November 2017 – Page 4

Tuinstra apologizes for secret taping of planning meeting

November 21, 2017

John Tuinstra Dorr Township Board Trustee John Tuinstra Tuesday night offered an apology to the Dorr Township Planning Commission for audio tape recording its Oct. 17 meeting without letting them know. Tuinstra said, "I apologize for offending anybody and not remembering to take it (the tape recorder) home... I did...

Will Upton pay for supporting trickle-down bill redux?

November 21, 2017

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. "So we have met before..." Will Sixth District Congressman Fred Upton pay a political price for voting in favor of the GOP tax reform plan earlier this month? A student of history will respond...

Ranger Rick: Roy Moore is innocent until proven guilty

November 21, 2017

When it comes to accusations for sexual misconduct between the opposite sex, usually the male is viewed as guilty until he can prove his innocence. Such is the situation with candidate Judge Roy Moore. She said, he said…. I am not prescient in the guilt or innocence of the Republican...

Three city manager candidates to be interviewed Dec. 2

November 20, 2017

Senior Abbie Hasse will be Wayland High School's representative on the City Council until next June. Hasse is perhaps best known as co-captain of the Lady Wildcats cross-country team that finished 20th in the state earlier this month. The Wayland City Council will have three special meetings Saturday morning...

Public hearing Dec. 18 to discuss hunting safety zone

November 20, 2017

Re-elected City Council members (from left) Jennifer Antel, Rick Mathis and Lisa Banas were sworn in Monday night by Mayor Tim Bala. The Wayland City Council will have a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, on a proposed ordinance amendment that would create a safety buffer zone between...

Dorr Elementary has cup stacking for a good cause

November 20, 2017

Dorr Elementary held a Cup Stacking for Coins event earlier this month. The school was part of a world-wide cup stacking event for the Guinness World Book of Records to help break the record for the most cup stackers stacking in one day (last year it was more than 635,000)....

WHS grad wins gold in international kettlebell lifting

November 20, 2017

Joann (Lodenstein) Worden, a 1992 graduate of Wayland High School, won the gold medal at the 2017 Kettlebell Lifting Championships this past weekend in Seoul, South Korea. Hungary took the bronze and Japan took the silver. She earlier won the AKA national championships to win the tight to compete in the...

Presley Hudson notches 1,000th career point for CMU

November 18, 2017

CMU coach Sue Guevara high-fives junior guard Presley Hudson after the pair were presented commemorative balls by CMU Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Michael Alford (right) prior to CMU's game against College of Charleston Friday at McGuirk Arena. Guevara notched her 300th career coaching victory and Hudson surpassed the 1,000...

Martin Lions announce local Peace Poster Contest winner

November 18, 2017

by Austin Marsman Seventh-grader Samantha Stone won the Martin junior high Lions Club Peace Poster Contest with her original entry featuring an array of flags combined to form the peace symbol. For the 30th annual contest, middle school-aged participants from around the world were challenged to create a poster based on the theme...

Columns

Basura: Let’s investigate those teen vixens in Alabama

November 18, 2017

Breaking News: Leeanne Tweeden has accused Sen. Al Franken, D-MN, of kissing her in a way she didn’t like and staging a photo of her when she was asleep, with his hands on the chest of her flak jacket (it was a USO Tour, back when he was a comedian)....

Month: November 2017