Young Saugatuck boys basketball team hopes to take positive steps forward this season
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorAs Ty Rock enters his second season as head coach in Saugatuck, he does so with a largely young and inexperienced team.The senior tandem of guard Sammy Gamboa and forward Sam Bos are the only two players…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorBrain DustMoon Juice has released Brain Dust, “an enlightening blend of adaptogenic superherbs and supermushrooms that help combat the effects of stress to align you with the cosmic flow for great achievement.”I could use that. Between trying to…
It’s moving week for Douglas
By Scott SullivanEditorIt’s moving week for Douglas. The city is relocating police, city hall and public works offices into what has long been called the old hospital building at 415 Wiley Road.Friday, Nov. 14 was Doulas’s last day of business…
Anglers hail mussel-fighting bill
By Scott SullivanEditorA bipartisan bill introduced by two Michigan congresspersons Monday would allocate $500 million over 10 years to fight invasive mussels that are harming the Great Lakes ecosystem and local fishing industry.U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) and Tim…
Mike’s Musings: Thanksgiving us your time to express thanks
Thanksgiving has a way of arriving right when we need it most. After another year filled with the usual mix of noise—politics, inflation, crises abroad, and the ever-present rush of everyday life—this holiday stands as a rare invitation to stop,…
Life as Performance Art
Mother had a copy of a painting she kept in her Thanksgiving dinner file folder. Right after Halloween she took down our elementary school finger-painted masterpieces and used four magnets to hold the print on the refrigerator door. With it…
Sweet Sisters learn … and give back
By Scott Sullivan Editor Nine Douglas Elementary fourth graders, hosted and guided by mother Anna Gregg, have formed Sweet Sisters Baking to learn about making good eats and giving back to the community. Alphabetically, Reese Bagladi, Elise Gregg, Josie Kerridge,…
Douglas cat rescue seeks volunteers
Want to help rescue animals? The Wishbone House, a nonprofit cat adoption center and resale shop at 165 Blue Star Hwy., Douglas, is seeking volunteers to help run the shop. With up to 40 adoptable cats in cozy, free-roaming rooms…
Center places four new historic markers
You may notice fresh history around town amid the fall leaves and fresh snow. Last week, the Saugatuck- Douglas History Center installed its latest round of historical markers. The Center’s “History Lives Here” interpretive marker program, launched in 2022, is…
Saugatuck voters return incumbents
By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck voters returned all three incumbents in a five-way race Tuesday, Nov. 4, to three available two-year seats on the city council. Current mayor Holly Anderson and councilman Joe Clark topped all comers with 240 votes…
Holley thrives on soccer field for Saugatuck
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorAs a sophomore last season, Saugatuck soccer standout Dante Holley received Second Team All-State recognition.As a junior, he wanted more.“I know being Second Team All-State is an honor, but it’s never fun to feel like you are…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorEmotional IntelligenceEmpathy can be bad for you, say experts. Whoever they are. Tuning into and sharing other people’s emotions from their perspective can bring us together in a healing process, says Robin Stern, associate director of the Yale…
It’s beginning to look
… a lot like Halloween’s over and the holiday season has begun, with Chip’s Ground Cover employees hoisting lighting in trees throughout Saugatuck’s downtown last week. The city is spending close to $30,000 to light up Butler and Water streets…
CVB pitches firepits for downtowns
By Scott SullivanEditorHow cool — or more fittingly, how hot — would it be for shoppers and others to warm up to a firepits in downtown Saugatuck and Douglas during colder months?Saugatuck Douglas Area Convention & Visitors Bureau executive director…
Saugatuck voters return incumbents
By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck voters returned all three incumbents in a five-way race Tuesday, Nov. 4, to three available two-year seats on the city council.Current mayor Holly Anderson and councilman Joe Clark topped all comers with 240 votes each. Fellow incumbent…
Life as Performance Art
For someone who is not a certified member of the Handyman’s Union and a complete all-thumbs fiasco in most do-it-yourself projects, I find myself having to make a stop at a hardware store a couple times a week. Especially in…
Mike’s Musings: The True Spirit of Christmas Lives in Helping Others
As the Christmas season approaches, the lights, music, and festive cheer remind us of joy, family, and tradition. But amid the celebration, it’s also a time to remember what this season truly represents — compassion, generosity, and community. For many…
Friends auction offers gifts to back library
The annual Friends of the Saugatuck-Douglas District Library Silent Auction returns Thursday, Nov. 6 through Nov. 20, offering donated gifts to help fund library programming. Among this year’s prizes is a carved wooden bowl by local artist Jim DeVries, made…
Master plan responses being weighed
By Scott Sullivan Editor Results of a Saugatuck city master plan survey conducted this August through Oct. 6 showed 386 respondents agree overwhelmingly that preserving existing neighborhood character should be a city priority. Other popular goals include maintaining: 1) A…
Park potty work near completion
Fall work continues at Saugatuck’s Mt. Baldhead Park, with new restroom concrete masonry unit almost complete while survey work continues on the upper platform and retaining walls. City manager Ryan Cummins updated his reports last week noting once Midwest Construction…
