June 2016 – Page 12

Watson Twp. appoints Dan Bailey to Plan Commission

Donald Bailey was appointed to the Watson Township Planning Commission Thursday evening. Bailey will succeed Dave Carter, who had been chairman of the group before an nouncing earlier this year…

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Articles

Watson to consider switching from land line to cell phones

A routine discussion about monthly payment of bills turned into consideration by the Watson Township Board of changing or altering phone service. Supervisor Pam Brown told her colleagues Thursday night…

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Community Notices

Gun Lake Tribe, Casino to host electronic recycling

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) and Gun Lake Casino will be host for an electronics recycling event from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9 near…

Editor June 2, 2016

Obituaries

Father of Green Acres administrator dies in Missouri

Frank P. Barker III, father of Green Acres Assisted Living Administrator Jenny Barker Osentoski, died May 30 in his home in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Frank was born in Santa Ana,…

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Community Notices

Hit-and-run motorist who struck bicycler being sought

The Michigan State Police Wayland Post is asking for help in locating the suspect motorist in a hit and run personal injury crash at about 10:25 p.m. Wednesday on 135th…

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Columns

Democracy Tree: Smaller schools still getting screwed

by Amy Kerr Hardin “Three years ago, the state of Michigan made the decision to dissolve Inkster Public Schools against the will of the people,… it is past time for…

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Sports

Wildcats end baseball season with 16-21 overall record

The Wayland varsity baseball team’s season came to an end Tuesday night in a 9-4 loss to Hastings, the opening game of the Division 2 district. The Wildcats were ultimately…

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Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 218

25 Years Ago — June 5, 1991 The Allegan County Board of Commissioners has 30 days to appoint a temporary successor to the late Ralph Sytsma of Leighton Township to…

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Features

Steeby 3rd-grader writing contest winner, plants 3 trees

Nikol Yanakieva, a third-grader from Lori Howell’s class at Steeby Elementary School, recently won first place in the Michigan Arbor Day Alliance 2016 "Go Green Youth Challenge" creative writing contest.…

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Sports

Lady Wildcats top Hastings to advance to district semis

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team won its pre-district contest 6-0 against Hastings Tuesday evening to advance to the Division 2 district semifinals. The Wildcats started off hot as Ashlyn…

Editor June 1, 2016