The Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team lost 70-44 Tuesday night to Jenison in a non-league contest. The Lady Wildcats had a rough start and a horrible ending. They fell behind 18-10 after one quarter and were down 33-22 at the half. They were still hanging in there at the end of three, 48-36, but were […]
Byron Center boys Wednesday came up with a night to remember in their 29-1 rout of Wayland with plenty of record-setting performances. The Bulldogs, rolling on their home lanes, put at least five scores on the state’s high score record book for this school year and three of those were scores that took over first
by Austin Marsman The Martin girls came close again to beating neighborhood rival Delton, but came up three points short Tuesday in a 48-45 verdict. “We played great with the exception of a few missed free throws and layups” commented coach Doug MacVean. Faith Guritz dropped in 13 points to lead Martin and Kiaya Warner
25 Years Ago — Feb. 10, 1993 Local school superintendents indicate they don’t believe Gov. John Engler’s plan to solve public schools’ financial woes will work. James Cooper of Hopkins said, “We have to get away from property tax dependency.” Bob Brenner said Wayland would lose almost $3 million in three years and Iris Williams
The Gun Lake Tribe announced today that its contract with Station Casinos LLC to manage the Gun Lake Casino expired Tuesday, Feb. 6, pursuant to federal Indian gaming law limiting the term of management contracts to seven years. “This is a significant milestone because we are taking another step toward complete self-sufficiency as a tribal
Danny Dreyer, 59, of Newaygo, died Jan. 30 at home with his wife at his side, under the care of Spectrum Health Hospice. The son of Richard and Gladys (Fielstra) Dreyer, he was born July 27, 1958 in Grand Rapids, he was a 1977 graduate of Hopkins High School. Surviving are his wife, Ramona Dreyer;
Linda Marie (Snyder) Stein, died Monday, Feb. 5, at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital. Linda was born July 16, 1952, daughter of Glen and Clara Snyder of Dorr. Linda graduated from Wayland High School in 1970, and attended nursing school at GRCC. She married Jim Stein on Oct. 4, 1975. Linda loved her community and church, offering many
“No good deed goes unpunished” — American dramatist Clare Boothe Luce, as well as an oft-quoted proverb. I really did feel like a 197-pound weakling Tuesday when I failed in several attempts to replace my auto license plate. I was unable to “lefty loosey” the nuts and bolts holding the plate in place. I enlisted
The Allegan County Sheriff’s Department has announced there will be no charges filed in connection with a complaint involving a trapped dead feral cat Jan. 25 at Sandy Pines west of Dorr. Allegan Central Dispatch received a call about a deceased cat found in a “live” trap on the grounds of the Sandy Pines Resort
A bunch of Jenison sharpshooters came to town and spoiled the Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team’s Parents’ Night celebration. The visiting quintet drained no fewer than 14 three-point field goals en route to a 84-65 non-league victory over the homestanding Wildcats to lower their overall season record to 6-9. The visiting Wildcats improved their overall
