January 2018

Visitation in Dorr Thursday for Eugene ‘Bob’ Miller

January 31, 2018

Eugene “Bob” Miller, age 92 of Byron Center, died Tuesday, Jan. 30. He is survived by his brother Dan Miller and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Anthony and Clara Miller; his wife, Carol Magle; siblings, Frank Miller, Emanuel Miller, Norman Miller, Helen Kloska,...

Hopkins boys bowling team has 10-2 overall record

January 31, 2018

Brenden Gossman The Hopkins boys' varsity bowling team now sports an overall record of 10-2 for the season overall. Its two losses, unfortunately, have come at the hands of league opponents Belding and Kelloggsville. The Vikings have been having a busy, but successful week. They blanked O-K Silver rival Northpointe...

Lady Vikings’ 8-game win streak halted by Plainwell

January 31, 2018

Senior Meghan Schulz led the Lady Vikings with 13 points. by Austin Marsman The Hopkins girls' varsity basketball team's winning streak came to an end Tuesday evening in a 46-43 non-league loss at home to Plainwell. The Lady Vikings had put together an eight-game winning streak and they and the...

Lady Wildcats closing in on another conference title

January 31, 2018

The Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team keeps rolling along with its 14-0 overall record, but the boys had a rough night Wednesday as hosts to O-K Gold/Green rival Hudsonville Unity Christian. The Lady ‘Cats had an outstanding night with a big win of 23-7, but the boys lost 25-5. The...

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

January 31, 2018

25 Years Ago — Feb. 3, 1993 Though the Moline sewer project has experienced many problems, Leighton Township Supervisor Dar VanderArk announced that it is nearly complete. He added, “If someone asked me now about another sewer system, I’d tell them to go jump in a lake.” The Dorr Township...

Wildcats defeat Byron Center in non-league contest

January 31, 2018

The Wayland boys' varsity basketball team earned a 59-44 victory Tuesday evening at Byron Center in a non-league contest. The triumph lifted the Wildcats' overall season record to 6-7. In the O-K Gold Conference, they are 2-4. Both the Wayland girls' and boys' teams will be at home Friday night...

Hopkins boys suffer 5th loss in last 6 hoops contests

January 31, 2018

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team hopes to get back on the winning track at home Friday evening against O-K Silver Conference rival Belding. The Vikings absorbed their fifth defeat in their last six contests, a 63-52 defeat at Plainwell. They started the season with a 6-1 record, but since...

Columns

Basura: Misadventures in flying to Cockburn Town

January 30, 2018

“Tell me, what do you plan to do With your one wild and precious life?” — Mary Oliver, from her anthology of poetry We were going from Providenciales on Caicos Island in the Protectorate of Turks and Caicos. Our destination was a half hour flight away, in Cockburn Town, on...

Good defense, but bad offense, as Lady Wildcats lose

January 30, 2018

Junior point guard Abby Omness scored nine points for Wayland Tuesday night. If the Wayland girls' basketball team could shoot and play better offense, it would be very dangerous. The Lady Wildcats turned in yet another fine, scrappy defensive effort Tuesday evening but fell short on the scoreboard, 42-29, to...

Ranger Rick: Chicken Littles still insist the sky is falling

January 30, 2018

The recent death of John Coleman, creator of the Weather Channel and the Good Morning America weathercaster, is good news for those myopic, zombie, global warming/global climate change folks or whatever the new name for the weather change is now. Mr. Coleman, who said he wasn’t a denier, but a...

Month: January 2018