November 2020 – Page 3

And so it begins… the white stuff of the season cometh

November 24, 2020

The first real snow of the season arrived Tuesday morning, with flurries dropping all over West Michigan. Though there has been some indications of cold precipitation earlier this month, today's was the real deal. However, it isn't supposed to last very long and temperatures are expected to be in the...

Articles

Wayland board president may have won vote after all

November 24, 2020

Wayland Board of Education President Cinnamon Mellema may have been elected to a second four-year term after all. First reports had her finishing fifth in a race for four open four-year seats. However, results certified Monday showed her in fourth place, ahead of newcomer Jason Shane. The officially tally on...

Wayland schools proposed solar project still on hold

November 23, 2020

There were some misgivings about the proposed solar project expressed by members of the Wayland Board of Education Monday night. Patrick Poer and Kelly Hipskind, co-founders of SunfundED of Indianapolis, Ind., proposed earlier this month that the district sign on to a 25-year agreement, promising a savings of between $6...

Hamburger Soup provides a hearty, inexpensive meal

November 22, 2020

by Kathy Hamman Miller This Hamburger Soup recipe is tomato based and filled with ingredients for ease and convenience. It keeps hot long after the burner is shut off for your stragglers that are still coming in, and it's something you can freeze up the leftovers for later use. In...

Ramblin’ Road: Goddess of repair delivers Karma to me

November 22, 2020

by Phyllis McCrossin As I’m writing this, it is a quiet Sunday afternoon. Well, it feels like an afternoon. It’s actually 11 a.m., but King is watching football, which back home doesn’t begin until afternoon. So my ingrained sense of time is a little confused. We are camped high atop...

Graveside service at Hooker Cemetery for Donald Peet

November 22, 2020

Donald Lynwood Peet, age 85, died Friday, Nov. 20. He was born on Dec. 28, 1934, in Allegan. He was preceded in death by his parents David Sr. and Marion Nicolai Peet and his brothers David (Lois) Peet and Richard Peet. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday,...

Back to the drawing board for Leighton road funding?

November 21, 2020

There are no plans now for any kind of revenue raising for Leighton Township roads in the wake of the failure Nov. 3 of the one-mill request. Citizens' Road Committee Chairman Steve Shoemaker T hursday evening in a virtual meeting presented some statistics about the proposal for increased funding for...

GR man arrested in Wayland now faces cold case charge

November 20, 2020

A 44-year-old Grand Rapids man arrested for assault earlier this month in a domestic disturbance at a Wayland home now is a suspect in other cases through the use of DNA evidence. Richard Adams was arrested Thursday evening by Wyoming police and arraigned Friday. Authorities say they believe he kidnapped...

Wayland NHS collects food for pantry, despite Covid

November 20, 2020

Wayland Union High School National Honor Society students held a food drive that ended early because of the Covid, but were still able to collect more than 200 canned goods almost 40 (36 to be exact) jars of peanut butter to help the food pantry at Project Hope in Dorr.

Allegan County’s Covid-19 deaths now reported at 19

November 20, 2020

The Allegan County Health Department Friday announced the county has had 19 deaths as a sult of the Coronavirus pandemic that began last March. That number is three more than what was reported Tuesday. A total of 3,219 cases has been reported, with 98 patients now being hospitalized. A total...

Month: November 2020