This place is a mess.Although I am lucky enough to have a “house husband,” who keeps up with most of the chores around our (almost) tiny home these days, we still manage to collect a lot of clutter!.I am banned from vacuuming or any household chore that raises dust (one of my allergies). I don’t Read More…
It is no secret! The Diocese of Saginaw is in great need of more priests. We are also in great need for vocations to marriage as well. It is rare that anyone gets married, let alone in church. Baptisms seem even rarer. I digress.The Diocese of Saginaw has begun a three-point initiative, Beg-Form-Call, to reach Read More…
By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck Township will pursue buying the now-vacant 22.25-acre Pine Trails Camp at 3525 Dugout Road via a $3.6-million bond request put before voters Nov. 5. Meanwhile, community members are invited to view and discuss project site plans now being developed at a public open house Wednesday, Aug. 28, in the township Read More…
By Scott Sullivan Editor The greater life’s call, the greater life’s response. Witness Thursday, Aug. 15, 12:40 p.m. when a South Haven man, 55, northbound on Blue Star Highway approaching the Kalamazoo River bridge, suffered what police believe was a medical condition. His 2008 Chevy Silverado veered across oncoming bike and traffic lanes, snapped a Read More…
By Scott Sullivan Editor Kerr Real Estate’s Centre Collective proposal for 19 single-family home sites won Douglas City Council final site plan approval Monday. The firm’s 10+-acre site spans 600 feet along West Center Street. It borders St. Peter’s Drive to its northeast and West Shore Court to its northwest, with the condo sites on Read More…
Douglas has installed steel plates over its under-repair Ferry Street bridge culvert to allow emergency vehicle only across it for public safety reasons until restoration for everyday traffic there is complete. That may be awhile. Engineers Monday told city council repairs may cost upwards of $725,000. They suggested financing help might come from Saugatuck city, Read More…
Susan M. Powers Balks, age 71, of Holland, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, surrounded by her family. Susan was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. on March 16, 1953. When she was three years old, the family moved to Saugatuck. She graduated from Saugatuck High School and went on to attend Ferris State Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorHeroesThursday, Aug. 15, 12:44 p.m., southbound on Blue Star Highway from I-196 Exit 41 towards Saugatuck, an Allegan County Sheriff’s cruiser raced by, siren on, lights flashing, around stopped traffic through the 64th Street light beyond where, bottlenecked, I could see.Did it fork right towards Saugatuck Sidewalk Sales downtown? Stay on Blue Star Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorThe greater life’s call, the greater life’s response. Witness Thursday, Aug. 15, 12:40 p.m. when a South Haven man, 55, northbound on Blue Star Highway approaching the Kalamazoo River bridge, suffered what police believe was a medical condition.His 2008 Chevy Silverado veered across oncoming bike and traffic lanes, snapped a power pole plunging Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Joining the Trojan family.That’s how Marvin Taylor describes his hire as the new Plainwell High School principal.“I was looking for a position that would allow me to prioritize students, challenge me professionally and allow me to grow in my work,” Taylor said. “As I progressed through the interview process, I learned Read More…