Month: September 2016

Vikings lose 21-14 to nonleague foe Charlotte in double OT

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The Hopkins varsity football team lost a non-conference encounter at home with Charlotte, 21-14 in two overtime sessions. The Vikings fell behind 14-0 in the first half and got on the board in the third period on a 4-yard run by sophomore back Ryan Haveman. The two-point conversion was successful...
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Wroblewski, Wildcats snatch victory from jaws of a tie again

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The talented toes of Chuck Wroblewski did it again — snatch victory from the jaws of a tie ballgame for the Wayland varsity football team. Wroblewski, who kicked a game-winning field goal earlier this month in a 10-7 triumph over Middle Thornapple Kellogg as time expired, performed virtually the same...
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First road paving for Dorr will be 144th Avenue to Moline

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by Robert M. Traxler The Dorr Township Board Thursday night unanimously approved sending a work order to the Allegan County Road Commission to pave the unpaved portion of 144th Street between Dorr and Moline. This will be the first step in Dorr Township’s long-term plan to improve roads after the...
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Dorr Twp. finally adopts ordinance to approve keeping chickens

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by Robert M. Traxler The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening re-examined its tabling of nine updated ordinance amendments submitted in August by the Township Planning Commission and decided to approve them. One of the nine closely followed by people in Dorr Township is the one allowing people to keep chickens...
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Wildcats give league-leading South a scrap, but lose 3-1

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Wayland's boys' varsity soccer team gave O-K Gold Conference leader a tussle Thursday on cold and damp turf, but fell short by a 3-1 count. The Sailors struck first within the first five minutes before the Wildcats were able to compose themselves and get settled in defensively. The rest of...
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Lady Wildcats finish 5th in final O-K Gold golf standings

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The Wayland girls' varsity golf team finished the O-K Gold Conference season in fifth place after taking fifth Thursday in the league meet. South Christian won the meet at the league title, checking in with a team score of 177 at Grand Rapids Christian's home course. Christian was second in...
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Columns

Army Bob: Trump and GOP believe in free, but also fair trade

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by Robert M. Traxler One of the planks in the Republican Party's platform is free but fair trade. No surprise the folks on the left side of the political aisle are not fans of free market capitalism. Government control of wages and prices is at the epicenter of the destructive...
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Grant may help revive interest in Wayland bowling program

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Wayland High School math teacher and boys’ bowling coach Sherry Miklusicak has earned a $1,500 Bowler’s Education grant this past summer and last week received the equipment. Miklusicak and girls’ coach Bill Holbrook will use the money and equipment to build the schools’ bowling program, both in interscholastic competition and...
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Wildcats capture 2nd win over Middleville TK, 3-0

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The Wayland boys' varsity soccer team Tuesday scored its second victory this season over O-K Gold Conference rival Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, by a 3-0 count. It was the third win of the season overall for the Wildcats. "The game got off to a fast start with Chuck Wroblewski’s shot saved...
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Bygone Days: A look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 235

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25 Years Ago — Oct. 2, 1991 A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate the shooting death of Dennis Roxbury of Hopkins, a Vietnam veteran who was killed by Michigan State Police troopers Sept. 12. Authorities insisted Roxbury was drunk and in an agitated state when he pointed his...
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