February 2016 – Page 8

Wildcats closing in on a share of O-K Gold hoops crown

February 19, 2016

If the Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team can pick up a win at the South Christian gym Tuesday night, it will clinch at least a share of the O-K Gold Conference championship. The Wildcats took one more step toward that goal Friday with a 81-41 thrashing of visiting Hastings in...

Columns

Army Bob: Is returning $100 billion to Iran a good idea?

February 18, 2016

Secretary of State John Kerry has announced that “some” of the more than 100 billion dollars in seized funds we gave back (plus generous interest) to the Islamic Republic of Iran will be used by them to finance terrorism. When we look at even a small portion of the money,...

Two Viking wrestlers featured in regionals at Hopkins Saturday

February 18, 2016

Hopkins High School will be host for the MHSAA Division 3 wrestling tournament Saturday and Viking standouts Jimmy Lipscomb (left) and Zach Blank will be among the competitors. Lipscomb placed third at 189 pounds in the district tourney at Constantine loast week. His season record is 33-8. Blank, who took...

Hopkins plans to finally establish an Athletic Hall of Fame

February 18, 2016

Work is progressing on establishing the first-ever Hopkins High School Athletic Hall of Fame program to honor the community’s heritage and history. Hopkins High School Athletic Director Adam Valk said, “When I came to Hopkins I was surprised there wasn’t one (Hall...

Democracy Tree: Run ’em like a business… right into the ground

February 17, 2016

by Amy Kerr Hardin As the crowds of dissent gather, it is increasingly obvious what an utter fallacy it is that the elected leaders of Detroit Public Schools and the City of Flint somehow created the conditions under which they found themselves in a rolling state of financial disaster. It...

Macarty Carpenter plans to play football at Kalamazoo College

February 17, 2016

Wayland High School senior Macarty Carpenter Wednesday signed to play football at Kalamazoo College. "Mac" is perhaps best known as a member of the football team, but he also been a strong contributor to the Wildcat wrestling and track programs. He will be joined on the Hornets' squad next fall...

Lady Wildcats finish duals at 16-1; seniors begin farewell process

February 17, 2016

It Wednesday was Seniors' Night, as the Wayland boys' and girls' bowling teams begin the process of bidding farewell to those among them who will graduate this spring. The girls' team defeated Wyoming Lee 27-3 and finished their regular season with an overall record of 15-1, ranked fifth in the...

Sports

Hopkins boys lose nonleague hoops contest at Tri-Unity Christian

February 17, 2016

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team lost 85-48 Tuesday night at Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian. Tri-Unity jumped out to a 21-9 lead in the opening quarter and never looked back, improving its season record to 11-4 overall. Hopkins now is 3-14 overall for the season. Hopkins was led by Jake Sapp...

Joyce Hendrixson Bellows, 1979 WHS grad, dies in Florida

February 17, 2016

Joyce Marie (Hendrixson) Bellows, a 1979 Wayland High School graduate, died Sunday, Feb. 14, in Lake Mary, Fla. She was 54. Born Feb. 27, 1961, in Ann Arbor, she was the daughter of Robert and Berdine Chapple Hendrixson. Visitation will from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at the...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 203

February 17, 2016

25 Years Ago — Feb. 20, 1991 Steven Stearns was nominated for another term as president at the Hopkins Village Caucus. Lisa Rewa decided against seeking re-election and three candidates, Gerry Collier, Joyce Jones and Kimberly Bark will run to succeed her. Incumbent trustees Irwin Morris, Richard Kerber and Robert...

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