To arms, legs and hearts: The Venetian Fest is coming! The community’s annual celebration of life on our waterways arrives this weekend starting with a dance party Friday, July 26 in Saugatuck’s Coghlin Park; continues Saturday with an afternoon dinghy poker run, that night with a lit, decorated boat parade and fireworks just after sunset. Read More…
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Audit shows Laktown in solid shape
By Jim Hayden Correspondent Laketown Township is in solid financial shape, per its recently-completed audit. Siegfried Crandall principal accountant Joshua Gabrielse presented the 2023-24 fiscal year audit to the township board Wednesday, July 10. Highlights: • Laketown’s total net position rose by $486,095 (6 percent) as a result of the year’s activity; • Of the Read More…
‘Million Dollar Quartet heat up at SCA
The Million Dollar Quartet — rock’n’roll legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins — met in Memphis Dec. 4, 1956 for an epochal 1-day gig you can see re-created starting Aug. 10 at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts. The Tony Award-winning show of that name played by Equity actors from Read More…
City taps Thompson as new planning/zoning head
BY SCOTT SULLIVANEDITOR Saugatuck has appointed South Haven planning and zoning assistant Luke Thompson as its new cityhead of both. As planning and zoning director, Thompson fills a post city manager Ryan Cummins has doubled in since replacing former manager Ryan Heise, who resigned March 4 after an unexplained three-week absence. Thompson, who lives in Read More…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorThe Big Wave“One in five Michiganders,” says the Vertical Cherry website, “turn to alcohol for making big financial decisions.” Well, that explains things.“Do I dare to eat a peach?” I’d say in the day, overlooking the produce aisle. Furtive glance; no one watching; pull out peach schnapps hip flask. “Ahhh …”Everyone exaggerates. VC Read More…
Venetian Fest brings back boom!
To arms, legs and hearts: The Venetian Fest is coming!The community’s annual celebration of life on our waterways arrives this weekend starting with a dance party Friday, July 26 in Saugatuck’s Coghlin Park; continues Saturday with an afternoon dinghy poker run, that night with a lit, decorated boat parade and fireworks just after sunset.The Saugatuck-Douglas Read More…
Alps and Mediterranean Tour Provides Hands-On Learning
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor School is currently out of the summer.But that didn’t stop a group of Plainwell High School students from adding to their knowledge base through some first-hand experience.A contingent of 42 individuals from PHS participated in an Apls and Mediterranean Tour that spanned 11 days from Tuesday, June 18, through Friday, June Read More…
Obituary: Ronald Edward Dziekan
Ronald Edward Dziekan passed on July 12, 2024, with his family by his side in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ronald was born to Casmir and Helen (Maciaszek) Dziekan on November 1, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois. Ron attended Catholic school in Allegan, Michigan, and graduated from Allegan High School. He was drafted to the Army as an Read More…
Suspect burglarizes Smoke Shop in Plainwell
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Officials with the Plainwell Department Safety are trying to identify the suspect in a burglary that took place in the early hours of Thursday, July 18.At approximately 4:07 a.m., officers were dispatched to Smoke City Smoke Shop at 126 E. Bridge St. in downtown Plainwell for a burglar alarm. Upon arriving Read More…
Obituary: Donald Dean Lickley
Donald Dean Lickley of Lawton, Michigan and Venice, Florida, our beloved husband, brother, brother-in-law, son, uncle, cousin and friend died unexpectedly in his home on Sunday, July 07, 2024. He was 68 years old. He was born on February 14,1956 in Allegan, Michigan, the son of Earl (Pat) Lickley and Dorothy Mancuso Lickley. Don, along Read More…