April 2023 – Page 3

Monterey Twp. native Doris Schmidtman dies at age 94

April 26, 2023

Doris L. Schmidtman, age 94, died Sunday, April 23, at Grand Brook Memory Care in Wyoming, MI. She was born on Dec. 7, 1928, in Monterey Township, along with her identical twin sister, Dorothy, to George and Grace (Gates) Krause. Doris married Richard V. Schmidtman on April 5, 1952, in...

Graveside Memorial will be May 6 for Lavina Dunlap

April 26, 2023

A graveside memorial for Lavina Dunlap will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 6, at Poplar Hill Cemetery. She died died Monday, Feb. 27, at the Allegan Medical Facility, two days shy of her 87th birthday. She was born March 1, 1936, the daughter of Peter and Martha Graczyk,...

Viking boys defeat 3 O-K Silver foes in quad meet

April 25, 2023

Both the Hopkins boys’ and girls’ track teams have been on somewhat of a roll of late. The Vikings captured first place in the Watervliet Relays last Friday night and the guys went undefeated in an O-K Silver Conference quad meet Tuesday. The ladies beat Calvin Christian 90-33 and Comstock...

Vikings sweep Sparta to go to 5-0 in O-K Silver softball

April 25, 2023

COVER PHOTO: Pitcher Hannah Brinks in a discussion with coach Amy Funk. Madison Schwartz Hannah Brinks fired a two-hit shutout and her Hopkins comrades delivered 16 hits in an 8-0 opening game victory Tuesday afternoon at Sparta. The Vikings came back to take game two 8-5. Brinks, a sophomore, yielded...

Visitation is Monday for veteran Daniel Herrington

April 25, 2023

Daniel Herrington of Plainwell, died Monday, April 24, at the age of 81. He was born on Aug. 29, 1941 in Kalamazoo, the son of Bernard and Luella (Kebert) Herrington. He grew up in Alamo and moved to Gun Lake around the age of 9 and graduated from Delton High...

Wildcats score 16 runs twice to sweep Kenowa

April 25, 2023

The Wayland varsity softball team pushed its O-K Gold Conference record to 4-0 and its overall record to 11-2 Tuesday afternoon by sweeping a doubleheader against Kenowa Hills. The Lady Wildcats scored 16 runs twice, winning 16-0 and 16-1, with pitchers Harmony Laker and Maddi Ludema throwing a one-hitter and...

Funeral will be May 12 for Barbara Cole, 94, of Dorr

April 25, 2023

Barbara Jean (Blain) Cole, age 94, died Monday, April 24, at the Allegan County Medical Care Community, where she had resided for the last several years. Barbara was born in Grand Rapids on July 31, 1928, to Sam and Naomi Blain, who preceded her in death. Barbara literally married the...

‘Any Room’ sales business is moving to Caledonia

April 25, 2023

The “Any Room” sales business located next to the No. 1 Chinese takeout restaurant on Pearl Street will have its last sales date in Wayland today, until 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 25. A spokesperson for the store said, "Bittersweet to officially share the news! Thanks to your continued support these...

We must set in motion a chain reaction for schools

April 25, 2023

ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. We must set in motion the chain reaction that starts with approval of a new high school swimming pool. A “yes” vote for the May 2 bond proposal also will cause needed renovations...

Hopkins High School grad Susan Smith dies at 69

April 25, 2023

Susan Ann Smith, 69 of Pullman, died Saturday, April 22, after a long battle with cancer. Born Jan. 5, 1954, in Hastings, she was the daughter of the late Richard J. Smith and Gertrude Roberta (Cole) Smith Merbs Hitchcock. Susan graduated from Hopkins High School in 1972. She worked at TruHeat...

Month: April 2023