Maureen Whitehead shrugged off miserable conditions and used her wealth of tournament experience - along with some clutch putts - to outlast Collette Hansen and win her second consecutive Spring Lake Invitational championship. Whitehead, who spends her summers in Charlevoix, couldn't quite match Hansen's distance or accuracy, but was steady from tee to green and spectacular with her putter, rolling in several long putts that kept Thursday's Championship Flight final tight until the closing holes.

Although Mother Nature may try to dampen the championship match of the Spring Lake Invitational Tournament this morning, it should be an intriguing final once it does get teed up. In a mathup that could be labled the established champion against the up-and-coming challenger, Charlevoix native Maureen Whitehead will look to defend her SLIT title in the Championship Flight, while West Olive resident and 2009 Grand Haven High School graduate Collette Hansen will be seeking her first - in just her second ever apperance at the 90th annual women's match play tournament.

Village President Bill Filber has decided "to take a breather' and not seek a fourth term as Village Council president. "I enjoyed most of the moments I was on council,' Filber said Tuesday after the 4 p.m. filing deadline had passed. "I want to give somebody else the opportunity to be the president of the village and take a year or two off from politics.'

A local businesswoman plans to stretch to new horizons with free weekly sunrise yoga sessions at Lakeside Beach. The first class is scheduled for 6:05 a.m. on Wednesday to celebrate the beginning of summer. Sandy Parker plans to open On the Path Yoga studio at 617 E. Savidge St. on Aug. 1. The sunrise beach classes will be choreographed to the sunrise, beginning several minutes later each Wednesday, according to the projected sunrise time, according to Parker. Beach sessions continue through Sept. 21 – the fall equinox.