November 2016 – Page 10

City, Christian Neighbors work out lease agreement

November 7, 2016

The City of Wayland and Christian Neighbors have worked out a lease agreement to enable the service to continue without added financial burden. A special committee of the City Council and Bill Howe negotiated an agreement for the food pantry building so Christian Neighbors can make repairs and renovations. Howe,...

Yes It Is, It’s True: Stafford still trying to beat curse

November 7, 2016

EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote this column two years ago, and I think it’s still relevant and creepy. I’m not a man given to believing in astrology, magic or lucky whale’s teeth. But now that the Chicago Cubs have defeated the Curse of the Billy Goat from 1945, the Lions’ Curse...

Wayland Main Street’s annual Art Hop is Dec. 2

November 7, 2016

The holiday season is fast approaching and so is Wayland Main Street’s eighth annual Art Hop Friday evening, Dec. 2, from 5 to 9 p.m. The annual Christmas parade will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday. The streets downtown Wayland will transform Friday evening into a festive celebration of the...

Monday Moanin’: Reset clocks and don’t forget to vote

November 6, 2016

“Spring forward, fall back.” Like clockwork, we follow this humble command twice a year. But what is it doing to our health and well being? The idea behind daylight saving time (DST) — when we move our clocks forward by one hour for the warmer months, giving us an extra...

Editorial

The real threat to democracy is school privatization

November 5, 2016

EDITOR'S NOTE: David Britten is a former Pine Street Elementary Principal who now is serving his last year as superintendent at Wyoming Godfrey Lee Schools. He penned this column and Townbroadcast is reprinting it as a letter to the editor. Forget about the presidential election, already. The real threat to...

Columns

Elect a non-politician Tuesday… choose Donald Trump

November 5, 2016

by Robert M. Traxler The election nears and it is time to look at who will represent our nation in the near future. No big revelation to the good folks who read this column on a regular basis, I support the Republican Party. This election is unusual in an enormous...

It was a bad day for Lady Viking ace harrier at state meet

November 5, 2016

It was a bad day for Hopkins sophomore cross-country ace Laura Velderman and the Lady Vikings Saturday at the Division 3 state championship meet. Velderman, who last month was O-K Silver Conference and regional champion for the second year in a row, suffered a huge setback in the big annual...

Funeral Monday for area pastor, EMT, Ron Lancaster

November 5, 2016

Ronald K. Lancaster, 71 of Hamilton, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, at his home. Mr. Lancaster was born February 26, 1945 in Williamsport, Ind., to Morris and Jessie (Anderson) Lancaster. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. In 1981, he married Paula Howard. His working years were spent as...

James McLochlin dies after watching Cubs win Series

November 4, 2016

James McLochlin of Wayland died Thursday morning. He had been battling cancer, but his wife, Lynn, insisted that was not caused his death. "The cancer didn't get him..." she wrote on Facebook. "He had a bleeding ulcer which led to several heart attacks. The doctors worked on him for hours...

Editorial

WHS grad, history teacher predicts election outcome

November 4, 2016

EDITOR'S NOTE: Michael Johnston is a 1972 graduate of Wayland High School, a retired history teacher at Kenowa Hills High School and former editor of a labor newspaper. Folks, get your barf bags, and booze bottles. A nightmare is about to begin! I’ll be puking out my back windows coming...

Month: November 2016