By Pat MaurerCorrespondent At the regular meeting June 11, the Grant Township Board approved the close out payment of $192,783.44 to MDL Construction of Bay City for the parking lot project at the township hall. The total parking lot project cost was $247,783.55, Supervisor Dan Dysinger said, including the changes and credits. It was funded Read More…
By Pat MaurerCorrespondent A family from Salt Lake City, Utah that has vacationed at a family cabin on Windover Lake for many generations, are giving back to others around the lake.The Rob Benda family has donated an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) and even built a housing unit for it to be located lakeside that will Read More…
Story and Photosby Steve Landon All the key elements needed to have a perfect hometown fair, great weather, a nice midway, grandstand entertainment and the all important livestock shows and competitions came together last week for the 2024 edition of the Marion Fair.The first official fair of summer in the region officially got underway June Read More…
Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education on Monday presented superintendent Art Ebert with a “highly effective” rating on his year-end performance appraisal, during a closed session. The board used School ADvance Administrator Evaluation System, a research-based tool that measures 31 areas considered essential to “successful instructional leadership.” Board president Emily Halling released a statement regarding Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR California-based Autocamp has scaled back plans from 112 total to 76 phase-one campsites on 29.24 acres 34.61 Blue Star Hwy. because “stuff” happens — specifically, need to dispose of sewage. The Saugatuck Township Board June 12 weighed a proposed agreement with Outdoor Lodgings Fund II Holdings, LLC, dba. AutoCamp, to fund Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR The Saugatuck Township Board June 12 hired Viridis Design Group for $10,500 to prepare a final landscape design for now-undeveloped 7.5-acre Amalanchier Park next to Riverside Cemetery at 3461 Clearbrook Drive. It will be incorporated into Blue Star Trail engineer/architect C2AE’s site design package for linking the nonmotorized recreational trail from Read More…
Saugatuck High School junior Leilani Schoonmaker’s journey through a lens crescendoed — so far, at least — with National Scholastic Art Awards Gold Medal recognition. Her black-and-white photo of the 2023 Portage Cross Country Invitational start made Schoonmaker SHS art teacher Daniel Hanna’s fourth student so far to win top NSAA honors. The winner shot Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Douglas has hired former Allegan County elections coordinator and Plainwell city payroll administrator Jennifer Tien new city treasurer for $74,000 a year plus benefits. City council approved the move at its Monday meeting. Tien will start duties here in early July, city manager Lisa Nocerini said. “The position,” said the manager, Read More…
Artist James Brandess will celebrate 30 years in his James Brandess Studios & Gallery, 238 Butler St., downtown Saugatuck, this Saturday, June 22, from noon until 5 p.m. On view in his shop — a historic, tin-ceilinged former post office will be recent spring river landscapes as shown here. Farmhouse Deli will furnish food and Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorDuring his tenure as head coach of the Fennville varsity boys basketball team, Ty Rock had a front-row seat for the rivalry between the Blackhawks and Saugatuck.Now, he’ll experience that rivalry from the other side.Rock is the new head coach of the Saugatuck boys basketball team. He replaces Brian Ward, who resigned Read More…