March 2015

Zeeland West edges Lady Wildcats on soccer field, 3-1

March 31, 2015

The Wayland girls' soccer team lost a 3-1 heart breaker Tuesday evening at Zeeland West. The loss dropped the Lady Wildcats' overall season record to 2-2. Brinley Nieuwenhuis scored the opening goal six minutes into the game after a pass by Madelyn Gray. The rest of the half was back...

Memorial service set April 7 for Beverly Gerard of Burnips

March 31, 2015

Beverly Ann Gerard of Burnips died Saturday, March 28, at the age of 74. Bev was a member of the Burnips United Methodist Church. She was an avid golfer in leagues at Sandy Pines Golf Course, loved the sport of fishing and bowling. Bev also enjoyed her vegetable garden and...

Jenison sweeps doubleheader from Wildcat baseball team

March 31, 2015

Jenison Tuesday afternoon and evening swept a doubleheader at Wayland to drops the Wildcat's overall season baseball record to 1-2. The visiting Wildcats captured a 14-2 verdict in the first game shortened to five innings. They followed up with a 6-0 shutout in the nightcap. The Wildcats trailed only 2-0...

Yes It Is, It’s True: I was workin’ for da man every night and day

March 31, 2015

I was introduced to the disturbing prevailing modern relationship between management and labor when I left the Albion Evening Recorder in 1984, when the small daily newspaper began to struggle economically, just like the community in which it was situated. I was painfully aware that downtown businesses were closing in...

Support staff issues persist for Wayland Board of Education

March 31, 2015

Support staff issues persistently are being brought before the Wayland Board of Education this year, and Monday night's special session was no different. Classroom and playground aide Kay Hep and clerical aide Karen Weller, who both work at Steeby Elementary, brought two different issues to board members and said they'd...

Democracy Tree: State legislator tries to fight dog discrimination

March 31, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin It happened quietly late last week. Republican Senator David B. Robertson (R-14) introduced a piece of legislation that would prohibit Michigan municipalities from discriminating against certain individuals…. based on their breed. Yep, Michigan Republicans want to extend Elliott-Larsen-type protections to dogs. While we certainly don’t wish...

Ranger Rick: Senator Ted Cruz, the liberals’ nightmare, oh, my!

March 31, 2015

Senator Ted Cruz has announced his candidacy for President of the United States in 2016… and the long knives have come out. Rep. Peter King, representing the state of New York’s 2nd district, a Remocrat if there ever was one, described Cruz as a “carnival barker” and he remarked Cruz...

Martin Youth Wrestling team finishes in style with 2 trophies

March 31, 2015

The Martin Youth Wrestling program's season ended on a high note earlier this month. The whirlwind finish included: • Two first place team trophies at the Maple Valley and Holt tournaments. Martin captured nine first places and one second at Maple Valley. • Fourteen wrestlers qualified for the MYWAY State...

Clippers drop both ends of baseball twin bill for opening day

March 30, 2015

It was a disappointing season opener Monday for the Martin varsity baseball team. The Clippers lost a doubleheader 7-0 and 15-0 to Lawrence and managed only four hits in the entire twin bill. Martin had three hits in the opener, one each by Scott Kerley, Saul Altman and Clayton Brenner....

Defending state soccer champ Gull Lake too much for Wildcats

March 30, 2015

Two-time defending state Class B champion Richland Gull Lake brought the Wayland girls' soccer team down from their cloud after two shutout victories last week. The Blue Devils mercilessly put pressure on Wildcat goalie Hannah Anderson, who put up a heroic defense with 16 saves, but yielded five goals on...

Month: March 2015