Month: December 2022

Teacher, wrestling coach Jody Tyner dies after stroke

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Wayland Middle School social studies teacher and assistant varsity wrestling coach Jody Tyner died Saturday at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was 52. Tyner joined the Wayland Union Schools faculty in 2007. He graduated from Middleville Thornapple Kellogg High School and earned his bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan...
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One Small Voice: Dorothy DeWeerd exuded integrity

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by Lynn Mandaville It happens all too often to me lately due to my CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) that I have a day when I overexert myself, then wind up sleeping away the better part of the next 36 hours. On those “sometimeses,” as happened today, I feel like Rip...
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Visitation Friday, funeral Jan. 7 for Dorothy DeWeerd

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(From left) Dorothy DeWeerd, current Mayor Jennifer Antel and Sandy Scheib earning awards for community service. Word has been received of the death Wednesday of longtime community activist Dorothy DeWeerd, whom Townbroadcast called Wayland's "Iron Lady." She was 94. Born March 28, 1928, she was the daughter of Dr. and...
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Presenting 2022 in review: That was the year that was

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is the editor's analysis of the now dearly departed year 2022: Local schools went through controversial year Samantha Ball Tim Reeves The trials and tribulations of the three local school districts in Northeast Allegan County made up the biggest stories...
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Former Wayland schools official fired by Kalamazoo

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James English A former Wayland Union Schools administrator was fired Wednesday by Kalamazoo Public Schools for what school board members called making inappropriate decisions without proper oversight. James English, 55, who served as assistant superintendent for finance and operations under Supt. Evior Swan until 2010, had been assistant superintendent for...
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Army Bob: China still gets a free pass from the environmentalists

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by Robert M. Traxler Reports and photos of “tanks” facing protesters in Shanghai China hit the media for a short time on Nov. 30, but it did not fit the media’s narrative of China. Up and running for a few hours before people actually looked at the photos used in...
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Celebration of life later for Gary Helder of Gun Lake

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Gary Lee Helder of Gun Lake, Shelbyville, died Monday, Dec. 26 at age 72 after a short illness with liver cancer, while visiting family in California. Gary graduated Calvin College in 1972 and worked for Blue Arrow Truck Lines early in his career. Later, he worked for Hertz Rental Cars...
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Memorial service set for Vietnam vet Lloyd DeYoung

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Lloyd John DeYoung Jr., 80, died Sunday, Dec. 25. He was born Aug. 19, 1942, to Lloyd Dr. and Henrietta DeYoung. Lloyd was able to fix anything, from remodeling, woodworking, car repairs, building a 1923 T-bucket hot rod from the ground up. He enjoyed RC plane flying, fishing, and hunting...
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Celebration of life will be Jan. 7 for Robert Jackson

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Robert Walter Jackson, age 75, of Wayland, died Sunday, Dec. 25. He is survived by his children Brad (Connie) Jackson, Thomas (Christy) Jackson, Cheryl (Jared) Koenig, Wade (Nathan) Tomson; 17 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Jackson. Visitation with...
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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) This picture of the Blizzard of 1918 was taken north of Martin. 25 Years Ago— Dec. 29, 1997 The Globe’s front page collage of pictures was of the Grooters Development Co.’s factory building in Watson Township,...
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