Patricia Michell is the matriarch of the Michell family which extends several generations. Both she and her husband, Max (now diseased), have left a legacy that has impacted the Marion Community deep and wide. Max and Patricia celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2006. As you will see in this exchange, Mrs. Michell and her Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – The McBain Board of Education, at its recent meeting, voted to appoint the following officer positions for the Board of Education for 2024: President – Kevin Eisenga. Vice President – Ken Stahl Treasurer – Matt Kline Secretary – Karen Abrahamson.The board voted to approve PFM Group and Horizon Bank as Read More…
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers High School’s varsity football team will be in search of a new head coach for the 2024 season. TRHS Athletic Director Matt Stofer confirmed in an email to the Commercial-News Thursday that current head coach Chris Gilliam will not return to the team for the 2024 season, Read More…
By Scott Sullivan Editor The Saugatuck Township Fire District — which serves Douglas and Saugatuck cities in addition to the township — responded to 981 calls last year, down 4.1 percent from 2022’s record 1,023. Among them, emergent (Priority 1 or 2, involving lights and sirens) calls totaled 430. Average response time was six minutes, Read More…
By Scott Sullivan Editor The Saugatuck Township Fire District is exploring acquiring an estimated $201,273.52 Traffic Management Apparatus to ensure staff and public safety, especially during freeway crashes. Individual donations toward that end total $9,500 so far. “Since 2019,” chief Greg Janik has apprised member municipal government boards and councils, “our firefighters responded to 207 Read More…
By Scott Sullivan Editor Interurban director Phyllis Yff is retiring. The 10-year transit authority head announced her decisions last week thanking the community for its support and vowing to assist finding and helping establish her replacement. “This service,” Yff said in a letter to The Commercial Record (Page A4) “has been a wonderful asset in Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorIn the first half of its SAC contest against Gobles on Friday, Jan. 26, the Saugatuck girls basketball team played a smothering brand of defense.And the Trailblazers were even better in the second half.Saugatuck limited the Tigers to 13 first-half points before holding Gobles to nine second-half points.The result?A 55-22 victory that Read More…
Barbara King Paxson was a lifelong artist and a lover and maker of lyric beauty. Her life was one of service to human existence. She was a soul most tender and aware, a woman who endured bravely and often alone the shocks and burdens of life in a desensitized, fragmented, uncaring world. She passed away Read More…
By Maggie ConklinIrish CreamRecently we had our annual “really bad winter” where we hunkered down and did anything we could to prevent going outside.This is what us Michiganders prepare for, why we can meals, fill the freezer with food, make sure we have staples in house. Things like rice and dried beans, canned tomatoes, pasta, Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorAll the FactsCats concern me. My wife and daughter surround me with three of them, plus two dogs, two bunnies, four birds and a fish the kitten tries to catch from outside its aquarium. What possible use could these creatures have?I have read here that local newspapers are the lifeblood of their communities Read More…