Month: September 2019

Thin ranks, youth challenges for Hopkins C-C at jamboree

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Jasmine Fisher ran for four years at Hopkins. Her younger sister Hannah led the Vikings Wednesday. It was a rough O-K Silver Conference opener for Hopkins Wednesday at the home course of Wyoming Lee. The Vikings boys were unable to field a full team and were missing top runner Todd...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Sept. 7, 1994 The first Hopkins High School varsity football team, 1949. Back then they were called the Blue Devils. Greg Dykstra was granted approval to rezone 10 acres of property just...
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Two doubles teams win, but ‘Cats drop 6-2 match to Otsego

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The Wayland High School boys' varsity tennis team lost 6-2 to Otsego Tuesday in a non-league match. Winning for the Wildcats: • No. 3 doubles, with freshman Elijah Kincaid and sophomore, Mark Musgrave, who defeated junior Eli Saucedo and freshman, Dylan Chandler  6-2, 3-6, (10-7). No. 4 doubles, with freshman...
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Wayland Fall Fun Fest’s successor approved for Oct. 26

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Anthony Winters Wayland’s Fall Fun Fest may have died a couple of years ago, but the founder of the “This Is Wayland” web page is spearheading an effort for a special day Saturday, Oct. 26. Anthony Winters told the Wayland City Council Tuesday evening he wants to establish a five-kilometer...
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Wayland boy donated handicapped accessible wheelchair

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The story about a Wayland boy's handicapped-accessible van that was destroyed by an uninsured driver crashed into it apparently has a happy ending. Graham Tomson, 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Tomson, learned that Laura Jergens of Springfield, just outside of Battle Creek, heard about the story from WOOD-TV...
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Ranger Rick: It’s life, not books, that taught me all I’ve learned

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Ranger Rick has lived many years and has earned everything he has.  Nothing given to him other than what was earned either with his own two hands or brain (some people doubt the brain part as they don't believe I have one!). Such is life — win some, lose some. ...
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Former State Rep. candidate to run for drain commissioner

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Mark Ludwig Mark Ludwig, a Fennville area farmer who unsuccessfully challenged incumbent State Rep. Mary Whiteford in the 80th District in 2018, is now setting his sights on the post of Allegan County Drain Commissioner. Such a move is not unprecedented, as former 72nd District State Rep. Ken Yonker won...
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Five ‘cold spots’ challenge Wayland appearance, economy

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"Shutters and boards cover the windows of the house where we used to live." — Jerry Wallace, 1964  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… three of the best things to happen to Wayland over the last several years are the coming of the Millwrights & Carpenters Training...
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Columns

One Small Voice: The joy of finding rare and strange things

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These are weird second-hand finds that just need to be shared (the Facebook Group). It's an awesome place to visit. by Lynn Mandaville I’m sure it began innocently enough.  Somebody, shopping a local thrift store somewhere in these fine United States, stumbled across an oddity he couldn’t explain.  Maybe it was...
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