes for unique family outing

It was the hottest item on the auction table that night and bidding was going high. But Spring Lake resident John Carlyle thought the dinner and fire truck ride would make a unique family outing. "All of the grandparents were bidding,' Carlyle said. "Stupid grandfather raised his hand and won,'
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10:53 AM Aug 25, 2011
Sports

Tribune's Picks of the Week

Matt DeYoung: Last season (208-92 overall, 69.3 percent, 3rd place)
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1:53 PM Aug 25, 2011
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Sports

Petoskey stones Bucs', Lakers' tennis

Petoskey dominated the field at Wednesday's Grand Haven Buccaneers' tennis quad, scoring 23 points. The host Bucs and the Lakers of Spring Lake tied for second with 11 points each, while Muskegon Catholic placed fourth with three points. Petoskey won all four singles flights and also took first in three of the four doubles flights. Grand Haven's No. 2 doubles pair of Adam Carlisle, a sophomore, and Ryan Peterson, a junior, broke up a Petoskey sweep by winning their flight.
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10:34 AM Aug 25, 2011
Sports

Column: Wins and losses shouldn't be on the mind of youth coaches

As I tucked my 4-year-old son into bed last night, I told him how excited I was to be coaching his TCYSO soccer team this fall. His response? "Dad, who do you think is going to win our games?' "It doesn't matter, buddy. We just want to have fun.' "Yeah, but who's going to win?' How do you explain to your 4-year-old who sits at my side as I sweat out every Tigers game all summer that winning doesn't matter?
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10:32 AM Aug 25, 2011

Grand Haven schools enrolling preschoolers

Grand Haven Area Public Schools is now taking enrollments for preschoolers. There are a variety of programs to meet the needs of young children. The Great Start Readiness Program is a free preschool program for 4-year-olds funded by the state. Developmental Preschool is a tuition-based program available for ages 2-5. The Early Childhood Special Education program emphasizes working with students with disabilities, while Head Start is a free program for ages 3-4.
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10:24 AM Aug 25, 2011
Sports

Golf roundup: Bucs on the bottom at O-K Red preseason meet

Grand Haven's varsity girls golf team placed seventh out of seven teams at Wednesday's O-K Red Conference preseason meet, which will count for a quarter of the final league standings The Bucs' round of 447 was 16 strokes better than their effort at Monday's Jenison Invitational, but still well off the pace of event winner Grandville, which shot at 378.
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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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