September 2018 – Page 10

Funeral Saturday for antiques store owner Klio Nusbaum

Klio Joanne Nusbaum, 73, of Monterey Township, died Saturday, Sept. 1, at Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Center in Grand Rapids. Born Nov. 21, 1944, in Grand Rapids, she was…

Editor September 5, 2018

Articles

Chicken ordinance special meeting slated for Sept. 25

The Wayland City Council will have a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, to talk about permitting or banning the raising of chickens within the city limits. City…

Editor September 4, 2018

Community Notices

Wayland 1 of only 3 Mich. cities to win facade grant

The Wayland Main Street/DDA was selected last Tuesday for the pilot round of the State’s Façade Restoration Initiative, one of three Michigan communities selected to receive state funding through the new…

Editor September 4, 2018

Columns

Ranger Rick: Marxists, playing Democrats, on the march

I was watching an interview between Neil Cavato and a young Democrat strategist recently. She was a young, attractive, female African American commenting on Gavin Newsome's candidacy for California governor.…

Editor September 4, 2018

Articles

Wayland state assessments have improved overall

Wayland Union Schools scores on Michigan’s spring 2018 statewide assessments show an overall improvement from last year. Students in grades 3-8 took the M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress),…

Editor September 4, 2018

Obituaries

Funeral is Friday for Wayland native Allen Morris

Allen L. Morris, 72, of Sand Lake, died Sunday, Sept. 2. Al was born Oct. 11, 1945, in Wayland, the son of C. Neil and Fern (Goodspeed) Morris. He was…

Editor September 4, 2018

Columns

Subterranean: Racism runs rampant at movies, Part 1

Crazy Rich Asians (*** out of five stars) Currently in wide release by Walter G. Tarrow Alternate universes seem all the rage these days. Fake news has given way to…

Editor September 3, 2018

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: My first Townbroadcast editorial

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following was published in Townbroadcast in January 2012 during the first week of its existence. by David T. Young, editor Wayland is only one example of what…

Editor September 3, 2018

Sports

Sydney Ritz co-MVP at collegiate volleyball tourney

Former Wayland High School standout Sydney Ritz was no named co-Most Valuable Player at the Siena Heights Volleyball Invitational. Ritz. a junior at Spring Arbor University, led the Cougars to…

Editor September 3, 2018

Columns

One Small Voice: John McCain an extraordinary hero

I have read and reread the definitions in the Merriam Webster dictionary of the words hero and heroic. Both words refer to one who displays extraordinary courage, nobleness of character,…

Editor September 2, 2018