A huge number of school districts and other services were called off again for Tuesday because of a snow storm that dumped at least a half foot of snow on West Michigan Monday and because of severe record-breaking cold temperatures. Wayland Union Supt. Norm Taylor as of Monday evening had called off school for both […]
The much-maligned weatherman and weatherwoman weren’t kidding when they told everybody there was a big winter storm a-comin’ Monday. There were differing prognostications, some suggesting 8 to 12 inches of the while stuff, others 7 to 11 and the most optimistic 6 to 10. Just about every school district in West Michigan called it a
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. I have long maintained that the two most important functions of elected government are to solve problems and be a fair referee. Unfortunately, I found the Wayland City Council lacking in its performance last Tuesday evening. The council unanimously
I was so tempted to begin this piece by saying no one is happier than I that Donald Trump has blinked first in the standoff that is the government shutdown that began 35 days ago. But that would be wildly inaccurate. There are 800,000 federal employees who were, prior to Friday last, not receiving paychecks
In the last column we took up the topic of preparedness and getting through a potentially dangerous situation caused by a man-made or natural disaster. The comments on the column agreed that we need to be prepared and that taking a few steps to prepare can save a life in the unlikely situation we find
Sandy Corner, 75, of Wayland, died at her home Sunday, Jan. 20. Born Nov. 28, 1943, in Galien, she was active in Relay for Life, enjoyed making quilts, crafts, traveling, but her love in life was her family and friends. She is survived by her husband, James W. Corner of Wayland, four sisters, two brothers,
The two biggest athletic victories this academic year for Wayland, and I had the misfortune, or rather lack of foresight, to miss ’em both. Yes, I confess to my non-presence at the Wildcats’ huge overtime upset of Grand Rapids Christian. I confess that beforehand I didn’t give the local boys much of a chance against
The Hopkins boys’ varsity bowling team took first place in the Zeeland Baker Invitational heldSaturday at Fairlanes in Grandville. The Lady Vikings rollers finished fifth among 14 teams at the same time. The boys qualified eighth among 18 teams going in to bracket play after ten games. They beat Calvin Christian in the first round
With 21 points in Central Michigan’s 71-61 win Saturday over Eastern Michigan, Presley Hudson (2,023) surpassed Crystal Bradford (2,006) to become CMU’s all-time career scoring leader. She also holds the Chippewas’ record for career assists and three-point field goals and the single game scoring record (43 points). Hudson, daughter of Wayland High School head varsity
Margaret “Maggie” Bott, sister of the late Helen Jane Helmey, died at age 102 in Grand Rapids Friday, Jan. 18. Mrs. Bott often spent Saturdays working in the office at the Wayland Globe. Maggie was a former president of the Ladies Literary Club, a Civic Theater member and longtime contributor of the Grand Rapids Symphony.
