3:35 PM Aug 15, 2011

9/11 experiences sought for 10-year anniversary

The Grand Haven Tribune is looking for people directly impacted by the terrorist strikes of Sept. 11, 2001, for stories to run prior to the 10th anniversary of the attacks.
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10:43 AM Aug 11, 2011

Changes coming to downtown GH parking

With the recent installation of a new overnight parking kiosk at the corner of Franklin and First streets in Grand Haven, city officials have listened to the requests of residents and made significant changes to the city's downtown parking arrangements. "The new program is significantly different,' City Manager Pat McGinnis said.
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2:00 PM Aug 11, 2011

Local musician wears many hats

When Susan Picking took a furlough from her job as a flight attendant in California, her plan was to work full-time as a musician. She didn't realize that becoming a full-time musician entails much more than composing and singing songs. Picking not only writes and sings, she promotes her music, schedules her tours and interacts with fans on social media outlets. It helps that Picking, 47, has a journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin. "Music is changing - it is social media driven,' she said.
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10:14 AM Aug 11, 2011

‘Civil conversation’ prevails at congressman's Town Hall Meeting

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga came to the Grand Haven Community Center on Wednesday "to have a civil conversation.' When the Zeeland Republican asked for a show of hands of who came to the Town Hall Meeting to discuss the debt ceiling, a majority of the nearly 200 people present raised their arms. Huizenga talked to the audience about the recent debt vote and the nation's financial situation.
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7:15 AM Aug 12, 2011

NOCH settles with union in privacy dispute over fired nurses case

A dispute between North Ottawa Community Hospital and the union representing a couple of its former nurses over patient information has been settled, avoiding a trial that was set to commence just two days later. "It took almost six months, but two nurses at the North Ottawa Community Hospital have finally received vindication from the employer,' said Mary Holbrook of the Michigan Nurses Association in a statement released Tuesday.
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7:01 AM Aug 11, 2011

Today's forecast

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West-northwest wind between 9 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West-southwest wind around 15 mph. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West-southwest wind around 12 mph.
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1:00 PM Aug 10, 2011

Bucs Pride store to open in Washington Square

The Grand Haven High School Bucs Pride store will open at 1119 Washington Ave. on Thursday. Purple T-shirts with the "Bucs Pride' logo will be sold at the store for $10 each. To have the name of a loved one on the back of a shirt is an additional $5 per name. The store will be open Thursdays and Fridays from noon to 6 p.m. through the end of August. Store hours will be extended beginning in September.
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4:00 PM Aug 10, 2011

Local community foundation ranks No. 6 in nation

The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation has received national recognition as one of the top performing community foundations in the United States for the second straight year. CF Insights, a national data resource for community foundations, recently announced its list of the top 100 community foundation. Of the 252 community foundations surveyed, the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation ranked sixth in the nation and first in Michigan, in terms of gifts per capita.
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11:04 AM Aug 10, 2011

Planners OK special land use for body art shop on Beechtree

A new place to get body art is coming to Grand Haven's east side. On Tuesday night, city planning commissioners unanimously approved a special land use permit allowing Jay and Angela Helmer to open a tattoo parlor at 14 S. Beechtree St. "Over the past 15 years, the tattooing industry as a whole has skyrocketed,' Jay Helmer said. He cited shows like "L.A. Ink' and "Miami Ink' on the TLC channel as examples of the popularity of body art.
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2:00 PM Aug 10, 2011

Prevailing Winds to perform free patriotic show on Saturday

The Prevailing Winds Community Band will perform "A View of America' at 4 p.m. Saturday at Covenant Life Church in downtown Grand Haven. Through narration, visuals and music, the audience will be taken on a journey of the history of the United States in music. There might be some facts and instruments you may have never heard. Several young singers will provide a short taste of a song Appalachian children sang long ago. The NOCCOA ladies tap dance group has two numbers to give a view of America during World War II.
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