May 2022 – Page 10

Wayland Board Treasurer announces her resignation

Justin Hudson Karyll Russell The Wayland Union School District this year is losing two of its top three administrators and now two members of the Board of Education. The latest…

Editor May 9, 2022

Obituaries

Service will be Wednesday for Florence Eylander, 93

Florence (DeHaan) Eylander, age 93, of Wayland, died Saturday, May 7. Florence was born Oct. 23, 1928, in Highland, Mich. She worked at Pine Rest for 25 years. She was…

Editor May 9, 2022

Obituaries

Funeral will be May 11 for Jim Keith of Shelbyville

Jim Keith died Saturday, May 7, at his home in Shelbyville. He was 90. He was born June 19, 1931, in Plainwell, the son of Walter and Dorothy (Beckwith) Keith.…

Editor May 9, 2022

Columns

Yes It’s True: Elderly banker helped get the sports scoop

Perhaps one of my greatest fears throughout life is being caught flat-footed when significant changes have occurred in our lives. I really do lose sleep when I come to the…

Editor May 8, 2022

Columns

Army Bob: Free speech is threatened by ‘New Media’

by Robert M. Traxler The First Amendment to our Constitution is in peril in the “New Media.” We have all witnessed the censorship of stories, people, and subjects that the…

Editor May 8, 2022

Columns

Everyone loves chocolate chip yummy cheesecake

(Makes one 9-inch cheesecake)Preheat oven to 300°20 finely crushed creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies.4 tablespoons melted margarine or butter.3 - 8-ounce packages of softened cream cheese.1 - 14 ounce can Eagle…

Editor May 8, 2022

Sports

Ian Thompson owns 200; ‘Cats win Hopkins Invite

Ian Thompson Senior ace sprinter Ian Thompson had another big day Saturday, as Wayland boys won the Hopkins Invitational and the girls were runners-up. Thompson set a new school record…

Editor May 7, 2022

Articles

County candidate asks Koch not to prosecute abortion seekers, providers

Myrene Koch Austin Marsman Allegan County Commission candidate Austin Marsman today issued a challenge to Allegan County Prosecutor Myrene Koch not to prosecute any one for seeking or helping to…

Editor May 7, 2022

Features

WHS grad earns PhD in epidemiology from MSU

Sarah Brewer Sarah Brewer, a 2006 Wayland High School graduate, earned her doctorate in epidemiology from the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Saturday. She has been working part…

Editor May 7, 2022

Sports

Wildcats’ pitching, defense subdues Caledonia twice

The Wayland softball team used solid pitching and defense to subdue Division 1 opponent Caledonia twice in a doubleheader Saturday, 2-0 and 4-1. Senior ace Emma Ludema and freshman phenom…

Editor May 7, 2022