June 2016 – Page 6

Farmers Market back in business next to Henika Library

The Wayland Farmers Market has resumed at its downtown site, the parking lot next to the Henika District Library, 149 S. Main St. Available in the early summer are sugar…

Editor June 16, 2016

Columns

Basura: Marching orders landed me a day of mess duty

“I'm killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.” — Bill Watterson, “Calvin & Hobbes” Once, very early in my military service,…

Editor June 16, 2016

Obituaries

Funeral will be Wednesday for HHS grad Harvey Bleeker

Harvey Bentheim Bleeker, 87, a 1947 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Tuesday, June 14. Born Sept. 9, 1928, in Diamond Springs, Mich., to Gerrit and Hazel Dannenberg) Bleeker he…

Editor June 16, 2016

Features

Fresh Food Fairy kicks off summer ‘Funtastic’ program

Wayland's Henika District Library kicked off Tuesday morning at Steeby Elementary with the Fresh Food Fairy. Kids learned how "fresh food is fun!" They received a free meal for the…

Editor June 16, 2016

Editorial

Salem Township showed the way in dealing with dust control

ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. At the risk of being misunderstood again, I submit another example that taxes…

Editor June 15, 2016

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 220

25 Years Ago — June 19, 1991 Allegan County will have to under go the redistricting process soon in the wake of final results of the 1990 census. A special…

Editor June 15, 2016

Articles

Wayland man to be tried in Circuit Court in fatal crash

Dale Robert Melick, 53, of Wayland, has waived his right to a hearing in Allegan County District Court and now will face charges in connection with the fatal traffic crash…

Editor June 14, 2016

Articles

July 26 is deadline for filing for school board posts

Both the Wayland and Hopkins Boards of Education will have four seats up for election in the November general this year and Martin has two, and 4 p.m. Tuesday, July…

Editor June 14, 2016

Articles

Plan Commission ‘ugly step-sister’ in getting new sign?

Wayland City Planning Commission Chairman J.D. Gonzales Tuesday asked city officials why the process in getting a new electronic sign installed across the fire barn didn’t include input from the…

Editor June 14, 2016

Sports

Lady Wildcats’ ‘rebuilding’ season ends in quarterfinals

The Wayland girls' softball season came to an end in the state Division 2 quarterfinals Tuesday afternoon at Davenport University. The Lady Wildcats lost 14-2, much in the same manner…

Editor June 14, 2016