2015 – Page 72

Funeral will be Saturday at Dutton church for Marvin Beute

Marvin Jay Beute, age 72, of Dorr, died Sunday, Aug. 2. He will be lovingly remembered by his sons, Dan (Sara) Beute, Scott Beute, Randy (Kimberly) Beute, Timothy Beute; his…

Editor August 3, 2015

Obituaries

Memorial service will be Thursday at VFW for Frank Medina, 50

A memorial service for Francisco Medina, 50, of Wayland, has been scheduled for 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Wayland VFW Post No. 7581 on South Main Street. Medina…

Editor August 3, 2015

Articles

May 20, 2016, is target date for splash pad, city park renovations

It's official now, plans for renovating the Wayland City Park, including a splash pad for kids now have the target date for completion set at May 20, 2016. City Manager…

Editor August 3, 2015

Articles

Fire district discussion will be held Aug. 13 at Yankee Springs

The City of Wayland, Wayland Township, Yankee Springs Township and perhaps Hopkins and Leighton townships will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Yankee Springs Township Hall to…

Editor August 3, 2015

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Foreclosed house on West Superior may be sold by city after all

The old dilapidated house at 430 W. Superior St. may have a buyer after all, but more negotiations are probable for the City of Wayland. The Wayland City Council sought…

Editor August 3, 2015

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: I just don’t think climate change is a joke

“Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere, I've looked at clouds that way. “But now they only block the sun,…

Editor August 3, 2015

Obituaries

Hopkins, Gun Lake community activist Joan Weick passes at 73

Joan K. Weick (Iciek), 73 died Saturday, Aug. 1. Born in January 1942, in Hopkins, Joan was afflicted with juvenile diabetes at the age of 13. Unwilling to let her…

Editor August 3, 2015

Columns

Monday Moanin’: Sit down and deliver, or I could be fired!

by Jeff Salisbury jeffreylsalisbury@gmail.com In the 1988 film “Stand and Deliver,” actor Edward James Olmos portrayed educator Jaime Escalante’s inspired teaching of his AP Calculus students in East Los Angeles. Olmos, as Escalante lit…

Editor August 2, 2015

Columns

The Muck Starts Here: Will Trump get trumped in GOP race?

by Barry Hastings The Donald. What an ass. A racist. A magnifier of truth, dealer in innuendo. (Hopefully) destroyer of the GOP. He took off on John McCain a short…

Editor August 2, 2015

Obituaries

Visitation, funeral for Patt DeHaan, 57, both will be Tuesday

Patrice De Haan, 57, of Wayland, died Friday, July 31. Patt was born Sept. 25, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio, to the Rev. Hubert and Barbara (Swartz) Sprik. A dairy farmer's…

Editor August 1, 2015