There seems to be some opposing ideas concerning how much assurance we can have about our final destination after death. Some people say that we can have no assurance at all about going to heaven, while others say that no matter what we do, once we are saved, that God’s mercy will prevail. We can Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — Farwell’s baseball team swept Coleman 7-2 and 10-2 in nonleague action last week.Game 1: Farwell 7, Coleman 2. Game 2: Farwell 10 Coleman 2Game 1- Wyatt VanBuskirk had 3 rbis. Mason Esterline, Blake Sholes, and Ayden Barkley each stole multiple bases. Farwell stole nine bases.Game 2- Wyatt VanBuskirk and Ayden Read More…
Yunker: ‘I will not be discussing this topic’ By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CENTREVILLE — Controversial comments made by a St. Joseph County commissioner in April prompted a full house – and even standing room – at last week’s St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting to express support for the county’s parks, including two that Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Guests can preview plans to improve Maple Street during open houses Tuesday, May 3, in Saugatuck City Hall, 102 Butler St., from 3 to 5:30 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. The north-south road has for years borne a “1” PASER rating, the lowest on a scale of 10 that a Read More…
A yellow, 11-foot sculpture installed May 22 at the Blue Star Highway roundabout is Saugatuck Township’s first piece of public art. The “Canary in a Coal Mine” welded painted steel work by Ohio artist Shawn Morin was funded in part by a $4,050 grant from the Saugatuck-Douglas Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, and a $1,000 Read More…
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR A drive to save Douglas City Hall from the wrecking ball that has gathered more than 250 signatures could go before city council as soon as its Monday, June 2, meeting. The city plans to sell its current hall, the 1875-built former Dutcher Lodge at 86 Center St., to raise funds Read More…
EAST LANSING— The Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Representative Council recently held its annual Spring Meeting in Gaylord on Sunday, May 4, and Monday, May 5.The Spring Meeting of the 19-member legislative body of the Association’s more than 1,500 member schools is generally the busiest of its sessions each year. The Council considered 22 committee Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorIn the NavyPolice seek a suspect who smashed a car with a baseball bat last week near the Wyandotte Big Boy. The restaurant sculpture was too busy hoisting a burger to give a positive ID on him.FOX 2 Detroit says the latter-day Babe Ruth, thinking the victim was driving too slow ahead of Read More…
Memorial Day Monday drew festive yet somber crowds to downtown Saugatuck and Douglas to pay tribute to men and women who have served our country in start-of-the-summer season sunshine. Festivities included presentations by Fr. G.C. Stoppel, Saugatuck-Douglas RotaryClub members Wayne Titus and Randall Miller unveiling a donated plaque at Beery Field and the Saugatuck High Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Are you or someone you know an alumni of Plainwell High School musical program?If so, PHS choir director Abby Ernst would like to invite you to “reprise” one or your roles from a musical in which you participated while at PHS.The performances will be part of a concert called “Encore,” which Read More…