By Scott SullivanEditorDouglas will have a new kayak and stand-up paddleboard rental vendor at Wade’s Bayou after 18 years.Council Monday approved granting St. Joseph-based Third Coast Surf Shop a 3-year lease to operate out of the waterfront park after its $5,000-per-year minimum bid to provide the service came in more than four times as much Read More…
Sure it’s cold out and nights still seem to last forever. But days have been getting longer — really — for seven weeks now. This father and son took in Oval Beach last week. (Photo by Scott Sullivan)
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorDespite facing a 19-10 deficit at the end of the first quarter against SAC-leading Watervliet on Friday, Jan. 28, Saugatuck boys basketball coach Brian Ward had reason to be pleased.His team shot 50 percent from the field during that opening frame and appeared to be locked in on the offensive end.Then came Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorButterflies Are Free?Add to the Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned annals Tasha Adams, who last week released photographic evidence of elaborate escape tunnels her estranged ex-, Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes, built in their backyard.“Folks,” advised Adams, “if you ever feel tempted to rent a backhoe and dig escape tunnels Read More…
It took years to pass Title 9, which essentially put women’s sports on an even keel with men’s. Now female athletes enjoy the same funding, facilities, etc, that male athletes have had since high school and collegiate sports were popularized in the early 20th century.I’m concerned that the equality gained by Title 9, will be Read More…
“Sunset and evening star, and one clear call for me. And may there be no moan-ing of the bar when I put out to sea,” wrote Alfred Lord Tennyson. His poem, often used at funerals, came to mind after reading publisher Mike Wilcox’s editorial last week.For those of us who took a driver’s training course, Read More…
Douglas Elementary School construction Phases 1-3 are completed. “Students and teachers,” said Saugatuck Public Schools Superintendent Tim Travis last week, “are excited to begin learning in the beautiful new art, music and science rooms and four renovated early elementary classrooms.” Voters March 10, 2020 approved the district’s third, scaled-down ask for a 1.6-mill, $35.6-million bond Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Nowhere was it more evident what difference a new Saugatuck City Council makes than Jan. 24 when members voted 4-1 to quintuple the city’s Blue Star Trail contribution. The city, acting as lead agent for fellow tri-community members seeking funding to connect already-built sections through the area, agreed to raise its Read More…
Daniel Sullivan, 27 Daniel William Sullivan died at 27 years young on Jan. 27, 2021 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. A lifelong swimmer, he suffered a sudden cardiopulmonary attack while working out at a local pool. His final act was doing exactly what he loved, and he passed holding the hand of the love Read More…
Norman Deam, 89 Norman Arthur Deam passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at his home in San Luis Obispo, Calif. on Jan. 8, 2022. He was 89. Norm will be remembered by his free spirit, intellect and wit. He was the youngest of three born to Arthur Deam, a professor of architecture, and Thyra, an Read More…