Lawton man sentenced to 5 years for defrauding VA
Joseph Scott Gray, 53, of Lawton was sentenced to five years in federal prison for lying to the Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain over $250,000 in benefits to which he was not entitled.To obtain those benefits, Gray repeatedly told…
Life as Performance Art
Not too long ago some wise guy or girl came up with the nutty idea that there ought to be age limits on politicians. Just as here in Michigan and a few other states elected officials can be “termed out,” after…
Mike’s Musings: If only dreams of space flight were true
Watching a rocket launch into space never gets old for me. Last week I had the opportunity to view three nighttime launches, thanks to Space X’s aggressive launch schedule to send Starlink satellites in to space. Living on the Space…
Life as Performance Art
We were in Canada when the news came that Queen Elizabeth II had died. A friend and fellow Anglophile texted so I would know about it.A few hours later when Madame Dewey and I got back to our room and turned…
Mike’s Musings-Signs that keep us guessing
My son can attest to one of my biggest pet peaves- road signs that don’t make any sense. We drive a lot of miles together, and occasionally we find useless signs placed along roadways at taxpayers’ expense. I would be…
Life as Performance Art
King Charles I of England detested coffee, and especially coffee houses. If he had had his way, coffee would be forbidden in his realm, and coffee houses would slither into the recesses of history. It had nothing to do with the smell…
Mike’s Musings: Is this really you?
Believe it or not, one of the most requested additions readers seek in our newspapers is horoscopes. Unfortunately we just don’t have the space to publish a regular Horoscope column. However I came across this rather humorous (some would say…
PP Tennis scores victory over West Catholic
PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL – 5, Grand Rapids West Catholic – 3, Singles:No. 1 – Jack Holt, Grand Rapids West Catholic def. Tyler Mejeur, PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL, 3-6 , 6-2 , 10-5 ;No. 2 – RJ Laughlin, PAW PAW HIGH…
Obituary: Irwin C. Barker
Irwin C. Barker passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 22, 2022 at the age of 85. He was born in Lawrence, MI on January 9, 1937, to the late Lynn and Ruth (Dobson) Barker. Irwin proudly served his country in…
Obituary: David Augustus Walker
David Augustus Walker, of South Haven, passed away June 16, 2022, in Centerville, TX, after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident and succumbed to injuries received from it. He was 84 years young. David was born May 12,…
Obituary: Dr. Gene T. Miller
Dr Gene T. Miller, 85, of Chelsea, MI, formerly of Brooklyn, Grass Lake, and Paw Paw, passed away Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at Legacy Assisted Living, Jackson, MI. He was born Sept. 6, 1936, in Detroit, MI, the son of…
Obituary: Colleen May Macyauski
Colleen May Macyauski, 85, of Lawrence, passed away peacefully, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. She was born Sept. 4, 1936, in Grand Haven, MI, the daughter of Jerry and Mary (Baker) Blackmer.Colleen was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Macyauski,…
Wine & Harvest Festival on tap for next weekend
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – Paw Paw Wine & Harvest Festival’s three-day event, Friday, Sept. 9, through Sunday, Sept. 11, will feature something for everyone, including the return of the popular “Refresco Grape Stomp.”The Refresco Grape Stomp will…
Boat parade salutes veterans, first responders
A Salute to Veterans and First Responders Boat Parade and Flyover was held Aug. 20 in South Haven. Veterans started the day at 5 a.m. fishing on Lake Michigan, with a parade and The Hooligans Flyover at noon. Van Buren…
Bikes, backpacks handed out at Public Safety Night
The Paw Paw Police Department and Paw Paw Walmart recently sponsored Public Safety Professionals Night. Organizers said the great turn out saw participation from numerous local agencies and organizations, including Michigan State Police, Van Buren County Sherriff’s Office, Lawton Police…
Life as Performance Art
JM Barrie, the author of Peter Pan, also wrote the script for a play, and later a movie, he called The Old Lady Shows her Medals. It is set right after World War One in London. The plot is disarmingly simple: an…
Sorry, but I don’t want to pay for your loan
It’s so great to be a taxpayer in the United States. Our government continues to pile on the middle class with new tax after new tax.Now we are being told we must contribute to the $500 billion slush fund that…
Pray for Alzheimer’s cure
Of all the conditions or diseases, one might encounter, Alzheimer’s/dementia is in my opinion the worst.Many of us know a mother, father or a close relative that has suffered from this disease that saps almost all memory from a person.…
Life as a Performance Art
Play, we are told, is the work of children. Einstein wrote that when children play it is the beginning of all research. A classic example that philosophy might be the great American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. As a youngster his mother sat…
MDOT open house held in Lawton for M-40 rebuild
LAWTON – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) held an open house Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Lawton Village Hall to discuss a planned three-year project to rebuild M-40 from 72nd Avenue to LaGrave Street through the Village of Lawton.Proposed…
