November 2015 – Page 13

Three Wayland National Teacher Conference awards announced

The Wayland Union Education Foundation has announced three winners of the Wayland Union Schools National Teacher Conference Awards for this fall. The winners were Katrina Brown, first grade teacher at…

Editor November 3, 2015

Community Notices

City manager interviews for 3 candidates will be held Nov. 14

Three candidates to succeed Wayland City Manager Mike Selden will be interviewed at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon Saturday, Nov. 14, at City Hall council chambers. The schedule is…

Editor November 3, 2015

Columns

Ranger Rick: Democrats debate came from the same old playbook

The first Democrat debate was a time warp back to the 1960s. Free love, free drugs (all the candidates seemed like they were high on love and drugs), free from…

Editor November 3, 2015

Articles

Wayland approves fire service agreement with Yankee Springs Twp.

The Wayland City Council Monday night gave its blessing to a fire service agreement to cover Yankee Springs Township. The proposal later this month will go before the Yankee Springs…

Editor November 2, 2015

Articles

Wayland City Plan Commission numbers to decrease from 9 to 7

The Wayland City Planning Commission membership will be trimmed from nine to seven. The City Council agreed to the change Monday night, though a provision that the mayor sit in…

Editor November 2, 2015

Articles

Allegan County recycling service to seek fee increase on ballot

The Wayland City Council Monday night tabled a proposal to renew its annual agreement with the Allegan County Recycling program. The city has contracted with Republic Services for curbside recycling…

Editor November 2, 2015

Obituaries

Services for Irwin Hazen, 51, of Hopkins, scheduled for Friday

Irwin T. Hazen, age 51, of Hopkins died Thursday, Oct. 29. Irwin was born on April 3, 1964, in Allegan to Thomas and Sharon (Thompson) Hazen. Irwin was a hard…

Editor November 2, 2015

Columns

Monday Moanin: Should we keep or ditch Daylight Savings Time?

By JeffreyLSalisbury@gmail.com Sleeping for eight, rolling my clock back one, does not mean I got nine hours of sleep Each spring and fall the Lakota Nation posts this proverb on…

Editor November 1, 2015

Columns

Democracy Tree: Voter’s guide to November 2015, 2016 ballots

Nov. 3, 2015 — A slow day at the polling place. Not so next year. Learn what to expect. by Amy Kerr Hardin With just a few short days…

Editor November 1, 2015

Columns

Barry Hastings: You gotta love this game of fast-pitch softball

A tale by Barry Hastings As I've said a time or two, I was extremely lucky with the first three fast-pitch softball teams I coached on the "small" diamond. The…

Editor November 1, 2015