Browse past news stories for Saugatuck High School in Saugatuck, MI.

• Duneland rezoning talk on hold (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 12:44:42 pm
  So much depends upon the sale of duneland in Saugatuck Township that the planning commission has put on hold discussion of some key zoning issues, including possible expansion of a critical dunes area. “There really isn’t anything for us to do right now,” township attorney Ron Bultje told an audience of about 20 people Monday night, Nov. 23, at Saugatuck High School.
• Saugatuck, Douglas weigh consolidation (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 12:44:02 pm
  Backers of unifying three communities in the Saugatuck area have the numbers to support their cause, they say, but now need something more. “You need to appeal to emotion,” said Eric Scorsone, Michigan State University Extension specialist. “Numbers alone won’t do it.”
• Saugatuck and Douglas meet to discuss consolidation (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 12:18:24 am
  The communities of Saugatuck, Douglas and Saugatuck Township, Mich., came together to discuss the financial advantages of consolidating into one city on Saturday, Nov. 21 at Saugatuck High School
• Study: Consolidation would save $2.2 million for Douglas, Saugatuck, Saugatuck Township (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 11:21:11 pm
  A study done by Plante & Moran, PLLC, shows a consolidation of Saugatuck Township, Saugatuck and Douglas' governments could save taxpayers in the three muncipalities about $2.2 million and significantly slash tax rates without sacrificing basic services like police and fire.
• Consolidation studies due for Friday release (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 01:25:38 pm
  Two studies on whether the cities of Saugatuck and Douglas and Saugatuck Township should be consolidated will be unveiled Friday.
• Saugatuck-Douglas chamber launches consolidation talks (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 12:14:42 pm
  As the state budget continues to shrivel, a group in the Saugatuck-Douglas area wants to get three communities together to save money.
• Chance at redemption: Hamilton’s Koning aims to avoid repeat of 2003 playoff loss to Three Rivers (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 03:56:01 am
  Adam Koning recalls the disappointment he felt as a spectator when he watched the Hamilton football team lose a playoff game to Three Rivers on a last-second field goal at home. Six years later as a linebacker and tight end for the Hawkeyes, he hopes to return the favor to that same purple-wearing team. The Hawkeyes face Three Rivers Friday for the first time since a 20-19 defeat in 2003 at ...
• Saugatuck band marches into movie history (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 03:44:12 am
  Saugatuck High School chose the right year to purchase new uniforms for its band. Thanks to their bright blue and orange outfits complete with white feathers, the band was asked to play during a “What’s Wrong with Virginia” film scene shot Monday in South Haven.
• Saugatuck council candidate forum set for tonight (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 11:45:22 am
  The Holland Area League of Women Voters is holding a candidate forum from 7 to 9 p.m. today for the upcoming Saugatuck City Council elections.
• Hollywood Comes to West Michigan (FOX 17 Grand Rapids)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 12:17:04 am
  Shooting on "What's Wrong with Virginia" Brings Out Dozens of Extras Dozens of people waited in long lines Monday morning for a part in a big Hollywood movie being filmed in South Haven.
• Saugatuck candidates at election forum (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 02:14:05 pm
  The Holland Area League of Women Voters is holding a candidate forum from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday for the upcoming Saugatuck City Council elections.
• Saugatuck H.S. closes after confirmed case of H1N1 (Grand Haven Tribune)
  posted on October 6, 2009 at 04:46:13 pm
  SAUGATUCK: The Saugatuck school district is warning parents to be on the lookout for symptoms of illness in their children after administrators reported a confirmed case of the H1N1 flu virus.
• Saugatuck High School student contracts H1N1 (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 06:48:24 pm
  The Saugatuck School District is warning parents to be on the lookout for symptoms of illness in their children after administrators reported a confirmed case of the H1N1 Swine Flu virus.
• League of Women Voters seeking members, organizing forums (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 11:14:30 am
  Tom Vanderkuy is the latest member of Holland’s League of Women Voters. “I’m wondering why they still call it the League of Women Voters,” he said, then laughed. “I thought I’d break the (gender) barrier, but I wasn’t the first man to join. There are plenty of men, husband-and-wife teams, mostly.”
• Courtroom comes to Saugatuck High School (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 04:29:12 am
  As he took the stand Thursday, 17-year-old Brendal Nagel told the judge how it happened: he drank the alcohol, blacked out and broke into a stranger’s home. Later, he said, he woke up in jail and didn’t remember any of it. “I think my drink was spiked, because I drink alcohol all the time,” the teen told Allegan County Judge William Baillargeon. “But it’s never made me black out and wander ...
• Local Ms. Wheelchair to be featured in film (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on September 13, 2009 at 08:44:22 am
  The national pageant is over, but Amber Marcy’s work is far from complete. Marcy earned third runner-up in the national Ms. Wheelchair America competition in Sioux City, S.D., at the end of August after winning the Michigan title in February.
• Macatawa Bank sponsors Dave Ramsey personal finance program in 56 West Michigan schools (The Muskegon Chronicle)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 02:25:40 pm
  Macatawa Bank Corp. is bringing Press columnist and nationally known personal finance guru Dave Ramsey's programs to area classrooms. The Holland-based bank this morning said it would sponsor a program to offer Ramsey's Foundations in Personal Finance program for free...
• Community rallies around stricken man (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on September 6, 2009 at 08:44:52 am
  Douglas City Councilman Greg Harvath carried three bags of empty cans and bottles to city hall one day. Saugatuck-Douglas Police Chief Ken Giles crossed Center Street with a bag bulging with pop cans another day. During the holiday weekend, members of the Saugatuck High School girls volleyball team will be collecting more empties throughout the lakeshore community. Vacation and sick time has ...
• Cusack Music of Holland gaining big-time reputation for its electronic equipment (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on August 24, 2009 at 12:04:09 pm
  Cusack Music in Holland boasts several celebrity customers.
• AREA ROUNDUP — Maroons win West Ottawa Tennis Invitational (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 03:32:07 am
  The Holland Christian boys tennis team won the season-opening, four-team West Ottawa Invitational Thursday.  
• Former Saugatuck police chief remembered for comfort, patience (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on August 19, 2009 at 02:07:02 pm
  The family of Lyle Jones knows that being a police chief of a small town is a 24-7 job. “When he got a call during opening presents at Christmas, we stopped,” said Jones’ wife, Betty, about her husband who died Sunday at Holland Hospital. “Whoever called, he would do it immediately. He was always willing to comfort people.” Lyle Jones, 82, was Saugatuck police chief from 1967 until his ...
• Saugatuck weighs its offensive options, may look to air it out more (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on August 11, 2009 at 04:47:26 am
  Erick Silva’s fullback productivity will be difficult for the Saugatuck football team to replicate. Few fullbacks rush for more than 2,000 yards in a high school season like Silva did last year, even in a run-based wing-T offense. Saugatuck coach Bill Dunn, however, is confident his team has a capable feature back in that position in senior Tim Klaus.
• Early turnout strong for Saugatuck school millage vote (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on August 4, 2009 at 04:25:29 pm
  By mid-morning, clerks said turnout had already topped 20 percent, which suggests turnout will be very high for an August school election.
• Tuesday millage vote critical for Saugatuck schools (WWMT 3 Kalamazoo)
  posted on August 3, 2009 at 09:49:17 pm
  SAUGATUCK, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Voters in West Michigan will be heading to the polls Tuesday, and a couple of big issues are on the ballot. In Saugatuck, voters will decide whether or not to approve a millage renewal to keep some city schools open. They voted the same measure down in May.
• Saugatuck school district's survival depends on Tuesday millage vote (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on August 2, 2009 at 08:40:29 am
  Mark Copier | The Grand Rapids PressHeightened awareness: A sign backing the Saugatuck Public Schools millage renewal is posted in front of a downtown business. SAUGATUCK — At the height of summer, locals at Oval Beach are chatting about, of...
• Reward offered for vandalism tips (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on July 29, 2009 at 08:44:20 am
  The Saugatuck-Douglas Police Department is offering a reward through Silent Observer for anyone with information on vandalism that occurred last week at Saugatuck High School.
• Saugatuck High School vandalism not believed to be hate crime (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on July 27, 2009 at 10:14:36 pm
  SAUGATUCK -- Police do not believe vandalism discovered last week at Saugatuck High School's football field is a hate crime, but they want the public's help to solve it....
• Saugatuck police seek vandals who spray-painted football field (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 06:29:45 pm
  Courtesy Photos | Saugatuck Public SchoolsPhoto of defaced Saugatuck High School's football field. SAUGATUCK -- Police are asking for help in finding the culprits who spray-painted offensive language on Saugatuck High School's football field....
• Making sense of millage muddle (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 03:59:00 am
  As a business owner, mother of two, Saugatuck High School graduate and former school board member, Sandra Randolph can view the school millage issue from many angles. From one perspective, it’s a no-brainer — she’ll gladly punch her ‘Yes’ ballot during the Aug. 4 election.
• Vandals Spray Paint Hate Speech On Saugatuck High School's New Football Field (FOX 17 Grand Rapids)
  posted on July 22, 2009 at 09:29:22 pm
  The Saugatuck School District is outraged over hate speech graffiti spray painted on its new football field. A West Michigan school district is outraged after someone spray painted hate speech across its brand new football field.