Clinging to a one-point lead with 90 seconds remaining in its showdown against rival Rockford, Grand Haven's girls basketball team needed somebody to step up and make a play.

When he was in middle school, Iain Novoselich made the trip down from Muskegon to watch a high school basketball game at Grand Haven's infamous Pirate's Pit.

Nearly 50 contestants showed up Monday at Anytime Fitness in Grand Haven with hopes of becoming the biggest winners - by being the biggest losers. In a loose spin-off of the popular reality TV series "The Biggest Loser,' organizers held casting calls Monday evening for the first-ever "Lakeshore Slimdown Challenge.'

Mr. Nibbles may have needed a bit more to nibble on at the Race of Kings hamster race Saturday afternoon - the Chinese dwarf hamster was too lightweight to move his exercise ball in the race.

The number of entries may have been down for Saturday's Winterfest events at Mulligan's Hollow, but the good times and even the snow were plentiful. "Fifteen years we've been running this and it's been a blast every year - and that's why we keep coming back,' said Duane Schroeder of Grand Haven, who was part of a group dressed as "ice cream men' in a cardboard ice cream truck.

(UPDATED: Thursday, 10:18 a.m.) Two people were taken by ambulance to North Ottawa Community Hospital Wednesday afternoon following a rear-end, rollover accident in front of the Morning Star Cafe, 711 Washington Ave.

The halls of Peach Plains Elementary School echoed with the sounds of squeaking sneakers and plenty of laughter on Thursday as the school hosted its Fuel Up to Play 60 kick-off.

The sixth annual Bloody Mary Mixoff attracted record numbers Saturday at Old Boys' Brewhouse in Spring Lake. And that added up to record proceeds.