The fans who braved the cold and made it to the final 10 minutes of Grand Haven's girls soccer showdown against Fruitport were rewarded with a fantastic show. The Buccaneers and the Trojans combined for four goals in the final 10 minutes and settled for a 3-3 tie in the season-opener for both teams. The host Buccaneers trailed 2-0 at halftime, and were still behind by a pair of goals late in the game before senior midfielder Aliina Weykamp created a spark that ignited the home team.

By the time she had been placed in the school where Erin Gruwell taught, Maria Reyes said she had one more chance to straighten-out before she was put in jail until her 18th birthday. Having just served nine months in jail, Reyes - 14 at the time - didn't hold out much hope for herself. "The only thing that I was ever good at doing was being a bad kid,' Reyes told Lakeshore Middle School students on Monday afternoon.

SPRING LAKE - The gentle sounds of strings serenaded more than 60 listeners Sunday afternoon at Spring Lake District Library's monthly Music by the Fireplace concert. The Grand Valley State University String Trio includes Pablo Mahave-Veglia on cello, Gregory Mayten on violin and Paul Swantek on viola. The trio was formed in 2009 as an outreach program of the school's music department. The musicians are all instructors at the Allendale university.

The world of fashion came to Grand Haven on Thursday night when Donaylle Nicole Hair Studio of Grand Haven hosted the fourth annual spring style show, "Lakeshore Style Revolution,' to benefit the Center for Women in Transition. "We decided to work closely with that organization I would say five years ago,' Donaylle Rogers said. "We just heard about an organization that does so much to stop domestic violence and sexual abuse - and, because we're an organization of women, we felt it was close to our heart to help other women.'