2022 – Page 2

Viking Charlie Brown bowl champ; team wins tourney

Charlie Brown Hopkins bowler Charlie Brown III was the individual champion Monday at the Allegan/South Haven tournament. He and his Viking teammates came back a day later to capture first…

Editor December 27, 2022

Sports

Lady Wildcats capture 3rd place finishes in 2 tourneys

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team took part in two tournaments Monday and Tuesday. Both days the Lady Wildcats qualified third and lost in the semifinal round of match play.…

Editor December 27, 2022

Community Notices

Gun Lake/Wayland area teen missing since Sunday

Malik Miller, a Gun Lake area teen-ager, has been reported missing since Sunday afternoon. According to reports on Facebook, he was last seen “swan diving out of the living room…

Editor December 26, 2022

Columns

Yes It’s True: Who will buy when we’ve lost many jobs?

“But nobody seems to notice, nobody seems to care.” — The late great comedian George Carlin “There ain’t nothin’ I can do about it.” — The Supremes in 1967 with…

Editor December 26, 2022

Obituaries

Former Martin Variety Store co-owner dies at 94

Longtime Martin resident Evelyn Pearl Shook died Friday, Dec. 22, at Stanford Lodge in Plainwell. She was 94. She was born May 5, 1928, in Detroit, to Wilber and Nancy…

Editor December 26, 2022

Sports

Wayland boys’ bowlers take 1st in holiday tournament

The Wayland boys' varsity bowling team captured first place in the 10-team Allegan/South Haven tournament Monday afternoon at Spectrum Lanes. The Lady Wildcats placed third. Coach Sherry Miklusicak said of…

Editor December 26, 2022

Sports

Five area basketball teams off to winning starts for ’23

Five of the six basketball programs for Wayland, Martin and Hopkins are enjoying the Christmas break with winning records. The Wayland boys are 4-0, the first time that’s happened in…

Editor December 26, 2022

Columns

Salted caramel popped corn can be stored for a week

by Kathy Hamman Miller Preheat oven to 200 degrees Ingredients: 3 3/4 quarts or 15 cups popped corn 1 cup brown sugar packed 1/2 cup oleo or butter 1/4 c…

Editor December 25, 2022

Features

One WHS student to join State Honors Choir concert

Andrew Hinds Wayland High School will have one representative on the Michigan State Honors Choir when it has its annual concert Jan. 21 at DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids. Sophomore…

Editor December 25, 2022

Features

How bad was Christmas Week Blizzard of 2022?

Local weather watchers and broadcast meteorologists were attempting to assess the collective damage of the "Christmas Week Blizzard" Thursday, Friday and Saturday and making comparisons with the infamous Blizzard of…

Editor December 25, 2022