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Service will be Saturday for Robert Veldkamp, 65

January 24, 2017

Robert Veldkamp, age 65, of Wayland died at his home Saturday, Jan. 21, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Bob was born June 18, 1951, in Grand Rapids,to Bert and Rose Veldkamp who preceded him in death. Bob served his country in the Army during Vietnam. He worked for Morrison...

Ranger Rick: How did Obama’s net worth get so huge?

January 24, 2017

It has been reported that President Obama’s net worth as of when he leaves the White House is $12.2 million. If that is true, he receives $400,000 per year as president. $400,000 x 8 = $3,200,000. He was senator for about one minute before he started his presidential quest, so...

Service for Dorothy Adamczyk, 92, will be Tuesday

January 23, 2017

Dorothy Margaret Adamczyk, age 92, of Hilliards died Thursday, Jan. 19, at Metro Hospital, Wyoming. She was born on February 6, 1924 to Stanley and Bessie (Rybiski) Hilaski in Hopkins. Dorothy was a life-long member of St. Stanislaus Church, a member of the Altar and Rosary Society for 66 years,...

Wayland High School’s robotics season under way

January 23, 2017

The Wayland Wildcat Robotics team is in its second year and the group upis off and running! Members are in their second week of the "build" season. The team consists of 20 students with several dedicated mentors helping and is coached by Keith Kohtz. They have a total of xix...

Courtney Osborn hired as Dorr kindergarten teacher

January 23, 2017

Dorr Elementary School has hired Courtney Osborn as the new kindergarten teacher. She started in January and replaced Jerry Faulkner, who recently retired. She was previously the extended day preschool teacher at Dorr. She is a 2008 graduate of Wayland High School, played softball and ran cross country at Wayland....

Pine Street Spelling Bee winners announced

January 23, 2017

Pine Street Elementary held its annual spelling be Wednesday, Jan.18. The first place winner was Summer Morrison and Jacob Cutler was runner up. Both students will advance to the Allegan County Spelling Bee at Wayland Middle School Feb. 16.

Columns

Army Bob: The time has come to annihilate ISIS

January 23, 2017

by Robert M. Traxler The Battle of Mosul, Iraq, a city as large as Detroit, has been joined in force since Oct, 16, 2016. President Obama has been heralding its success since then; American media has sporadically covered the battle, mostly reporting on successes. Let’s look at the battle from...

Presley Hudson MAC Player of Week for 3rd straight time

January 20, 2017

Wayland High School graduate and former all-state basketball player Presley Hudson has been tearing up with the Mid-American Conference this month. Hudson, daughter of Wayland High School boys' varsity basketball coach Mike Hudson, was named MAC Player of the week for the third straight week and she leads the league...

Sports

Vikings boys and girls both lose to Calvin Christian in hoops

January 20, 2017

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team came up on the short end of a 72-61 score at Grandville Calvin Christian Friday night. The Vikings, with the loss, fell to 3-6 overall on the season and their record in the O-K Silver Conference is 2-2. Calvin Christian now is 6-2. Curtis Opatik...

Clippers’ bad night at free throw line costly in 41-40 loss

January 20, 2017

The Martin boys' varsity basketball team absorbed its first loss this season in Southwestern Athletic Conference divisional play, dropping a 41-40 heartbreaker to Bloomingdale. The Clippers were hampered at the free throw line, making only three of nine attempts. Bloomingdale, meanwhile, cashed in on 10 of 15 at the charity...

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