May 2020 – Page 4

Yes It’s True: John Tuinstra is Dorr’s ‘Mr. Hypocrisy’

May 22, 2020

For an editorial writer like me, Dorr Township Board Trustee John Tuinstra presents the gift that keeps on giving. Anyone who has read Townbroadcast for a spell understands that I’ve taken pen against his behavior and decisions often for a long time since he was first seated in 2012. Tuinstra...

Columns

Army Bob: Use of masks helps liberate us from home

May 21, 2020

by Robert M. Traxler To mask up or not to mask up is the question we are all faced with in the latest pandemic in my lifetime. The SARS, Asian Flu, Hong Kong Flu, Bird Flu, Swine Flu and others many others, Ebola, AIDS, “Common Flu” to name a few...

WHS Class of 2020 honored in special parade for grads

May 21, 2020

Along the parade route near downtown. The Wayland High School Class of 2020 was supposed to graduate Thursday evening, so the Grad Bash members decided, in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, to have a special parade for the graduating seniors on West Superior Street to East Superior to Wildcat...

Guest Column: Absentee voting – Is it right for you?

May 21, 2020

by Mary Lou Nieuwenhuis, Leighton Township Clerk Mary Lou Nieuwenhuis First, I am neither an advocate for or against the issue. My mission is to provide some clarification for voters. It is up to you to decide what is right for you in the August primary and November general elections....

Coronavirus takes former Hopkins businesswoman

May 21, 2020

Norma Louise (Butler) Kerber, 82 of Hopkins, died of the Coronavirus Tuesday, May 19, at Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming. Born May 2, 1938 in Orangeville Township, she was the daughter of the late Harold Butler, and the late Opal (Armentrout) and Carl Golle. Norma was the wife of the...

Top academic WHS Class of 2020 grads announced

May 21, 2020

Wayland Union Schools has announced its top academic graduates for the Class of 2020, with grade point averages of 4.0 and higher (Summa Cum Laude) • Jamie Murray will attend the University of Michigan this fall. She was a member of the National Honor Society, GSA, Forensics and Debate Team. •...

Dorr Twp. Plan Commission OKs 2 special use requests

May 20, 2020

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday in a virtual meeting approved two requests for special use permits. One was a request from Black Gold Transport Inc. to construct and operate an asphalt, concrete or similar refining and manufacturing plant on the east side of Dorr Commerce Drive. It was approved,...

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

May 20, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 24, 1995 Letter carriers Matt Gilbert and Renee Chachulski were featured in a photo and story about the U.S. Postal Service empoyees’ food drive campaign. Area police agencies, including the Wayland...

Monterey Twp. plans virtual Memorial Day ceremony

May 20, 2020

While most area communities have canceled their Memorial Day parades and ceremonies, Monterey Township plans do its observances via the virtual route. Supervisor Henry Reinart said citizens can go to https://tinyurl.com/y7fvexn6 to get in to watch the services, which will get under way Monday, May 25.

Five Wayland School Supt. finalists are identified

May 20, 2020

Pat Velie Four of the five finalists for new Wayland Union Schools superintendent are women, but only one currently is a superintendent. The Wayland Board of Education Monday night selected the five candidates among 29 applicants who will be interviewed Saturday, June 6, to succeed Norman Taylor, who will retire...

Month: May 2020