Month: February 2021

Hopkins graduates receive WHAC bowling accolades

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Hopkins High School graduate Brenden Gossman (center, cover photo and at right) was named to the all-conference second team Saturday at the Wolverine-Hoosier Conference tournament, in which his Concordia team placed second. He also was showered with Champions of Character accolades. Another Hopkins grad, John Ryan, received honors bowling for...
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Ramblin Road: Time flies when you’re traveling a lot

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by Phyllis McCrossin The view outside our camper window. It’s the last day of February. Where did the past five months go? When we arrived in California in November, our twin grandsons asked almost every day, “Are you staying five months? That’s a long way away, isn’t it?” They don’t...
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Covid wreaking havoc on Wildcat boys, girls seasons

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The Ludema girls, one a junior and the other a freshman, and their family were involved in the effort to return to action this winter. The Coronavirus has been wreaking havoc on the Wayland High School basketball program over the past couple of weeks, as the Wildcat ranks have been...
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Columns

One Small Voice: What does this pandemic teach us?

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Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes How do you measure?  Measure a year? In daylights? In sunsets? In midnights? In cups of coffee? In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife In five hundred twenty-five...
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Sports

Hopkins boys move to 4-2 in O-K Silver with victory

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Freshman Ellie Sebright led the Lady Vikings with nine points vs. Kelloggsville. The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team lifted its overall season record to 6-3, 4-2 in the O-K Silver Conference, with a 66-52 victory over Kelloggsville Saturday afternoon. The girls' squad didn't fare as well, dropping a tight 40-37...
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Celebration of life March 4 in Wayland for Sally Resner

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Sally Ann Resner, age 79, of Wayland, died unexpectedly Thursday, Feb. 25. Sally retired in 2008 from her role as supervisor at Kent County Juvenile Detention Center. Sally loved to go to the casino, go fishing, and cheer on her Lions and Spartans. Most important, she loved her family; they...
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Former WHS teacher Jerry Nelson dies in California

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Word has been received of the death Jan. 8 in California of former Wayland High School teacher Gerald Lee Nelson. He was 79. Mr. Nelson, who taught biology, science, speech and English at Wayland in the 1960s and 1970s, was born on May 9, 1941. There was no information about...
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Sports

Kalamazoo Christian gives Martin teams a bad night

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Friday night was a most unpleasant experience for the Martin boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams, as both fell below the .500 mark at 3-4 overall with defeats at Kalamazoo Christian. The Lady Clippers absorbed their worst beating in a long time while dropping a 57-22 decision. The boys' contest...
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Area firefighters, animal control rescue horse in pond

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Allegan County Animal Control officers and members of the Yankee Springs-Wayland Fire Department Friday morning responded to a distress call from a Wayland Township to rescue a horse that fell through ice into a pond. Emergency personnel were successful. (Photo courtesy of Dan Miller)  
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Please stop turning a health crisis into a political issue

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ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. "The purpose of gummint is to create a healthy bidness climate." — The late great columnist Molly Ivins quoting a Texas legislator. "The purpose of government is to solve problems and be a fair...
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