March 2019 – Page 2

Presley Hudson included in 3-point shooting contest

March 28, 2019

After concluding her career as Central Michigan's all-time leader in career three-pointers made, senior guard Presley Hudson has been selected to the Women's 3-Point Championship roster for the 31st annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships at Minneapolis' Target Center. The event, which precedes the 2019 NCAA men's final four, will take...

Dorr Township road project bids come in under budget

March 28, 2019

Leighton and Dorr Township officials were introduced to new Deputy Sheriff Brandon Berens, who succeeds Ryan Rewa and joins Bernard Austof. The Dorr Township Board, in a special meeting Thursday evening, voted 5-0 to accept the bid of $323,565 from Superior Asphalt of Grand Rapids for local road projects this...

Lady Wildcats win softball non-league opener, 4-1

March 28, 2019

The Wayland High School varsity softball team opened its season Wednesday afternoon with a 4-1 nonleague victory over Grand Rapids Covenant Christian. The Lady Wildcats collected seven hits and committed one error. Freshman Emma Ludema picked up the victory pitching, scattering six hits and striking out six while not allowing...

Zoe Antel signs letter to attend, compete at Aquinas

March 27, 2019

Wayland High School senior Zoe Antel (seated, center), flanked by parents Jennifer and Ray Antel, has signed her letter of intent to attend Aquinas College next year and compete in undisclosed athletic endeavors. Antel was a three-sport athlete as a Wildcat, in cross-country, track and swimming. (Photo supplied)

Dorr students show off annual wax museum projects

March 27, 2019

Fourth-graders from Dorr Elementary complete their Wax Museum projects and teachers and parents believe every year they seem to get better and better. Over a five-week period, students research either a person, place or event in history. They read two books and two articles for their research. They are required...

Pine Street Principal Jennifer Moushegian to retire

March 27, 2019

Jennifer Moushegian The Wayland Union School District is accepting the retirements of two administrators at the end of the 2018-19 academic year. As reported earlier this month, Steeby Elementary Principal Mike Haverdink has announced his retirement and now Pine Street Elementary Principal Jennifer Moushegian is leaving her post as well....

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

March 27, 2019

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 30, 1994 Allegan County Environmental Health Director Bill Hinz has reported a great deal of confusion over house numbers on the Allegan County side of Patterson north of the Gun Lake...

Celebration of life Thursday for Dick Griffin, 69, of Dorr

March 27, 2019

Richard “Dick” Griffin, age 69, died Monday March 25. Dick is survived by his wife, Karen, and their children Michele, Jaci (Rick), and Greg (Jodi); grandchildren Brittany, Andrew, Jacob, Courtney, Zachary, Kelsee, and Brooke; siblings Bob, Sharon (Tump), and Doug (Donna); sister-in-law, Alice; nieces, nephews and many friends and co-workers...

Columns

One Small Voice: Congress, not America, is rotting

March 26, 2019

The release of the Mueller Report was an anticlimax for me. Though I did not expect a full-blown condemnation of the president, I did expect some definitive evidence of explicit wrong-doing on the part of our fearful leader. After all, during the course of the investigation by Mueller’s team there...

Orangeville Township to take up de-icing ordinance

March 26, 2019

by Austin Marsman Melted ice near the Landing on Gun Lake's South Shore (Courtesy Sandy Knoll) In response to pressure from community members, the Orangeville Township Board plans to vote on an ordinance on use of bubblers/aerators, at its next meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 2. This after one...

Month: March 2019