By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Earlier this month, the Michigan Rural Water Association held its Annual Conference at the Soaring Eagle Resort in Mt. Pleasant.And the City of Plainwell was among the municipalities to be honored during the event.Plainwell’s Department of Public Works received the 2022 Water Utility of the Year Award on Thursday, March 17, Read More…
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Otsego looking to fill positions
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The City of Otsego is accepting letters of interest from individuals who would like to be considered for one of the two open seats on the City Commission.Both terms end in November, at which time the new members of the commission could run for re-election if they so choose.To be considered Read More…
Clock strikes midnight for PHS’s production of ‘Cinderella’
Plainwell High School’s production of “Cinderella” is officially over, but the memories made by cast members and attendees will last well into the future.PHS performed the show three times, beginning with opening night on Friday, March 25. An evening performance followed on Saturday, March 26, with a matinee performance on Sunday, March 27.Audience members for Read More…
Obituary: Patricia Rozek, 79
Patricia Anne Rozek, 79, of Fennville passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at her home.Born Aug. 14, 1942 in Harvey, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Thomas Dennison II and Maude (Mueller) Dennison.In 1959 she met the man who would become her husband, George Rozek. They wed on Sept. 30, 1961 and enjoyed Read More…
Obituary: Robert Allen, 77
On March 19, 2022, Robert James Allen passed away peacefully in his home in Douglas at the age of 77.Robert was born on June 26, 1944, in Holland. He graduated from Holland High School in 1962.Bob enlisted in The United States Air Force and served his country for four years, then was employed by The Read More…
Allegan temporarily closes bridge, dam removal plans continue
By Leslie Ballard Allegan has two infrastructure projects planned, one of which begins in April and will affect pedestrians and motorists who use the historic bridge.Beginning April 4, the bridge will be closed to all traffic as road paving and bridge reconstruction begins. The roads between M89 and the bridge and the bridge to 2nd Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Michigan’s beauties evident during tour
Michigan really is a winter wonderland. I came to that conclusion after my girlfriend and I took a state mini-tour two weekends ago.It began and ended at Metro Airport, but the hundreds of miles we traveled in between providing breathtaking scenery and genuinely friendly people was invigorating for this soul.Our first destination was Boyne Highlands, Read More…
Life as Performance Art
By G.C. StoppelMy parents had a “kitchen garden” where we grew fruits and vegetables. We ate some of the bounty in a style later called “farm to table.” Some we gave away to people who didn’t have gardens. Everything else we ate was either canned or frozen.Today some would say we “were privileged to have Read More…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorAxe ThrowingThere’s a strip on Plainfield Drive in Grand Rapids where tattoo/piercing, liquor and ax-throwing shops come in quick succession. You don’t need to even cross the street.We all like trifectas, so which first? Having seen Ed Ames “teach” Johnny Carson to throw a tomahawk on The Tonight Show, I might need a Read More…
Sticking to it
The way dogs fight when they play you’d almost think they were human. They do too, actually. The winner of this trio’s scrap at Douglas’s Schultz Park dog park Sunday earned the privilege of returning a stick to his human pets, then further reward of having them throw it for all three to tussle over Read More…