Month: September 2021

Lady Vikings win in 3 sets over O-K Silver foe Belding

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The Hopkins varsity volleyball team Thursday evening improved its O-K Silver Conference dual match record to 4-1 with a three-set victory over Belding, 25-16, 25-15 and 25-23. Individual statistical leaders: • Assists: Corrie Wisser 23, Maya Kerber 3. • Kills: Kate Cleypool 10, Avery Roxbury/Mady Weber 6, Maya Kerber 5,...
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Columns

Army Bob: Ranger Rick is a casualty of woke culture

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by Robert M. Traxler Part of the fallout from my friend Ranger Rick’s resigning under pressure from penning his Townbroadcast column is that he was a foil, a shield from the predictable attacks from the liberal/socialist movement. Ranger Rick wore proudly the mantle of a right-wing zealot; he has said,...
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Wildcats win awards in Debate Day competition

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Wayland Union High School Wednesday was host for Debate Day, the first in-person debate for the West Michigan Legislative Debate League. Students competed in two workshop sessions to strengthen their debating skills and then held a chamber where they argued two pieces of legislation. Wayland Debaters continued their strong tradition...
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Allegan County K-6 school mask orders are rescinded

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The Allegan County Health Department today announced it has rescinded its school mask order over fears continuing the policy could result in loss of state revenue. The Health Department in August issued an order for all school districts to require masks for all students in grades K-6 because children at...
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Funeral is Monday at St. Therese for Maria Amato

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Maria Antonia Amato, age 78, died Tuesday, Sept. 28. She was born March 28, 1943 in Alcamo, Trapani, Sicily, to Pietro and Vitria Lombardo. She moved to the United States in 1962 and married Castrenze “Steve” Nov. 19, 1966. Maria was an amazing wife, mother and grandmother. She loved cooking...
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Editorial

More evidence surfaces for the Curse of Bobby Layne

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As the Lions enter the 2021-22 season in Year Two of the Plague and the 63rd year if futility under the Curse of Bobby Layne, I thought our scrappy new coach, Dan Campbell, was a breath of fresh air after the dour Matt Patricia with a pencil in his ear...
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Lady Vikings 4th, boys 5th in latest Silver jamboree

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The Hopkins girls’ varsity cross-country team Wednesday finished fourth among six teams competing in the latest O-K Silver Conference jamboree at the South Christian High School athletic complex. The Lady Vikings picked up 73 points, well ahead of Comstock Park and North Pointe Christian, but well in back of meet...
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Community Notices

Illnesses at Homecoming dance still being probed

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The Wayland Union School District is getting a lot of media attention this week, but probably not the kind local officials would like. Virtually all West Michigan TV media outlets Wednesday reported that two high school students were hospitalized after falling ill Saturday night at the Homecoming dance. Local police...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Sept. 30, 1996 Wayland High School in the mid-1960s. Area school administrators are poring over Michigan Assessment Program (MEAP) results that just came in. Former Hopkins Board of Education Trustee Christine Schwartz...
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Lady Clippers win 5-set volleyball thriller at Coloma

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The Martin High School varsity volleyball brought home the win over Coloma Tuesday night. The Lady Clippers won three out of five sets... 20-25, 25-19, 25-20, 17-25, 15-13.
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