Month: April 2024

2nd school forum again attracts sparse crowd

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It was Round Two of community forums for the Wayland Union School District, and this time the community attendance was even more shabby than the first time. Only five people showed up to a program Tuesday in Dorr intended to talk about progress on the $49.7 million bond project passed...
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Funeral mass will be Thursday for Lucy Fifelski, 100

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Lucy Fifelski, age 100, died Monday, April 29, at the Laurels of Sandy Creek in Wayland. Lucy was born to Frank and Josephine Marcinek on Oct. 19, 1923. She was the second youngest of eight children. She was a lifetime member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, where she was baptized...
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Private graveside service is later for Keith Butcher

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Keith Robert Butcher, age 79, died at his home in Shelbyville. Keith loved reading, traveling with Kathy, and animals - especially horses. He loved going to horse shows with his granddaughters. Keith loved his family and loved being a grandpa. Keith is survived by his wife, Kathy Butcher; children Erin...
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U of M Health Center ribbon cutting will be Tuesday

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University of Michigan Health-West will be host for a ribbon cutting ceremony from noon to 1 p.m. for its new Wayland Health Center at 1113 West Superior St. The new center, which reflects a $10.4 million investment in the Wayland community, is more than 75 percent larger than the former office, at...
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Grandma’s Recipe Box: From the ‘Delectable Delights’ cookbook

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Wayland Fire Chief in hospital after cardiac emergency

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City of Wayland Fire Chief Jim Stoddard is a patient at the Butterworth campus of Corewell Health Systems in Grand Rapids. Stoddard had a medical emergency Friday while driving a vehicle to attend a wedding. He received immediate attention and was taken to Butterworth as a result. The Wayland Fire...
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Former Wayland State Police officer John Kool dies

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John P. Kool, 93, died Friday, April 19. John served in the U.S. Navy and as an officer for the Michigan State Police, at the Wayland post in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a loyal friend and a hard worker with a servant's heart. He worked as...
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Columns

In local sports, that was the positive weekend that was

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I hereby declare the weekend of April 26 to April 28 the best in news for Wayland, Hopkins and Martin High Schools. It seemed so many positive developments occurred, all within the span of 24 hours. In all the years I’ve covered or watched sporting events for all three neighboring...
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Obituaries

Celebration of life for Dick Miller of Dorr is Aug. 15

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Vector version of my own calligraphy Richard D. Miller husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather died quietly at his home in Dorr late Thursday evening. He was 93. Dick started his life on the Miller family farm in Hopkins under the watchful eyes of his late parents, Maynard and Edna Bender...
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Lady Vikings capture TK softball invitational crown

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Hannah Brinks wheels and deals. Junior hurler Hannah Banks threw a one-hit shutout at Grand Rapids Covenant Christian Saturday and then kept Middleville Thornapple Kellogg at bay in the nightcap to highlight Hopkins’ championship performance at the Thornapple Kellogg Invitational. The Lady Vikings bested Covenant Christian 4-0 and then turned...
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