July 2017 – Page 5

Children’s theater camp finishes with performance

July 19, 2017

Wayland Community Education's Master Arts Theater Camp for children held was held at the Wayland Union Fine Arts Center. The program started last month and was completed with a special performance Friday, July 14. (Photo courtesy of Laurie Zywiczynski)

All Dorr Twp. Planning Commision officers re-elected

July 19, 2017

The Dorr Township Planning Commission is back back to business as usual after a bit of turbulence over its membership in the last month. The commission, at its July 18 regular meeting, re-elected all officers, including Chairman Bob Wagner, Vice Chairman Robert Traxler, Recording Secretary Rich Osbun and Dan Beute...

City studying chicken, cost recovery ordinances

July 19, 2017

The Wayland City Council is examining two potential local ordinances, one that would permit chickens in the city limits, another that would establish cost recovery for emergency services. City Manager Tim McLean explained that chickens are only allowed as a special land use in areas zoned Residential Agricultural (RA). He...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

July 19, 2017

(From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 22, 1992 Marcy McClellan of Allegan was crowned Miss Allegan County at the Scholarship Pageant at Wayland High School and Julie Martin of Martin was first runner-up. The Allegan County Road Commission,...

Summertime reading service is on the move in Martin

July 19, 2017

by Austin Marsman Martin Public Schools has teamed up with the JC Wheeler Library to provide a mobile library for children in the community. From early reading to chapter books, all readers will find something at their level and interests. Karen Andrews is what you might call a “mobile librarian.” She has been...

Ranger Rick: My response to Basura on Trump tariff tiff

July 19, 2017

In a recent “Ranger Rick” article, Mr. Basura wrote in a comment: “Free Market Man, you’ve yet to comment on Trump’s proposal to put tariff’s on Canadian lumber. Maybe you need to change your blind support as a Trumpkin.” Mr. Basura, thank you for the comment and I will attempt...

Wayland Twp. trustee, Globe reporter Pat Staley dies

July 18, 2017

Former Grand Rapids Press and Wayland Penasee Globe reporter Patricia K. Staley, age 70, of Wayland, died Sunday, July 16. A trustee on the Wayland Township Board, Pat also was a public relations specialist for the Gun Lake Casino. She graduated from Wayland High School in 1965. She also was...

The Subterranean: Two quality films at Traverse City

July 18, 2017

Neruda **** and The Handmaiden ***** by Walter G. Tarrow Uniquely crafted tales from Chile and Korea screening at the Traverse City Film Festival: Neruda, available on Netflix, about Chilean poet, Senator and Communist Pablo Neruda, unfolds like a book, page by page, scene by scene. Pablo Larrain (Jackie) shoots...

Truck driver hospitalized after Sunday morning crash

July 16, 2017

The driver of a pickup truck lost control of his vehicle early Sunday morning in Hopkins Township and struck a utility pole. The motorist was injured and taken to a hospital, Allegan County Sheriff's authorities said, in the crash, which occurred at about 1 a.m. near the intersection of 128th...

Yankee Springs Twp Board votes against proposed marina

July 14, 2017

by Austin Marsman The Yankee Springs Township Board voted 3-2 Thursday night to adopt a resolution against Lucas Spoor's proposed marina expansion on Gun Lake. Trustee Shannon Vandenberg and Supervisor Mark Englerth voted no in a roll call vote. The proposed expansion of the Landing Marina on Gun Lake would...

Month: July 2017