March 2016 – Page 15

Workshop is March 15 on sale, leasing of downtown buildings

Wayland’s Economic Restructuring Committee will have an informal workshop from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at the Bay Ponte Inn’s Fireside Room, Gun Lake. The workshop is…

Editor March 3, 2016

Obituaries

Service will be Friday for Ruth Louise Wood, 88, of Watson Twp.

Ruth Louise Wood, 88, of Watson Township, died Wednesday, March 2, at the Wings Home in Allegan, Mrs. Wood was born in Nashville, Mich., on Sep. 18, 1927, the daughter…

Editor March 3, 2016

Obituaries

Celebration of life for Mable Minser will be Saturday, March 19

Mable (Shelly) Minser died at her home in Hopkins last Friday morning, Feb. 26. She was 68 years old. She was born in November 1947 in Allegan. Mable is survived…

Editor March 2, 2016

Sports

Martin and Hopkins girls’ basketball seasons end in districts

The girls' basketball seasons for both Martin and Hopkins came to an end Wednesday evening in the district tournament. Martin's season ended with a 13-7 record overall after the Clippers…

Editor March 2, 2016

Obituaries

Visitation, service for Brian Bailey will be Saturday afternoon

Brian Timothy Bailey, age 60, of Wayland, died Monday, Feb. 29, His wife, Michelle Bailey, died just five months ago. Brian grew up with a love for the outdoors, Harley…

Editor March 2, 2016

Sports

Wildcats, despite 2 wins, fall 2 places in latest state hoops poll

There have been two errors made this week in assessing Wayland's varsity basketball team. One official scorer's mistake robbed the Wildcats of a point in Friday night's 53-46 win (actually…

Editor March 2, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcats blow out Grand River Prep in semis, 67-15

The Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team Wednesday night earned a berth in Class B District finals by pummeling Grand River Prep 67-15 in the semifinals at Wyoming Godwin Heights. The…

Editor March 2, 2016

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 205

25 years Ago — March 6, 1991 A seven-mile stretch of Patterson Avenue going north from 135th Avenue, described as "pot hole infested," is scheduled for major reconstruction, road improvement…

Editor March 2, 2016

Editorial

United we stand: This country was founded on compromise

A very interesting phenomenon is the large number of labels we place on people: conservative, liberal, racist, mean-spirited, sexist, pinhead, stupid, homophobic, communist, NAZI, pig, fascist, to name but a…

Editor March 2, 2016

Columns

Barsura: The faux pas over ‘arrowheads’ at the Baldwin dig

We anthropology students at Grand Valley learned early that using the term "arrowhead" was unacceptable, at least scholastically. At institutions of higher learning, those artifacts are called projectile points. It…

Editor March 1, 2016