August 2019 – Page 5

Funeral will be Saturday in Dorr for Donald Mercurio, 90

August 22, 2019

Donald G. Mercurio, age 90, died Tuesday, Aug. 20. Don enjoyed retirement with his wife Betty by traveling the country and going back to Alaska, where he was first stationed with the Air Force. He enjoyed working on engines, woodworking, and spending time with his family. Don loved his Lord...

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

August 21, 2019

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 24, 1994 This is the Wayland school faculty just before the 1940-41 academic year. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Halloran) Local residents have been complaining to City Hall about dust, flying stones...

Traffic shutdown on U.S.-131 results from runaway black cow

August 21, 2019

Though no injuries were reported, traffic just north of the Wayland exit o0n the U.S.-131 expressway was slowed to a crawl as far north as 100th Street because of a runaway black cow. Officials from the Michigan Department of Transportation ordered the shutdown of the highway’s northbound lanes just before...

School ice cream party moved to maintenance building today

August 21, 2019

The Wayland Kiwanis will sponsor a Back-to-School ice cream party Wednesday from 5 to 6 p.m. in the wake of the cancellation of the party in the park Tuesday night. Inclement weather forced plans to be called off, and the event won't won’t be rescheduled. The party this afternoon will...

Graveside service Monday for Angela Lee Empie Haveman

August 20, 2019

A Go Fund Me page has been established for the family of Angela Lee Empie Haveman, who died early Tuesday morning, Aug. 20, after a five-year battle with Stage IV melanoma, a skin cancer. She was 46. Ange is survived by her husband, Mark Haveman; children Deanna (Chris) and Austin...

Dorr Plan Commission OKs rezoning from ag to rural estates

August 20, 2019

(From left) Joseph Edsall and Al and Wanda Talsma. The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening decided to recommend a rezoning for three parcels on 14th Street from agricultural to rural estates. Joseph and Michelle Edsall were asking for the rezoning in order to get ahead of the prospects of...

204-unit apartment complex project in Dorr Twp. halted

August 20, 2019

The crowd last year was huge for the hearing on a proposed apartment complex at 14th Street and 142nd Avenue. Plans for aa 204-unit apartment complex.on 34-acre parcel at 142nd Avenue and 14th Street have been halted, according to Dorr Township Planning Commission Chairman Bob Wagner. Wagner told his colleagues...

Local Right to Life activist Gabriella Lenhart dies at 85

August 20, 2019

Gabriella Lenhart, age 85, died Monday, Aug. 19. Gabriella was a devoted housewife and mother. She enjoyed playing the piano, reading, cooking for others, and her faith in God, attending St. Mary's Visitation Catholic Church and supporting Right to Life. She is survived by children Laura (Steve) Bird, Philip (Anita)...

Jayda Gale Distillery to close Aug. 31 in downtown Wayland

August 20, 2019

The Jayda Gale Distillery at the corner of Pine and South Main streets in downtown Wayland will close its doors on Saturday, Aug. 31, after five years. Owner Ryan Levett posted on facebook this afternoon, "...as in all great stories, chapters have to end before the next one begins. That...

Ranger Rick: So just what does the Second Amendment say?

August 20, 2019

In reading the Second Amendment, I find it easy to understand. I'm not a scholar or of legal background, but it is pretty simple to me: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall...

Month: August 2019