By Scott Sullivan Editor Results of a Saugatuck city master plan survey conducted this August through Oct. 6 showed 386 respondents agree overwhelmingly that preserving existing neighborhood character should be a city priority. Other popular goals include maintaining: 1) A vibrant, strong and attractive downtown with small-town charm. 2) A welcoming and inclusive community. 3) Read More…
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Park potty work near completion
Fall work continues at Saugatuck’s Mt. Baldhead Park, with new restroom concrete masonry unit almost complete while survey work continues on the upper platform and retaining walls. City manager Ryan Cummins updated his reports last week noting once Midwest Construction finishes restroom masonry units, insulation and face brick work will begin. “We hope to continue Read More…
Galloping into fall
Douglas Elementary students celebrated Halloween on Halloween proper Friday, parading throughout the building and gym in front of appreciatively terrified parents, many of whom would later take the kids trick-or-treating through neighborhoods. Teachers dressed up to get in on the fun as well. (Photos by Scott Sullivan)
PHS presents ‘Back to the ‘80s’ this weekend
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Great music, iconic fashion statements and iconic dance moves brought to life.That, according to Hannah Sheikh, is what audiences members can expect when they come out to see Plainwell High School’s production of “Back to the ‘80s” from Friday, Nov. 7, through Sunday, Nov. 9.Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday Read More…
Plainwell band places second at state finals
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor DETROIT—Refined.That’s the one word Plainwell High School band director David Hepinstall used to describe the PHS marching band’s performance at the Michigan Competing Band Association Flight IV State Championship on Saturday, Nov. 1.The judges on hand at Ford Field in Detroit agreed, as the PHS band received a score of 85.3 Read More…
Saugatuck girls cross country places third at Finals
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorBROOKLYN—So close, yet so far away.That has been a familiar refrain for the Saugatuck girls cross country team when it comes to the Trailblazers’ quest for a podium finish at the State Finals.And unfortunately for Saugatuck coach Angelina Bauer and her runners, it was the case again this season.The Trailblazers finished third Read More…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorChicken RunZoe Rosenberg faces up to five years in the pen for pilfering four chickens from a Perdue Farms poultry plant in Petaluma, Calif.Her defense team argued the University of California senior and animal activist rescued the birds from abuse and death.“This is not a whodunit, it’s a whydunit” Rosenberg confessed proudly, even Read More…
City weighs input on master plan
By Scott SullivanEditorResults of a Saugatuck city master plan survey conducted this August through Oct. 6 showed 386 respondents agree overwhelmingly that preserving existing neighborhood character should be a city priority.Other popular goals include maintaining:1) A vibrant, strong and attractive downtown with small-town charm.2) A welcoming and inclusive community.3) Safe and accessible sidewalks, crosswalks and Read More…
Otsego’s Dennany selected for US Youth Soccer roster
Otsego junior Peyton Dennany is pretty good at soccer.How good, you ask? Well, she’s ranked 10th in the nation as a midfielder.And that earned her a coveted spot on the US Youth Soccer roster, giving her the opportunity to train in England.“Making the roster for a US team is a huge honor that I am Read More…
Allegan volleyball partners with Gobles for Wings Home
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor High school sports, when done right, are about much more than wins and losses. They’re about teaching life lessons that the athletes can carry with them into adulthood.Such was the case for the volleyball programs from Allegan and Gobles.A joint effort between the two teams raised $4,054.45 for Wings Home in Read More…