January 2018 – Page 13

Funeral will be Friday for Joseph Gysin, only 23

January 8, 2018

Joseph Gysin, age 23, of Dorr, died Sunday, Jan. 7. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Alfred and Cleo Gysin, and grandfather, Robert Kaczanowski. He is survived by his parents, Al and Annette (Kaczanowski) Gysin; sisters, Terra (Oran) Hodge, Dana (Justin) White; brother, Al Gysin; and many aunts,...

School board grapples with early college program offer

January 8, 2018

Someone once said democracy is an ongoing argument. It was on display at the Wayland Board of Education meeting Monday night when members engaged in a candid exchange of different opinions about another offer for the local school district to join an early college program. The program, coordinated by the...

Sports

Clipper boys suffer brutal 68-51 hoops loss to Fennville

January 8, 2018

by Austin Marsman The Martin boys' hoops squad fell 68-51 Friday evening to Fennville, an SAC opponent. Down 33 to 26 at the half, Martin watched the Blackhawks widen the gap the rest of the way. Cayden Curry and Michael Morey both racked up 15 points to lead the Clippers. Clayton...

Editorial

Your hometown paper isn’t just for Wayland folks

January 8, 2018

To the editor: Let’s discuss the Townbroadcast and its grounding in the five communities and surrounding areas. A few years ago, this newspaper was named the Wayland Townbroadcast and it led folks to assume it served Wayland City and Township exclusively. The proprietor and editor soon realized (with some prompting...

Columns

Basura: Trump can dish it out, but he can’t take it

January 8, 2018

“In my defense, I was left unsupervised.” — As seen on a tee shirt of fully formed man Trump probably doesn’t see the irony, but I do. The man that has lied more, by far, than any president in history. He has had his feelings hurt, claiming that Michael Wolff said...

Wayland schools not closed, but phones not working

January 8, 2018

UPDATE: The phone system was repaired as of Monday evening. Though many West Michigan school districts were closed because of snowy and icy road conditions, Wayland Union remained opened. Interestingly, the local schools' phone system was down because of an outage, complicating matters considerably. The district's web site reported, "The...

The will of the people is just a myth, not being heard

January 7, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Let the will of the people be heard." — Albert Parsons, 1886, just before he was hanged in the Haymarket Square, Chicago. "I don' trust gummint. I trust the people." — President George W....

Lady Clippers sail past Fennville late to post 61-54 win

January 7, 2018

by Austin Marsman Faith Guritz The Martin girls' varsity basketball squad started 2018 with a notch in the win column Friday by beating SAC Lakeshore foe Fennville 61 to 54. The road victory evens the Lady Clippers' overall season record at 4-4. The Blackhawks captured the early lead in the...

Marina owner withdraws request from Orangeville

January 7, 2018

by Austin Marsman Members of the Orangeville Township Board. Lucas Spoor has withdrawn his request for approval from the Orangeville Township Board new development and expansion at his marine on Gun Lake. Spoor asked the board to support a new master plan for his property, which included reduced boat slips...

County Human Services building to reopen Monday

January 7, 2018

Human Services The Allegan County Human Services Building, 3255 122nd Ave., Allegan, was closed Friday for mechanical repairs, but will reopen Monday, Jan. 8. Also closed for the remainder of the day were the Health Department, Parks and Recreation and Senior and Veterans Services. They also will reopen for normal...

Month: January 2018