Mike’s Musings: How to decrease buggy accidents in our communities
It happens over and over, an Amish buggy is hit by a car or truck and severe injuries happen to thos in the buggy. Just last week the scene was Clare County, which by the way has had a half…
City parking task force Named
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck City Council Aug. 25 appointed members to an advisory parking improvements task force asked to explore remedies to congested downtown parking during summer months. They are: • City council representative and chair Gregory Muncey, • Planning commission…
Help Saugatuck update its master plan
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck citizens are invited to be part of creating a new city master plan, a long-range document meant to guide the city’s future growth, preservation, investment and land-use decisions. A community open house is planned towards…
Saugatuck council forum set Sept. 25
The Holland League of Women Voters will host a forum for Saugatuck City Council candidates Thursday, Sept. 25 in the Saugatuck High School media center. The session will start at 6:30 p.m. but doors will open at 6 and guests…
Ganges campground ask nixed 3-2
BY GARI VOSS The Ganges Township Planning Commission Aug. 27 turned down a controversial campground’s special land use request by a 3-2 vote. The road has been bumpy since May when Bobbi Jo Beyersdorf of Central Florida Resort Management, L.L.C.…
Local audiologist voted ATA chair
Audiologist Stelios Dokianakis of Saugatuck Township has been elected chair of the American Tinnitus Association. Dokianakis, the founder of Holland Doctors of Audiology, has specialized in tinnitus care for more than 20 years. The ATA, founded in 1971, is the…
25 th Mt. Baldhead Challenge set Saturday
Saturday’s 25th annual Mt. Baldhead Challenge Saturday, Sept. 6 will bring close to 750 runners to tackle wooded dunes, coastal pathways and the 302 steps to Mt. Baldhead’s summit, plus a finishing after-party to which the community is invited. The…
Park potty replacement Planned
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Mt. Baldhead Park is ready to get new restrooms. The City of Saugatuck has hired Midwest Construction to perform the $298,000 replacement of the old facilities starting after the Mt. Baldhead Challenge starting Monday, Sept. 8.…
Holley leads Saugatuck soccer to two wins
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorDante Holley continued his strong start to the season for the Saugatuck boys soccer team when the Trailblazers hosted Schoolcraft on Wednesday, Aug. 27.Holley scored three goals and assisted on another to lead Saugatuck to the 5-0…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorIn the NavyPolice seek a suspect who smashed a car with a baseball bat last week near the Wyandotte Big Boy. The restaurant sculpture was too busy hoisting a burger to give a positive ID on him.FOX 2…
Wild ride ahead
She’s shopping in downtown Douglas. 106 miles from Chicago She’s got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes. It’s bright and she’s wearing sunglasses. Hit it! (Photo by Scott Sullivan)
Schools Art a Loan opener set. Sept. 10 at SCA
The Saugatuck Public Schools’ Art à Loan program will open Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Saugatuck Center for the Arts from 6:30 to 8 p.m.Gallery doors will open at 6:45 with leasing beginning promptly thereafter. The Art à Loan pieces, comprised of work by students grades kindergarten through 12th…
Life as Performance Art
For the most part, I don’t give President Trump and his executive orders much attention. For one thing, these epistles are often challenged in court and sometimes overturned. The exception is when it touches on something important to me.…
Mike’s Musings: Michigan’s School Funding Stalemate Is a Disservice to Every Student
Here we go again. Another budget cycle, another bitter fight in Lansing over how to fund our schools. This year’s stalemate feels particularly sharp, with both sides dug in and unwilling to budge. Meanwhile, the people who bear the brunt…
Fennville puts downtown land up for bid
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR The City of Fennville and Fennville Downtown Development Authority are seeking qualified proposals to buy and develop two downtown properties: • 0.8 acres straddling space between Main and Fennville streets. Owned by the DDA alongside an…
Labor Day Bridge Walk returns Sept. 1
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR The Labor Day Blue Star Bridge Walk will be back Monday, Sept. 1 — with a longer route this year. What would have been last year’s 26th annual crossing was canceled “due to challenges in gathering…
Laketown to quiz manager hopeful again
The Laketown Township Board will interview manager candidate Stephanie Fox for a third time Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. in the township hall, 4338 Beeline Road. Members voted 4-1 July 21to begin contract negotiations with Fox pending a review…
Seven seniors lead the way for Saugatuck volleyball
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorAs she enters her first year as head coach at the varsity level for Saugatuck, Christina Lewis likes the mix of players on her team.“This season is shaping up to be an exciting one,” said Lewis, who…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorPsychoGreat news on the crazy front. A new website aims to share knowledge and lead discussions about psychopathy, a disorder characterized by fearlessness, difficulty inhibiting behaviors plus severe lack of empathy and remorse.We all know psychopaths. Charles Manson,…
