2018 – Page 96

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

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — April 21, 1993 Terry Sturgis, an outspoken opponent of the Martin Township Board’s…

Editor April 18, 2018

Obituaries

Funeral for Jack Manke, 82, is Monday at St. Stan’s

Jack Manke, 82, of Hopkins died Monday, April 16. Jack was stationed in Germany while in the U.S. Army and played in the band. He worked for 30 years for…

Editor April 18, 2018

Editorial

Allegan area students to continue to pressure Senator

To the editor: Allegan County students who took part in a walkout March 14 against gun violence will join a national day of grieving Friday, but this time they plan…

Editor April 17, 2018

Articles

Wedding barns public hearing is May 15 in Dorr Twp.

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday night agreed to schedule a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, on the subject of wedding barns. The commission has been…

Editor April 17, 2018

Columns

Ranger Rick: Trump fights Cloward-Piven takeover

Below is the classic socialist strategy to turn a productive, growing, healthy capitalist system into a pile of dung. My liberal friends in this publication excoriate me by my insistence…

Editor April 17, 2018

Features

These are this year’s April showers that bring…

As someone said this morning, "This not supposed to be what they mean when they talk about April Showers." It's April 17 and some Wayland school district parents suggested schools…

Editor April 17, 2018

Obituaries

Service Saturday for Hazel P. Anderson, 97, of Dorr

Services for Hazel P. Anderson of Dorr will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Old Time Methodist Church 5590 Whittenyville Ave. Alto Hazel Pearl Powers Anderson was…

Editor April 17, 2018

Articles

Lumberyard Events owners asked to be at city meeting

The Wayland City Council wants owners Mark and Marty Shepard to attend the next meeting May 7 to answer questions about parking requirements for their new Lumberyard Events Center…

Editor April 16, 2018

Columns

The Subterranean: ‘Ready Player One’ fun with gaming

Review of Ready Player One *** 1/2 out of five stars Currently in theaters “Shall we play a game?” — Joshua, the AI, in WarGames (1983) by Walter G. Tarrow…

Editor April 16, 2018

Columns

Basura: So my dad’s tougher than your dad

“Why shouldn’t things be largely absurd, futile, and transitory? They are so, and we are so, and they and we go very well together.” — George Santayana, philosopher, essayist, poet, and…

Editor April 16, 2018