March 2018 – Page 2

Santino DiCesare returns to WHS as athletic director

March 29, 2018

Santino Di Cesare, a 2010 graduate of Wayland High School, is returning to his alma mater as the new athletic director and assistant principal (ninth grade. Di Cesare previously was employed with Oakridge Public Schools near Muskegon as athletic director for the middle and high school. Prior to serving at...

Viking tracksters open season at Wendy’s Classic meet

March 29, 2018

Emma Helder Hopkins junior Emma Helder turned in the most successful individual performance Tuesday at the Wendy’s Classic Track Invitational that featured 18 boys’ and girls’ teams. Helder crossed the finish line second in the open 800-meter run, less than a second slower than freshman Hannah Bodine of East Grand...

The Subterranean: Two Damon films don’t meet expectations

March 29, 2018

“I find my life is easier the lower I keep my expectations.” — Bill Watterson (cartoonist, Calvin and Hobbes by Walter G. Tarrow (Reviews of Suburbicon and Downsizing) Both ** out of five stars and both available on video Recently, two Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting, The Martian, Jason Bourne) vehicles,...

WHS bowler Marissa BruinsSlot to roll for Midland

March 29, 2018

Wayland High School bowling standout Marissa BruinsSlot has signed her intent to attend Midland University in Nebraska and roll for her former Wayland High School coach, Bill Holbrook (left). A state qualifier who placed 23rd at the Division 2 state tournament earlier this month, BruinsSlot is shown here with Holbrook...

WHS sends 38 students to PALs conference March 23

March 29, 2018

Thirty-eight Wayland High School students from the PALs program attended the 27th annual PALs conference at Gun Lake Community Church March 23 to learn more about mental health issues and the effects of childhood trauma. Peer Assistant Listeners is a substance abuse and suicide prevention program provided collaboratively by the...

Martin ‘Hygiene for Humanity’ drive fills local food pantry

March 29, 2018

by Austin Marsman The Martin High School National Honor Society sponsored a "Hygiene for Humanity" drive last week to benefit the Martin United Methodist Church food bank. Students were encouraged to bring in soaps, toothbrushes, toothpaste, feminine products, diapers and other personal hygiene products. A fierce competition was held between...

Students vow to oppose Sen. Schuitmaker over guns

March 28, 2018

Matthew Coger of Allegan High School and Austin Marsman of Martin High School. Students who took part in the National Walkout Day March 14 to protest gun violence in America now are calling for Michigan Attorney General candidate Tonya Schuitmaker, a Republican, to drop out of this year’s election. Schuitmaker,...

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

March 28, 2018

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 31, 1993 This photo, courtesy of Mary Rettig, is of the gas station owned by William and Mary Miller at the corner of 18th Street and 142nd Avenue in Dorr's bygone days....

Wildcat girls blanked in soccer season opener, 3-0

March 28, 2018

The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team opened their season Tuesday evening with a 3-0 loss to Grand Rapids West Catholic. Despite a game-high 20 shots and 16 on goal, the Wildcats fell short on a wet field on cool temperatures. The score was 1-0 at halftime even though the Wildcats...

Businesses, residential complex proposals to be aired

March 27, 2018

This nearly 40-acre site south of the Wayland city limits may become a residential complex. Both the Leighton and Wayland Township Planning Commissions will have busy public hearings Wednesday evening, April 11. Leighton will have three public hearings at its meeting, which will get under way at 7 p.m. at...

Month: March 2018