By Dennis Volkert A demonstration was held Saturday near the intersection of U.S. 12 and Centerville Road in Sturgis, protesting recent policies that are unfolding during the early phase of Donald Trump’s second administration.Kay Davis and Dianne Gorsuch, among the co-organizers, said participants were encouraged to create signs noting issues that affect them most directly.Davis Read More…
When it comes do doing great and wonderful things for God, we often think of becoming a minister or priest or going to a foreign land. How wonderful it would be to travel to a distant land bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ! I can think of many saints who traveled around the world, Read More…
By Rachael Humphrey Rain, shine or snow, on Saturday, April 19th, there will be a couple different Easter events across Clare County for families to enjoy.Starting at the Clare Municipal Airport, from 9am-11:30am, Clare Parks and Recreation hosts their “Great EGGstravaganza.” The Easter Bunny will arrive by airplane to the Clare Municipal Airport and then Read More…
By Genine Hopkins It’s hard for those who have a major impact in their jobs to consider retirement, but as the Winter semester ends at Mid, Tammy Alvaro, the Phi Theta Kappa, Students of Promise, Laker Life, and Veteran’s Services Coordinator at the college, Alvaro’s retirement now looms closer and closer as she passes the Read More…
By Genine Hopkins While April 1st would have been a bit more perfect of a day to wake up to snow, freezing rain, ice, hail, rain, and high winds, it seems like Mother Nature is throwing Michiganders – and many other Midwesterners – a curveball, by delivering all of the above in the wee hours Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — Jim Lard is planning on being a very busy coach this spring.“I am the new varsity golf coach so heading into this season everything is new to me. I am taking over a program that was run by Hugh Lewis who is very active in the Clare County youth golf Read More…
The city of Sturgis began brush pick-up service this week. Routine early-spring collection had been scheduled to start April 7, but timeline was shifted due to severe damage from a storm that hit the area March 30. Crews from Department of Public Works began on the north side of the city and will proceed southward. Read More…
Holland family doctor/ birder Eric Gustafson will share “Finland: Forests, Fowl and Fur” with Holland Audubon Society members and guests Thursday, April 8 in the Commons Room at Hope Church, 77 W. 11th St., starting at 7 p.m. Admission is free and light snacks will be provided. For more information, visit hollandaudubon.org.
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck Township and Allegan County Road Commission leaders joined U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Holland, Saturday for a close-up tour of the 1988 Lakeshore Drive washout, reported former county commission chair Jim Storey. The commission has applied for a $7.2 million federal grant to relocate a section of the north-south roadway between Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Young and looking for a summer job? You could do worse than apply for Saugatuck and Douglas departments of public works openings. Saugatuck is also seeking Oval Beach Patrol members. Saugatuck DPW seasonal maintenance workers earn $17 an hour for helping staff clean city facilities and grounds, mowing, tree watering, painting, Read More…