January 2016 – Page 13

Former Henika Library employee takes Hudsonville director’s job

January 8, 2016

Former Henika District Library employee Christina Golm has been hired as new director of the Patmos Library near Hudsonville, though she has indicated she wants to continue as director of the Newaygo Library. Golm, who was hired almost a year ago for the job in Newaygo, said she wants to...

Lady Wildcat junior varsity sporting 7-1 season record thus far

January 7, 2016

The Wayland girls’ junior varsity basketball team has rolled to a 7-1 overall record in its first eight games this season. Coach Coralie Ritz Miller’s group absorbed its only loss to Hudsonville in the third game of the season, but since then has reeled off five consecutive victories, over Caledonia,...

Columns

Army Bob: More people are dying from drug abuse than firearms

January 7, 2016

by Robert M. Traxler If I were to tell you drug overdoses kill more Americans than guns would you believe it? Well, you should believe it. The issue we need to discuss today is why the good folks on the left have not mobilized against drugs to the extent they...

Lady Wildcat bowlers tied for 1st in league; boys score 29-1 triumph

January 7, 2016

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team pulled even with Hudsonville Unity Christian in league standings by taking down the Crusaders 18-12 in a dual match at Airport Lanes Thursday afternoon. The Wildcat boys, meanwhile, recorded an astonishingly easy 29-1 victory in a contest expected to be much closer. The Lady Wildcats,...

Routine Watson appointments include Dolegowski’s successor

January 7, 2016

The simple procedure of appointing and re-appointing citizens to boards and commissions had an added tinge of sadness Thursday at the Watson Township Board meeting. Supervisor Pam Brown found it difficult to speak while explaining that she had asked Troy Henrickson to serve on the Township Board of Review. Henricksen...

Seven WHS students earn places in regional business competition

January 7, 2016

Wayland High School had seven students place and six qualify for state at the Business Professionals of America regional competition Tuesday at Lake Michigan College. More than 400 business professionals took part in the conference to demonstrate business management, marketing, and technology skills, network with others, and to be honored...

Gun Lake Casino to expand gaming, entertainment, dining

January 7, 2016

The Gun Lake Tribal Gaming Authority Board has announced the expansion of the Gun Lake Casino to add more gaming, entertainment and dining options. Clark Construction has started site work, which includes excavation and site preparation in advance of spring construction. “We are thrilled to announce the addition of more...

Basura: Dame Fortune smiled at me when I was adopted in ’47

January 6, 2016

I was adopted in August 1947. I was four months old. I was the first of four adopted children. None of us were genetically related. My parents were amazing people. For clarity, let me remark that when I refer to my parents, I am always referring to the people who...

Yes It Is, It’s True: Martin pot battle a harbinger of things to come

January 6, 2016

It should have been a surprise to no one Monday evening that the Martin Township Board would adopt an ordinance specifically to forbid dispensation of marijuana. This is the same community that a little more than 25 years ago voted against allowing restaurateur Gordon Lyons of Carriage Stop to sell...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 198

January 6, 2016

25 years Ago — Jan. 7, 1991 The Kristie-Craft Corp. of Chicago has expressed interest in purchasing the business assets of the Kessler infant sleepwear manufacturing firm, which has filed for bankruptcy. Wayne Vernon Haight, 52, an inmate in the Brooks Corrections facility in Muskegon, was arrested in connection with...

Month: January 2016