Month: November 2022

Dr. DeWeerd grand marshal of Christmas parade Dec. 3

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Dr. Michael DeWeerd Dr. Michael DeWeerd has been selected this year’s Wayland Christmas Parade Grand Marshal. A spokesperson for the Wayland Chamber of Commerce said, “Dr. DeWeerd has a lifelong heart of appreciation for our community.” DeWeerd, a 1968 graduate of Wayland High School, was one of the first paramedics...
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Hopkins native’s luncheon and service is Wednesday

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Grace Eliza (Tuttle) Thorpe, 85, of Allegan, died Friday, Nov. 11, at the Wings of Hope Home in Allegan. Born Aug. 22, 1937, in Hopkins Township, she was the daughter of the late Harry Sullivan Tuttle and Cora Eliza (Parmalee) Tuttle. Grace worked for quite awhile at Holiday Floral delivering...
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Columns

Yes It’s True: I fight giving politicians free publicity

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Woody Allen "Eighty percent of life is just showing up." — Woody Allen Long ago, but not far away, the late, great Wayland Globe Editor and Publisher Irvin P. Helmey taught me a lesson about cropping pictures that I’ve never forgotten. It must have been in 1974, when I received...
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Articles

Two new school trucks price rises by 15 percent

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School board student representative Ava Makowski One good example of how prices have risen of late surfaced Monday night at the Wayland Board of Education meeting. Patricia Velie, assistant superintendent for finance and operations, told the school board that $80,000 had been aside months ago for buying two new maintenance...
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Life celebration Wednesday at VFW Hall for Ben Lewis

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Emery Benjamin Lewis Sr., age 84, of Wayland, died Sunday, Nov. 13. He was born on Oct. 2, 1938, in Wayland, to Theodore R. and Margaret Lewis.  Emery married Henrietta Chrisman on March 4, 1961. Emery served in the U.S. Navy.  He retired from General Motors. Survivors include his wife...
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Three former local stars play hoops at Cornersone

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Kennedy Helderop Stephanie Ainsworth Three former Hopkins and Wayland High School basketball stars now are teammates on the Cornerstone University women’s basketball team. They are point guard Kennedy Helderop of Hopkins, a senior, and sophomores Parrish Hudson and Stephanie Ainsworth, both from Wayland. Helderop led the team last year with...
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Taken from a recipe from the past: Chicken rice Roger

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This recipe was copied from a recipe card my Grandmother had written out for me as it was and continues to be a family favorite. So, if you're looking to warm up your kitchen these cooler days with a great tasting meal and wonderful smells, this will turn out to...
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Funeral Tuesday in Byron Center for Larry DeVries

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Larry I. DeVries, age 80, of Dorr died Friday, Nov. 11. Larry was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Joan; sons, Todd (Deb) DeVries, Jeff DeVries, Greg (Melanie) DeVries, Dan DeVries; grandchildren, Dillon DeVries, Katie (Kyle) Ackerman, Jaret (Anaka) DeVries, Sara DeVries, Nic DeVries,...
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Gun Lake Tribe has a lot of big ideas ahead for growth

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The north-south corridor of the U.S.-131 expressway between Bradley and Wayland may well become a hotbed of commercial and residential activity. Its rural character just might be transformed. Officials from the Gun Lake Casino’s investment arm, Gun Lake Investments, recently were interviewed by MiBiz, and said the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of...
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Sports

Veteran teacher, coach to guide Viking JV softball

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Lisa Gauthier has been hired as the new Hopkins junior varsity softball coach for the 2023 season, assisting varsity coach Amy Bishop Funk. Gauthier, who is not new to the program, was jayvee softball coach from 2007-2009 and 2017-2019, and said she is excited to be back. Gauthier is in...
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