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Laketown offers Genetski post again
By Jim Hayden Correspondent The Laketown Township Board Jan. 15 to once more offer Allegan County Clerk Bob Genetski the township manager position. The 5-0 decision showed a board agreeing to put behind past disagreements. Members voted Nov. 13 to…
Library hosts free jazz Sunday
Jazz vibraphonist and teacher Jim Cooper will perform with trumpeter Kenny Cooper and John Webber on bass in a free concert Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Saugatuck-Douglas District Library, 174 Center St., Douglas, from 2 to 3 p.m. The trio…
Township weighs 35-condo ask
By Scott Sullivan Editor The Saugatuck Township Planning Commission was slated to weigh in Tuesday, Jan. 21 on a proposed 35-unit condominium development on 9.33 acres south of 135th Avenue. Koetje Builders LLC and Exxel Engineering seek preliminary site plan…
City Hall for sale?
By Scott SullivanEditorYou can’t beat city hall, but in Douglas you might buy it. The police station too.City council was slated Tuesday, Jan. 21 to hold a groundbreaking for its soon-to-be new city hall/police station at 415 Wiley Road, then…
Unified Champion Schools program expands in Otsego
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Unified Champion Schools program is expanding at Otsego Public Schools.The program, which started at Otsego High School two years ago, is now also being offered at Dix Street Elementary and Otsego Middle School.A Special Olympics…
Sports
Allegan falls to South Haven
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor SOUTH HAVEN—Too much Ly’Nique Cunningham.Yep. That pretty much sums it up when it comes to the Allegan girls basketball team’s game against host South Haven on Friday, Jan. 17.Cunningham scored 27 points to account for nearly…
Otsego’s Lane Blanchard joins dad in 100-win club
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Like father, like son.That age-old adage certainly holds true for the Otsego father-son duo of Jesse and Lane Blanchard when it comes to the wrestling mats.During the Three Rivers Super Duals earlier this month, Lane Blanchard—a…
Paw Paw boys defeat Edwardsburg
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — Paw Paw’s boys basketball team defeated Edwardsburg 57-52 on Jan. 15.Paw Paw had quarter leads of 14-11 after the first quarter and 39-38 after the third. The Red Wolves trailed 29-23 at halftime.For Paw…
Sturgis girls, TR boys win rivalry basketball matchups
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director STURGIS — It was a doubleheader of rivalry basketball at Sturgis High School Friday night as Three Rivers took on longtime rival Sturgis in boys’ and girls’ basketball matchups. Both teams split the matchups, with Sturgis…
Bowling Roundup Three Rivers gets two wins over Niles, finish well in Wildcat Invite
NILES — In a make up Wolverine conference match at Joey Armadillo’s on Wednesday, Jan. 8, both Three Rivers bowling teams took home wins over the Niles Vikings.The boys squeaked out a 16-14 win, led by Nick Allen with a…
Columns
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorRealI like anything that starts with “real.” So real estate, Realtor, realize … the four-letter prefix gives me substance. At this stage, when so much amounts to vapor, firmament like the earth I’ll be buried in soon feels…
Life as Performance Art
Only the Olds will remember the chart above the blackboard in every fourth-grade classroom across the nation. It was the alphabet, both capitals and lower-case letters, in cursive.It was bad enough having to learn how to print; now that we…
Trump made many promises, now let’s see if he can fulfill them
Welcome to the greatest political comeback ever recorded. America has gotten the president they wanted, and Trump has chosen the cabinet he wanted, and now it’s time to get down to business and make sure the promise that were made…
Looking Out: Delicacy
by Jim Whitehouse I was moving into our new home, bit by bit, as my beloved wife Marsha was closing out our old house, 45 miles away. So far, my furniture consisted of an inflatable mattress, a lawn chair, a…
Out and About: George Carlin and the Explanation of Life
George Carlin was a comedian, who at times was someone you wouldn’t want to take your mother to see. Other times he made a lot of sense. Here are some of his more famous quotes:
Obituaries
Obituary: Albert (Al) John Shaheen
Albert (Al) John Shaheen, of Douglas passed away on Jan. 11 at the age of 73, after a courageous five-month battle with glioblastoma. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Hannah (Corey) Shaheen; his brother, Michael Shaheen (Karen);…
Obituary: JoAnne Dolhay
JoAnne Dolhay of Kalamazoo, died on Monday, January 13, 2025 in her home. Born November 5th, 1946 in Allegan, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy Herpst. JoAnne’s life was defined by her determination, quick wit,…
Obituary: Robert Blake (Bob) Perrigo
Robert Blake (Bob) Perrigo age 86, passed away peacefully with family at his side in Midland, MI on January 18, 2025.Bob was born and raised in Allegan, Michigan, where he attended high school before pursuing higher education at Michigan State…
Obituary: Peggy Lynn Shamblin
Peggy Lynn Shamblin, 70, passed away January 16, 2025, after an extended period of illness. She was born November 24, 1954, to Paul & Lillian (Scott) Knapp of Pullman, Michigan. She was the youngest child, having two older siblings, Patrick…
Obituary: Dr. Martin John Bukovac
Dr. Martin John Bukovac, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Horticulture Department at Michigan State University (MSU), died Sunday, January 5, 2025, at Burcham Hills Retirement Community in East Lansing, Michigan. He was 95 years old.The funeral service will be…
