By Maggie ConklinHeart and LiverAs you may know by now, I like to hunt. Much of the enjoyment I get from doing this is simply spending time in the forests, and much of it is the satisfaction I get from filling my freezer with wholesome, fresh, organic protein.Please understand that I have a very strict Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorWay ThereOne of my first tests as Michigan Runner editor was write about the 25 top state running stores. So far I’d set foot in three. Publisher Art McCafferty wanted six top-25 features, one each bimonthly, to fete our magazine’s 25 years in print.“Let me give you phone numbers,” Art advised. Not surprisingly, Read More…
Glenn’s annual Circle of Lights Friday feted the winter holidays’ start with visits from Santa and Mrs. Claus in a horse-drawn sleigh and stroll down a luminarty path towards warmer climes. At the Glenn School (photos above and at immediate right) you could commingle, learn and engage in crafts. In the Glenn Church (santuary light Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorIt takes bank to deal with eroding riverbanks. To that end, Saugatuck City Council agreed Monday to spend up to $40,000 installing storm sewer infrastructure on west side Kalamazoo River lots fronting Park Street.Owners of homes at 850 and 856 Park have agreed to chip in $2,000 each for the total project, which Read More…
Don, whose last name I have forgotten, had been a career, a Drill Instructor on Paris Island, and finally hung up his hat after thirty years. Too young to sit around at home or drink too much at the VFW Hall, he took a job as the “maintenance guy” at the place where I had Read More…
All I want for Christmas is the return of free speech to America and the rest of the world. Free speech, long a credo of Democracy, has been hijacked by those that can’t stand others having a differing opinion. Thus, they attempt to silence us, by calling what we say “disinformation” or labeling us nazis Read More…
Albert E. “Albie” Blommaert, age 74, of Saugatuck, formerly of Chicago Heights, Ill., passed away peacefully Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.He was the loving dad of Brian Blommaert and Christie (Lance) Krout; loud and cherished grandpa of Mason Blommaert, Meri Reese (Abi) Najieullah, Andrew, Ryan and Alana Krout; dear brother of Cheryl, Jimmy, Ronnie, Cathy, Michael, Read More…
By Maggie ConklinPlum Tart Yum TartI was chatting with my neighbor Christa Wise about, you guessed it, food. More specifically, about deserts.She said she’d procured ingredients for Margaret McDermott’s plum tart recipe, the finished product’s beauty and intricacies of getting just the right plums.Tarts are a little like pies, but thinner, with a sweeter crust. Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorThe Real WayLate Friday, Oct. 13, was no time to venture far from the Three Rivers Super 8. Carter and I had an early next a.m. video gig for which squalls were announcing themselves already.In asphalt lot cracks we saw strip mall shop lights reflecting, but none for Subway. “Trust me, we can Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorMick White is out at the Douglas Old Root Beer Barrel. After helping the city bring the landmark back to life six years ago, he has lost his lease-renewal bid.Mayor Jerry Donovan told Fox 17 TV Nov. 15 he, Douglas and customers sang only praises for what White has done, but municipalities owe Read More…