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Mass of Christian Burial Monday for Leone Smith, 90

October 23, 2016

Leone Marie Smith, age 90, of Wayland, died Thursday, Oct. 20. Leone was born April 8, 1926, in Chicago. She retired from General Motors after 30 years. She volunteered countless hours to the Wayland VFW Post 7581, the elderly in Allegan County, and to St. Stanislaus. Leone was an amazing cook...

Hopkins honors its first 10 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees

October 23, 2016

About 125 people turned out Saturday evening to dine with and honor the first 10 selections to the Hopkins High School Athletic Hall of Fame. All nine of the athletic selections represent a different decade and there is another category for community service. A special committee of local citizens and...

Wildcats fall in 2nd round of soccer district tourney

October 22, 2016

The Wayland boys' varsity soccer team finished its 2016 season with a loss to Otsego in the second round of the district tournament. The Wildcats completed the season with a 2-8 record in the O-K Gold Conference and 4-14-1 overall. They beat Gull Lake 2-1 in an upset last Tuesday...

Wildcats conclude football season with 3-6 overall record

October 22, 2016

The Wayland High School varsity football team concluded its season with a 3-6 overall record, 2-4 in the O-K Gold Conference, The Wildcats Friday night were defeated 24-8 at Forest Hills Central in a nonleague contest. The host Rangers are headed for the post-season playoffs. Forest Hills led 7-0, 10-0...

Lady Wildcats have quality outing at county C-C meet

October 22, 2016

Hopkins cross-country coach Brooke Brenner said Friday evening that the Allegan County meet might be tougher than a regional. She might be right. The annual meet took place at the Martin Motor Sports Park Friday afternoon when the Saugatuck boys blew everybody else away with just 19 points and the...

Vikings end frustrating season in daring, but failed upset bid

October 21, 2016

It was a frustrating conclusion to a frustrating football season for Hopkins, which Friday night dared, but failed, to upset an 8-1 playoff team that went undefeated in the O-K Silver Conference. The Vikings took Kelloggsville down to the wire before losing 35-32 to this year’s league champion. What made...

Wildcat senior Zack Nieukoop plans to play at Davenport

October 21, 2016

Wayland senior center Zack Nieukoop today announced he will attend Davenport University next year and play basketball for the Panthers. Nieukoop, who also was looking at Ferris State University, will be playing NCAA Division II basketball in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which includes Ferris, Grand Valley, Northwood and Wayne...

Democracy Tree: Something is wrong with Trump women

October 21, 2016

by Amy Kerr Hardin Why would any woman support this boorish creep? Several months ago, I had the unique experience of my step-mom agreeing with me on a critical political issue. Married to my ultra-conservative father, who came to his political convictions at the intersection of his retirement and the birth...

50 WHS students inducted into National Honor Society

October 21, 2016

The Wayland High School chapter of the National Honor Society recently inducted 50 new members into the scholastic honors group in a ceremony at the Fine Arts Center. Chapter President Jon Seymour (at right) congratulates one of them.(Photo courtesy of Laurie Zywicynski)

Funeral Saturday for Florence Tuinstra, 88, of Shelbyville

October 21, 2016

Florence E. Tuinstra, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the age of 88. Born Aug. 5, 1928, to Duke and Edith (Dykstra) Leep, and raised in Martin, Florence was the youngest of seven children in her family, joining her older siblings, Clarence, Winifred, Charles, Clara, Joe, and Jennie. She worked alongside her...

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