January 2023

Vikings now 10-4 overall after Saugatuck road win

January 31, 2023

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team scored a non-league victory on the road Tuesday night with a 56-29 decision at Saugatuck. The Lady Vikings, however, fell 32-25 in a defensive struggle at Allendale and saw their overall record fall to 10-4. The winners grabbed a 9-2 lead in the opening...

Wayland FD quickly puts out a rural home blaze

January 31, 2023

The Wayland Fire Department was summoned Tuesday afternoon to a structure fire at a single-family dwelling in Wayland Township. Upon first arriving, crew members reported heavy smoke with fire coming from the rear area of the residence. Personnel quickly deployed hose lines to make an interior attack and was able...

Service will be Friday for Ardis Badger-Jimenez

January 31, 2023

Ardis Badger-Jimenez, age 88 of Wayland, died Jan. 30. She was closely associated with the Gun Lake Band of Potowatomis. She is survived by her daughters Leslie (Dave) Studey, Dee Anne Badger, Gail Overbeck; stepchildren Daniel (Norma) Jimenez, Elizabeth (Noe) Alonzo, Linda Anaya (Nic Palumbo), Hector (Concha) Jimenez, Dina (Rocky)...

Special widowed persons luncheon slated for Feb. 13

January 31, 2023

A Widowed Persons Valentine's Day Grief Support and Luncheon will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at the Dorr Township Library, 1804 Sunset Drive, off 18th Street. Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services and Emmanuel Hospice are co-sponsoring the event. Special speaker Ashley Huisman from Emmanuel Hospice will give a presentation...

‘Hopkins Got Talent’ contest Feb. 4 has been canceled

January 31, 2023

The "Hopkins Got Talent" competition scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, has been canceled. Contest Director Jacob Oaster sent a district-wide e-mail stating, "Unfortunately, due to low turnout (of registrations) this year, the Hopkins Vocal Music Boosters (the group that hosts HGT) have regrettably decided to cancel the competition. There ended up being less than...

Wayland boys take out Ottawa Hills on the lanes

January 30, 2023

The Wayland High School varsity boys’ bowling team took out Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills Monday by a 22-8 count. Ottawa rolled its highest baker game of the year with a 190 game to Wayland’s subpar 119. “I wasn't worried and knew we would come back and that we did with...

Most Gun Lake Winterfest events are Saturday, Feb. 18

January 30, 2023

Preparations are being made for the annual Gun Lake Winterfest, which is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 18, with most events taking place at the Gun Lake Park at 124th Avenue and Marsh Road. There is a variety of events planned for the whole day, and already there have been several...

Dorr Township names top firefighter for year 2022

January 30, 2023

Congratulations to firefighterJesse Berens for being awarded the 2022 Dorr Township Fire Department Firefighter of the Year. Chief Gary Fordham (at right) said, "Jesse has spent countless hours this past year in training, taking classes to get his MFR medical license, participating in many community events, and of course running...

Columns

Yes It’s True: Internet outage prompted memories

January 29, 2023

This past weekend’s widespread Internet outage prompted memories of when I first began to work on these newfangled devises called computers. Yes, young folks, we oldsters in the journalism business used to type or even write our stories in cursive and have some typesetter then handle our copy before we...

Crock pot style hamburger stew is old fashioned treat

January 29, 2023

by Kathy Hamman Miller Hamburger stew is a simple old fashioned comforting dish that has plenty of beef and veggies, making it perfect for this cold weather. They’re definitely going to want seconds! Ingredients: 3 lb. bag of small baby gold potatoes around 2 inches in size or cut into...

Month: January 2023