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Noodles dish wins prize

Noodles dish wins prize

ByEditorial StaffFeb 19, 20252 min read

Saugatuck’s new Singapore Room restaurant won first place for its Dan Dan Noodles at the 2025 Great Rotary Asian Noodle Cookoff Feb. 1. Seven Asian restaurants ranging also from Holland to Grand Rapids took part in the competition, which raised…

Conservation group cites Baldwin

Conservation group cites Baldwin

ByEditorial StaffFeb 19, 20251 min read

RiverWood Council, a group dedicated to the conservation and stewardship of natural areas, has presented its inaugural Environmental Action Award to Helen Baldwin. The seventh-year group cited Baldwin’s dedication towards those ends while serving on Saugatuck City Council. As chair…

Douglas seeks $ selling surplus sites

Douglas seeks $ selling surplus sites

ByEditorial StaffFeb 19, 20252 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorDouglas efforts to prop up coffers for a new city hall/police station were set to take steps Tuesday with city council hearing the first reading of an ordinance to list 16.4 acres at 6825 Wiley Road as surplus…

Tribute Rosie to speak here for Armed Forces Day

Tribute Rosie to speak here for Armed Forces Day

ByEditorial StaffFeb 19, 20252 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorMichigan woman Clair Kitchin Dahl will offer her “Rosie, the Riveter” synopsis as keynote speaker during the 13th annual Saugatuck-Douglas Armed Forces Day Luncheon Saturday, May 17, at Community Church of Douglas.“Rosie” was literal poster girl for United…

OHS senior helps Christian Neighbors with Share Table

OHS senior helps Christian Neighbors with Share Table

ByEditorial StaffFeb 19, 20253 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Well-known author and speaker Stephen Covey once said, “Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.”Otsego High School senior Lexi Gross is doing just that.When she noticed a large amount of fresh fruit being…

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Sports

Saugatuck girls post three victories in four days

Saugatuck girls post three victories in four days

ByEditorial StaffFeb 19, 20253 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports EditorHOLLAND—In 2010, DJ Khaled released the song “All I Do is Win,” with a little help from T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross.Given the way the Saugatuck girls basketball team has been playing this season, that…

Plainwell falls to Three Rivers in regional finals after beating Hamilton in semis

Plainwell falls to Three Rivers in regional finals after beating Hamilton in semis

ByEditorial StaffFeb 19, 20252 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor THREE RIVERS—After finishing second to Three Rivers in the Wolverine Conference standings, the Plainwell boys wrestling team got another crack at the Wildcats in a Division 2 regional final.Unfortunately for the Trojans, Three Rivers came out…

Allegan Co. wrestlers qualify for individual State Finals

Allegan Co. wrestlers qualify for individual State Finals

ByEditorial StaffFeb 19, 20253 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor When the Individual Wresting State Finals get underway at Ford Field on Friday, Feb. 28, Allegan County will be well-represented.A total of 36 local grapplers punched their tickets to the Finals by virtue of finishing in…

Lawrence girls defeat Bloomingdale

Lawrence girls defeat Bloomingdale

ByEditorial StaffFeb 19, 20251 min read

By John RaffelCorrespondent It was Lawrence, 39, Bloomingdale 21 in girls basketball action on Monday.Junior Carolina Mancera had 19 points while sophomore Colleen McCaw has 14 points.Lawrence lost on Feb. 14 to Decatur 35-30.Hailey Camp had 13 points for Lawrence.On…

Eight advance from Dundee Girls District Wrestling

Eight advance from Dundee Girls District Wrestling

ByEditorial StaffFeb 14, 20251 min read

Jackson County female wrestlers competed at the Dundee District for the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s individual districts. The top four in each weight class advanced to the regional tournament next Sunday at Chelsea. Here are the qualifiers: Bella Huston…

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Columns

Mike’s Musings: Engaging with scammers- don’t follow my son’s lead

Mike’s Musings: Engaging with scammers- don’t follow my son’s lead

ByEditorial StaffFeb 19, 20255 min read

I was talking with my son recently, and somehow we got on the topic of these pre-recorded prank calls he used to get. Unlike most of us he enjoys engaging with these pranksters. He know they are fraudsters but gets…

Life as Performance Art

Life as Performance Art

ByEditorial StaffFeb 19, 20254 min read

BY G.C. STOPPELI came to know John Thistle when we played bagpipes in the Fourth Battalion of the West Mosby Volunteers Band. The name came from a tiny village a few miles outside of Mosby, Mont. He was a good…

Looking Out: Car Wash

Looking Out: Car Wash

ByEditorial StaffFeb 14, 20253 min read

 by Jim Whitehouse My car is a mess. It is coated with salty, dirty, yucky stuff. The windshield and back window are streaked. My wipers and washers are not doing a good job clearing the constant spray from the other…

Out and About: Valentine’s Day, Medicare, and Leaders

Out and About: Valentine’s Day, Medicare, and Leaders

ByEditorial StaffFeb 14, 20253 min read

“Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.” -Dwight D. EisenhowerThis Friday, February 14, is Valentines Day. We should let our loved ones how much they mean…

Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Road Trip part two … We are here

Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Road Trip part two … We are here

ByEditorial StaffFeb 14, 20253 min read

Woke up this morning (Tuesday) to birds singing and temperatures soaring.Seriously, it is actually 80 degrees outside with just a sprinkle of rain possible. (More was predicted) I don’t mind though, we are actually here in the “sunshine” state finally,…

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Obituaries

Obituary: Diane Kathline (Evans) Dietrich

Obituary: Diane Kathline (Evans) Dietrich

ByEditorial StaffFeb 19, 20251 min read

Diane Kathline (Evans) Dietrich passed peacefully in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with family by her side. Diane was born in Allegan, Michigan to her late parents Robert and Marcelle (Ruhele) Evans on July 31, 1950. After high school Diane would work many…

Obituary: Earl Lee Gillette Jr.

Obituary: Earl Lee Gillette Jr.

ByEditorial StaffFeb 19, 20253 min read

Earl Lee Gillette Jr. (86) passed away February 9 at 12:15am. He passed away peacefully with his wife by his side. Earl was born and raised in Allegan, Mi. He married Patricia Lodge in 1957 and went on to have…

Obituary: Dennis Eugene

Obituary: Dennis Eugene

ByEditorial StaffFeb 19, 20253 min read

Dennis Eugene was born with the infamous “Carter Scowl” on Feb. 5, 1947, in South Bend, IN, to Pinkney Eugene and Norma Jean (Cook) Carter. In the middle of five other siblings, Butch, as he came to be called, spent…

Obituary: Tim Shultz

Obituary: Tim Shultz

ByEditorial StaffFeb 14, 20252 min read

Tim Shultz died from a severe accidental fall in his Battle Creek apartment. He was preceded in death by his parents, Murray Shultz (1939-2012) and Marilyn L. (Bechstein) Shultz (1941-2022), and is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Jeffrey Shultz…

Obituary: Roland A. Coats

Obituary: Roland A. Coats

ByEditorial StaffFeb 14, 20252 min read

Roland A. Coats, 87, of Spring Lake, Michigan passed away peacefully on Feb. 7, 2025. Roland was born on Oct. 12, 1937, to Ralph and Ruth (Bunday) Coats in Marshall, Michigan. Roland spotted the love of his life, Fern (Watson)…

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