2021 – Page 92

Celebration of life planned Saturday for Neola Martin

Neola Marie (Trumbull) Martin, 84, died Tuesday evening, May 18, at her home in Martin. Born Feb. 4, 1937, in Calhoun County, the daughter of Max and Dora Trumbull, she…

Editor May 20, 2021

Obituaries

Graveside service for Robin Cornell will be held Friday

Robin Cornell, age 56, died Saturday, May 8. She is survived by her mother, Pearl (Ed) Trojanowski; siblings Kevin (Deb) Cornell, Sue (Allison) Budnick, Chuck (Wahnita) Cornell, Brian Cornell; stepsiblings…

Editor May 20, 2021

Sports

Oops! She did it again! Ludema no-no streak hits 3

Make that three in a row for Wayland junior pitcher Emma Ludema. She surpassed Johnny VanderMeer’s legendary feat of throwing back-to-back no-hitters Wednesday by throwing her third, the last two…

Editor May 19, 2021

Sports

Squires prove they’re the class of O-K Silver softball

The Hopkins varsity softball team Wednesday found out the hard way which team is the class of the O-K Silver Conference. It’s Calvin Christian, which delivered the lady Vikings a…

Editor May 19, 2021

Features

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 22, 1996 The top 10 academic students for the Wayland High…

Editor May 19, 2021

Community Notices

Martin, Hopkins, Wayland set Memorial Day parades

Memorial Day parades will return to the in-person variety in Wayland, Hopkins and Martin Monday morning, May 31. Wayland The annual Memorial Day parade will begin at 11 a.m. at…

Editor May 19, 2021

Obituaries

Services planned for Friday for Annetta Snyder, 80

Annetta Snyder, age 80, died Monday, May 17. She is survived by her children Nick (Carla) Washburn, Audrey (Dave) Kuipers, Levant Snyder; grandsons Dustin (Sarah) Kuipers and Curtis (Jennifer) Kuipers.…

Editor May 19, 2021

Sports

Ludema tosses 2nd straight no-hitter; Wildcats sweep

In Major League baseball lore, one of the most astonishing feats was Johnny VanderMeer’s back-to-back no-hitters for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938. That impressive feat was matched and even surpassed…

Editor May 18, 2021

Articles

Dorr Plan Commission to do vision meeting July 20

After a delay of more than a year because of Covid-19, the Dorr Township Planning Commission finally will have its visioning meeting for a proposed new master plan on July…

Editor May 18, 2021

Columns

Ranger Rick: His Majesty hates the 1st Amendment

Prince Harry is upset with one of our cherished rights — that of free speech. He and Megan were interviewed by Oprah Winfrey and trashed the Royal Family using the…

Editor May 18, 2021