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Douglas eyes bond to reset old hospital
By Scott Sullivan Editor Douglas City Council agreed Monday to hire Miller Canfield as legal counsel to help issue $4 million in improvement bonds to renovate 415 Wiley Road as a new city hall and police department. The city Aug.…
Veep hopeful seeks catch here
It’s not every day a Vice Presidential candidate swings by Saugatuck. But that’s what Republican hopeful JD Vance did Oct. 4, pausing while campaigning in West Michigan to go fishing with his son Vivek, 4. A security police presence spotted…
DES string spray precedes Oct. 18 Walk-a-thon
Douglas Elementary School geared up for its annual PTO-sponsored Walk-a-thon fundraiser Friday, Oct. 18 with an in-school Silly String Celebration Friday, Sept. 27.The 113 students who raised more than $300 in Walk-a-thon pledges were invited out on the nearby baseball…
Douglas forum cites infrastructure needs
By Scott SullivanEditorFive of six candidates for four open two-year seats on the Douglas City Council addressed issues at a Holland League of Women Voters-sponsored forum Oct. 2 in the Saugatuck-Douglas District Library.Incumbents Greg Freeman, John O’Malley, Neal Seabert and…
Safety week returns to Otsego Schools
The safety of students and staff members is a top priority for Otsego Public Schools officials.That’s why, for the fifth year, OPS is recognizing School Safety Week beginning Monday, Oct. 14, and running through Friday, Oct. 18.This year, along with…
Sports
No. 3 Paw Paw dominates, Three Rivers ‘flat’ in homecoming shutout
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The pomp and circumstance of homecoming night at Armstrong Field was drowned out a few times Friday night by the pops of the confetti poppers from Paw Paw’s student section on the opposite…
Saugatuck soccer sets record for wins
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorWith its 7-0 win over Lawton on Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Saugatuck boys soccer team set a record for wins in a season with 12.On Monday, Oct. 7, the Trailblazers added to that total.Hosting Schoolcraft, Saugatuck secured…
Otsego tennis posts victory over Harper Creek
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor BATTLE CREEK—In a tune-up for regional play, the Otsego boys tennis team traveled to Battle Creek for a non-league match against Harper Creek on Monday, Oct. 7.And a successful trip it was.The Bulldogs cruised to the…
Allegan swim upends host Hastings
HASTINGS—The Allegan girls swim & dive team secured a commanding victory over Hastings on Tuesday, Oct. 1, by a final score of 105-73.This win continues the Tigers’ undefeated streak, bringing their conference record to 4-0.The Tigers’ individual event winners included…
Rebels light up Evangel, 39-0
By Katie McElvy Chambers Academy hosted Evangel Christian-Alabaster for the first time in school history on Friday. Evangel brought a rowdy crowd and a 6-1 record. A member of the ASCA, Evangel is the top team in their division and…
Columns
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorDating BaseWhy do I need DatingAdvice.com? At my age I do only blind dates and carbon dating. Still, for us fossils, there’s always something new.The website says “hardworking” is the one word single women use most to describe…
Mike’s Musings: Donate if you can, Helene a monster
We all are too familiar with it now. I am writing about the devastation that we witnessed in western North Carolina last week. Hurricane Helene, which swept through Florida quickly and then motored up to the Carolina’s within a blink…
Looking Out: Nothing but chunky
by Jim Whitehouse “We could use the Victorio Strainer machine,” I say to my beloved wife Marsha as we stand looking at a huge bag of apples. I’m referring to an old-fashioned gizmo we’ve had for decades. You cut the…
May I Walk with You? COMMANDMENT NUMBER III
“Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day.” One doesn’t have to look far torecognize that some of American culture no longer practices keeping Sunday as a day for God, family, and rest. In the past things were different. Many remember…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: You can sure tell it is October in an election year
I’ll bet you thought I was going to write about fall color… well not quite yet, although it is getting a little more colorful out there.Surprisingly the fall color level is just about the same here as it is up…
Obituaries
Obituary: Kathryn ‘Kit’ Lane
Kathryn ‘Kit’ Lane was lovingly welcomed into Heaven gates on Oct. 1, 2024, following years of courageously battling Parkinson’s disease.Kit was born Friday, Oct. 13, 1939 to Mabel and Lawrence Erickson. She would grow up telling everyone that Friday the…
Obituary: Mrs. Charmel Wright
Mrs. Charmel Wright, 87, of LaFayette, died Monday, September 23, 2024, at Riverside Healthcare Center, Covington, GA. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 4, 2024, at Vines Funeral Home Chapel at 1:00 p.m. (CST) with Rev. Jerone Fannin…
Obituary: Mrs. Linda Gail Wilkes
Mrs. Linda Gail Wilkes, 64, of Wadley died Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at East Alabama Medical Center. Opelika. Funeral services were held on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Wadley at 1:00 p.m. (CST) with Pastor William…
Obituary: The Reverend Roger L. Sassaman
The Reverend Roger L. Sassaman, 81, of Goshen, Indiana and Centreville, Michigan, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, pastor, and friend, was called to his heavenly home on the Festival of Saint Michael and All Angels, Sunday, September 29, 2024 in…
Obituary: Helen Vienna Haley
Helen Vienna Haley, 74, of Three Rivers, passed away Monday, September 23, 2024 at her home surrounded by her loving family.She was born September 15, 1950 in Leavenworth, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Virginia (Dixon) Fitzhugh, and graduated from…
