By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – McBain superintendent Scott Akom recently explained in a correspondence to area residents what is being done about the vacant McBain principal’s job.“I am sure many of you have heard that Mr. Biller has resigned as McBain’s High School Principal” Akom wrote. “He has accepted a superintendent position with (Howard City) Read More…
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Judge decides Sprague to stand trial for murder
By Kaitlyn Campbell A man accused of running over a dirt biker in Lake in October will face trial for murder and other charges in Mount Pleasant.On Jan. 10, Judge Sara Spencer-Noggle ordered Allen Leroy Sprague to face trial on an open court for murder, failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing Read More…
Clare Fire Chief tells City about the loss of Gateway Lanes
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent “December was a busy month,” Clare Fire Chief Jim Chapman said in his report to the City Commission Monday evening. He said, we responded to five vehicle accidents, three with no injuries and two with injuries.” He said there were also two other fires in December, one that started in a camper Read More…
Bond issue discussed again for Clare improvements
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent In his report to the board regarding options for another bond issue, Superintendent Jim Walter said, “Conducting a community survey via EPIC MRA or Perspectives remains an option this winter.” He continued, “I have interviewed both survey businesses this past December for potential use.”He said, “Surveys would take one to three months Read More…
Gundy named CVB event coordinator
The Saugatuck-Douglas Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has hired long-time Saugatuck resident April Gundy as event coordinator. Her first day was Jan. 10. Gundy, a personal trainer and fitness instructor who owns Encompass Wellness Fitness Center in Douglas, will oversee an array of local events, including ones formerly conducted by the Saugatuck-Douglas Area Business Association. Read More…
CVB helps pick up SDABA slack
By Scott Sullivan Editor The Saugatuck-Douglas Area Business Association is essentially no more. Formed May 18, 1987 as the domestic nonprofit corporation Saugatuck Retail Association, the business-member group for almost two generations worked to promote the climate here for retail merchants while sponsoring events drawing customers to downtown areas. Last summer’s Wednesday-night Saugatuck Music in Read More…
DES work wins design award
By Scott Sullivan Editor DES stands for Douglas Elementary School and design as well after last week’s announcement building renovations completed last year have won an Outstanding Design Award from American School and University. Project designer GMB and builder GDK Construction Co. was honored in AS&U’s 2023 Architectural Portfolio publication, for 41 years released in Read More…
Soldier-lawyer takes alternate way home
By Scott SullivanEditorThe long road home for Auston Marineau leads through four colleges, three army deployments to the Middle East over seven years, an impending legal clerkship for Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement and back to Saugatuck, this time with his optometrist wife, again.“I found my grandpa’s World War II memorabilia in a Read More…
DES design wins national award
By Scott SullivanEditorDES stands for Douglas Elementary School and design as well after last week’s announcement building renovations completed last year have won an Outstanding Design Award from American School and University.Project designer GMB and builder GDK Construction Co. was honored in AS&U’s 2023 Architectural Portfolio publication, for 41 years released in cooperation with the Read More…
Fashion show benefits Sylvia’s Place
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor What’s better than a fashion show?A fashion show that raises money for a good cause, of course.And The Rabbit Boutiques—located at 118 E. Bridge St. in downtown Plainwell—is hosted just such an event with its 2024 Fashion Show on Thursday, Jan. 25.One hundred percent of the proceeds from the show, which Read More…