By Christopher Johnson Farwell, like many other locations around Clare County, celebrated Veterans Day with an outpouring of pride for the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces.At 11:00 AM a flag ceremony took place in the Village Park with VFW Post 3039 and the Farwell High School Band. Meanwhile, American Legion Post 558 Read More…
Mike WilcoxOwner/Publisher Every year, as the Christmas season draws near, I’m reminded just how generous our communities can be. For nearly two decades, Wilcox Newspapers has hosted what’s become one of my favorite traditions: our Annual Christmas Wish Program.It started simply enough. We asked readers who were struggling to write in and tell us what Read More…
By Scott Sullivan Editor Nine Douglas Elementary fourth graders, hosted and guided by mother Anna Gregg, have formed Sweet Sisters Baking to learn about making good eats and giving back to the community. Alphabetically, Reese Bagladi, Elise Gregg, Josie Kerridge, Elise Kimball, Malia Monroe, Riley Root, Scout Skinner, Whitney Weemhoff and Catherine Wellman voiced interest Read More…
Want to help rescue animals? The Wishbone House, a nonprofit cat adoption center and resale shop at 165 Blue Star Hwy., Douglas, is seeking volunteers to help run the shop. With up to 40 adoptable cats in cozy, free-roaming rooms and spacious kennels, the center is a cat lover’s paradise, but takes a significant team Read More…
You may notice fresh history around town amid the fall leaves and fresh snow. Last week, the Saugatuck- Douglas History Center installed its latest round of historical markers. The Center’s “History Lives Here” interpretive marker program, launched in 2022, is meant to reveal the layers of extraordinary history in everyday places along the lakeshore. The Read More…
By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck voters returned all three incumbents in a five-way race Tuesday, Nov. 4, to three available two-year seats on the city council. Current mayor Holly Anderson and councilman Joe Clark topped all comers with 240 votes each. Fellow incumbent Russ Gardner will also be back after tallying 235 votes. Falling shy Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorAs a sophomore last season, Saugatuck soccer standout Dante Holley received Second Team All-State recognition.As a junior, he wanted more.“I know being Second Team All-State is an honor, but it’s never fun to feel like you are the second-place finisher,” Holley said. “So over the summer I worked as hard as possible Read More…
By Scott SullivanEditorEmotional IntelligenceEmpathy can be bad for you, say experts. Whoever they are. Tuning into and sharing other people’s emotions from their perspective can bring us together in a healing process, says Robin Stern, associate director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.But this seemingly-positive emotion can have a downside, says Stern, if someone Read More…
… a lot like Halloween’s over and the holiday season has begun, with Chip’s Ground Cover employees hoisting lighting in trees throughout Saugatuck’s downtown last week. The city is spending close to $30,000 to light up Butler and Water streets plus Hoffman Street between them from now until New Year’s. (Photo by Scott Sullivan)
By Scott SullivanEditorHow cool — or more fittingly, how hot — would it be for shoppers and others to warm up to a firepits in downtown Saugatuck and Douglas during colder months?Saugatuck Douglas Area Convention & Visitors Bureau executive director Lisa Mize presented the bureau’s concept for the Mize (no relation) Rose Garden at Monday’s Read More…