February 2015 – Page 15

Lady Wildcat bowlers finish 3rd at Rockford Invitational

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team finished third Saturday at the Rockford Invitational. Coach Bill Holbrook said the Lady Wildcats lost by 12 pins (319-307) in the semi-finals to the…

Editor February 8, 2015

Columns

Monday Moan: Gotta school board meeting tonight, Monday, Feb. 9

by Jeff Salisbury My oh my but where has the time gone? Time for another school board meeting. Wayland Union School Board of Education Regular Meeting @ Baker Elementary School…

Editor February 8, 2015

Columns

The Muck Starts Here: What should intel agencies do to make us safe?

By Barry Hastings Defense Intelligence Agency National Counter-terrorism Center National Geo-spatial Intelligence Agency National Intelligence Council National Military Intelligence Center National Security Agency National Security Council Central Intelligence Agency Federal…

Editor February 8, 2015

Editorial

President paints Christian sins long ago with too broad a brush

To the editor: Our President on Feb. 5 condemned all current Christians for the Spanish Inquisition of the 15th century and the Crusades in the 11th century. He also held…

Editor February 8, 2015

Sports

Wayland High School bowler rolls sizzling 488 in 2-game series

Cam Hetzilmen of Wayland bowled two monster games in the Rockford Invitational Saturday. Hetzilmen came up with games of 230 and 258 for a sizzling two-game series of 488. Rockford…

Editor February 8, 2015

Articles

Public Safety Beat: Saturday, Feb. 7

Snowmobiler avoids train, but crashes A snowmobiler in Wayland Township Saturday night crashed his vehicle besides the railroad tracks because of the approach of an oncoming train. The Wayland Fire…

Editor February 8, 2015

Features

Five Beagles are Allegan County ‘surrenders, not ‘strays’

This is one of five little ones that were not strays, but rather surrenders. Apply today if you are interested, because we do not think they will be with us…

Editor February 7, 2015

Sports

Lady Clippers score easy 48-18 hoops victory at Bangor

It was smooth sailing for the Martin girls’ varsity basketball team Friday night in a 48-18 triumph at Bangor. The Lady Clippers held the host team to single digits in…

Editor February 6, 2015

Sports

Clippers’ one-two punch of Dill and Curry bests Bangor

The Martin boys’ varsity basketball squad took an easy 55-43 victory at Bangor Friday evening to run its overall season record to 6-8. The Clippers raced out to an 11-4…

Editor February 6, 2015

Sports

Lady Vikings claim 4th consecutive victory, now 5-9 overall

The biggest sports stories in Hopkins this winter have been the turnarounds for the boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams. Both teams got off to terrible starts in December, but…

Editor February 6, 2015