Saugatuck boys dominate, girls edged late in tri-meet at Gobles
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorGOBLES—The Saugatuck boys track team turned in a dominant performance Monday, while the girls squad came up just short in a tightly contested tri-meet at Gobles.The Trailblazer boys earned a pair of decisive wins, defeating Gobles 88-48…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorZombie Fish“Zombie” fish swim with fellow siscowet lake trout, in cold depths of Lake Superior, per the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.The part-living salmon swim ice-water mansions with plumper kin as if reborn from the sunken Edmund Fitzgerald’s 29…
‘Wild Heart’ war manifests again
By Scott SullivanEditorThe Saugatuck Township Planning Commission March 17 OK’d builder/developer Scott Bosgraaf renovating no-longer-used Pine Trail Camp cabins on 4.3 acres of more than 20 scooped up last summer by Holland recycling magnate Jeff Padnos.The plot high atop bluffs…
Life as Performance Art
History fascinates me. Not so much timelines we learned to create in school, nor memorizing dates, names, battles, et.al. All that mattered but I best liked finding connections between them and how things worked out.The late Perry Miller, who wrote…
Mike’s Musings: Artemis II gives me hope that Mars colony is possible
Artemis II isn’t just another spaceflight, it’s a statement about who we are, what we value, and whether we still have the will to push beyond the edge of the known.When astronauts swung around the far side of the Moon—the…
NFL star again gives to city parks
By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck’s once-anonymous $100,000 Village Square Park donor is famous NFL quarterback Kirk Cousins. He and wife Julie, both Saugatuck residents, have given to the community before, helping build playgrounds in Douglas parks — now it’s Saugatuck’s…
Impressionists pour into Petter soon
By Scott Sullivan Editor J. Petter Galleries, 161 N. Blue Star Hwy., Douglas, will showcase the Art Coast of Michigan hosting the 10th annual American Impressionist Society Small Works Showcase throughout May starting early Wednesday, April 29, with a Paint…
SHS grad Holmes does D.C
By Scott Sullivan Editor Olivia “Liv” Holmes no longer lives in her Saugatuck home but in an apartment near Kalamazoo College where she is a junior — and double agent. Every so often she slips off to Washington D.C. to…
Spring: blooms and sewer flushings
Spring brings birds, bees, buds into blooms and, most important for Kalamazoo Lake Sewer & Water Authority (KLSWA) staff, sewer flushings. Starting Monday, April 20, look for reflective crews dislodging fine sediments and iron deposits from the mains. This essential…
Kuklafest celebrates pioneer puppeteer Tillstrom
Saugatuck — home of the late Burr Tillstrom, creator of the beloved television show “Kukla, Fran and Ollie” and one of Saugatuck’s most-cherished famous figures — will be celebrated during Kuklafest 2026 Saturday, April 25, in the Saugatuck Woman’s Club,…
Trailblazers tie
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorAfter a 2+-week hiatus, the Saugatuck girls soccer team returned from spring break to host Niles on Monday And while the game was stopped early due to lightning, Trailblazers coach Neal Phillips liked what he saw.The game…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorDr. OzThe son of Turkish immigrants, Mehmet Cengis oz (born June 11, 1960) was raised in Wilmington, Del., not far from where Joe Biden grew up 19 years earlier.His parents — father Mustafa, who graduated at the top…
Grant Collection adds another gem
By Scott SullivanEditorThe Grant Collection is on a buying spree. Owners Brian and Candice Grant, whose luxury event venues started with Holland’s Port 393 in 2020, saw opportunities near their own Saugatuck home and started stacking them up. Port 393The…
Mantels out after decade as deputy
By Scott SullivanEditorTen-year Saugatuck Township District Deputy Chief Chris Mantels (shown at left) is no longer on the job.Chief Greg Janik said personnel matters must by law be kept confidential, but added many of Mantels’ duties regarding commercial building applications…
Life as Performance Art
The recent decision by Allegan County Commissioners to change home delivered meal providers for The Olds caught my attention.My first thought came from a line from the film “The Godfather” when one of the mobsters ordered a hit on a…
Mike’s Musings: Here’s why a printed weekly newspaper is important
Robert Tomlinson, our news director in Three Rivers, gave a terrific speech to the local Rotary Club about the importance of your local newspaper. I thought I would share a portion with you.“With our twelve weekly newspapers the mission is…
Saugatuck golf team hopes to build on historic season
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorAfter a historic season a year ago, expectations remain high for the Saugatuck boys golf team.“Our goals this year look very similar to what they’ve been in years past,” coach Brian Ward said. “Our expectation for this…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorApril FoolsA white-haired, wild-eyed septuagenarian staggered up to the first Meijer clerk he saw and cried, “Need a belt.”“Don’t we all?” she said, slipping out a schnapps flask hidden in her waste pack. “You first.”“I mean the kind…
Rain drives Douglas Easter into school halls
By Scott SullivanEditorBummed? Beleaguered and now rained out? Roxanne Potter celebrated Easter with friends indoors instead.Easter Eve Saturday saw kids and families gather instead of a rain-logged Beery Field dryer Douglas Elementary halls.Pink, purple and pastel plastic eggs were scattered…
Will 40-home Enclave spur township growth?
By Scott SullivanEditorTangram Development Group LLC co-founder Johnny Walker wants to build an Enclave of 40 Scandinavian modern single-family homes and duplexes on 9.13 acres on the northeast corner of Blue Star Highway and Old Allegan Road in Saugatuck Township.The…
