April 2016 – Page 16

Ranger Rick: Business works well when it is treated fairly

April 5, 2016

Politicians tend to always look at solutions to problems instead of getting to the root cause of the problem to be solved and what caused it to arise into a problem. Such are the ways of the federal and state elected officials. Normally, they are not the “sharpest knives” in...

Statewide tornado drill will take place at 1:30 p.m. April 13

April 4, 2016

Allegan County Emergency Management reminds residents that the 2016 statewide tornado drill will take place at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. Allegan County Emergency Management encourages public institutions, business and residents to review their plans and participate in this drill if the situation permits. Allegan County will not activate sirens...

Wildcat Sydney Urben selected to all-state bowling team

April 4, 2016

Wayland High School sophomore Sydney Urben has been selected to the first unit of the Division II girls’ all-state bowling team. The announcement came this week from the Michigan High School Interscholastic Bowling Association. Urben finished runner-up in the individual state tournament in February and she was a huge factor...

City Park renovations expected to be completed next month

April 4, 2016

Work is progressing at the City Park, which will have renovations and improvements done this spring in Wayland. City Manager Tim McLean told the City Council Monday evening that water and sewer hookup have been completed and "things are coming along well." New playground equipment is expected to arrive and...

Aplastic anemia patient Lilly, 10, now in New York for therapy

April 4, 2016

Lilly Vanden Bosch, 10, of Dorr, has been flown to New York City for a cutting-edge medical treatment called Adaptive T-Cell Therapy, in which a specific kind of white blood cells will be injected into her to help eliminate a virus. Lilly, who underwent a bone marrow transplant last November...

Service for Kay VanderPloeg, 68, will be Thursday

April 4, 2016

Kay E. Vander Ploeg, age 68, of Wayland, died Monday, April 4. Kay is survived by her husband Robert Vander Ploeg; her children: Connie (Buck Green) Berg, Corey (Stephanie) Vander Ploeg, and Keith (Maggie) Vander Ploeg; her 10 grandchildren and one great-grandson; her step-brother Duane Austin; and many nieces and...

Service will be Wednesday for Verna Mabee, 89, of Dorr

April 4, 2016

Verna Rose (Bekkering) Mabee, age 89, of Dorr, formerly of Grandville, died Saturday, April 2. Verna was a member at Carpenter's House Outreach Church. Verna is survived by her children: Jim Bekkering, Judy Mulligan, Verla (Larry) Isenhoff, Chris Bekkering, and Tim (Dawn) Bekkering; her 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; her...

Former Dorr woman Delores Gregersen, 88, passes

April 4, 2016

Dolores M. Gregersen, of Battle Creek, formerly of Dorr, died Thursday, March 24. She was born to Charles and Sarah (Newman) Bourdo on Nov. 18, 1927, in Orangeville, She was the third of four children in her family as she was raised alongside her older brothers, Todd and Lawrence, and...

Early morning fire routs residents near West Maple, North Main

April 4, 2016

An early Monday morning fire routed the people living inside in the 100 block of West Maple Street in Wayland, but all were able to escape safely. Fire authorities said the fire was reported just before 6 a.m. Monday by passerby Ashley and Brady Forcier at the apartment building near...

Monday Moanin’: We must avoid bearing false witness against Muslims

April 3, 2016

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ The Ten Commandments (from Exodus Chapter 20) …15"You shall not steal. 16"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 17"You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife or his...

Month: April 2016