By Scott SullivanEditorWay BackMachine dreams — nightmares about cameraman malfunctions — proved more than daydreams as I handed Carter my race video card. I could blame squalls, forecast to clear as we drove home from Lawless Park, for my victimhood.This…

By Scott SullivanEditorChristmas came early for Saugatuck Township Blue Star Trail planners in the form of a $300,000 Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund grant to advance nonmotorized path work there.It was one of 53 recreational developments and land-acquisition…

By Scott SullivanEditorDuring a busy Dec. 13 monthly meeting, the Saugatuck Township Board, in addition to action mentioned here elsewhere, also:

My father would sometimes say the least expected and most odd things. For example, if we were driving somewhere, enjoying a mild April Sunday on country backroads, he might say, “I hope I don’t hit a skunk.” Or, if it…

The story of Christmas is ever evolving for you and I. The biblical story never changes but your story is always changing. How we celebrate and view the story of Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus may change throughout…

By Maggie ConklinSavory Winter Squash SoupWhen it’s cold and blustery outside, and all you feel like doing is curling up in front of a fire with a good book and a dog, cat or significant other to keep your feet…

By Scott SullivanEditorRecordingLawless Park, not yet flooded, still furnished islands on its 820 acres. As runners splashed between them, video gear I lugged and tried to make work to track their soggy treks didn’t always.Audio sputtered picking up voiceovers, drowned…

By Scott SullivanEditorDouglas notified residents Dec. 5 debris removal at the former Haworth plant site, 200 Blue Star Hwy., was set to start Monday, Dec. 18, and last three days.Joint project consultants William & Works and PM Environmental will discuss…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor GOBLES—The Simpson sisters provided quite a one-two punch for the Saugatuck girls basketball team in its SAC divisional game against Gobles on Friday, Dec. 8.Senior Brook Simpson and freshman Mylah Simpson each scored 16 points to…

A long time ago, I was in a convenience story buying a soft drink and candy bar, when I noticed a guy stuffing several items inside his coat. He then proceeded to walk out paying for nothing. I froze and…

For several years I had a five-church parish, roughly the size of Rhode Island, in northern Alberta, Canada.  This time of the year sunrise came about eleven in the morning; dusk a little after two in the afternoon.  On Sundays, by the…

By Jason WesseldykSports EditorHOPKINS—The first quarter of the season-opening boys’ basketball game between Saugatuck and Hopkins on Tuesday, Nov. 28, couldn’t have been closer.Literally.Each team scored 13 points through the first eight minutes of play, with each side relying heavily…

By Maggie ConklinBeans, Beans ♪When you think of beans, you likely think of the common commercially-raised dried ones like black beans, pintos, great northern, navy and kidney beans.You might also think of fresh ones such as green string beans and…

By Scott SullivanEditorFire UpThe U.S. 131/M-60 cloverleaf a quarter-mile south of the Super 8 in 6 a.m. rain boasted arrows, signs and lane markers, all reflectorized.Wipers flapping and smearing water semicircles made glass before me math spaghetti. No glows were…

    A good friend once said that contentment was an act of radical defiance.  That was interesting, and she went on to explain, “No one wants to be content.  It’s like settling, like saying something is good enough or almost good.  Worse, they’ve got…

My progressive friends may “go bananas” over this thought, but I believe the U.S. should contemplate withdrawing from the United Nations.Yes, it is “radical” but what does this once very useful organization do for the U.S? I would argue it…

Post-Thanksgiving holiday celebrations are underway hereabouts in earnest.  Here’s a coming week’s mini-sampler: Saturday, Sept. 1: Ox-Bow House Winter Artist Markets, 130 Center St., downtown Douglas; and Crane’s drive-through holiday light shows at the family’s 51-year Fennville orchards, 6054 124th…

By Scott Sullivan Editor It 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…

The Saugatuck-Douglas History Center will roll out its new holiday ornament, commemorating the bicentennial gazebo in Saugatuck’s Wicks Park, during the Saugatuck Center for the Arts Holiday Market Saturday, Dec. 2. Priced at $50, this 4-inch-long hanging ornament is hand-crafted…

By Jason WesseldykSports EditorIt’s been said that it’s not how you start that’s important, but how well you finish.Saugatuck was a perfect example of that last season.After posting a 7-9 record through their first 16 games, the Trailblazers won eight…