August 2018 – Page 2

Subterranean: War on white American male continues

August 29, 2018

The Meg (*** out of five stars) v. BlacKkKlansman (**** 1/2 out of five stars) Both films in wide release by Walter G. Tarrow The Hollywood Elite doesn’t even take the summer off from its continuous war on the White American Male... across the entire cinema landscape from the ridiculous...

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

August 29, 2018

25 Years Ago — Sept. 1, 1993 The first day of school for the Wayland district was marred by a school bus accident when a van forced a school bus into a ditch, but no one was injured in the incident. Gas station at the corner of South Main and...

Mary Jane Merren retires after 9 years on Foundation

August 29, 2018

Mary Jane Merren was honored Tuesday night for her nine years of service to the Wayland Education Foundation. Merren, a 1967 graduate of Wayland High School, is retiring and Tuesday night was her last meeting! A spokesperso0n said, "The Education Foundation appreciates all of Mary Jane's hard work and dedication...

18th Street north from Dorr now open to 2-way traffic

August 29, 2018

18th Street north from 142nd Avenue to the Kent County line in Dorr Township now is open to traffic, according to officials with the Allegan County Road Commission. The construction project has taken place over the spring and summer this year, causing detours and rerouting of traffic. The former two-lane...

WHS boys’ tennis team manages tie, but loses 4

August 28, 2018

The Wayland boys’ varsity tennis team is off to a rough start this season with four losses and a tie in dual match action last week. The Wildcats fell 6-2 to Spring Lake, 8-0 to Williamston and 7-1 to Zeeland East Wednesday, Aug. 22, in the Jenison Invitational. Nick Adams...

Martin unveils historic school solar project panels

August 28, 2018

Martin alum and activist Austin Marsman (center) speaks at the ribbon cutting ceremony More than 600 solar panels installed on the roof at Martin Public Schools began producing energy on Wednesday, Aug. 15, and local officials officially had a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday. The Martin Board of Education in July...

Ranger Rick: Here are 5 reasons Trump stunned liberals

August 28, 2018

All of us have said something that eventually comes back to revisit us. Sometimes it is innocent and someone takes what we say not how we intended. Candidate Donald Trump, when questioned about where Hillary Clinton's 3,000 emails were said ".. maybe the Russians could find them." Oh, oh, an...

Columns

One Small Voice: I write not to bury, but praise John McCain

August 26, 2018

The sad news is less than an hour old as I write this. John McCain, Republican Senator from Arizona, has died of the vicious cancer that tortured him. McCain has been one of my representatives in the Senate for two years, since we moved here in 2016. I didn't agree...

The paradox of growth can create awkward decisions

August 25, 2018

ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The modern paradox of growth was the elephant in the room at last Tuesday night's Dorr Township Planning Commission meeting. This paradox is a two-stage process, the first being local government's encouragement of...

Memorial service is Aug. 31 for Myrtle Cole, 100

August 25, 2018

Myrtle Rose Cole, age 100, died Wednesday, Aug. 2. She is survived by her children, Barbara Jeanie (Jim) Kerber, Gary Cole; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Wayne (Winona) Weber, James (Linda) Weber; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Cole; children, Wayne...

Month: August 2018