Month: December 2016

Then & Now fund-raising drive approaching $20,000

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Dorr Township Supervisor Jeff Miling reported Thursday evening that the VanSingel Foundation has made out a $3,000 check to the Township Library to help with its fund-raising efforts to move the Then & Now Historical Library. The library itself, led by Director Natalie Bazan, has raised about $16,000 in Arts...
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Clippers lose 2nd straight to Class B tourney opponent

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Martin took quite a gamble this week by taking part in the Cornerstone Holiday baseball tournament, and it came away with two losses and a lot of lessons. The Clippers Thursday night lost 52-39 to another Class B opponent, Zeeland West, in their second straight attempt to upset a larger...
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Wayland’s oldest business, Smith Lumber, has been sold

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Smith Lumber & Coal, a more than a century old business in Wayland has been sold, but the new owner has not been disclosed and there has been no indication of what will happen to the ancient building. The business was started in 1898 and it most recently was managed...
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Bygone Days: A look at history of NE Allegan County

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(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Dec. 30, 1991 The Penasee Globe in the week between Christmas and New Year’s published a lot of feature stories. Henika Public Library Board members, including President Burrell Stein, Dr. John White, Phyllis...
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Wildcats beat Lowell to set up 3rd showdown vs. Godwin

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“I hope you don’t take this wrong, but you guys had play better than this Friday night, or Godwin will beat you by at least 10 points,” a perceptive Lowell fan warned about Wayland Wednesday night. Indeed, though the Wildcats were never really in trouble in the opening round at the...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Co-workers, bosses and employees

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I’ve worked for, beside and supposedly been the boss of plenty of people in my lifetime, but there are some in the now nearly extinct field of journalism who were unforgettable. I’ve been the boss of two women who were lesbians and not afraid to tell me so. And they...
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Ranger Rick: Obama is best Republican vote-getter ever

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I find that the Obama and Trump online verbal spat humorous, only in that it demonstrates the little person Obama is in regards to his temperament and attitude for his successor and the office of the presidency. Being the petulant, narcissist, community organizer (what the heck is that?), leaderless, Marxist,...
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Funeral will be Friday for Ervin Pierce, 82, of Hopkins

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Ervin Pierce, age 82, of Hopkins died Dec. 25, at Thornapple Manor. Ervin was born on April 18, 1934, to Earl and Ethel (Andrews) Pierce. Ervin’s family includes his wife of 64 years, Velma; his children: Scott (Lynn Ann) Pierce, Douglas (Jean) Pierce and Randall (Robin) Pierce; 13 grandchildren; 19...
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Clippers dare to give Class B opponent a good ballgame

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Martin stumbled while trying to climb those golden stairs Monday night and its overall season record fell to 3-1. The Clippers, representing the smallest school in the Cornerstone University Holiday Tournament, dared to struggle and came close to winning before faltering in the last two minutes of a 61-51 defeat...
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Basura: The rotting of America from within has begun

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“You are who you associate yourself with” ― Batya Maman Sabag Just when we thought Tiger Woods reputation could sink no lower, he’s found playing golf with Donald Trump. Just when we thought the reputation of Linda McMahon – and the whole WWE professional wrasslin’ circuit – could sink no...
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