February 2016 – Page 14

Wildcat boys remain at No. 4 in state Class B AP basketball poll

February 10, 2016

The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team this week remained at No. 4 in the state Class B Associated Press poll. The Wildcats, now 12-1 for the season overall, have been ranked fourth overall for more than a few weeks in a row since the start of the new year. Defending...

Wildcat boys’ record performance on the lanes still falls short of win

February 9, 2016

The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team Tuesday afternoon turned in its best performance of the season, but still fell short 17-13 against league-leading Byron Center. Coach Sherry Milkusicak said the Wildcats averaged 199.3 and broke the school record for high two-game series. In the first Baker game, the 'Cats shot...

Lady Wildcats hold off Byron Center in nerve-racking bowling win

February 9, 2016

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team managed to hold off a hard-charging Byron Center squad in a 16-14 league victory Tuesday afternoon. "Tonight was all about an opponent who had their best night of the their season, having to be resilient and competing for every point and a career night...

Hamilton uses 2 big periods to run away from Lady Wildcats, 59-46

February 9, 2016

The Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team Tuesday evening dropped a nonleague 59-46 decision to a pretty good and young Hamilton quintet. The Hawkeyes, who improved to 11-4 overall, have lost only to Class A West Ottawa, Class B power Grand Rapids Catholic Central, O-K Green leader Byron Center and Holland...

Ranger Rick: Picking up trash while walking turns into gold

February 9, 2016

I have a daily habit of walking a circuit that includes city streets. You see everything and every walk of life on the sidewalks – men, women, teenagers, children, white, black, brown, walking, in-line-skating, on a bicycle. I see at times dogs, cats, bunnies, squirrels, ground hogs, birds, fish in...

Democracy Tree: State Legislature honors Gamrat by resurrecting gun bill

February 9, 2016

by Amy Kerr Hardin There’s a sad irony to this story — one that is surely lost on disgraced lawmakers, Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser It didn’t take long for Michigan’s most patriotic lawmakers to pick up the battle flag of expelled lawmaker Cindy Gamrat. As Democracy Tree predicted back...

WHS grad Stephen Vanravenswaay retires from Fla. fire department

February 8, 2016

Orange County (Fla.) firefighter and 1990 Wayland High School graduate Stephen "Shakey" Vanravenswaay, who was diagnosed nearly a year ago with Stage IV pancreatic cancer, has decided officially to retire from the job he says he loves. Vanravenswaay, 43, has been with Orange County Fire Rescue for 20 years.With help...

Wayland High School to add 2 new courses to curriculum next year

February 8, 2016

Wayland High School will have two classes added to its curriculum next year. Director of Instruction Theresa Fulk asked for and received permission Monday night from the Board of Education to add a class on career and college readiness and a “school to work” program in cooperation with local businesses....

Wayland school district saves $338,000 in latest budget projections

February 8, 2016

The Wayland Union school district continues to get good financial news. Finance Director Bill Melching told the Board of Education Monday night that the district is ahead of the game by about $338,000 as of Feb. 1 because of three factors — lower than expected costs for gasoline, a mild...

Monday Moanin’: What’s a progressive, and who is more progressive?

February 7, 2016

POLITICS 2016 ELECTION The Progressive Party of 1912 was an American political party formed by former President Theodore Roosevelt, after a split in the Republican Party between him and President William Howard Taft. Bernie Sanders says he’s a socialist democrat AND a progressive. In 1991, Sanders co-founded the Congressional Progressive...

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