Month: November 2017

Funeral mass will be Wednesday for Katie Coppens, 81

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Katie Coppens, age 81 died Thursday, Nov. 23. She is survived by her husband Bob of 58 years; children Bert Coppens, Candace (Kirk) Reed, Chris Coppens, and Carrie (Jim) VanZwol; grandchildren Rachael Coppens, Robbie Coppens, Lexi Zuyddyk, Dillan VanZwol, Daltan VanZwol, Francesca Reed, Dawson VanZwol, and Christopher Coppens; great-grandchildren Kyle...
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The Subterranean: Flipping genres with ‘The Bad Batch’

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A review of The Bad Batch **** out of five stars Currently available on video. by Walter G. Tarrow It’s astonishing how Ana Lily Amirpour flips established genre films completely on their heads. She did it with her short Six and a Half. She totally flipped the vampire film with A...
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Funeral held for Hopkins grad Dick Montgomery, 84

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Richard (Dick) Sheldon Montgomery, 84, of Plainwell, died Tuesday, Nov. 21. He was a 1951 graduate of Hopkins High School. Mr. Montgomery was born on June 13, 1933 in Otsego to William and Pearl Washburn, but was later adopted by the late Floyd and Anna (Decker) Montgomery when he was...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Females made dental visits less terrifying

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"My fear of dentists is stronger than my fear of death." — A really terrible tweak on Marty Robbins' legendary "El Paso," 1960. But it was true. In my tender youth, I developed an almost pathological fear of dentists, believing that nothing but pain and suffering awaited me in that...
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Army Bob: The baby boomers hated the WWII generation

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by RobertM. Traxler Sadly, we too often read in the Townbroadcast of the passing of World War II veterans and members of what Tom Brokaw referred to as “The Greatest Generation.” The loss of a generation that won World War II and put a man (or need I say person)...
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Memorial service for Julia Navis will be at Monterey UMC

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Julia N. Navis, age 65, of Byron Center, died Friday, Nov. 17, at Byron Center Manor. Visitation with the family will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at Monterey Center United Methodist Church, 3022 130th Ave., Hopkins, where memorial services will follow at 11 a.m. Honoring her...
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One Small Voice: Sexual transgressions issues complex

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As of Sunday past, Nov. 18, the news cycle regarding sexual transgressions, alleged as well as admitted, by prominent men  in entertainment and politics, was stalled on Roy Moore, senate candidate in Alabama, and Al Franken, sitting senator from Minnesota. Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein were comfortably settled in their...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — Nov. 25, 1992 Lt. Stephen DeBoer, commander of the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police, sent a letter to the editor reporting the success of the MSP’s Travel Advisory Network relaying road conditions to motorists during the winter. Kathy Stebbins of Dorr penned a letter...
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1967 WHS grad, twin sister Kaye (Hall) Jackson dies

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Kaye Arlene (Hall) Jackson, 68, of Plainwell, died Monday, Nov. 20, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Kaye was well known in Wayland, not only as a 1967 graduate of Wayland High School, but also as half of the twin sisters Kaye and Faye Hall. Born to William and...
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Otsego teacher Jake Jewitt new Hopkins varsity hoops coach

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Jake Jewett, a middle school social studies and computers teacher in Otsego, has been named head varsity basketball coach for Hopkins High School. He is in his seventh year teaching in Otsego and eighth overall. A graduate of Michigan State University, he moved to Phoenix, Ariz., for his first year teaching to do third...
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