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…
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…
Saugatuck and Douglas city council elections — each for three open, two-year seats — will be essentially uncontested Tuesday, Nov. 7. In Saugatuck, incumbent Russ Gardner will join prospective newcomers Holly Anderson and Logan White. Current council member Garnet Lewis withdrew in late September on announcing she was moving out of city limits. In Douglas, Read More…
Renee Zita’s family goes back. Renaldis since 1930 have lived in, created and loved these parts. Take Mt. Baldhead, as her pictures show. Rising through fall hues 302 steps from parking lot to summit, the natural asset is sensitive. In 2010, Oriental bittersweet vines engulfing hardwoods, mostly oaks and maples, Saugatuck city sanctioned a Land Read More…
By Jim Hayden Correspondent Four write-in candidates are seeking four open seats on the Fennville City Commission in the Nov. 7 election. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at city hall, 125 S. Maple St. There are no other issues on the ballot. Voters must write in the candidate’s name and fill in Read More…
Joanne Krause, 88 JoAnne Lucille Krause, 88, of Holland, formerly of Saugatuck and Chicago, passed away on Oct. 21, 2023. JoAnne was born in Chicago on Sept; 1, 1935, to Anthony and Ann (Zuber) Cassata. She graduated from high school and married Robert Krause. JoAnne and Robert raised their two sons in Chicago and later Read More…
Where is Will Rogers when we need him? He’s been gone for the better part of 90 years, ever since he died in a plane crash on a visit to Alaska. We could use him for his gentle way of poking a bit of humor at our politicians. Once, when someone asked him if he knew any new Read More…
I’m worried about our southern border. Millions of illegals have poured across the border in Texas and Arizona in the past few years. They come from all parts of the world- Central America, South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.It is the Middle East I am most concerned about. With Israel going to war Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR A Douglas public notice issued last Thursday said let city deer hunting start on 17 public acres (see map) north of Wiley Road, south of Ferry Steet, west of Northern Lights Condominiums. Tighten bow strings, retest sites, pack fresh arrows in quivers and thin growing herds feeding on now-human lawns and Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck High School, whose trophy cases groan and keep growing with state cross country trophies, may have found a home course at last. Except … “Angelina,” co-coach and teacher Rick Bauer said of his wife, “and I have been in the area for 18 years and coaching most of that time. Read More…