December 2015 – Page 5

City’s application for rec trail grant turned down for a 3rd time

The Michigan Department of Transportation has informed the City of Wayland that its third application for a grant to help build and pave a recreational trail along the north-south interurban…

Editor December 21, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats punish young, inexperienced Sparta group, 70-36

Wayland’s girls’ basketball game against a young and struggling Sparta team Monday afternoon was over after the first quarter. The Lady Wildcats exploited that youth and inexperience with full-court pressure…

Editor December 21, 2015

Columns

Monday Moanin: Gov. Snyder responsible for water tragedy in Flint

By Jeff Salisbury TV political commentator Rachel Maddow reports on the poisoning of Flint, Michigan residents when their water supply was switched, and shows explicitly how responsibility for the tragedy…

Editor December 20, 2015

Columns

The Muck Starts Here: Why not just ban sales of drones and lasers?

by Barry Hastings While our idiot government is messing its collective pants over drones and lasers threatening the safety of passenger aircraft near just about every airport (often hundreds of…

Editor December 20, 2015

Sports

Wildcat boys’ bowling team captures 3rd place at Cedar Springs tourney

After a grueling four straight days of bowling, the Wayland boys' varsity bowling team still managed to bring home third place out of 14 teams competing in the Cedar Springs…

Editor December 19, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcats set records while winning Cedar Springs championship

"I keep saying, 'If this team ever finally realizes how good they really are, they'll be very dangerous.' Well, guess who finally the figured out how good they are?" These…

Editor December 19, 2015

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Sometimes getting information is like pulling teeth

“I’ve always depended on the kindness of strangers.” — Blanche DuBois in “A Streetcar Named Desire.” This past Friday night was one of the most difficult and challenging for me…

Editor December 19, 2015

Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial to be held for Steve Kuhtic, 84, of Wayland

Steve Kuhtic, age 84 of Wayland, died Saturday, Dec. 19, at Rose Arbor Hospice. He was born Dec. 24, 1930, to Ivan and Barbara (Petrich) Kuhtic in Wayland. Steve graduated…

Editor December 19, 2015

Obituaries

Celebration of life service Jan. 2 for ex-Deputy Fire Chief Terry Baumgard

Former Deputy Fire Chief Terry Lee Baumgard of Wayland, died Saturday, Dec. 19. He was 73. Terry retired from Dean Foods as a maintenance superintendent after working there for 34…

Editor December 19, 2015

Sports

Lady Wildcat bowlers overcome flu to take 2nd in Portage tourney

The Wayland girls finished second again in a bowling tournament, this time at the Portage Northern Huskie Invitational. With four of the five varsity starters battling illness, the ladies struggled…

Editor December 19, 2015