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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…