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Next folk gathering Saturday to welcome school principal

Carl Rust, who says he's been a newspaperman, factory worker, teacher, chef, bottle washer, dog walker, professional wrestler and author, singer, songwriter and filmmaker, will be the special guest at…
Posted by Editor May 31, 2015
Posted inColumns

Monday Moanin’: A for Average, F for Fraud, AP for inflation

By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net Wayland’s Class of 2015 went through commencement exercises recently and as is the common practice the district recognized those students who achieved top academic honors. According…
Posted by Editor May 31, 2015
Posted inColumns

Barry Hastings: A child’s memory of D-Day, 71 years ago

by Barry Hastings Seventy-one years ago next Saturday, in Burton Heights (Grand Rapids) a group of young boys were playing "Army" a block or so west of Division Avenue. We'd…
Posted by Editor May 31, 2015
Army Bob: Admiral Lynch sells his soul through advertising
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Army Bob: Admiral Lynch sells his soul through advertising

If you watch Fox News you are bombarded with the ads for New Day USA, a company selling home equity loans to veterans. A good number of the ads feature…
Posted by Editor May 30, 2015
Posted inSports

Wildcat baseball season ends in 8-2 district loss to Middleville

The Wayland varsity baseball season was concluded Saturday in the district tournament with an 8-2 loss to Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The Trojans scored once in the opening and then erupted…
Posted by Editor May 30, 2015
Posted inSports

Quincy Collings fails to defend state title in high jump

Hopkins senior Quincy Collings did not repeat as Division 3 state champion in the high jump Saturday at Comstock Park High School. Collings, who leaped 6-9 to win it all…
Posted by Editor May 30, 2015
Posted inSports

Lady Wildcats’ softball district finale postponed until Monday

The Wayland girls' varsity softball team will play Hamilton at 4:30 p.m. Monday afternoon in the finals of the Division 2 district tournament at Hopkins. The contest, originally scheduled for…
Posted by Editor May 30, 2015
Posted inObituaries

Former Gun Lake woman was Yankee Springs golf champion

Mary Debora (Dye) Blackmore, 59, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, died Friday, May 22, after a courageous battle with lung disease. Debbie was born in Saginaw on Sept.…
Posted by Editor May 30, 2015
Posted inCommunity Notices

Infant brother of tragic crash victim continues to improve

Infant Gabriel Duley, brother of 5-year-old traffic crash victim Caleb Duley, will be moved to another floor Saturday and then Monday will be going to Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Center…
Posted by Editor May 30, 2015
Posted inFeatures

Nasty looking clouds bring rainstorms to Wayland area Friday

Former Penasee Globe reporter Charlotte Weick Friday evening posted: "A bunch of us were sitting around in lawn chairs out by the RV when it felt like the temperature dropped…
Posted by Editor May 30, 2015

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