Original Goodness, Original beauty, Original peace, Original harmony, Original unity, Original health, Original blessing, Original holiness. The Bible and the Church teach that when God created the world, including man, that he not only said that it was good, but” very good.” Before man sinned the Garden of Eden was a utopian environment where there Read More…
By Rachael Humphrey This year Clare Area Chamber of Commerce anticipates a big celebration for St. Patrick’s Day, as it marks 50 years since the celebration began.The earliest mentions of the celebrations began on March 10th, 1975 when it was decided that the city of Clare adopt an Irish theme. From the Clare Sentinel printed Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorIt appeared as though the Saugatuck girls basketball team was going to have a tough game on Friday, Feb. 21, as visiting Gobles jumped out to an 8-0 lead.But as is so often the case, appearances can be deceiving.The Trailblazers bounced back to outscore Gobles 27-6 the remainder of the opening quarter Read More…
Yvonne Joyce Koppenaal, age 91, passed away surrounded by family on Feb. 21, 2025.Growing up, Yvonne entered the workforce at age 15, working as a “pinky” at Holland Hospital. She eventually began a long retail career in Saugatuck, where she worked at The Casual Man for over 20 years. There, she enjoyed sharing her eye Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorGonePresident Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should heed Saugatuck, which formed a board that never met.The city 15 years ago appointed a Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area Management Board charged with overseeing the then newly-acquired 173 acres north from Oval Beach to the Kalamazoo River mouth.What a gig. Pad your Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorFrom Chicago to Me., Chicago to Me. to here. So’s the road gone for Missy Corey, who, with help from Pennyroyal Café and Provisions partner Ryan Beck, has won a James Beard Award semifinalist designation.While growing up in the Windy City, she recalls food called to her — not only cooking and eating Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorThere will be no tying yellow ribbons around Cook Park’s old willow tree now that all but its stump is gone.Saugatuck Department of Public Works Supervisor Scott Herbert told city council Monday leveling of the 150-year-old icon, partially felled Nov. 1 by a windstorm abetted by carpenter ant infestation, had been completed.Bur, as Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor All three Otsego High School choirs—Chamber Singers, Bella Voce and Concert Choir—participated in a district choral festival on Wednesday, Feb. 19.And for the first time in at least four years, all three received 1 ratings, which is the highest rating possible.OHS choir director Meredith Lincoln described the experience as “quite surreal.”“When Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Allegan County Community Foundation’s Third Annual Day of Giving—known as Allegan County Gives—is scheduled for Wednesday, March 19.And the Otsego District Library is one of the organizations that stands to benefit from the generosity of the local community.Any donations made to the library’s Irene Galloway Endowment Fund on March 19 Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PAW PAW—The third quarter was the turning point in the girls basketball teams from Otsego and Paw Paw on Friday, Feb. 21.More accurately, the final portion of the third quarter was the turning point.With the Bulldogs leading 43-36 midway through the third stanza, Paw Paw embarked on a 17-2 run to Read More…