July 2016 – Page 8

Yes It Is, It’s True: Wicked media gives people what they want

July 12, 2016

“When airplanes take off and land safely, it’s not news… It’s when they crash.” — David T. Young The media in these modern times has been taking a lot of heat for its role in the awful violent developments we’ve been seeing and hearing about. Some of the criticism is...

WHS grad Tyler Merren to be in his 3rd Paralympics in Rio

July 12, 2016

Tyler Merren, a 2002 graduate of Wayland High School, is training for his third trip to the Paralympic Games later this summer in Rio. Merren, 32, is a U.S. Paralympic athlete and personal trainer at 24 Hour Fitness. He is visually impaired, married with four children (his wife is also...

Ranger Rick: We in America have strayed too far from God

July 12, 2016

Not being a particular outwardly religious person, inside, I am blessed with my love of Jesus Christ and consider myself a Christian. I see the decline of people describing themselves as Christian and church attendance is at an all-time low. During the decline of religion, I see the rise of...

Mass of Christian Burial is Friday for Jasper Horvath, 94

July 12, 2016

Jasper S. Horvath, age 94, of Gun Lake, died July 11. Jasper enjoyed his farm in the Gun Lake community. He retired from General Motors. Jasper was a member of SS Cyril & Methodius Catholic Parish. Jasper is survived by his nieces and nephews and several close friends, including Dick...

Wayland is a ‘gain’ district in Schools of Choice derby

July 11, 2016

Superintendent Norman Taylor declared that Wayland Union is a "gain" district in the Schools of Choice competition that the State Legislature authorized a couple of decades ago. His remarks came during the Board of Education's routine vote on whether to comply with the rules of Schools of Choice. This means...

Wayland schools offering contractual business services

July 11, 2016

It appears that as many as three Wayland school district employees this academic year will be offering services on a contractual basis to other educational entities. Finance Director Bill Melching and Accounting Supervisor Michael Tanksley will work for the Johannesburg-Lewiston school district in northeastern Michigan for the equivalent of three...

Benefit dinner for cancer victim slated for July 23

July 11, 2016

A benefit dinner for Missy Peckham is planned for 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday July 23, at the United Church of Wayland, 411 E Superior St. The event will include a ham dinner and Chinese auction. Donations are greatly appreciated to help this family offset the cost of her cancer...

Monday Moanin’: Why is early education workers’ pay so low?

July 10, 2016

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ If early-childhood education is so critical why do we pay workers so little? Nearly half the families of Michigan's child care workers rely on public assistance, report says By Brian McVicar | bmcvicar@mlive.com Follow on Twitter http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/07/nearly_half_of_michigans_child.html While...

Community Notices

Seventh annual Main Street celebration is this weekend

July 10, 2016

The seventh annual Main Street celebration in downtown Wayland will be held Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16. The festival will be kicked off Friday evening when New Life Community Church will be host for a 5,000-meter "Light It Up" glow-in-the-dark night run. The 5K adult run will commence...

Rhonda Baker, formerly of Wayland, dies at age 55

July 10, 2016

Rhonda J. Baker, 55, of Wyoming, formerly of Wayland, died Wednesday, July 6. She is survived by her children, Curt (Melissa) Filkins, Ashley Baker, Justin (Ceza) Koster, Jaimie (Greg) Reynolds; grandchildren, Alyxiss and Gavin Filkins, Holden and Alphonse Koster; sisters and brothers, Jerri (Bill) Reid, Larry Sandmeyer, Randy (Anna Maria)...

Month: July 2016