Years ago, I discovered there is a sweet spot-on Christmas Eve afternoon. I like to go for a short solitary walk, but not this year. I go out about the time that many stores begin closing their doors, sending their staff and customers home for the holiday. There are fewer cars on the streets, fewer people on the sidewalks. Read More…
It’s a new year, and I’m counting on President Biden to do the right thing in 2023, when it comes to imprisoned journalist, Julian Assange.Assange, founder of Wikileaks, began publishing millions of pages of classified materials critical of the United States efforts in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, beginning in 2010 during the Obama administration. Read More…
David Lee Von Ins (DVI to everyone who knew him) died peacefully, surrounded by his family on the morning of Dec. 22, 2022 at age 80.He is survived by the love of his life and great beauty Jan; his exceptional children Nicholas, Nancy (John Tolley) and David III; two dynamite grandchildren, Maggie and Leroy Tolley; Read More…
Dr. Edmundo Utanes Sanchez, MD, age 82, met with our Heavenly Father on Saturday, Dec/ 17, 2022.He was born in Manila, Philippines to Walterio Vicente Sanchez and Eustachia Utanes Sanchez on Dec. 26, 1939. He was the eldest of 9 children.He graduated Uson National High School, then went on to earn his medical degree from Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorHomeboundAll I wanted for Christmas is a bomb cyclone, colonoscopy, mad dog, survival.Not necessarily in that sequence.First, scheduling. I’d dragged my feet for 2 years past my quinquennial doctor-ordered flushing, having twice before not enjoyed them.After our family doctor retired, my new G.P. rolled his eyes enough I called U-M Metro Health West Read More…
By Jim HaydenCorrespondentSaugatuck Town Crier Art Tolsma has been climbing ladders and fixing roofs for more than 30 years, so he’s right at home in high places. But 552 feet above the Straits of Mackinac, looking out from the main towers of the Mighty Mac?“It sounds like the most fun in the world to me,” Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorSAUGATUCK—Make it three wins in a row for the Saugatuck boys basketball team.Hosting Zion Christian on Tuesday, Dec. 20, the Trailblazers posted the 54-48 victory to improve to 3-1.Not that it was easy.“This was a tough game tonight,” Saugatuck coach Brian Ward said. “We were able to go on multiple runs throughout Read More…
No doubt you have seen a televised insurance company commercial where an older fellow is trying to help a group of young people avoid turning into their parents. It is such a clever ad I cannot remember the name of the company, so good luck with asking me that one. Far more importantly, why is becoming like Read More…
I agree with Sen. Rand Paul on some initiatives and disagree on others, but one item we are lock step with is federal spending. I believe our money (the taxpayers fund the federal government) is used for all sorts of pork barrel projects that keep elected officials and their donors happy, but don’t do anything Read More…
Jerry Leigh Hill, 88, died peacefully in his sleep Dec. 8, 2022, in his Stuart, Fla. home.There will be no public service but a memorial service will be held in Michigan in 2023 with details still to be determinedIn lieu of flowers, donation information and the full story of Jerry’s remarkable life can be found Read More…