2:00 PM May 26, 2011

Participants sought for Spring Lake Memorial Day Parade

Spring Lake Heritage Festival committee members encourage residents and veterans to dress in red, white and blue to march in the annual Memorial Day parade on Monday morning. The parade is scheduled to step out from the corner of Exchange and Buchanan streets at 10:30 a.m. "Families are encouraged to decorate their trikes, bikes and wagons,' Heritage Festival spokeswoman Michele Yasenak said. "We ask that any participants in the parade invite a veteran or active military to be a part of their entry.'
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7:21 AM May 26, 2011

Damage minimal in lightning strike at SL Presbyterian Church

The cable connection and a broken window appeared to be the only damage from a lightning strike at Spring Lake Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, but employees were cautioned to keep their eyes open for anything more. Emergency crews were called to the church, 760 E. Savidge St., at about 11:30 a.m. after lightning apparently struck an area on the east side of the church.
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11:22 AM May 25, 2011

North Sea Gas will perform at SL District Library

Spring Lake District Library will be hosting a free musical performance by North Sea Gas, one of Scotland's most popular folk bands, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 1.
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7:34 PM May 24, 2011
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Lakers, Trojans share Lakes Eight soccer title

Two teams stood at midfield holding aloft the Lakes Eight Conference girls soccer championship trophy on Monday evening. The girls in the visiting blue uniforms, representing the Fruitport Trojans, had smiles spread across their faces, while white-clad Lakers of Spring Lake dejectedly posed for a few photos before shuffling back to their bench. Both teams finished with a share of the Lakes Eight title, but the Lakers, who had won the regular-season league championship, weren't in a sharing mood.
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2:01 PM May 23, 2011

C3 Exchange building is for sale

C3 Exchange leaders announced Sunday that they have listed the church building at 225 E. Exchange St. for sale at $1.9 million. Despite recent donations from the congregation and volunteer efforts to shave $3,000 a month in contract labor costs, C3 Executive Minister Ian Lawton said Sunday night that ongoing financial burdens are forcing the sale.
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1:25 PM May 23, 2011
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SLHS students produce their own lip dub video

Spring Lake High School students were swelling with school spirit Saturday when they produced their first-ever lip dub. More than 85 students danced and dubbed to K'Naan's "Wavin' Flag' - an uptempo tune that backdropped the drama in the school's hallways, classrooms and gymnasium.
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10:36 AM May 19, 2011
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New year, similar success for SL soccer

Gone is the No. 1 state ranking, the Division 1 college players, and the dominating group of seniors who had been starters since they were freshman. But the expectations have lingered for the Spring Lake varsity girls soccer team, and the current batch of Lakers have lived up to those expectations, and then some.
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1:40 PM May 19, 2011
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SL soccer advances to face Fruitport for league title

Three different players scored goals on Wednesday, lifting Spring Lake to victory over a defensive-minded Ludington squad in the semifinal round of the Lakes Eight Conference girls soccer tournament. With the win, the top-seed Lakers advance to the tournament championship game on Monday. They'll host rival Fruitport, a 1-0 winner over Orchard View in Wednesday's other semifinal contest.
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8:36 AM May 19, 2011

SL church to hold rummage sale today, Friday

Spring Lake Presbyterian Church will be hosting a rummage sale from 4-7 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The sale will take place at the church, 760 E. Savidge St. in Spring Lake.
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11:06 AM May 17, 2011
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Hyde named new varsity girls basketball coach at SL

Rich Hyde has made the round of coaching at the lower levels at Spring Lake. On Monday, Hyde was given his chance to prove himself at the varsity level. Hyde, who has served as the Lakers' junior varsity boys basketball coach the past seven years, was named the head varsity girls coach at Spring Lake during the district's Monday night board meeting. Hyde is a math teacher and a counselor at Spring Lake Middle School. He and his wife, Angela, have two daughters: Julie, 7, and Anna, 5.
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