Life as Performance Art
By G.C. StoppelEach week I read publisher Mike Wilcox’s editorial, then go for a walk. Sometimes it is to cool down; other times to think over what he wrote and how it can be applied. The June 9 edition when…
Otsego hosts Wednesday activities for children
Otsego Public Schools food service director Julie Guthrie (far right) and others prepare free meals for children. (Photo provided) By Jason WesseldykSports Editor I’m bored.Many a parent has heard that lament from their children, particularly during the long summer break.…
Arts Council seeks volunteers
Members of the Otsego Arts Council paint an outdoor scene. The Council is currently seeking volunteers for various projects. (Photo provided) By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Calling local artists: the Otsego Arts Council needs you and your talents.The council is looking…
Plainwell reviews Capital Improvement Program
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – The Plainwell City Council was scheduled to review and discuss the 2022 Capital Improvement Program at a special meeting late last week.The Council was also to consider approving a project for water distribution system materials…
Otsego police show off grilling skills
A group of second graders from Otsego Public Schools recently got to enjoy a fun-filled afternoon at Memorial Park, with lunch courtesy of members of the Otsego Police Department. (Photo provided) By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Building positive relationships with those…
Traffic stop results in deputy shooting driver
Joseph Maverick Nagle Michigan State Police have identified the victim in a deadly deputy-involved shooting.Police say 22-year-old Joseph Maverick Nagle of Comstock Park was killed in what started as a traffic stop in Monterey Township, near the border of Salem…
APS parent demands resignation of school board member
By Leslie Ballard An Allegan Public School parent and PTO President demanded the resignation of school board member Jennifer Nicholson during the public comment segment of the June 13 board meeting.Meghan Jones contends that Nicholson has been leaking information that…
Homeless in Allegan City – A closer look
By Leslie Ballard The word homeless often conjures up images of panhandlers begging on city street corners or people huddled under overpasses or sleeping in store doorways. It may also evoke images of the tent cities in San Francisco or…
David Alan Bell, 60
David Alan Bell, 60, of Allegan, passed away June 7, 2022 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Born on August 6, 1961 to the late Ralph Loren and Joan Mae Bell (Linsner), Dave was the youngest of four children. Small in stature…
Irvin “Skip” Clifford, Jr., 60
Irvin “Skip” Clifford, Jr., 60, of Allegan, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in Allegan, Michigan. Born May 21, 1962 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, he was the son of the late Irvin Sr. and Jacqueline (Brabon) Clifford and the…
My father, my hero
(I wrote this a year ago but wanted share it again. Heck I might share this column over and over for years to come. The man meant so much to me)This week I give pause to reflect on my hero,…
Life as Performance Art
I have been waking up well before dawn this spring, and it is all my wife’s fault. No, she is not pulling the blankets over to her side on cool mornings, or sprawling across the bed, shoving me closer to the…
Otsego Arts Council hosts first Artisan Market
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor When the volunteer-led Otsego Arts Council formed last year, it did so with a mission to “empower artists and expand arts programming in our community.”One way the council is fulfilling that mission is by hosting the…
Irving retires as pantry director at Christian Neighbors
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor One hour.That’s how long Dorothy Irving’s friend asked her to commit to volunteering at Christian Neighbors Food Pantry. That was in 1999.“My neighbor Patsy was in charge of the pantry—which was located in a small garage-sized…
Summer reading programs start at local libraries
Otsego Library assistant director Diane DeVries prepares to help children sign-up for the summer reading program. (Photo provided) By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Students who attend Otsego Public Schools and Plainwell Community Schools are officially on summer break.And that, among other…
Wayland Schools seek $48.5 million bond approval
Wayland Union Schools will have a bond proposal on the August 2, 2022 ballot focusing on improved learning environments and technology in all school buildings, upgrades to Career Tech spaces, a new pool for district and community use, larger instructional…
Trestle bridge to remain closed, summer events kick-off successful
By Leslie Ballard Infrastructure issues continue to be a major concern for the Allegan City Council, who spent most of the June 13 Study Session discussing the status of the trestle bridge near Jaycee Park.The Council voted to close the…
One dead, one critical when motorcycle crashes in to ditch
By John RaffelCorrespondent ALLEGAN – Allegan County sheriff department deputies reported on Sunday at 8:50 p.m., first responders were dispatched to a personal injury crash on 130th Ave near 24th St in Monterey Township.A Hopkins Fire Department member came across a single…
Life as Performance Art
James Barrie, best remembered as the author of Peter Pan, also wrote a short play he called, “The Old Woman Shows Her Medals.” It is a sad tale of an elderly widow who would periodically go to the local train station,…
OHS honors seniors
The Otsego High School seniors who graduated with distinction were (front from left) Mia Crites, Aleigha Morris, Ella Selent, Emma Conniff, Brinley Badders, Madison Kroes, Dara Stiles, Katelyn Piersma, Marah Slager, (middle) Donovan Goodwin, Claudia Stachura, Joy Wolfe, Chase Brown,…
