During the opening minutes of play and the final stretch of action of the fourth period, Spring Lake's lacrosse team proved it could match up competitively with visiting Grand Haven. But in between, the Buccaneers displayed the skills of an established varsity program, and badly exposed the Lakers for what they are - a club team still learning on the fly. The visiting Bucs outscored the hosts 9-0 in the second and third periods combined and finished with a comfortable 14-3 victory against the Lakers at Spring Lake Middle School on Thursday.

Fifteen people gathered Thursday evening at Spring Lake Christian Reformed Church, said a prayer, then disbursed into the surrounding neighborhood. The Community Unity Prayer Walk was organized by church member Carol Van Dop. She led a group of four east down the south side of Fall Street, while another group of women prayed down the north side of the street. The church's pastor, the Rev. Drew Sweetman, led a group north on Lake Avenue. A third group of women took off in a car to pray farther away.

Daryl Fischer of Grand Haven said she had heard of author Jackson Katz prior to his visit to Grand Haven on Thursday, but really didn't know much about him. Once his presentation was over, the museum consultant and her counterparts from the Progressive Women's Alliance Lakeshore said they were ready to take his message and put it into play in their daily lives.

Loutit District Library was filled with the voices of the Cosmops men's choir Sunday afternoon when the local vocal group put on a free concert. The group's director, Joshua Ledesma, said that he and the other Cosmops enjoy getting out in front of the community to perform at events. "This is what we really love to do,' he said. "We love to sing for people who wouldn't normally get this kind of experience.'

Jeff Smith has always been interested in cars, and now the Spring Lake man can take his car collection into the 21st century. Smith is one of the first in Michigan to take delivery of the new Chevrolet Volt - which, according to General Motors, is the world's first mass-produced electric vehicle with extended range.

A man showed up at Spring Lake District Library on Tuesday afternoon with the pelts of dead animals and some live ones, too. With the display and his informative talk, Doug Wright - an interpretive naturalist from the Outdoor Discovery Center - kept about 130 elementary school-age children and their parents entertained for an hour during spring break week. Wright first showed off several animal pelts, then pulled a live 6-foot black rat snake out of a sack and let it slither around his arm as he strolled around the room.

The Spring Lake Yacht Club was transformed into a who's who of colleges and universities throughout the Midwest, east coast and Canada on Saturday afternoon. As athletes unwound following the day of competition during the 16th annual Lubbers Cup Regatta on Spring Lake, spectators could hear enthusiastic chants of "O-H-I-O!,' performed by the rowing team from Ohio State University. Minutes later, Michigan State got into the act, yelling "Go Green! Go White!'

The 16th annual Lubbers Cup Regatta is taking place on Spring Lake today. Rowing teams from 13 colleges will compete in several different categories, all vying for trophies and medals, and ultimately the top team points. It is hosted by the Grand Valley State University Rowing Club. Other teams include Michigan State University; University of Michigan; Ohio State University; U.S. Coast Guard Academy; and Brock University from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.