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It is published every Thursday. The deadline for submission of stories, photographs or advertisements is Monday at 4 p.m

The Commercial Record has served the Saugatuck-Douglas, Michigan community since 1868.

Fast start propels Trailblazers past Clippers
12/18/2024

Fast start propels Trailblazers past Clippers

By Jason WesseldykSports EditorMARTIN—Start strong and then hold on.That was the formula the Saugatuck boys basketball team used to secure a 43-36 SAC divisional win over Martin on Friday, Dec. 13.…

Sand slide
12/18/2024

Sand slide

Looked like a green Christmas for Saugatuck’s Oval Beach and surrounding environs last week, but weather forecasters were anything but unanimous. Whatever the elements bring, here’s a wish days and…

Blue Star
12/18/2024

Blue Star

By Scott SullivanEditorChristmas BirdsCivilized wildlife abounds in these parts, especially with Christmas coming. Hence a Tri-Community Wildlife Committee was born to save us from their/our excess…

Douglas OKs $285K start of Ferry fix
12/18/2024

Douglas OKs $285K start of Ferry fix

Ferry Street, looking north over Warnock Drain, remains open for pedestrians and bikes. By Scott SullivanEditorDouglas City Council Monday approved spending $285,337 for water main, sewer and surfa…

Mike’s Musings: Businesses, citizens come to the aid of disadvantaged families
12/18/2024

Mike’s Musings: Businesses, citizens come to the aid of disadvantaged families

People say times are tough, and if you sat down next to me while we were reading about all the horrible situations families had endured this past year, you could do nothing but agree.Our annual Chr…

Life as Performance Art
12/18/2024

Life as Performance Art

I thought my father was a bubble or two off center because he was obsessed about never being late. He believed the only way to be on time was to arrive somewhere 10 minutes early. The bank ope…

Obituary: Joan (Jody) Huene Simonds
12/11/2024

Obituary: Joan (Jody) Huene Simonds

Joan (Jody) Huene Simonds, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on November 30, 2024, at the age of 96. Joan was born in Chicago on July 14, 1928, to Dorothy and Nevin Huene…

Saugatuck boys drop game to archrival Fennville
12/11/2024

Saugatuck boys drop game to archrival Fennville

By Jason WesseldykSports EditorFacing a 16-point deficit at halftime, the Saugatuck boys basketball team closed the gap to seven points in the closing minutes of its game with archrival Fennville o…

Obituary: Regina Marie Johandes
12/11/2024

Obituary: Regina Marie Johandes

Regina Marie Johandes 60, passed away peacefully to join her Lord and Savior on Nov. 17, 2024 at Trillium Woods Faith Hospice Home with exceptional care from the nurses and aides at the facility.Re…

Blue Star
12/11/2024

Blue Star

By Scott SullivanEditorOutside the BoxYou don’t see orgone accumulators a lot these days. I blame science. They were all the rage in the 1950s when every luminary from William S. Burroughs to Orson…

Raising canes
12/11/2024

Raising canes

Saugatuck’s annual Whootville Christmas Parade Saturday brought sunshine plus Peppermint Stick Brigadiers downtown to spray silly string at their rival men’s “Precision” Snow Shovel Drill Team. Mor…

Mike’s Musings: Penny should have not been brought to trial
12/11/2024

Mike’s Musings: Penny should have not been brought to trial

A 26-year-old former marine has had his life turned upside down after trying to subdue a stranger on a subway in New York City. Daniel Penny jumped in to stop the stranger who was threatening to ki…

Life as Performance Art
12/11/2024

Life as Performance Art

Lately, we have seen the phrase Deus vult — Latin for “God wills it” — in the news.It first used by Pope Urban II in 1095, when he launched the first Crusade. He wanted to convince kings and sub-je…

Douglas eyes new police station, city hall | OKs $3.23M renovation bond
12/05/2024

Douglas eyes new police station, city hall | OKs $3.23M renovation bond

Carbon 6 Construction conceptual sketch of old Douglas Professional Center, once transformed BY SCOTT SULLIVAN EDITOR Douglas City Council Monday finalized issuing $3.23 million in capital improvem…

Blue Star
12/04/2024

Blue Star

By Scott SullivanEditorFlorida ManThe onset of winter brings to mind Florida man, inspired by sunshine, moonshine and other substances to achieve feats such as: Breaking into a jail to visit friend…

Guardrail spares driver icy plunge
12/04/2024

Guardrail spares driver icy plunge

By Scott Sullivan Editor This semi that jackknifed on the northbound I-196 Kalamazoo River bridge saw the guardrail do its job on Black Friday, Nov. 29, sparing its driver from an icy plunge. Sauga…

Marineau named to Saugatuck P.C.
12/04/2024

Marineau named to Saugatuck P.C.

By Scott Sullivan Editor New Saugatuck city planning commissioner Auston Marineau has a vision of what tomorrow can be, The 2010 Saugatuck High School graduate, 32 now, “came home” last year with c…

Holiday fun abounds this week
12/04/2024

Holiday fun abounds this week

By Scott Sullivan Editor Saugatuck’s annual Christmas Parade through downtown this Saturday will kick off a slew of holiday festivities. Saturday, Dec. 7 • Parade participants should line up near t…

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