October 2017 – Page 9

Sycamore Elementary student council members chosen

October 14, 2017

The Sycamore Elementary student council has been selected and members' first order of business is to help promote the district wide “Project Clean.” Students (from left) are: Ava VanderKolk, Blake Hyma, Natilee Sterken, Nick Schultz, Cody Benting, Hunter Todd, Ellarie Baugh and Kendall Outwater. (Photo supplied)

Wildcats suffer 4th consecutive gridiron defeat, 49-14

October 13, 2017

Wayland's varsity football squad absorbed its fourth straight defeat this season Friday night in a 49-14 loss to Grand Rapids Christian. The Wildcats started the season winning three of their first four encounters, but since then have run into league heavyweights such as undefeated and state-ranked East Grand Rapids and...

Vikings’ offense explodes again, this time with 62 points

October 13, 2017

Hopkins Homecoming Queen Meghan Schulz and King Zack Mohr. What a strange voyage on the gridiron this season has been for Hopkins. After struggling with a 1-4 overall record in its first five games, coach Cody Francis' outfit has exploded for 144 points in its last three games to even...

Yes It Is, It’s True: We can learn a lot from ‘Vietnam’ series

October 13, 2017

I'm almost done with the Ken Burns-Lynn Novick PBS series on Vietnam and I find it to be the most comprehensive survey of one of the most controversial wars the U.S. has ever fought. I lived through the era of Vietnam, fearing being drafted and sent battle the communist menace a...

Library, Leighton Twp. still disagree on roof replacement

October 13, 2017

Despite subcommittee meetings, the Leighton Township Board and Leighton Township Library remain at loggerheads on the issue of who pays for repairs of a nearly 20-year-old roof that may be necessary in the next three years. The library and township hall in Moline came under one roof almost exactly a...

Lady Vikings continue hot streak, sweep Kelloggsville

October 13, 2017

The Hopkins varsity volleyball team has been on a roll lately, and a three-set sweep over O-K Silver Conference rival Kelloggsville was just the latest chapter. The Lady Vikings, fresh from the Switek Memorial Tournament championship last weekend, pushed their overall season record to 31-14-3 and their league mark to...

Columns

Army Bob: We need to be careful about rewriting history

October 12, 2017

by Robert M. Traxler We need to be careful in rewriting history; it is hard to learn the lessons of history when it has been erased or rewritten. Could it be possible the need to erase the Confederates' fighting for states’ rights, yes one of the states’ rights was the...

Homeowners group rep slams Leighton for lack of action

October 12, 2017

Lauren Hughes A representative from the Horse Shoe Estates Homeowners Association abruptly left the Leighton Township Board meeting Thursday night, unhappy with the lack of action on a request for a special assessment agreement to pave three private roads in the subdivision. Lauren Hughes of association accused the board members...

Brysan Young is 1st all-league harrier in Martin history

October 12, 2017

Martin's Brysan Young (center) set a personal record of 17:55 Tuesday and turned in a ninth place finish at the Southwest Athletic Conference meet in Delton. He was also named "all conference" for the SAC. The Gilmore Car Museum was host for 14 teams and the Clippers, in their first season,...

I’ll support more police officers if they change priorities

October 12, 2017

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. I hear tell the Allegan County Sheriff's Department and County Board of Commissioners have been wrestling with an issue of seeking a millage request in next year's primary election in order to get more...

Month: October 2017