10:27 AM Aug 5, 2011
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GH native leading rags to riches story for Hanoi, Vietnam baseball

Tom Treutler's vision of introducing the sport of baseball to the city of Hanoi, Vietnam, has made remarkable strides in just a short three-year time span. Treutler, a Grand Haven native and 1986 graduate of Grand Haven High School, is the executive director of Vietnam Pony Baseball. He's also the head coach of the Hanoi Capitals, a squad he's coached in both Pony and Little League competition.
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10:32 AM Aug 4, 2011
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Seniors take center court for pickleball tourney

There's no doubt the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival has always been child friendly, with events such as the annual Kid's Day and the ever-popular downtown carnival. Thanks to an effort from the North Ottawa County Council on Aging (NOCCOA), there's also an event now dedicated to those 50 and older.
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12:07 PM Aug 3, 2011
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Golf tournament honors Coasties

Members of the United States Coast Guard are very good at what they do, and it's a good thing, according to Rear Adm. David Parks. "It's great that we're busy saving lives and enforcing treaties, because we're not going to have careers as professional golfers,' Parks joked after completing his round at the Coasties Golf Tournament at Grand Haven Golf Club.
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10:38 AM Aug 2, 2011
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Local cyclists conquer RAGBRAI again

Several area residents recently finished a nearly 500-mile bike trek as they participated in the Register's Annual Greater Bike Ride Across Iowa. Included in that group is Randy White, now a five-year veteran of the RAGBRAI. "This is my fifth year to complete the event, which was my original goal when I started,' said White, a PGA golf teaching professional and executive director of First Priority of the Lakeshore. "It was hard to believe I made it after being asked to join Bob Whipkey five years ago. It just gets in your blood.
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10:34 AM Aug 2, 2011
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GH's Burns expands skills playing with True Lacrosse

To be the best, Grand Haven's Matt Burns realized he needed to play against and with the best. As an attacker on the Grand Rapids-based True Lacrosse travel team, Burns is making the most of that opportunity. The team recently captured the championship at the National Scholastic Club Lacrosse Association Summer Championships, held in Metuchen, N.J. In the championship game on Sunday, True Lacrosse scored a 10-6 victory over a team from New York. Burns flourished during the three-day tournament, scoring 11 goals and dishing off five assists.
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10:46 AM Aug 1, 2011
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CG run kicks off festive week

It's been long overdue for Don Roberts and his wife Carolyn to compete at the Coast Guard Festival Run. The Lakeland, Fla., residents and Battle Creek natives have quite the running log: Don, 79, said he's been running competitively for 33 years, while Carolyn, 77, has 25 years of experience. "We like to see how many states we can run in. We'd like to do all 50,' Don said. "We had a competition with our son at one time to see how many we could get to.
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10:44 AM Aug 1, 2011
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Popular Fruitport football coach Rueger dies

Even with his health failing, Larry Rueger wanted his last days filled with what he loved the most - inspiring young men in the game of football. Battlling kidney disease, Rueger was still a presence at Fruitport's football training this summer, lending his expertise at motivating in the weight room or helping out in any way he could on the field. The longtime coach passed away Sunday morning at the age of 70.
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9:14 AM Jul 31, 2011
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GH grad Addison wins 10K at Coast Guard Festival Run

Grand Haven High School graduate Becca Addison overcame the late morning heat and a strong field to take home top honors in the 10K portion of the annual Coast Guard Festival Run, held at the Tri-Cities YMCA and surrounding downtown Grand Haven Saturday morning. The run was presented by North Ottawa Community Health System. Addison, who will be a junior this fall at the University of Michigan, enjoyed strong seasons on the Wolverines' womens' cross country and track teams this past season. She was two-time All-American during the indoor track season.
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3:49 PM Jul 30, 2011
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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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10:57 AM Jul 28, 2011
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McNeil takes on nation's top sailors

Cameron McNeil grew up sailing butterflies at the Spring Lake and White Lake yacht clubs, and has made a name for himself in sailing circles as one of the top MC Class sailors in the nation. This past weekend, McNeil, a 2000 Spring Lake High School graduate, got a chance to go up against the top sailors from across the country in an entirely different boat - the Laser. McNeil was one of 22 sailors invited to participate in the U.S. Sailing Singlehanded Championships, an annual regatta that pits the top sailors of singlehanded boats from across the country.
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