May 2021 – Page 10

Lady Wildcats belatedly cut down the nets as champs

Members of the Wayland girls' varsity basketball team won O-K Gold Conference, District and Regional championships this past winter, but never enjoyed the traditional cutting ceremony they bring. So the…

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Editor May 12, 2021

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

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 15, 1996 Eighteen hot air balloons were spotted flying over Wayland…

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Editor May 12, 2021

One Small Voice: We must work together to beat fears

One Small Voice: We must work together to beat fears

by Lynn Mandaville The other day, as I was beginning another day of home schooling my grandsons, their father Randy (my son) firmly told the older one, Jack, that he…

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Editor May 12, 2021

Lady Wildcats in driver’s seat to regain O-K Gold title

With three doubleheaders left this season, the Wayland High School varsity softball team is closing in on regaining the O-K Gold Conference championship. The Lady Wildcats, on a mission this…

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Editor May 12, 2021

Martin High School grad Bret Sunnerville dies at 56

Bret Sunnerville, a 1982 graduate of Martin High School, died Monday, May 10, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born June 1, 1964, in Plainwell, the son of…

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Editor May 12, 2021

Henrietta Martha Zandstra of Gun Lake dies at age 100

Henrietta Martha Zandstra died Thursday, May 6, at the age of 100. She experienced the Great Depression, two world wars, advances in human rights, science and technology, so many things…

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Editor May 12, 2021

Community Notices

Hopkins state FFA reporter is national officer candidate

Stephanie Harvey of Hopkins, State Reporter for the Michigan FFA, has been selected as Michigan's National Officer Candidate! She will spend the upcoming months preparing for a rigorous selection process…

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Editor May 11, 2021

Wildcat boys take 4-3 mark into O-K Gold track meet

The Wayland boys’ varsity track team scored a resounding 97-39 victory over O-K Gold Conference rival Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills Tuesday, but the girls’ squad was defeated 86-51. The highlight…

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Editor May 11, 2021

Plan Commission gives OK to housing, storage plans

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening recommended rezoning for a proposed residential development on 133rd Avenue and approved a site plan for a second storage unit business on Reno…

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Editor May 11, 2021

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Allegan County Covid rates decline, but deaths are up

The death toll from the Coronavirus in Allegan County has climbed by four more since Friday, reaching a total of 138 since the pandemic began 13 months ago. However, statistics…

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Editor May 11, 2021