By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—Elephants are known for having excellent long-term memories.Apparently, Bulldogs have pretty good memories, too—at least the ones who play volleyball for Otsego.A year after being upset by archrival Plainwell in the final of a Division 2 district, the Bulldogs of Otsego squared off with the Trojans in another district final on Read More…
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Allegan cruises to swim & dive league title
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor BATTLE CREEK—The Allegan girls swim & dive team made it through the dual-meet portion of the SCC schedule unbeaten.At the Conference Championships on Thursday, Nov. 2, and Friday, Nov. 3, the Tigers proved that regular-season success was no fluke.The Tigers won six of the 12 events and cruised to first-place honors Read More…
Obituary: Arthur Joe Henry
Arthur Joe Henry, 67 of Watson Township, Michigan, passed away November 4, 2023, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Born July 16, 1956, in Allegan, Michigan, he was the son of the late Arthur Sr. and Paula (White) Henry and the husband of Joy (Brenner) Henry. Arthur served honorably in the United States Navy and carried the Read More…
Obituary: Marcia Ann Beltman
Marcia Ann Beltman, 83, of Hopkins, MI passed away Sunday, November 5, 2023 at her home with family at her side. Born January 23, 1940 in Zeeland, MI, she was the daughter of the late Arthur James and Ann (Jaarda) Lampen. Marcia was the widow of the late Leonard Jay Beltman who preceded her in Read More…
Army Flight Instructor accrues 54 years of service
By Gari Voss It took 33 years of active service in the Army then another 20+ years as a Department of the Army civilian helicopter flight instructor before Rodney L. “Sande” Sangsland decided it was time to retire.As was reported during his retirement celebration, “Mr. Sangsland’s dedication and professionalism are unmatched by the instructors around Read More…
Ammo ads to barn fireworks show
By Scott SullivanEditor A quiet country night in Laketown Township burst into flames, explosions, emergency lights everywhere late Friday into early Saturday.“It was a barn fire,” Graafschap Fire Chief Doug DenBleyker said, near the 140th Avenue/63rd Street corner. “Guy had a lot of ammo stored there.“Someone reported helicopters? Nope,” he said.Neighbor fire departments from Saugatuck, Read More…
Do you need help? Write Us!
It’s time again for this newspaper’s annual Christmas Wish program. In the next few weeks we are asking readers that find themselves or their family in a dire situation to write us and in detail, tell us what you or your family would like to make Christmas a happy occasion.Inflation has caused a financial burden Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Despite naysayers, space exploration important to US
We have a weekly column in one of our Michigan newspapers called Faces in the Crowd. Random bystanders are asked a question each week and we publish their answers. This week the question had to do with sending man back to the moon, and beyond, to Mars.I was taken aback by the answers. Most if Read More…
Life as Performance Art
Some eighty years plus ago, when money was tight during the Great Depression, a couple of women at my church made several batches of fruitcake to sell at their Christmas bazaar. They were in one-pound blocks, wrapped and decorated. It turned out to be a big hit. In fact, it was so big that the next year they Read More…
Obituary: Barbara Jean Boot
Barbara Jean Boot, age 81, of Otsego, passed away on Saturday, October 28th, 2023. She had a heart attack a month prior to her passing. After graduating from Rogers High School, Barbara and David married and began their family. Roots were so important to Barbara, so after they had left the Navy and moved back Read More…