Phillip Lawrence Wightman, 81 of Fennville, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, at his home.Born Feb. 1, 1941, in Douglas, he was the son of the late Chester and Hilda (Stein) Wightman and the husband of Fae Ann (Christensen) Wightman.Phil was a hard worker who owned and operated his own plumbing company, Wightman Service Read More…
By Mike WilcoxPublisherScammers are everywhere these days, often where you least expect them.I ran into a group a couple nights ago while trying to call Spectrum to fix my internet.Spectrum wants you to make all inquiries online, so they do their best to hide their phone number. I, on the other hand, prefer to talk Read More…
By G.C. Stoppel A recent TV insurance commercial shows an older man trying to help young people not turn into their parents. Good luck with that one. Why run from their attributes and quirks when it gives you instant status as an eccentric?British psychologists wrote a paper not long ago saying on average all of us Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorLife LessonsI like history straight up: good, bad, ugly … It is not mine to airbrush or condone but learn as best I can from what happened. Let’s discuss it.I love and support the Saugatuck-Douglas History Center (formerly Historical Society). One of its longtime stalwarts Jack Sheridan composes a “Trippin’ Thru Time” feature Read More…
The once-annual, interrupted-by-Covid-Etc.-too-long Red Dock Poetry Reading will return to the eye-popping-now-more-more-like-a-Salmon Dock (shown with Chief Tony Amato vanishing through a portal) off the end of Douglas North Union Street Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 6 to 7 p.m. Live music starting at 5 will precede it. Dress could not be casualer. Usual suspect Douglas Poet Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorIt wasn’t musical chairs but close Aug. 10 as the Saugatuck Township Board:• Accepted supervisor Cindy Osman’s resignation and appointed her full-time building official/assistant zoning administrator;• Named clerk Abby Bigford supervisor to replace Osman; and• Appointed planning commission chair Rebecca Israels clerk replacing Bigford.Osman, who with Kathy Tisdale Sturm led a November 2018 Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck City Council has hired Frank Walsh Municipal Services to seek candidates for three city positions, two old ones combined plus a new one.A new combined zoning administrator and project manager, combining jobs recently vacated by Cindy Osman and Kate White respectively, stands to be best-paying at a projected $87,500 salary and perhaps Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR The Saugatuck Township Board was scheduled to vote Wednesday, Aug. 10 (too late for this week’s deadline) on asking voters Nov. 8 to approve a 10-year, 0.5-mill property tax assessment to operate, maintain and improve public parks and trails. The millage, which would generate an estimated $195,352 its first year, would Read More…
The 22nd annual Mt. Baldhead Challenge will “come home” to downtown Saugatuck’s Wicks Park Saturday, Sept. 10. The Saugatuck-Douglas Rotary Club’s Saugatuck Public Schools’ Boys and Girls Club fundraiser, aka “The Ultimate Multi-Terrain Race,” will offer 8.2-mile “Challenge” and 12.5-mile “Extreme” courses encompassing scenic wooded trails and 302 steps to spectacular views from the summit Read More…
A Douglas-Saugatuck Pickleball Club hosted camp Aug. 1-2 at Schultz Park had 15 kids ages 9 to 15 jumping for joy with new tie-dyed t-shirts and paddles from Niles-based Paddletec Co. Club member Sarah Cullen and Saugatuck Community Recreation director Scott Kierzek helped organize sessions, which filled four courts with a teacher on each going Read More…