March 2019 – Page 6

New Wayland Police Chief should be sworn in April 1

March 18, 2019

Mark Garnsey Unless something unexpected happens, new Wayland Police Chief Mark Garnsey will be sworn in at the Monday, April 1, Wayland City Council meeting. The City Council Monday night approved a contract with Garnsey with an annual salary of $73,000. He succeeds Steven Harper, who retied as chief in...

Hopkins grad serves on panel with Gov. Whitmer

March 18, 2019

Susan Wakefield Hopkins High School graduate Susan Wakefield recently served on a special MLive citizens' panel to discuss issues witrh Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She served along with David Groenleer, who worked as a traffic engineer and director of engineering at the Kent County Road Commission for 35 years, and...

Columns

Basura: Trump should welcome the Mueller report

March 17, 2019

“Don’t worry about a thing, Cuz every little thing’s Gonna be alright.” — Bob Marley I see that President Donald J. Trump, on the Ides of March, declared that the Meuller Report should NOT be released to the American public. His tweet appears to be a reaction to the overwhelming agreement of the...

Viking bowlers Gossman, Ryan win all-state honors

March 17, 2019

Hopkins High School standouts Jonathon Ryan (left) and Brenden Gossman both have been named to the Division 3 all-state bowling team. Ryan also was named academic all-state and Gossman was individual state runner-up in the post-season tournament.

Wildcats Myers, Sevigny to play for Spring Arbor

March 17, 2019

Spring Arbor University picked up a couple more Wildcat athletes this past weekend when Rory Myers (left) and Carson Sevigny decided to cast their lot with the Cougars. Myers is best known for his golfing exploits and starring role with the Byron Center combined hockey team that won a regional...

Julie (Stora) Bush, 1982 WHS graduate, dies at 55

March 16, 2019

Julie (Stora) Bush and her daughter. Julie A. (Stora) Bush, 55, died Wednesday, March 13. A 1982 graduate of Wayland High School, she was born Dec. 29, 1963. Julie is survived by her father, Tom Stora, mother Sandra Hayward, brothers Tom (Linda) Stora and Bob Stora, and her daughter, Casey...

Mike Jahnke selected Leighton Firefighter of Year

March 16, 2019

The Leighton Township Fire Department held its annual banquet Saturday evening. Mike Jahnke (right, shown with Fire Chief Matt Weston) was selected Firefighter of the Year of the Year. Weston remarked, "He’s written numerous grants for us, mentor to the new guys, helps with trainings, handles all programming for radios...

Wayland Robotics team places 2nd in tourney

March 16, 2019

The Wayland High School First Robotics team No. 6090 finished second Saturday at the the season's first competition in Muskegon. The Wildcats lost in the tie-breaker criteria in the final round. This year's theme "Deep Space" involved teams delivering balls and discs to goals in the form of spaceships. They...

I oppose organized public prayer, but I am a coward

March 16, 2019

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. It has been almost 57 years since one of the most contentious Supreme Court decisions in U.S. history was made — The one that outlawed prayers in public schools under certain circumstances. Since then,...

Columns

One Small Voice: ‘Newest’ college admissions scandal

March 16, 2019

You can’t tell me that this current scandal surrounding the admissions of lesser deserving privileged children to elite colleges is anything new. It isn’t. What is different now is the degree of depravity to which some wealthy parents have resorted, and the size of the bribes which they have been...

Month: March 2019