July 2017

Retro Room 1st business in new battle vs. ‘Corner Curse’

July 31, 2017

Wayland's newest downtown business continues the more than four decades battle against "The Corner Curse." The Retro Room, a place to buy and sell old recordings and electronics devices plans to have a grand opening Sept. 2 at 102 W. Superior St., where the historic Gurney's IGA building stood until...

Shear Concepts buys former Goodwill donation site

July 31, 2017

The Goodwill Donation Center at 1124 W. Superior St. in Wayland is closing and Shear Concepts next door has purchased the building. A phone call to the donation center, which has been open for seven years, produced a message that the phone at the site has been disconnected and its...

One Small Voice: Hurrah for Sen. John McCain’s last hurrah

July 31, 2017

In the early morning hours of July 28, as I watched Arizona Senator John McCain cast one of the three earth-shaking votes against the "skinny repeal" of the Trumpcare bill, I came to the bittersweet realization that John McCain is making his last hurrah. Ever the maverick who, to the...

The Subterranean: ‘Feast for the eyes. Famine for the mind.’

July 31, 2017

(Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) Currently in wide release *** out of five stars by Walter G. Tarrow Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (Luc Besson - The Professional, The Fifth Element, Lucy) reminded me of Gene Shalit’s one-liner about Stanley Kubrick’s Barry...

Visitation will be Tuesday for Gary Funk, 66, of Dorr

July 31, 2017

Gary E. Funk of Dorr died Saturday, July 29. He was 66. He was born Sept. 21, 1950, in New Salem, the son of Gerald and Louise (Steffes) Funk. Gary served his country as a member of the United States Army. He was a lifetime member of the VFW, UAW, American...

Martin Reformed Church youth serve in Kentucky

July 30, 2017

by Austin Marsman Martin Reformed Church sent 21 teens and adults on a week-long mission trip in Neon, Ky., earlier this month. After a day of travel, the group arrived Sunday evening, July 25, in the heart of Appalachia. Martin Reformed shared the volunteer camp with Emmanuel Lutheran Church from...

Basura: So is Donald Trump the ‘Macho Man’ he projects?

July 30, 2017

“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ―E.B....

Memorial service will be Aug. 7 for Evalene Tein

July 29, 2017

Memorial services to honor Evalene Tein of Wayland will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7 at Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services, 312 N. Main St. Wayland. She died April 19. There will be a visitation prior to the service, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Memorial contributions in her memory may be directed to Laurels of...

Steven Johnson will be a vulnerable incumbent in 2018

July 29, 2017

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Wise observers of our corrupt and rigged election system in West Michigan have posited that Republican incumbents are almost invincible at the polls every two and four years. There have been rare exceptions, but...

Fire destroys utility barn in Leighton Twp. near Caledonia

July 28, 2017

Fire destroyed a utility barn Friday morning after the structure caught fire in Leighton Township near Caledonia. No one was reported injured but the barn and its contents were a total loss, Leighton Township firefighters indicated. They were called to scene at about 10 a.m. on 108th Street at the border between Allegan...

Month: July 2017