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City hires pros to help STR Study

Editorial StaffApr 12, 20235 min read

BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck City Council Monday hired professional planning consultants McKenna and Associates for $25,000 to help and facilitate its new short-term rental (STR) task force. That group — chair Holly Anderson, Sean Steele, Kevin Tringali, Elizabeth Boerema,…

Ex-mayor charged on election count

Editorial StaffApr 12, 20232 min read

BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck city council member and former mayor Garnet Lewis was arraigned April 3 on charges of failure to report a violation on nominating/initiative petitions. Mark Miller, a physician and candidate who ran with Lewis and three…

Life as Performance Art

Life as Performance Art

Editorial StaffApr 12, 20235 min read

My alma mater’s alumni office phoned me recently, seeking money of course.The student making the cold call mentioned it had been quite a while (a few decades, really) since I had last visited the school. When I asked how he knew, he…

Mike’s Musings: A new found admiration for those who endure pain

Mike’s Musings: A new found admiration for those who endure pain

Editorial StaffApr 12, 20233 min read

As I sit here with a walker at my side, I have gained a newfound affinity for those that must endure ailments and pain. You see I’ve been very healthy all my life, and never have had surgery. I didn’t…

Saugatuck softball has hole on hill to fill

Saugatuck softball has hole on hill to fill

Editorial StaffApr 5, 20232 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports EditorAs he prepared for his first season as head coach in Saugatuck, Chad Burch thought he was set when it came to pitching.That’s because sophomore Mikayla Jones (left) was set to return after establishing herself as the…

Obituary: Judith Stuit, 84

Obituary: Judith Stuit, 84

Editorial StaffApr 5, 20232 min read

Judith Anne Stuit, age 84, passed away on Feb. 21, 2023.Judie was born in Battle Creek on Dec. 14, 1938 to Roy and Josephine Garman. She graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1957, enlisted in the US Navy…

Blue Star

Blue Star

Editorial StaffApr 5, 20234 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorThe WallRe: last and this week’s lead stories: So much for practicing law with no brains.Continuing in that vein, scientists have created a tiny robot that melts, moves and can reform elsewhere, great for escaping prison and other…

Floating homes piece inaccurate, city says

Editorial StaffApr 5, 20233 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorLast week’s story “Floating homes flap: city may be liable” contains inaccuracies, Saugatuck city officials say, based on a courtroom observer’s synopsis rather than official transcripts from a March 23 Allegan County Circuit Court hearing and this writer’s…

Music in Park will go on, SDABA says

Editorial StaffApr 5, 20236 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorThe Saugatuck-Douglas Business Association is working to come back from post-Covid board and membership losses, says president/secretary David Langley, and sustain events such as Music in the Park concerts. The goal is to “remain a supportive business group…

Life as Performane Art

Life as Performane Art

Editorial StaffApr 5, 20237 min read

    Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter, Alice, was renowned for her sharp and caustic tongue.  She was also famous for a needlepoint pillow she took to parties.  She would find a seat and set the pillow on the cushion next to her: It said: “If…

Mike’s Musings: Conducting business while under the knife- that was my week

Mike’s Musings: Conducting business while under the knife- that was my week

Editorial StaffApr 5, 20233 min read

For many last week was spring vacation, a time to take a trip or just enjoy family. For me it was a whirlwind of activity I will never forget.I underwent surgery on Wednesday, as the result of falling off my…

Floating homes piece inaccurate, city says

Editorial StaffMar 29, 20233 min read

By Scott Sullivan Editor Last week’s story “Floating homes flap: city may be liable” contains inaccuracies, Saugatuck city officials say, based on a courtroom observer’s synopsis rather than official transcripts from a March 23 Allegan County Circuit Court hearing and…

City pauses short-term-rentals pause

Editorial StaffMar 29, 20233 min read

BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck City Council last week put a pause on pausing new short-term rental applications. The planning commission voted 5-1 March 16 to recommend a nine-month freeze on processing new STR applications to buy time while a…

Floating homes flap: City may be liable

Editorial StaffMar 29, 20236 min read

BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Editor’s Note – This story contains inaccuracies and a correction has been written. https://wilcoxnewspapers.com/floating-homes-piece-inaccurate-city-says/ An Allegan County Circuit Court judge weighed in Thursday on the long-brewing Saugatuck vs. Dune Ridge floating homes lawsuits, indicating the city…

Trailblazers win season-opener in shutout fashion

Editorial StaffMar 29, 20232 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports EditorThe 2023 season started on a high note for the Saugatuck girls soccer team.Playing host to Zion Christian, the Trialblazers dominated both sides of the field and came away with a 6-0 victory.“We controlled play throughout,” Saugatuck…

Blue Star

Editorial StaffMar 29, 20234 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorAwakeningsLawn Love has released this year’s click-bait poll ranking best and worst U.S. cities to have a hangover. Coming to dazed, dizzy and dehydrated in San Francisco beats Montgomery, Ala., respondents voted.Others preferred to enjoy D.T.’s and vomiting…

Floating homes flap: city may be on hook

Editorial StaffMar 29, 20236 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorAn Allegan County Circuit Court judge weighed in Thursday on the long-brewing Saugatuck vs. Dune Ridge floating homes lawsuits, indicating the city and past council members may be liable for damages.Judge Roberts Kengis made his preliminary views known…

Saugatuck pauses short-term rentals pause

Editorial StaffMar 29, 20233 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorSaugatuck City Council last week put a pause on pausing new short-term rental applications.The planning commission voted 5-1 March 16 to recommend a nine-month freeze on processing new STR applications to buy time while a newly-named task force…

Life as Performance Art

Life as Performance Art

Editorial StaffMar 29, 20237 min read

     A few years back I was starting to look for a new car.  I pulled into a dealership that had some makes and models that caught my eye and had a good rating for reliability, safety, and sipping (rather than guzzling)…

Mike’s Musings: I’ve been a fool, how about you?

Mike’s Musings: I’ve been a fool, how about you?

Editorial StaffMar 29, 20233 min read

Editor’s Note: Because I’ve been laid up in a hospitalthe last couple of days (broke my hip) I pulled this oldy but goody columnfrom the vault. BY MIKE WILCOXPUBLISHER Saturday will be April Fools’ Day. It is also thebirthday of…