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Glenn Circle of Lights beckons all
Small-but-mighty Glenn will host its annual Circle of Lights vintage holiday celebration Friday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, as dark falls from 5 to 7 p.m. Framing the 6 p.m. arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus by horse-drawn carriage will be…
Yellow light on ‘Old Airport’ land
By Scott Sullivan Editor After four generations nearly dormant, lights at Saugatuck’s “Old Airport” land have changed from red to yellow. City council Monday prioritized further studying the the 169.1-acre site, east of 63rd Street and 134th Avenue in Saugatuck…
Laketown Township Lawyer: Board can have House razed
BY JIM HAYDEN CORRESPONDENT The home of the couple who donated 102 acres for a Laketown Township park is back in hands of a commission whose members want the 84-year-old structure razed. Township Attorney Ron Bultje told the township board…
Fennville Farewell
BY JIM HAYDEN CORRESPONDENT Fennville’s outgoing mayor acknowledged challenges the city’s faced recently and thanked the community for support. Mayor Dan Rastall led his last regular commission meeting Monday, Nov. 7 election eve. He did not run again in that…
City bow hunt open to just two
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Not every Douglas resident was thrilled by council OK’ing deer harvesting on 17 city acres north of Wiley Road west of Northern Lights Condominiums. Mike and Holly Widdes, who live nearby, voiced disappointment in their elected…
Trailblazers’ season ends with loss to White Pigeon
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorThe opening possession of the Division 8 football district final between host Saugatuck and White Pigeon on Friday, Nov. 3, started so well for the Trailblazers.Saugatuck put together a sustained drive that took more than five minutes…
Maggie’s Pantry
By Maggie ConklinLima BeansErin Wilkinson and I were hanging out at my office a couple weeks ago shooting the breeze and enjoying each other’s company. Of course we chatted about The Douglas Halloween Parade, as she is Queen of that…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorDeerslayerShe died on the creek bank from which she’d risen, leapt the steel rail and appeared before I could stop …Data: Saturday, Oct. 28, 8:38 or so a.m. Ferry Street dip over Wicks Creek culvert, northbound south of…
City bow hunt open to only 2
By Scott SullivanEditorNot every Douglas resident was thrilled by council OK’ing deer harvesting on 17 city acres north of Wiley Road west of Northern Lights Condominiums.Mike and Holly Widdes, who live nearby, voiced disappointment in their elected representatives’ decision —…
Mike’s Musings: Despite naysayers, space exploration important to US
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…
Life as Performance Art
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…
Nov. 7 city council races uncontested
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…
Days on Mt. Baldhead
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…
Fennville elections
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…
Obituary: Joanne Krause
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…
Life as Performance Art
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…
Mike’s Musings: Shut the border to prohibit terrorists!
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…
Arrows out for first Douglas public hunt
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…
Runners take off on Old Airport land
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…
Trailblazers drop regular-season finale to Schoolcraft
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorWhen Saugatuck hosted Schoolcraft for the final regular-season football game on Friday, Oct. 20, second place in the SAC Valley was on the line.And it was the visiting Eagles who secured that runner-up slot, thanks largely to…
