If you have not discovered the new Allegan web site at www.onlyoneallegan.com, check out the video segments and the Resource button which links you to more Allegan information.

 

Some fans of the new Only One Allegan site have indicated that they wish the video segments were larger.  In answer to this request, the video chapters have been posted on YouTube. 
 
You can YouTube search "Only One Allegan" or click on the links in the "Quick Links" to the right for each video.  For optimum viewing, select "watch in high quality" located at the bottom right corner of the video...

On Thursday, February 26, the Chamber will be "Honoring Accomplishments and Looking to the Future" at the Silo from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.   The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.  At 6:00 p.m., award winners from a variety of categories will be honored.   Speakers from Allegan General Hospital, Perrigo Company, The Baker Studios, and Only One Allegan will share an overview of their exciting plans for 2009.
 
Sponsors for the event this year are Haworth Inc., Perrigo Company, Allegan General Hospital, Allegan Medical Clinic, Allegan U-Stor II, Flashes Publishers, The Grill House and The Silo, National City, and Village Market.  Underwriters are Allegan County Fair, Allegan General Hospital, Holland Litho, and PJ Printing, Inc.
 
This is a complimentary event. February 20 is the deadline for reservations, which may be made by calling the Chamber office at (269) 673-2479 or via at mail@alleganchamber.com .

The Alternative High School is presenting a play written and performed by the students!  Purple Like Me, will take the stage on Friday,  February 20, at 7:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center of Allegan High School. The production is free.  It chronicles past and present prejudice through fictional, historical, and autobiographical scenes and monologues. 

 

The Allegan High School Drama department will present Frankenstein Thursday, March 26; Friday, March 27; and Saturday, March 28. All performances will be at 7:00 p.m. in the Allegan Performing Arts Center.  Adults tickets will be $6.00, while tickets for students and sr. citizens will be $5.00.  This is the classic tale of horror and suspense detailing the ill-fated experiments of Dr. Frankenstein as he attempts to fathom the secrets of life and death. The adaptation adheres more closely to the novel than did the famous motion picture versions.  This production is not suitable for elementary-aged or younger children. 

March is "Reading Month."  In recognition, The Allegan County Imagination Library invites you to "A Toast to Literacy," an evening of food, spririts, silent auction, and music at the Lynx Golf Course club house on Thursday, March 26, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.  The cost is $40 per person, and all proceeds benefit the Imagination Library.

 

Please be one of the first to add this event to your Spring calendar.  Your attendance will ensure that more pre-schoolers will receive books designed to help improve literacy in Allegan County.  For more information call 269.673.6545 ext. 10

All are invited to attend the Jaycee Park Skate Plaza Design Meeting on Tuesday, February 17, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. at the Griswold Auditorium.

 

American Ramp Company will on hand as the park is custom designed in this meeting.  The new skate park to be located at Jaycee Park will actually be designed that evening.  This is a great opportunity to take part in an exciting community development!  Check out the link below for more information on

Dailey's Kitchen is located at 340 Water Street, next door to Curves.  It provides a unique, back-to-basics, made-from-scratch deli, located just steps away from plenty of shops and places of business. Early day customers can pick up breakfast casseroles, real homemade biscuits and gravy, coffee, and other morning delights on the run; lunch time and later day offerings include takeout, dine-in, or delivery available on items such as Sweet Pepper Krab Bisque, Artichoke Salad, Turkey with Pesto Panini Sandwiches, Italian Subs on Homemade French Bread, or Stella Dailey's famous gourmet thin crust pizzas made from scratch. 

Dailey's Kitchen is available for private dinner party bookings, offers live entertainment, and has an experienced catering service specializing in weddings, rehearsal dinners, private parties, office meetings, picnics, graduation parties, and retirement parties for groups anywhere from 25 to 375 people.

Stella uses the freshest and best products possible, creating an exciting and constantly evolving menu with daily specials and other tried and true recipes perfected with help from her business partner and husband, Jack.

Breakfast, lunch, and take-out dinner are available Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For call-ahead orders, group delivery, private dinner parties, or more information, please contact the restaurant directly at (269) 512-4878.

The Allegan Area Arts Council seeks artists specializing in two- and three-dimensional artwork for the garden.  Fine artists using any medium - glass, stone, clay, cement, wood, or metal - are invited to download the event application by Clicking Here or contact any arts council board member.  A 10' x 10' booth space is just $20 for members and $25 for non-members.  The deadline for receipt of applications is March 1, 2009.

This is a unique opportunity.  No other garden art exhibition is offered anywhere else in southwest Michigan.  Please don't delay--send in your entry form today!   Admission is free.  Art enthusiasts, avid gardeners, or novices, as well as anyone who desires the promise of spring during the dull, gray days of late winter is welcome to attend.
Art in the Garden ~ Gracious Gardens

The event will take place March 28, 2009, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Griswold Auditorium (lower level), 401 Hubbard Street, Allegan.  For more information or questions, please call 269.673.7080 or 269.823.8865.

Each month during 2009, one downtown store front will be selected as "Storefront of the Month."  We are looking for creativity, attention to detail, and overall effect.  The winning store will receive one month free advertising on the Regent screen and a mention in the Connector.

The City of Allegan is actively seeking candidates for openings on several boards and commissions.  All candidates must able to provide a commitment to help guide the City in a variety of initiatives and able to attend meetings on the appointed dates and times of each board or commission.  
  
Downtown Development Authority
Meets the second Thursday of each month at the Griswold Auditorium
401 Hubbard Street
 
Arts & Entertainment Action Committee
Meets the second Wednesday of each month at the Griswold Auditorium
401 Hubbard Street
 
Library District Board
Meets the third Tuesday of each month at the Allegan District Library
331 Hubbard Street
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All interested parties are encouraged to submit their letter of interest by
February 26, 2009
 
To:  Robert Hillard, City Manager
112 Locust Street
Allegan MI  49010
or rhillard@cityofallegan.org

 

"Put your red shoe in"

Feb 28 :: 1-5pm :: Admission Free

Allegan High School Performing Arts Center 

For more info CLICK HERE