July 2015 – Page 2

Ranger Rick: Television today puts us on our road to perdition

Watching a popular program “The Bachelor” or “The Bachelorette,” you would think, at first, it was just good fun finding a “mate,” selecting a man or woman to propose marriage…

Editor July 29, 2015

Articles

Car-truck crash in Leighton Township kills Wayland man, 50

Francisco Medina, 50, of Wayland, was killed Tuesday afternoon in a truck-car crash on 142nd Avenue west of Kalamazoo Avenue in Leighton Township. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Wayland…

Editor July 29, 2015

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 177

Only three interested citizens showed up for a public hearing on a proposed $25 recycling surcharge for Allegan County residents, starting on Jan. 1, 1991. Hopkins voters, in the Aug.…

Editor July 29, 2015

Articles

Army Bob: All work is noble work. Use good manners

Sunday, July 25th, was a beautiful sunny day, a great day to ride the Harley; but, of course, any day is a good day to ride a Harley. Going south…

Editor July 28, 2015

Articles

Truck driver hauling refrigerators busted for OUIL

A 36-year-old Grand Rapids man was arrested Monday for drunk driving on the U.S.-131 expressway after several motorists reported the driver to Allegan County Central Dispatch. The driver, who was…

Editor July 28, 2015

Coming Events

Cheater B’s from Dorr to play here Saturday evening

The Cheater B's Band, a West Michigan quartet, will be the special musical guest at the next folk gathering at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Vibrant Grains Restaurant in…

Editor July 28, 2015

Columns

Democracy Tree: Michigan kids with guns 2nd worst

by Amy Kerr Hardin It’s no accident... This is not a story about “accidental” shootings involving children — because… they are not accidents. When a child uses a firearm and unintentionally…

Editor July 27, 2015

Features

Dirt starts moving for skate park in Dorr Township

Dorr Township Parks and Recreation Commission members (from left) Chris Gesink, Denice Lawrence and Al Weber turn over the ceremonial first shovelfuls in preparation for construction of the Dorr skate…

Editor July 27, 2015

Articles

GVSU student Amanda Haverdink is Miss Allegan Co.

Amanda Haverdink of Hamilton, was crowned Miss Allegan County Saturday, July 25. Haverdink, 19, a 2013 graduate of Hamilton High School, attends Grand Valley State University, where she studies music…

Editor July 27, 2015

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Beware of ‘Bait and Click’ on Internet

Computers and technology indeed are wondrous devices that enrich our lives and afford us the ability to do things we could only dream about 40 years ago. Computers are terrific…

Editor July 27, 2015