Month: January 2016

Memorial service will be Friday afternoon for Margie Skrobot, 81

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Margaret "Margie" Skrobot, age 81, of Wayland, died Dec. 31. Margie will be lovingly remembered by her brother and sister: Lorraine Bronkhorst and David (Geraldine) Cartwright, many nieces and nephews, and her special feline friend Mr. Kats. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, James Skrobot,...
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Wildcats pull out 49-48 thriller they very well could have lost

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“It looked extremely rocky, for the Mudville nine that day…” Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s opening line to the immortal “Casey at the Bat” was appropriate with 31.4 seconds left in a basketball game Saturday night in which Wayland trailed Rockford 48-47 and the Ram’s top scorer, Michael Peterson, went to the...
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Services planned for Tuesday for Forrest L. Peet, 76, of Wayland

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Forrest L. Peet, 76, of Wayland, died Thursday, Dec. 31. Surviving are his children, Tammy (Thomas) Brown, Travis (Carrie) Peet, Brenda (William) Banks; ten grandchildren; and brother, Stuart (Natalie VanHouten) Peet. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Hazel; parents, Deforrest and Stella (VandenBerg) Peet; sisters,...
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The Year in Review: Yes, Gamrat-Courser affair put us on the map

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The year 2015 certainly was eventful in this area, and it was a mixed bag in terms of positive and negative developments. Rating the top stories of the year is a hazardous task because the evaluator must consider two factors — impact and headline value — both of which are...
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The Year in Review: Coming and going, some forever, in 2015

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Going and Coming in 2015: City Manager Mike Selden left for a job with the Michigan Townships Association, succeeded by Tim McLean of Jonesville. Sara Najar resigned as director of the Main Street program, succeeded by Ingrid Miller. Elisha Cloyd resigned as director of Henika District Library, succeeded by Molly...
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Clippers lose 52-47 in finals of Holland Calvary hoops tourney

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Martin saw its record fall to 3-2 with a 52-47 loss to Howardsville in the Holland Calvary Invitational Baketball Tournament Wednesday. Howardsville jumped out to a 20-13 lead in the first quarter and led 30-25 at the half. Martin came back in the third quarter and actually led 39-37 going...
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Columns

Army Bob: President Obama is the best gun salesman in U.S.

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by Robert M. Traxler President Barack Obama is the most effective and prolific gun salesman in the entire nation. As the editor of this publication states, “yes it is true,” the number of guns sold during president Obama’s term has been nothing short of mind boggling. Black Friday saw nearly...
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