2:00 PM Aug 12, 2011

Salvation Army signing up families for backpacks

The Salvation Army in Grand Haven is signing children up to receive a backpack filled with school supplies. Families may sign up between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. through Aug. 24 at the Salvation Army headquarters, 310 N. Despelder St. Bring proof of residency and income verification, and one of the following for each child: Social Security card, birth certificate or Medicaid card. The event is co-sponsored by Love INC and Tri-Cities Kiwanis. For more information, call The Salvation Army office at 842-3380.
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11:06 AM Aug 12, 2011

City planners look to create new retaining wall rules

Following a debate on a retaining wall on Highland Drive several months ago, the Grand Haven Planning Commission is taking steps designed to provide specific language to regulate walls in the city. The concept was officially introduced to planning commissioners during their meeting on Aug. 9 and City Planner Kristin Keery said they will be looking at it again in the next several months. "I will bring it back in September (for discussion) and set a public hearing for October,' she said.
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10:36 AM Aug 12, 2011
Sports

Cougars' game on Saturday cancelled due to forfeit

The Lakeshore Cougars semi-pro football team ideally didn't want to secure their 10th win of the season without stepping onto the field, but an opponents' decision on Thursday forced the scenario. Due to the Northwest Illinois Wildkatz forfeit of Saturday's regular season finale at Buccaneer Stadium in Grand Haven, the Cougars will wrap up their season with an undefeated 10-0 record in the Great Midwest Football League.
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10:35 AM Aug 12, 2011

Senior tappers to show their steps during free concert

Bobbie Burke and her fellow senior dancers have tapped into something special. Burke, 93, is the oldest of about a dozen women who practice tap dancing every Friday morning at the Grand Haven Community Center, under the direction of instructor Cathy Weideman. The class members will perform two numbers as part of a free Prevailing Winds Community Band concert, scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday at Covenant Life Church, 101 Columbus Ave. in downtown Grand Haven.
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10:42 AM Aug 12, 2011
Sports

West Michigan Lakers enjoy stellar season on AAU circuit

The West Michigan Lakers AAU boys basketball team was founded 10 years ago, but they've never experienced the amount of success that has transpired on the court this spring and summer. The Lakers' 17s squad - comprised of high school seniors-to-be throughout West Michigan - accumulated a final record of 46-8 and won six of their nine tournaments. "I guess I should retire right now,' joked team founder Kevin Tringali, who also coaches girls basketball at Saugatuck High School. "It's been a great run.'
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7:04 AM Aug 12, 2011

Today's forecast

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind between 3 and 10 mph. Tonight: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind at 5-9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 8 am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind at 6-10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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12:01 PM Aug 11, 2011
Video

Kids learn pirate songs at library

Children in eye patches, pirate hats, and skull-and-crossbone bandanas filed into the basement of Loutit District Library on Wednesday. What would have been a startling sight any other day is expected during the Michigan Pirate Festival, which runs all week at the Grand Haven library.
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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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