APRIL Through April 11Submission period for “Art Around Town,” Open Door Gallery.April 6Sturgis Township Board of Trustees meeting, 4 p.m., township hall.Burr Oak Township Board of Trustees meeting, 6 p.m., township hall. April 8“Kid Connection,” 4-5:30 p.m., Sturgis Methodist Church, for elementary school students. Registration requested, but not required, visit www.vbspro.events/p/kidconnection.Sturgis City Commission meeting, 6 p.m., city Read More…
Posts
Farwell wrestler completes his first year
By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — Anthony Amerson was a first-year wrestler for Farwell who picked up some valuable experience as a freshman.He was also in football and said early in the season he was eager to test out his talents in another sport.Amerson said he found the challenges of the sport to be very unique.“Even Read More…
May I Walk with You? WHAT HAPPENS
On Holy Thursday we celebrate the institution of two sacraments. While at supper with his disciples Jesus instituted the sacraments of Holy Orders and Eucharist which are intimately related to each other. In the few words of consecration Jesus says that the bread and wine become his body and blood, and that the apostles are Read More…
Clare Train Derailment: New tracks underway
By Christopher Johnson Fresh-cut timber, uniform and unweathered. Metal switches with a mint-condition shine. APC crew members in hi-vis yellow move quietly alongside the track near Clare’s Ann Arbor Trail crossing, driving ties not by hammer anymore but with much heavier machinery.Two weeks ago, this same stretch of track was a literal trainwreck.Between 8 and Read More…
MUSICAL SHAMAN: Dixon’s violin enchants Clare audience
By Christopher Johnson The Ideal Theatre was packed Tuesday night.In recent years, Clare’s historic venue has been quietly expanding what a night out means in this town. Country artist Kari Lynch has frequented its stage. Folk musician Mike Fornes, a Gordon Lightfoot tribute artist, has filled its seats. Now, with Dixon of Dixon’s Violin, the Read More…
Josh Blue has turned personal experience into comedy success
“Josh Blue Live” is presented at 7:30 p.m. April 11 at Sturges-Young Center for the Arts. It is the final show of SYCA’s 2025-26 Performance Series. Josh Blue is a stand-up comedian who happens to have cerebral palsy. “Honestly, the only time I ever knew I had a disability is when other people told me Read More…
Gov. Whitmer requests federal disaster declaration for March 6 tornados
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Wednesday she has requested a major disaster declaration from President Donald Trump in response to the tornados that came down in southwest Michigan, including Three Rivers, on March 6. “These tornadoes brought heartbreaking loss and widespread destruction to Southwest Michigan,” Whitmer said in a Read More…
Saugatuck soccer splits games
The Saugatuck girls soccer team was in action on back-to-back days last week, hosted Covenant Christian on Friday, March 27, after welcoming Bloomingdale to town on Thursday, March 26.The result was a split decision, as the Trailblazers fell by a 3-0 score to Covenant Christian after posting the 3-1 victory over Bloomingdale.Pictured are (at right) Read More…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorCornhole KingIn a world where quadruple amputees can become pro cornhole players, wrestlers, marksmen and murderers, I agree with C.G. Stoppel: now we need a sing-along.Saturday’s latest No Kings rally, relegated late to sidewalks around Coghlin Park in Saugatuck, made it clear it is President Trump’s fault bad things happen.Start with Dayton Webber. Read More…
Saturday NOT in the park
By Scott SullivanEditorSaturday’s planned No Kings rally planned for Saugatuck’s Coghlin Park didn’t happen.“We learned late insurance would cost $8,300 to use the park for public political event,” said Saugatuck-Douglas Indivisibles spokesperson Erin Wilkinson. “It was $250 for our past rallies in Wicks Park.“We have two groups: ours and Jan Cohen’s Good Trouble Indivisible, which Read More…