April 2019 – Page 11

Austin Marsman elected president of GVSU Dems

Martin High School graduate and Townbroadcast contributor Austin Marsman has been elected president of of the Grand Valley State University College Democrats. The newly-elected Eboard includes Marsman (second from right) ,…

Editor April 8, 2019

Articles

Hopkins Twp. appealing BIA intent for land in trust

Two representatives of the Hopkins Township Board have met once with Gun Lake Tribe officials to try to reach agreement on a cost sharing arrangement for the Nowak property near…

Editor April 8, 2019

Community Notices

Students to get schooled about dangers of vaping

Pulmonologist Dr. Shelley Schmidt and David Stults, who was diagnosed with Bronchiolitis Obliterans (“Popcorn Lung”) in 2010, will visit Wayland schools Monday, April 22, to warn of the dangers of…

Editor April 8, 2019

Community Notices

Jon Hoadley, candidate for Congress, to visit April 27

State Rep. Jon Hoadley, a Democrat who represents the Kalamazoo area, will be guest speaker at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the new Carpenters and Millwrights training center on…

Editor April 8, 2019

Features

Wayland Schools putting book library on the buses

The Wayland Union Schools Transportation Department is promoting literacy on school buses by offering free books for students to read while on the bus or to take home and return…

Editor April 8, 2019

Editorial

Facebook can be a cesspool for seekers of truth

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced story." It is an editorial by the editor. "All of your children are poor unfortunate victims of lies you believe... A plague…

Editor April 7, 2019

Columns

One Small Voice: We can all do better using science

by Lynn Mandaville It wasn’t even April Fools Day, and our president was trying out outrageous “foolies,” and old ones at that. At a meeting of the National Republican Congressional…

Editor April 6, 2019

Obituaries

Service Wednesday for Becky Dunklee of Martin

Vivian “Becky” Dunklee, age 89, of Martin, died Thursday, April 4. Becky was born Jan. 13, 1930, to Mid and Laura (Robar) LaFountain. Growing up on the muck farms in…

Editor April 6, 2019

Obituaries

Funeral Tuesday for Harris VanSingel, 96, of Dorr

Harris M. Van Singel, age 96, of Dorr, formerly of Byron Center, died Wednesday, April 3. Harris served in the Air Force during World War II as a top gunner on a…

Editor April 6, 2019

Obituaries

Memorial mass will be Friday for Richard Dame, 65

Richard Nelson Dame, Sr., 65, of Allegan, died Thursday, April 4, at his home. Born Nov. 4, 1953, in Windsor, Canada, he was the son of the late Nelson Joseph…

Editor April 6, 2019