Pioneers take down Chip Hills in districts
by Ben MurphySports Writer The Clare boys basketball team carried over their regular season success into the post-season on Wednesday. The Pioneers, taking on Division 2 district tournament host Chippewa Hills, came out of the gates a bit slow, but…
SCA Mountainfest fetes film, families
The fifth annual Mountainfilm on Tour: Saugatuck Film Festival — bringing together children’s programming, outdoor adventure, meaningful and creative films, and community collaboration — is underway at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts. Ongoing through March is a scavenger hunt.…
Township weighs buying well land for $1
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR The Saugatuck Township Board Wednesday, March 9, weighed closing on an Oct. 4, 2017 agreement to buy 5.8 acres owned by North Shores of Saugatuck LLC north of 135th Avenue for $ 1 to provide municipal…
Township eyes seeking $300K trail grant
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR The Saugatuck Township Board was scheduled Wednesday, March 9, to consider joining Saugatuck city applying for Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund grants of $300,000 each to help complete the nonmotorized Blue Star Trail through…
Douglas slates Union sidewalk work
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Douglas will build a sidewalk south of Union Street from Center Street west to Blue Star Highway after city council Monday accepted an $88,475 low bid from Curt DeJonge Excavating of Holland to do the work.…
Rebels score four wins in baseball action
By Katie McElvy Double Header vs. Coosa Valley Chambers 12, Coosa Valley 2The Rebels faced Coosa Valley in a double header to start the week and walked away with both wins. In the first game, Coosa Valley got on the…
Obituary: Malcolm (Mal) D. Scott
Malcom (Mal) D. Scott passed away March 1, 2022, at the age of 89. The son of Dr. Paul and Gladys Scott, Mal was born in New Market, IN, Aug. 19, 1932.Mal grew up in New Market and graduated from…
Obituary: Linda Louise Barker DeLoach
Linda Louise Barker DeLoach was born in McDougal, Ark., April 29, 1942, the daughter of Lennie A. and Vivian Barker (Wells). Linda, of Lawrence, passed away peacefully in her home on March 4, 2022, at the age of 79.Linda loved…
Obituary: Geraldine Agnes Whitworth
Geraldine Agnes Whitworth, 83, of Paw Paw, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022. Geraldine was born in Claypool, Indiana, March 25, 1938, daughter of the late Paul and Bernice (Berkowitz) Ziegler.She was united in marriage Oct. 7, 1961, to Franklin…
Obituary: Eugene (Gene) Carr
Eugene (Gene) Carr went to be with his Lord Wednesday, March 2 at the age of 97. He was born July 22, 1924, in Hinckley, Illinois to Archie and Wilhelmina (Troeger) Carr, the fifth of 15 kids. The family moved to…
Obituary: Betty J. Brown
Brown, Betty J. – age 90, died February 22, 2022, in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Betty was born July 30, 1931, in Paw Paw, the daughter of James and Lucia (Scotese) Marcelletti. She graduated from Paw Paw High School in 1949…
Obituary: Lorene Anne Gambill, 103
Lorene Anne Gambill, age 103, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Grand Pines Assisted Living Center in Grand Haven, Michigan. Lorene was born November 7, 1918, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Clarence and Hilda (Anderson) Isaacson. Lorene married Robert…
Dennis Henry Ax, 79
Dennis Henry Ax, 79 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022 at Ascension Allegan General Hospital. Born October 25, 1942 in Manistee, Michigan, he was the son of the late Henry and Geraldine (Repo) Ax and the husband…
Obituary: Helen Winslett Tucker
Helen Winslett Tucker, 91, of Mobile, AL passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on February 28, 2022 in Bay Minette, AL. The family will receive visitors on Thursday, March 3 from 1:00 – 2:00pm at Radney’s Funeral Home on…
Obituary: Mr. Phillip Burke
Mr. Phillip Burke 78 of LaFayette, Alabama died Friday March 4, 2022 at the EAMC Lanier Hospital.Phillip was born in West Point, Georgia October 19, 1943 to the late Kelly Paul Burke and the late Leona Bruce Burke, he attended…
Obituary: Mr. Eddie Lee Webb
Mr. Eddie Lee Webb, Sr., 77 of Camp Hill, AL passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL. Public Viewing was held on Friday, March 4, 2022, from 12 Noon until 6:00 PM CST at…
Obituary: Mr. Bobby L. Presley
Mr. Bobby L. Presley, 62 of Dadeville, AL, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Piedmont Regional Hospital in Columbus, GA.Public Visitation was held Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. CST, at Seroyer Funeral Home…
Obituary: Ms. Carol Bernette Heard
Ms. Carol Bernette Heard, 61 of Camp Hill, AL passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at her home.Graveside Servies was held on Monday, February 28, 2022, 11:00 AM CST at New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery in Camp Hill, AL.…
Obituary: Carol Carmichael Wheeler
Carol Carmichael Wheeler 79 of LaFayette, Alabama passed away on Tuesday March 1, 2022 at the LaFayette Extended Care.She was born to the late Dr. Nicholas Aaron Wheeler, Jr. and the late Caroline Carmichael Wheeler. Carol attended Auburn Universitymajoring in…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorSilly PuttySilly Putty came in a plastic egg you unscrewed. What came out was yolk-size, pink and magic, almost like a baby.You could press Silly Putty against newsprint — color funnies were best — and it reproduced an…
