Dr. Glenn Mollette In 1975, I bought a four-cylinder Chevrolet Monza. In my opinion in was a terrible buy and a lousy car. There was one episode after another of maintenance issues and the four-cylinder engine was just a piece of junk. I survived that car long enough to trade it in on a Toyota Celica. I felt Read More…
Every Christmas Eve, Humphrey Bogart would slip away from family and friends to watch the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life.” When she knew it was over, his wife Lauren Bacall would join him as he told her, “I’ll never accomplish anything important in life. I’m just an actor.”In fact, he’d accomplished lots. Bogart had survived World War Read More…
By Donald Talonen The Annual Salute to Veterans, sponsored by Operation Injured Soldiers, will take place on Lake Michigan on August 31, 2024. Approximately 80 veterans will embark on a fishing trip aboard 40 boats, departing at 5:30 am and returning at 11:30 am.Following the fishing expedition, at 12:00 pm, the boats will participate in Read More…
By Donald Talonen Stephanie Davis, a 30-year-old woman from South Haven was arrested on August 22, in connection to multiple child sexual abuse offenses, according to the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office.The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office arrested Davis after their Criminal Investigations Division and Michigan State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a Read More…
By Donald Talonen On August 19, 2024, the moratorium that began on February 19, 2024, came to an end, and a new moratorium began. The recently implemented moratorium set to end on February 19, 2025. The South Haven City Council unanimously passed a resolution 2024-37 during their meeting on August 5.South Haven City Manager Kate Hosier Read More…
By Donald Talonen Get ready for the 48th Annual All Crafts Fair in South Haven, Michigan! The event will take place on Saturday, August 31st from 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday, September 1st, 2024, from 10 am to 4 pm at Stanley Johnston Park in South Haven at 202 Dyckman Ave.The upcoming fair offers Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWTON – The downtown Lawton road construction project, which was scheduled to be completed on Friday, Aug. 23, has been extended to Friday, Sept. 20, due to Amtrak work and weather delays, according to Lawton Village Council President Josh Appleby. He released a statement on Monday, Aug. 26, about the project, Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer LAWRENCE – The Lawrence Ox Roast & Homecoming festival on Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30- Sept. 2, will see the return of fireworks to celebrate a century-plus tradition, while marking the annual event.The event began on Labor Day, 1921, as Lawrence area businessmen put on a one-day event featuring music, a Read More…
Visitors to the Bohm Theatre in Albion were able to experience the legendary film “The Wizard of Oz” on the big screen Wednesday night. The showing, which included a costume contest, was in honor of the 85th anniversary of the 1939 film. According to Wikipedia, The Wizard of Oz is celebrated for its use of Read More…
By Ken Wyatt War often brings cruel ironies. One such irony played out in the little village of Concord in the months after America declared war in December of 1941. The irony? That a German engineer, who fled Hitler’s Third Reich, and who helped America defeat Hitler’s brutal European war, was reduced to collecting used Read More…