Both Martin boys’ and girls; basketball teams came up with Southwest Athletic Conference victories Friday night at Coloma. The Clipper boys staged a furious comeback to register a 61-58 victory and improve their season record overall to 3-0. The Lady Clippers took their season debut, 46-40, over the Comets. The boys’ squad trailed 34-21 at […]
Louise Walters, 74, died Friday, Dec. 7. Louise worked at Laurels of Sandy Creek for 25 years. She loved her job taking care of people and her co-workers. She is survived by her children, Barb (Richard) Kelch, Donna Hess, Debbi (Alex) Phipps, Denise Van Gessel; grandchildren, Heather, Robbe, Ben, Bryce, Melinda, Paul, William, David, Richie,
The Hopkins varsity basketball team cruised to its second win in two outings this season Friday night, 77-36 over West Michigan Aviation Academy. The nonleague triumph followed an impressive 65-52 decision over a 2-0 Hamilton outfit Tuesday evening. The Vikings will be back in action Tuesday evening, Dec. 11, on their home court against Comstock
Essential Oils that I recognize: Motor. Hashish. Olive. — (attributed to me) . . . I was dreaming about snorkeling. There are so many interesting fish and other forms of marine life. I’ve been very fortunate to have seen so much. I’ve seen mega fauna (whale sharks, mantas, manatees, tarpon, Goliath groupers). I also greatly appreciate
Hopkins senior Hunter Lewellyn was named by the Associated Press to the second unit of the Division 5-6 all-state football team. Meanwhile, Wayland senior defensive back Caleb Wolf was named to the second unit of the Division 3-4 all-state squad and senior linebacker Austin Ordway was honorable mention. Lewellyn was the go-to guy in the
The Wayland High School girls’ varsity bowling won 26 -4 over O-Gold Conference rival Wyoming Wednesday, but the boys’ team fell 27.5 to 2.5. The Lady Wildcats’ Baker games of 119 and 116 were high enough to win, their second in two starts. “Those will need to improve against some of the tougher teams,” commented boys’
The Gun Lake Casino revenues to the Local Revenue Sharing board totaled more than $2.26 million for the period from April 1 to Sept. 30 this year. The State of Michigan received $5,221,249, and GLIMI, an economic development entity, received $1,566,375. “This revenue sharing distribution validates development decisions made by Tribal Council and casino management
After oil/natural gas, what is the next vital resource nations will go to war over? Food, mostly grain crops. Grain is easy to produce, transport and store, if you have the proper soil, seed, equipment and climate. Grain feeds animals and makes bread, cooking oil, burned for heat, and fuel for transportation (ethanol), also the
Susanna “Sue” (Marcinek) Christman,of Allegan, died Monday, Dec. 3, at Bronson Hospital, Kalamazoo. She was 78. Susanna was born on Aug. 8, 1940, in Wayland, the daughter of Edward and Adeline (Pawlowski) Marcinek. She was an active member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Allegan. She graduated from Western Michigan University with both undergraduate and
Emily Goodman, age 93, died Monday, Dec. 3. She is survived by her children; Larry (Jayne) Goodman; daughter-in-law, Clara Goodman; 7 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 21 great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Harold and Treasure Swartz; husband, Clare M. “Tucker” Goodman; son, Clare H. Goodman and sister, Lillian
