🌱 Why Laketown just cut Interurban service while Saugatuck keeps funding it

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• Why Laketown just cut Interurban service while Saugatuck keeps funding it

Also on today's calendar: Holly Jolly Cocktail Class and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy; breezy, not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 34 degrees.
• Wednesday: Fog in the morning and breezy, temps: high: 39, low: 31.
• Thursday: Very windy; rain, with a high of 46 and low of 23 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Officials vote to end bus service pilot in Laketown Township (hollandsentinel.com) — Laketown Township has voted to end its contract with the Interurban Transit Authority, even as neighboring Saugatuck, Douglas and Saugatuck Township continue supporting ITA through existing millages. The decision could shift how local residents without cars move around the area, while officials explore Allegan County Transportation and consider a possible future millage to restore Interurban service.
   

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📸 Around Saugatuck

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Saugatuck

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Sweet & Savory Soufflés – Cooking Class
  LULU CADIEUX, 249 Mason St, Saugatuck
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Puzzle Race & Ugly Sweaters
  Saugatuck-Douglas District Library
  5:00 pm
• Holly Jolly Cocktail Class
  New Holland Distilling - Saugatuck Tasting Room , 201 Culver St , Saugatuck
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• A Christmas Carol
  Saugatuck Woman's Club , 303 Butler St , Saugatuck
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Hand-Made Pasta & Sauce – Cooking Class
  LULU CADIEUX , 249 Mason St , Saugatuck
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• A Christmas Carol
  Saugatuck Woman's Club , 303 Butler St , Saugatuck
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Postcards to Michigan — Saugatuck Douglas Area Indivisibles
  Blue Star Barns - COFFEE & BIKES , 3483 Blue Star Hwy , Saugatuck
  12:00 pm
• Caribbean Cuisine – Cooking Class
  LULU CADIEUX , 249 Mason St , Saugatuck
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Movie Night: White Christmas (Sing-along Version)
  Saugatuck-Douglas District Library
  6:00 pm
• “White Christmas” Movie Showing (Sing-Along Version)
  Saugatuck-Douglas Library , 174 Center St , Douglas
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Fennville Girls JV Basketball @ Saugatuck
  Saugatuck High School , 401 Elizabeth St , Saugatuck
  5:30 pm
• Crane Orchards Holiday Light Show
  Crane Orchards U-Pick and Corn Maze , 6080 124th Ave , Fennville
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Signia by Hilton Atlanta posted a job opening for Director of Quality Excellence (Conrad Singapore Marina Bay) in Saugatuck. Apply here.
• Chanel posted a job opening for Senior Visual Merchandising Designer- Asia Pacific in Saugatuck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Saugatuck here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Holland

• Marcia Lou Slotman (whtc.com)
• Class-based boutique gym officially opens in Holland Township (hollandsentinel.com)
• Charlene Joyce Burrell (whtc.com)

Zeeland

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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