By Jason WesseldykSports Editor HOLLAND—The Allegan girls swim & dive team took home a fourth-place finish at the 2022 Girls D3 Midseason Invitational hosted by Holland Christian on Saturday, Oct. 1.at the Holland Aquatic Center today.Holland Christian placed first (424 points) in the 12-team field that included some of the top D3 schools in Michigan. Read More…
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Mike’s Musings: My childhood playground destroyed by Ian
It was with great sadness that I viewed the videos and photos of the destruction to Fort Myers Beach caused by Hurricane Ian. I had spent many days of my youth and young adulthood enjoying the weather and beaches of this quaint little island. My parents owned a condominium mid-island, and I remember fondly visiting Read More…
Life as Performance Art
Perhaps you remember the old German oom-pah band drinking song, “In Heaven there is no beer, that’s why we drink it here.” I read some potential bad news for the near future. It seems that there is a serious shortage of carbon dioxide gas – the ingredient that makes the little bubbles, creates the head, and allows Read More…
Obituary: Roger H. Newman, 87
Heaven’s sports teams cheered the arrival of Roger Newman to their ranks on the morning of September 25, 2022. An athlete of note for the vast majority of his life, his loved ones are quite sure he pole-vaulted his way over the pearly gates, nailed the landing, and is already on the tennis court running Read More…
Obituary: David Earl Hutchins, 78
David Earl Hutchins, 78 of Fennville, Michigan, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022 at Holland Hospital. Born June 4, 1944 in Douglas, Michigan, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Helen (Bale) Hutchins and the husband of Debra (Hapke) Hutchins. David and Debra were proud to be the first Hobo King and Queen Read More…
Obituary-Susanne Kay Kolhoff, 56
Susanne Kay Kolhoff, 56, of Allegan, MI passed away Friday, September 30, 2022 at Allegan County Medical Care Community. She was born on December 14, 1965 in Ann Arbor and was adopted into the Kolhoff family at the age of four by her adoptive parents Bruce Walter Kolhoff and the late Stella Geraldine (Thompson) Kolhoff. Read More…
Allegan County deputy arraigned for crash
On September 29, 2922, Allegan County Prosecuting Attorney Myrene Koch arraigned Thomas Goggins, 42, for a moving violation causing death and for a moving violation causing serious impairment of a body function. These charges stemmed from a review of the police reports and consultation with crash reconstruction investigators into the June 12, 2022 accident that Read More…
Larry Massie not only a recipient, but donor
By Gari Voss Author and storyteller Larry Massie received the Library of Michigan’s 2021 Michigan Author Award in January 2022. Due to some changes at the State level, the announcement did not receive its usual kudos until recently when friends and colleagues wanted Massie’s accomplishments to be celebrated on a wider scale.HONORS RECEIVEDMany residents of Read More…
Saurez, Sanchez named Fennville king, queen
Claudia Suarez and Armando Sanchez were named the 2022 Queen and King at Fennville’s Homecoming vs Mendon, September 30th. Both students are currently seniors at Fennville High School. Claudia is the daughter of Emma and Esaul Suarez. Claudia’s plan after high school graduation is to attend Michigan State University. Her favorite memory of high school Read More…
Jewett School acknowledged for dedication to preserving history
by David Thompson & Gari Voss The Michigan One-Room Schoolhouse Association (MORSA) held their fall conference at the Congregational Church hosted by the Allegan County Historical Society. Saturday, October 1, 2022.“Hosting MORSA was a great undertaking since it is a statewide conference,” shared Bette Thompson, who co-manages Jewett School with her husband David. “It required Read More…