2017 – Page 103

Tristen Ortiz to continue playing soccer at Trine University

Wayland High School senior Tristen Ortiz Tuesday signed his letter of intent to play soccer next year for Trine University in Angola, Ind. The four-year Wildcat star will play for…

Editor May 2, 2017

Sports

Two former Wildcats win softball honors at Davenport

Two former Wayland High School softball standouts have earned post-season accolades at Davenport University. Sophomore Mallory Teunissen was selected to the all-Wolverine-Hoosier Conference first team as a pitcher and Hayley…

Editor May 2, 2017

Community Notices

DEQ hearing set on Gun Lake boat slips increase proposal

Lucas Spoor's proposed 58-boat slip marina at 11925 Marsh Road on Gun Lake is getting opposition from people who live in the area. “Many in the community feel that the…

Editor May 2, 2017

Sports

Lady Wildcats beat East GR to go 4-2 in 1st round of Gold

The Wayland girls' soccer team finished its first round in O-K Gold Conference dual matches Monday with a 3-1 victory at East Grand Rapids. The game, originally scheduled to be…

Editor May 1, 2017

Obituaries

Funeral Mass will be Thursday for Ruth Ann Hazen, 78

Ruth Ann Hazen, 78, of Hopkins, died Sunday, April 30, at her home. Born Sept. 7, 1938, in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Mildred…

Editor May 1, 2017

Articles

Business owners protest ‘cheap’ sale of industrial parcel

A couple of business owners along Reno Drive told the Wayland City Council Monday night they weren’t particularly pleased with its decision last month to sell a nearby 25-acre industrial…

Editor May 1, 2017

Columns

Ranger Rick: Sale of city property raises troubling questions

As reported in Townbroadcast recently, the Wayland City Council agreed to sell a 25.11-acre city-owned parcel to developers. Not being at the meeting, I am depending on the accuracy of…

Editor May 1, 2017

Editorial

Why I’m reluctantly voting ‘no’ on school bond issues

To my fellow voters in the Wayland Union school district: I am a proud father of two 5-year-olds who will be attending kindergarten at Baker School this fall. My kids…

Editor May 1, 2017

Community Notices

WHS concert band earns Division I rating at state level

The Wayland High School concert band received a Division I rating in the regional competition last month, which allowed them to play at the State MSBOA Festival this past week…

Editor May 1, 2017

Sports

Lady Wildcats shocked victims of no-hitter, lose 2 of 3

Wayland's state-ranked softball team lost two of three ballgames Saturday at the Gull Lake Invitational, and suffered the rare indignity of being the victims of a no-hitter in the last…

Editor May 1, 2017