March 2016 – Page 3

World War II veteran Carl Lynn’s service will be Wednesday

March 29, 2016

Carl W. Lynn, 88, of Burnips, died Sunday, March 27, at Allegan General Hospital. Born in Allegan on April 10, 1927, the son of the late William and Lily (Newman) Lynn, Carl was a United States Army Veteran serving in World War II. He worked for more than 30 years...

Service will be Friday for Joe ‘Headquarters’ Jablonski, 69

March 29, 2016

Joseph Anthony Jablonski, age 69, of Wayland, died Monday, March 28. Born Feb. 9, 1947, in Dorr, Joe was a loving husband, father, and grandfather often referred to as "Daddy" by his children and as "Headquarters" by many family and friends. He served in the United States Army during the...

FIRST WHS robotics team reaches semifinals in debut

March 29, 2016

The WUHS FIRST Robotics Team made it to the semi-finals at its first competition last Friday and Saturday in Marysville. The team was ranked 18th individually out of 40 teams. The team, coached by Dave Long, a Wayland Union Schools alumni, consists of ten members: Grace Chandler, Lewis Bartlett, Alex...

Zeeland East spoils Wildcat coach Travis Wilcox’s debut

March 28, 2016

The Wayland varsity baseball team lost its season opener 7-2 Monday to Zeeland East in the the first game for head coach Travis Wilcox. Taking the loss on the mound for the Wildcats was Keaton McNees, who went 3 1/3 innings, giving up 5 runs, 2 earned, on 2 hits,...

Gun Lake Casino spending priorities probably will be the same

March 28, 2016

The first of two planned public forums on how to spend the approximate annual $1.5 million from the Gun Lake Casino Monday evening attracted absolutely no one from the public. The Wayland Board of Education plans to have another public session on casino spending at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 21....

Matt Miller hired as new Wayland schools’ public safety officer

March 28, 2016

Matt Miller, head of security at Crossroads Alternative High School in Kentwood for the past four years, has been hired as the Wayland Union school district’s public safety office. Miller, a graduate of Hopkins High School who has two daughters who attend St. Therese Schools, succeeds the retiring Harry Werkema,...

Visitation, service for Sandra Stora, 68, will be Saturday

March 28, 2016

Sandra Lynn Marie Stora, 68, of Wayland, died Friday, March 25. Sandy is survived by her husband Rich Stora; her father, Eugene Don Glauz; her children: Donna Smith, Michelle (Jim) Nink, and Mike Colon II; step-children: Rich (Chris) Stora II, Mark (Missy) Stora, Kim (Greg) Walcheski, Gayle (Tim) Mabin; many...

Several Vikings make top 10 in Laker Challenge track meet

March 28, 2016

The Hopkins boys’ and girls’ track teams opened their seasons indoors Friday night by competing in the annual Grand Valley State University Laker Challenge. There were several Viking performances that placed them among the top 10: Boys Senior Jacob Sytsma, who went 5-8 to claim third in the high jump....

Monday Moanin’: What if parental authority overruled BS tests?

March 27, 2016

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ College spring season is just about to wrap up here in Gulf Shores where we’ve been snow-birding for the month. Crazy and chaotic. From our vantage point seven floors up and overlooking the Gulf, we’ve watched...

The Muck Starts Here: State privatizing presents problems

March 27, 2016

by Barry Hastings I have a number of things to complain about this week, so go get some coffee, maybe a Danish (or a doughnut), your thinking cap, and a comfortable chair: Our shaken governor, Herr Schnieder, is on a campaign to shift blame for what's happened to the city...

Month: March 2016