By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Main Street was alive with the sound of music in downtown Three Rivers Sunday, as the city celebrated the 32nd HarmonyFest music festival.Several musical artists, a dance crew, and more took to the stage Sunday in what was a celebration of music, community and life in general. It Read More…
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Weekend thread count: Yoder’s Quilt Auction and Flea Market
By Christopher Johnson The Amish community once again lived up to its reputation for craftsmanship and hospitality. This past weekend, Yoder’s Quilt Auction and Flea Market returned ahead of Labor Day for one last event before the onset of much colder days to come. Held Friday and Saturday off Leaton Rd in Clare, the event Read More…
Farwell parade honors community
Farwell marked Labor Day this past Monday with a full slate of small-town traditions. The day began with a car show at Clark-Campbell Funeral Chapel, where visitors browsed classic and vintage cars over morning coffee.At 10 a.m., the annual parade rolled through downtown, this year themed “Community in Motion: Keep Things Rolling.” Participants from local Read More…
Three injured in Dodge City Amish buggy crash
Jordan WilcoxAssistant Publisher The Clare County Amish Community is grieving this week, as three were injured in another buggy crash.According to multiple Facebook posts, Levi Troyer, his wife Naomi, and their 4-month-old daughter, Little Naomi, were traveling on Townline Lake Road towards Dodge City, when a car crashed into their buggy.The force of the crash Read More…
City of Clare holds powerful airport wildlife discussion
By: Lindsey Ashley In recent years, the deer and other wildlife have become a significant problem for the airport. This has posed a direct issue to safety, as the deer have a tendency to migrate onto the runways, thus making it near impossible for pilots to safely land. These deer are also drawn to the Read More…
May I Walk with You? Satisfaction
Remember the song, “I can’t get no satisfaction. I can’t get no satisfaction. I tried and I tried, and I tried.“ It is sad, but not uncommon that in our world of abundance that many people have everything they want in the way of material things, education, relationships, power, and popularity, yet are not happy. Read More…
City parking task force Named
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck City Council Aug. 25 appointed members to an advisory parking improvements task force asked to explore remedies to congested downtown parking during summer months. They are: • City council representative and chair Gregory Muncey, • Planning commission representative Auston Marineau, • City resident representatives Cathy Brockington and Wendy Colsen, • Restaurant owner representative Alec Read More…
Help Saugatuck update its master plan
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Saugatuck citizens are invited to be part of creating a new city master plan, a long-range document meant to guide the city’s future growth, preservation, investment and land-use decisions. A community open house is planned towards that end Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Saugatuck High School, 401 Elizabeth St., from 5 to Read More…
Saugatuck council forum set Sept. 25
The Holland League of Women Voters will host a forum for Saugatuck City Council candidates Thursday, Sept. 25 in the Saugatuck High School media center. The session will start at 6:30 p.m. but doors will open at 6 and guests provided with cards to write questions for the candidates. Declared candidates Holly Anderson, Joseph Clark, Read More…
Ganges campground ask nixed 3-2
BY GARI VOSS The Ganges Township Planning Commission Aug. 27 turned down a controversial campground’s special land use request by a 3-2 vote. The road has been bumpy since May when Bobbi Jo Beyersdorf of Central Florida Resort Management, L.L.C. asked the commission to approve a proposed 89-site Saugatuck Meadows Campground on 25 acres south Read More…