By Scott Sullivan Editor Don’t expect Douglas to move city services into the empty “old hospital” building bought last summer for $1.5 million soon. City council Feb. 6 declined to hire Troy-based ABM Building Solutions for $7.8 million to design and build the project at 415 Wiley Road by a 6-1 vote. Members will hold Read More…
Saugatuck/Douglas Commercial Record
Obituary: Brenda Lee Miller
Brenda Lee Miller, 78, of Saugatuck passed away peacefully on Jan. 30, 2024.Brenda was born in Cheshire, Conn., on May 9, 1945. She graduated from Cheshire High School and received her bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University.Brenda was an interior designer and owned two successful businesses in her lifetime: The Added Touch in Naperville, Ill., Read More…
Maggie’s Pantry
By Maggie ConklinCheesy GarlicBiscuitsI tripped over an old recipe card given me by a coworker more than a decade ago. Now, I try to eat healthy and refrain from fatty breads, but we were going to a potluck and this one sounded superb. Besides, why not make a recipe for the very first time and Read More…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorIndivisbleI build barriers. Fear invasion? My walls fend off (choose one or more):MexicansMongolsGermsGermansChineseFluCovidOvidWeatherOr notIn-lawsOutlawsEx-esExcess options With U.S. taxpayers housing, feeding and transporting 5 million illegal immigrants (Them) all over the country, what percentage are young males looking for work?0I can use cheap labor What percentage are just here to rape and pillage Our Read More…
EGLE sinks boat basin request
By Scott SullivanEditorThe Michigan Environment, Great Lakes and Energy department has turned down Northshore of Saugatuck’s request to create a boat basin north of the Kalamazoo River channel to Lake Michigan.The developer’s first application to build a marina was approved by EGLE in 2018. Those permits expired in January 2023. The agency held a public Read More…
Saugatuck girls avenge earlier loss to Martin
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor MARTIN—On Friday, Feb. 9, the Saugatuck girls basketball team had the opportunity to avenge its lone loss of the season.The Trailblazers did just that.Getting a combined 33 points from senior Brook Simpson and junior Kennedy Gustafson, Saugatuck earned the 47-36 road win over Martin.The victory was the ninth straight for the Read More…
Life as Performance Art
One day, after a salesclerk said, “Have a nice day,” I turned towards her with my bleakest expression and replied, “Thank you, but I have other plans.” When I bought a couple tomatoes from her later, she said, “Have a good one,” and I tried again, asking, “Which is the bad one. It went right past her.We Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Stop Electing Representative Who Have Spent Their Lives as Politicians
I’ve written about this many times, but as we prepare to vote this year, I would ask you to be mindful of this- we keep electing leaders that have long past the age where we receive social security checks. Age isn’t the only item to consider when you’re voting, but in many cases these lifers Read More…
Fat Tuesday pub crawl to enliven streets
A Second Line Pub Crawl will bring the Great Lakea Brass band performing in and parading through Saugatuck streets and watering holes on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 13. Proceeds will go to the Red Horse Center Collaborative Leadership Center, which furnishes Allegan County youth with therapeutic mental health, art and leadership development through interacting with nature, Read More…
Who cleans up the dead?
By Scott Sullivan Editor A letter printed here Jan. 11, “County should get off carcasses,” noted Allegan County was not heeding requests to remove roadkill deer from near Blue Star Highway. The writer said Saugatuck Township — unlike Douglas and Saugatuck cities, whose public works departments handle such cleanups — had informed him Allegan County Read More…