June 2015 – Page 8

Wayland shocked by death of athletic patriarch Bill Merchant

June 11, 2015

Word was received Thursday morning of the death of Bill Merchant, 55, father of four of Wayland’s finest girls’ athletes and junior varsity basketball coach. Merchant was killed in a traffic crash in Hopkins Township. He was killed in a collision between his sport utility and a tanker truck at...

Motorists warned to be cautious around B-93 Birthday Bash

June 11, 2015

The Allegan County Sheriff’s office reminds everyone that the B-93 Birthday Bash is scheduled for this weekend at the U.S.-131 Motorsports Park. Anticipate heavy traffic and traffic related slow downs on U.S.-131 both north and south of the Martin/M-222 exit. Traffic may back up on the freeway, so if you...

Lady Wildcats seek their 2nd state softball crown Saturday

June 11, 2015

The Wayland softball team will be on a mission at 10 a.m. Saturday morning at Michigan State University — to win its second Division 2 state championship. The Lady Wildcats Thursday afternoon took care of business in surprisingly easy fashion with a convincing 11-0 victory over a St. Clair team...

Guest editorial: Michigan continues to stick it to the poor

June 11, 2015

Editor's Note: David Britten, is the former principal at Pine Street Elementary and now superintendent at Wyoming Godfrey Lee Schools. I am reprinting this commentary to call attention to the fact I am not the only one who believes the State Legislature beats up on the poor and continues hell-bent...

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Martin Township Board adopts budget of about $300,000

June 10, 2015

The Martin Township Board Wednesday night adopted a 2015-16 fiscal year general fund budget of just over $300,000 and made a few decisions about road work for this summer and fall. The budget for the next fiscal year projects a surplus of $12,562, which will be transferred into the general...

Martin Twp. finally to consider local marijuana ordinance

June 10, 2015

The Martin Township Board and Planning Commission have begun to seriously examine a local marijuana ordinance. After continuing a moratorium on having such a local law for years, township officials recently learned that a marijuana dispensary was operating at the site of the former Shelbyville post office on 124th Avenue....

Bygone Days; A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 169

June 10, 2015

25 Years Ago — June 13, 1990 Lee Pankratz, Lynn Mandaville, Mike Browand and Roxie Muczynski were the winners of the contests for two, four-year, one, two-year and one, one-year seats on the Wayland Board of Education. Karen Slater and Paul Sebright won four-year east at Hopkins and voters approved...

General RV to seek approval for expansion of facilities

June 9, 2015

The Wayland City Planning Commission will have a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, to discuss a special land use request from General RV on Reno Drive near the U.S.-131 expressway. General RV wants to expand by as much as 44 percent in area, including a building, 145...

C.J. Miller’s 2-run HR, Teunissen’s pitching puts ‘Cats in Final 4

June 9, 2015

Senior second sacker C. J. Miller's two-run homer and the customary shutout pitching of senior Mallory Teunissen were the highlights of Wayland's 2-0 triumph over St. Joseph in the Division 2 softball quarterfinals Tuesday. The Lady Wildcats, 34-2 overall for the season, now will play at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in...

Ranger Rick: So 47% can’t raise $400 for an emergency?

June 9, 2015

In a recent survey by the Federal Reserve, 47% of those surveyed said they would have to borrow money, pawn or sell something to come up with $400 for an unexpected emergency. Now I’m not a moneybags, but even most of the people I know can come up with $400...

Month: June 2015