June 2018 – Page 11

Serious traffic crash near Dorr exit shuts down U.S.-131

June 4, 2018

A serious traffic crash Monday morning near the Wayland exit on the U.S.-131 expressway shut down the southbound lane between Wayland and Dorr. Michigan State Police said the accident occurred shortly before 10 a.m. Monday on southbound US-131 north of exit 64. Authorities indicated Scott Maxim of Kentwood was driving a...

Yes It Is, It’s True: Strange links for 2 DAR award winners

June 3, 2018

Charles Dudley Warner, editor of the Hartford (Conn.) Courant, wrote in 1850 that "politics makes strange bedfellows." An unusual twist for that statement would be the bizarre connection between two recent winners of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizenship Award at Wayland High School last year and...

Columns

One Small Voice: White privilege and the accident of birth

June 3, 2018

by Lynn Mandaville This is one piece of my family's folklore as I heard it, and remember it, and relish it. My Grandpa Fred Richards and his brother Clarence were real estate brokers and attorneys in Newark, New Jersey, in the early 1900s, after they had done their military duty...

The Subterranean: ‘Last Flag Flying’ rich in war credibility

June 3, 2018

Review of 'Last Flag Flying' **** out of five stars Currently on video and streaming on Amazon Prime by Walter G. Tarrow How did you celebrate this past Memorial Day? Did you, like millions, like the majority, of Americans, have a happy holiday weekend with family and friends? Were you...

Hopkins girls score 2, Wayland boys 1 at state meet

June 3, 2018

Caleb Wolf It wasn't a particularly good day for Wayland and Hopkins at the Division 2 state meet Saturday at Zeeland. The Wildcat boys scored just one point with an eighth-place finish in the 1600-meter relay and the Viking girls earned two points. Wayland's Ashton Ordway, Josh Butler, Seth Sevenski-Popma...

Lady Wildcats make it 10 in a row for district titles

June 3, 2018

Showing off the district tourney plaque are (from left) assistant coach Nicki Cardosa, seniors Chanlyn Commons, Abby Merice and Sidney Urben and head coach Cheri Ritz. The Wayland varsity softball team claimed its 10th consecutive district championship Saturday afternoon with a 3-1 victory in the final round against Grand Rapids...

Legislators’ change of mind a cynical ploy to keep jobs

June 2, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Go ahead, explain. But remember if you lie... the bogeyman will get you, and your nose is gonna grow." — Johnny Crawford, 1962 I read this morning a story about what was just a...

Wayland schools’ summer lunch series begins June 11

June 2, 2018

The Wayland Union Schools’ annual Summer Fun-Tastic free lunch series for children 18 years old and younger will kick off Monday, June 11, and run through Aug. 17. The school district again is working with local businesses and the Henika District Library to offer a series of fun, summer events...

Dorr Township to help fund study for trails project

June 1, 2018

John Morrison explains the River 2 River trails project to Township Board members. The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening voted to spend $1,000 for "research and investigation" of the feasibility for a paved trail to traverse through the township. John Morrison, executive director of the West Michigan Trails and...

Columns

Army Bob: Who was on the Fascists’ side in WWII?

June 1, 2018

We were all taught that in World War II it was the Germans, Japanese and Italians against the rest of the world — not so. “The principal Axis countries forming the Tripartite alliance were Germany (including Austria), Italy (including Albania) and Japan (including Korea). They were supported by Slovakia, Finland,...

Month: June 2018