12:47 AM Jul 30, 2011

Weekend forecast

Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. North northwest wind at 9 mph becoming west southwest. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind between 9 and 11 mph. Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West southwest wind between 11 and 16 mph. Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. West wind between 6 and 9 mph.
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3:31 PM Jul 30, 2011

'Hometown Idol' contestants wow Coast Guard Festival crowd

A hit talent television show has nothing up on Tri-Cities residents when it comes to vocal prowess. More than 30 contestants - from children to adult - competed in "Hometown Idol" at Waterfront Stadium on Friday night as a kickoff to the 2011 Coast Guard Festival.
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3:49 PM Jul 30, 2011
Sports

GH football players help install 'Coast Guard City USA' sign

When Mike Smith called Grand Haven High School varsity football coach Mike Farley and asked if the Buccaneers would be interested in a project to help kick off the Coast Guard Festival, Farley didn't hesitate. "I was more than happy to oblige,' Farley said. "It's a great opportunity to get out and give back to our community. Coast Guard week is a big deal for everybody in Grand Haven and we just wanted to play our part.'
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2:17 PM Jul 29, 2011
Police/Fire

Car fire slows traffic on northbound U.S. 31

Tri-Cities lunch-hour traffic was backed up for a short time today when a car caught on fire on northbound U.S. 31, north of Jackson Street. Ferrysburg resident Chris Larson said he was driving his 1996 Oldsmobile north on the highway just after noon when he smelled gas. "Before I knew it, the power cut out,' he said. "... I started getting over, rolled over to get out of traffic and started seeing smoke.' The smoke was white, then turned to heavy black, he said. "I grabbed my things and got out of there,' Larson said.
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12:48 PM Jul 29, 2011
Video

Final John Adams program provides history of music in early America

The final special program for Loutit District Library's "John Adams Unbound' exhibit gave attendees a history of the musical style at the time of the country's second president. Don Hoogenstyn gave a presentation of music of the Colonial America era at the Grand Haven library on Thursday night. The presentation included musical selections, and an explanation of the musical instruments and composers of the period.
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2:00 PM Jul 29, 2011

C2C Gallery to host ‘Artist at Work’ on Saturday

C2C Gallery will begin its "Artist at Work Series' on Saturday, with Jack Hillman working outside the downtown art gallery's First Street entrance from noon to 7 p.m. A reception for Hillman will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the gallery, 41 Washington Ave., and the artist will have completed work for sale. Hillman creates lyrical sculptures created in kinetic metals. He watches how the wind, light and water pattern with inter-relationships, which he said allows them to inspire expressions in formed metals.
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12:00 PM Jul 29, 2011

Army veteran joins mayoral race as write-in candidate

A second write-in candidate has joined the race to become Grand Haven's next mayor, facing candidate Geri McCaleb and write-in candidate Ken Sharkey. Chris Collett, 29, a U.S. Army veteran from the war in Iraq who lives at 913 1/2 Elliot, annouced his intentions today to run as a write-in candidate for the position. Collett most recently worked with a nonprofit to raise money and awareness for war orphans in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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7:05 AM Jul 29, 2011

Today's forecast

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 68. West-northwest wind at 6 to 9 mph. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind, becoming west-southwest at 5 to 8 mph.
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6:00 PM Jul 28, 2011

Mother, daughter team up for Meals for a Week

When Vicki MacTavish left the emergency room after spraining her ankle, she told her husband, John, the first place they had to go was Meals for a Week. "I fell and sprained my ankle, so I thought, ‘Perfect excuse for a little extra pampering,'' Vicki said. Meals for a Week, 1430 Fulton Ave. in Grand Haven, prepares and delivers home-style meals ready to be preheated and served.
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10:36 AM Jul 29, 2011

GH mayor's race gets 2nd write-in candidate

A second write-in candidate has joined the race to become Grand Haven's next mayor, facing candidate Geri McCaleb and write-in candidate Ken Sharkey. Chris Collett, a U.S. Army veteran from the war in Iraq, annouced his intentions today to run as a write-in candidate for the position. According to Collett, he is running as "an energetic and committed candidate, who is intent upon the revival of a great American city with amazing resources and people to offer to the country.'
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