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Doug names Freeman
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Douglas Jan. 17 named planning commission, Kalamazoo Lake and Douglas harbor authorities member Greg Freeman city council member over ex-council and PC member C. Daniel Urquhart.…
Rotary to take on Venetian Fest
The Saugatuck-Douglas Rotary Club is new organizer of Saugatuck’s perennial Venetian Festival, at least for 2023. The chapter board voted unanimously Jan. 13 to assume “provisional” leadership of the event.…
Suspect involved in high speed chase arrested
Pictured is Gino Miller, 27, from Sterling Heights who was arrested after a high speed chase, deputies said. PAW PAW TOWNSHIP – A 27-year-old Sterling Heights, MI man, with several…
Veteran receives motorized wheelchair from PP organizations
Paw Paw American Legion Post 68 Commander Mike Seymoure, left, is shown with Vietnam Marine veteran Glenn Higgs of South Haven who lost both legs in the Vietnam War. Higgs,…
Area women’s group raises money for Lawrence Band Boosters
From left, Grace Gant, 100 Women Who Care; Ann Richmond, Lawrence High School band director; Tina Zapata, Lawrence Band Boosters president, and Krystal Seibert, 100 Women Who Care. 100+ Women…
Sports
Area basketball teams closing out January, Mattawan now 10-0
by Ben MurphySports Writer Lady Red Wolves play to win over rival Otsego The Paw Paw girls basketball team was able to get the better of rival Otsego on Friday.…
KOC to Hold Free Throw Contest
The Paw Paw Knights of Columbus will hold a basketball free throw contest, Sunday, Jan. 29, at 1 p.m. at the Paw Paw High School gymnasium. Registration begins at 12:30…
Allegan earns win over visiting Fennville
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Fennville’s Lila Rosema poured in a game-best 24 points against host Allegan during this SAC girls basketball contest on Friday, Jan. 17.The was the bad news…
Otsego girls fall to Paw Paw after beating Sturgis
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—Three of the four quarters in the Wolverine Conference clash between the girls basketball teams from Otsego and Paw Paw on Friday, Jan. 20, were nip-and-tuck.The…
JV Rebels earn state runners-up title
Grey Hayley and Drew Sheppard were named to AA JV State Invitational All-Tournament Team. By Katie McElvy The Chambers Academy JV Boys Basketball Team played as the number three seed…
Columns
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorPope PolI knew Rand Paul would show up on my imagined South Pole trip paralleling Ron and Maggie Conklin’s real one. (See Page A6)I was there, dropped off…
Life as Performance Art
The first of several garden seed catalogues arrived the other day, and I dropped everything for an hour or so to go through it. Others will soon follow, and I will…
Classified document scandal needs to be put to rest
After re-reading my opinion last week that the Trump/Biden classified documents scandal was much to do about nothing, I realized I left out a couple of major points.First, I minimalized…
Pat’s Bits and Pieces: Recovering and complaining
Most of the time, I consider myself pretty lucky. I am nearly 77 and other than having my tonsils out at 5 or 6 years old, have not had many…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorPsycho ImageMy imaginary polar trip, paired with Ron and Maggie Coghlin’s real one, was past desperate. They’d passed through a Buenos Aires flower cooler down wood steps to…
Obituaries
Obituary: James Shashaguay, 73
James H. Shashaguay, age 73, of Saugatuck, passed away Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Jim was born in Holland, Mich., to John and Eloise Shashaguay May 11, 1949. He attended Holland Public…
Obituary: Wallace Forrester, 88
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, Wallace Carmen Forrester joined wife Betty, family and friends in a grander place.Wallace was born on Feb. 17, 1934, to Wallace Carmen and Evelyn Forrester,…
Obituary: Debra Lamb Walters
Debra Lamb Walters, 64, a resident of Montgomery, AL died Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Visitation will be Monday, January 23, 2023 at Leak Memory Chapel from 6:00 pm to 8:00…
Obituary: Roberta Lee Taylor
Roberta Lee Taylor, age 76 of Middle Branch Township passed away on January 12, 2023 at her home. Roberta was born on September 20, 1946 in Lansing, MI to Robert…
Obituary: Michael Thomas Woods
Michael Thomas Woods – age 71 of Lake, passed away at North Woods Nursing Center in Farwell with his wife, children, and grandchild at his side on Saturday, January 14,…
