2:01 PM Jun 2, 2011

Chinook Pier surf shop opens

Brothers and lifelong surfers John and Ben McNeil are making final preparations to get their new business - Wet Mitten Surf Shop, 301 N. Harbor Ave. - ready for summer. "We have always wanted to go into business together in some form,' John said. The store in the Chinook Pier shops opened in April. We grew up along the shores here,' said John, 27. "We've been surfing ever since we've been able to.'
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6:00 PM Jun 2, 2011

Sunday Art Market at Chinook Pier opens June 5

The second season of the Sunday Art Market, a juried weekly show of established and emerging artists from West Michigan, opens June 5. The market will be under the green canopy next to Chinook Pier, at Harbor and First streets, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Sunday through Sept. 11. Displays will include fine art and high-end crafts such as pottery, metal works, photography, jewelry and textiles. There is a nominal fee for participating. Artists should call the local Chamber of Commerce at 842-4910 or e-mail artistsms-sundayartmarket @yahoo.com to request an application.
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11:02 AM Jun 2, 2011

New Harbor/Washington traffic signal one visible change downtown

The downtown reconstruction project has brought about many changes, from a new snowmelt system and improved public utilities to a new traffic signal at Harbor Drive and Washington Avenue. Grand Haven Special Projects Manager Julie Beaton said these new signals are unique in how they are designed. "The signals are designed for two things - improved pedestrian connectivity and improved traffic flow,' she said.
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7:16 AM Jun 2, 2011

Today's forecast

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North-northwest wind at 3 to 7 mph. Tonight: A 30-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind between 5 and 13 mph. Friday: A 30-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South-southeast wind at 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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10:46 AM Jun 1, 2011

Columbus Ave. awaits decision from City Council

Although construction in downtown Grand Haven has been completed, city officials are still trying to determine what to do with Columbus Avenue from Harbor Drive to Fourth Street. "Until (City Council) acts on it, it is going to stay how it is,' City Manager Pat McGinnis said of the current partial two-way configuration. The street was converted to allow two-way from Fourth Street to Harbor Drive during the onset of the downtown reconstruction project to allow for traffic to detour Washington Avenue.
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10:43 AM Jun 1, 2011

Country concert planned to raise money, awareness of cystic fibrosis

Bridgette Koll said it is important to keep the memory of her best friend alive. "Stefanie was amazing,' Koll said. "It is super sad that people didn't get to meet her. If you knew Stefanie, she changed your life in one way or another.' Stefanie Bol died in 2008 of cystic fibrosis, an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system.
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3:31 PM Jun 1, 2011
Police/Fire

Crockery Twp. man pleads to charges in gun-pointing case

A Crockery Township man arrested for allegedly threatening his neighbor with a gun has pleaded no contest to two of the three original charges. Joshua Curtis Andrews, 21, was arraigned Tuesday in front of Ottawa County Circuit Judge Jon Hulsing. In exchange for a no-contest plea for felonious assault and aggravated indecent exposure, the third count of firearms possession under the influence of alcohol was dismissed.
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7:13 AM Jun 1, 2011

Today's forecast

Today: Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West-northwest wind at 7 to 11 mph. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North-northwest wind around 6 mph.
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7:06 PM May 31, 2011

Severe thunderstorm watch until midnight

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch this afternoon, in effect until midnight, for most of Lower Michigan, including Ottawa County. For up-to-date weather information, tune to our partner, WZZM-TV (channel 13).
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11:30 AM May 31, 2011
Police/Fire

Motorcyclist suffers minor injuries in Harbor Drive accident

An 18-year-old Belmont man suffered minor injuries after crashing his motorcycle in Grand Haven on Monday afternoon. The Grand Haven Department of Public Safety said the motorcyclist was southbound on Harbor Drive when he popped the clutch on the vehicle, lost control and laid the bike down in front of 726 S. Harbor Ave. According to police, the motorcyclist was standing and alert when medical help arrived, and he received only abrasions to his knees. He received no medical treatment.
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