Spring Lake News

MUSKEGON/OTTAWA - A traffic stop recently in one county led to arrests in another, and recovery of several items stolen from vehicles parked in Fruitport Township, police said.

Holland City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to begin negotiations with Spring Lake Village Manager Ryan Cotton to become their next city manager.

Thanks to a former Jeffers Elementary School teacher, the Spring Lake Schools Foundation has gifted $10,202 in grants to Spring Lake teachers for everything from series books to digital storytelling and an iPad.

The Tri-Cities Historical Museum's newest exhibit will illustrate the story of the fur trade between the French and several Native American nations.

The program is being held in conjunction with the Outdoor Discovery Center Macatawa Greenway and the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation.

The Grand River Greenway Parks Celebration 2012 continues in February with an adults-only evening program featuring candle-lit skiing through Riverside County Park and along the Grand River.

Grand Haven's varsity girls ski team continued to perform well, and Spring Lake also had a strong showing at Friday's Greater Grand Rapids Ski Conference race at Cannonsburg.

The number of entries may have been down for Saturday's Winterfest events at Mulligan's Hollow, but the good times were plentiful.

"We had so many reservations, we conducted two tournaments - upstairs and downstairs," she said.

SPRING LAKE, Mich. Spring Lake High School students met their match Friday morning.

SPRING LAKE, Mich. -- It's a story that could get you to look at your next "cup of joe" differently - at least that's what one local non-profit group is hoping to do.

Jennifer Sue Correll, 65, of Tampa, Fla., and formerly of Spring Lake, died Tuesday, Jan.

In the four years since they added a food drive to their annual Haunted Hall fundraiser, Boy Scout Troop 14 of Spring Lake has donated more than 5 tons of canned goods to Love INC.

The number of accidents in Spring Lake and Ferrysburg dropped significantly, and crime rates remain low in the last year, according to the Spring Lake/Ferrysburg Police Department's annual report.

Brian C. Plowman of Spring Lake now faces trial in all three home invasion cases against him in Muskegon County, allegedly committed in a pre-Christmas spree.

What remained of Marshall McCluer's horseless hot rod resurfaced, perhaps for the final time, in May, 1946, in a Spring Lake barn owned by his daughter, Mrs.

Those who attend the Central Park Players production of "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" in March will experience something not done before in a CPP production: They will watch the performance from seating on the stage.

Love INC Tri-Cities announced this week that the former Robbins Road Hardware store at 948 Robbins Road will be the home of the second retail store for the nonprofit Christian-based agency.

The event runs from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Old Boys' Brewhouse, 971 W. Savidge St.

Love In the Name of Christ feels they have a pretty good business model to help them provide services for the needy in the Grand Haven area.