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…
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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…
Local audiologist voted ATA chair
Audiologist Stelios Dokianakis of Saugatuck Township has been elected chair of the American Tinnitus Association. Dokianakis, the founder of Holland Doctors of Audiology, has specialized in tinnitus care for more than 20 years. The ATA, founded in 1971, is the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to tinnitus — commonly known as ringing in the ears. While Read More…
25 th Mt. Baldhead Challenge set Saturday
Saturday’s 25th annual Mt. Baldhead Challenge Saturday, Sept. 6 will bring close to 750 runners to tackle wooded dunes, coastal pathways and the 302 steps to Mt. Baldhead’s summit, plus a finishing after-party to which the community is invited. The race, which supports the Saugatuck-Douglas Boys & Girls Club, promises a scenic and challenging course Read More…
Park potty replacement Planned
BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Mt. Baldhead Park is ready to get new restrooms. The City of Saugatuck has hired Midwest Construction to perform the $298,000 replacement of the old facilities starting after the Mt. Baldhead Challenge starting Monday, Sept. 8. Week one work will include mobilization of equipment, setting up fencing and handling Miss Dig Read More…
Holley leads Saugatuck soccer to two wins
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorDante Holley continued his strong start to the season for the Saugatuck boys soccer team when the Trailblazers hosted Schoolcraft on Wednesday, Aug. 27.Holley scored three goals and assisted on another to lead Saugatuck to the 5-0 victory.With the win, the Trailblazers improved to 5-2. All five of those wins have been Read More…
Blue Star
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…
Wild ride ahead
She’s shopping in downtown Douglas. 106 miles from Chicago She’s got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes. It’s bright and she’s wearing sunglasses. Hit it! (Photo by Scott Sullivan)
Schools Art a Loan opener set. Sept. 10 at SCA
The Saugatuck Public Schools’ Art à Loan program will open Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Saugatuck Center for the Arts from 6:30 to 8 p.m.Gallery doors will open at 6:45 with leasing beginning promptly thereafter. The Art à Loan pieces, comprised of work by students grades kindergarten through 12th grade selected by area art professionals, will be professionally matted, framed and labeled with tags Read More…