SPRING LAKE, Mich. (WZZM) -- A West Michigan restaurant targeted by teenagers is getting a lot of support from the community it serves.

Bob Chan, owner of Chan's Restaurant in Spring Lake, says about a year ago he began receiving harassing phone calls.

Two weeks ago, after...more one of those calls, Chan says someone egged his restaurant. A resident driving by saw it happening and called police.

Officers arrested two teenagers -- one 15 and one 16 -- and one of the boys admitted to making harassing calls.

Chan says since the arrests, the community has rallied around him and his business.

"People that come in to eat and some people just stop by to tell us they support us and they want us to be here," says Chan. "I feel fortune that I live in this community."

Chan's Restaurant has been in Spring Lake since 1972.

In 1979, WZZM 13 crews filmed a special for the Chinese New Year. Chan has a picture of the visit on the wall

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WZZM) -  The pier along Lake Michigan in Grand Haven is deteriorating and the US Army Corps of Engineers is urging people to be extra cautious.  The problem stems from a lack of funding and is expected to get worse.

The entrance to the pier has warning signs and a...more memorial with the faces of two young men, Dan Reiss and Andy Fox.

"I just went through Mothers Day yesterday without my son.  It has been 8 years, but it still hurts.  I don't want anyone else to lose a loved one unnecessarily," says Vicki Cech, Andy's mother.

The US Army Corps of Engineers says the tale of caution has never been more important because much of the pier is deteriorating.

"There's a lot of slipping or tripping hazards, cracks, little holes in the concrete," says Tom O'Bryan with the Lake Michigan Army Corp of Engineers.

There are additional safety measures on the pier.  Every 100 feet is a life ring that is connected to the 911 Center.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. -- Astrophysicist Kevin Manning will present “Astronomy for Everyone: Size & Scale of the Universe” at the Loutit District Library (LDL) on Thursday, May 24 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in Program Room A

Manning’s  program is a family-oriented PowerPoint slide presentation...more that corporates some incredible video footage, while his hands-on activities will give everyone present a sense of awe. Attendees will also learn about the size and scale of the universe, the stars, and other celestial wonders.

Following this indoor formal presentation, everyone will go outdoors to view celestial objects in the night sky, such as the rings of Saturn, craters on the Moon, etc. This, of course, depends on the weather hopefully having relatively clear skies.

International award winner, Kevin Manning is a retired astrophysicist. His background includes working with such well-knowns as NASA, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (launched on the space shuttle with

GRAND HAVEN & HOLLAND, Mich. (WZZM)- Sunday's morning's greeting comes to you from Relay for Life in Grand Haven and the Tulip Time festival in Holland.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WZZM) - Skies are crystal clear once again today and those cloudless skies helped create a rare atmospheric phenomenon on the lakeshore.

Tyler Folkert the attached images overnight from Grand Haven.

You can see the orange lights of Milwaukee on the...more horizon, even though Wisconsin is 80 miles away across Lake Michigan.

Meteorologist Joe Kopecek has the explanation. Watch the video for details.

SPRING LAKE - Shipwreck hunter Valerie van Heest will be at Spring Lake District Library on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. to tell the tale of the sinking of the Thomas Hume. May 21st is the 121st anniversary of the wreck of the Thomas Hume, a lumber schooner owned by Charles Hackley and...more Thomas Hume of Muskegon. The ship’s crew of seven sailed out of Chicago, encountered a storm and never arrived at her destination, the port of Muskegon.  Van Heest, a member of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates, will discuss how MSRA’s underwater archaeological investigation has helped to solve the mystery of the lost ship. Learn how the crew of the Thomas Hume lived, worked, and died on the Lake Michigan.
Van Heest is an award winning author and a member of the Women Divers Hall of Fame. She is a founding member of Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates whose mission is to preserve and promote Michigan’s submerged maritime history. Van Heest has over twenty-five years of diving

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WZZM) -- The Michigan State Police say cell phone distraction played a role in a crash that injured five Grand Haven High School students in March.

Our news partner, the Grand Haven Tribune, obtained the state police report through the Michigan Freedom of...more Information Act.  The Tribune is sharing the report with WZZM 13 News.

On March 16, the five students were driving on I-96 near Lowell, heading to the Grand Haven girls basketball team game in the state semifinals in East Lansing.  The students' SUV went through the median then hit barrier cables on the opposite side of the freeway.

Danielle Michaels, 16, was the driver of the SUV.  The investigation report says Michaels had received an incoming phone call on her cell at 11:25 a.m., and had ended the call just before the crash.

The accident injured Michaels and her passengers: Emily Bogner, 16; Madison Case, 17; Hannah DeVecht, 17; and Brittney Olds, 16.

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GRAND HAVEN, Mich. -- The Grand River Greenway Celebration program series continues with Grand River Fisheries presented by Dr. Dan O’Keefe at the Loutit District Library, Thursday, May 17 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in Program Room A.
O’Keefe’s presentation will highlight a variety of fascinating...more fishes while touching on fishing and fish watching opportunities at Ottawa County parks from rare lake sturgeon and river redhorse to popular gamefish including steelhead and channel catfish. 
He also explains how the Grand River watershed offers diversity of aquatic habitats that are home to over 102 species of fish. He makes clear that the lower Grand River maintains connections with warm water bayous and backwaters, the coldwater environment of Lake Michigan. It is upstream spawning sites are often used by different life stages of fish species.
O'Keefe is a fisheries biologist and extension educator who worked with gamefish, threatened species, and commercial fisheries in

Voting took place throughout West Michigan yesterday where voters approved the renewal of the school millages for Grand Haven and Spring Lake.

The Grand Haven millage renewal passed 74.2% to 25.8%.

The Spring Lake millage renewal passed 79.5% to 20.5%

Click here to see additional election results from around West Michigan.

Just in time for Mother's Day the Grand Haven Farmer's Market will open this Saturday at 8 am with a ribbon cutting to usher in the 2012 season and showcase the renovated Farmer's Market parking lot. Stop by for fresh asparagus, rhubarb, other in-season produce, fragrant flowers, bedding...more plants, and hanging baskets for Mom; along with smoked Lake Michigan whitefish, freshly baked breads, jams, jellies, honey and more. The market will be open every Saturday in May.

The Grand Haven and Spring Lake Farmers' Markets will be in full bloom the first week of June when the Grand Haven market adds Wednesdays to their schedule. Every Wednesday and Saturday from 8 am-2 pm June through October under the green canopy at Chinook Pier on Harbor Drive.

The Spring Lake Farm & Garden Market will be open every Thursday from 9 am-2 pm June through mid October. The market is located downtown Spring Lake on Church Street just east of the library. This open air market features

From: http://www.ghaps.org

Non-Principal Residence (formerly non-homestead)

This is a renewal of 18 mills on non-principal residence and other nonexempt property and six mills on commercial personal property. This proposal represents an annual renewal (i.e. not an increase)...more of millage, which does not affect the taxes on a homeowner’s principal residence. Passage of the Non-Principal Residence means a continuation of $18.6 million in revenue needed to maintain Grand Haven Area Public Schools’ programs and services.