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Bygone Days: A historic look at this area’s events, Part 238

October 19, 2016

25 Years Ago — Oct. 23, 1991 The county-wide 911 emergency call program will begin Oct. 29 and county dispatchers are urging residents to call the number once to assure their names, addresses and numbers are included in the system. The City of Wayland has learned it has received a...

Service Friday for retired TK educator Audrey Whipple, 83

October 19, 2016

Audrey June Whipple age 83, of Wayland, died Sunday, Oct. 15. She was born June 9, 1933, in Graafschap, MI. Audrey attended Holland High School, Lake Michigan College and Grand Valley State University. She taught for many years in the Thornapple-Kellogg School district until her retirement in 2001. Audrey is survived...

Burial service planned later for Joan Harmsen of Hopkins

October 19, 2016

Mrs. Joan W. Harmsen, 83, of Hopkins, died Monday, Oct. 17. She is survived by her children, Rick and Linda Harmsen, Herman and Rose Harmsen, Isabell "Chris" Harmsen, Terri and Denny Noel; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; her best friend, Gloria Brandstat; and her faithful dog, Banjo. She was preceded...

Upset! Wildcat soccer team shocks Gull Lake in districts

October 18, 2016

The Wayland boys' soccer team pulled off an upset in the post-season district tournament at Richland Gull Lake. The Wildcats, who last week completed the regular season with a 3-13-1 overall record, edged host Gull Lake, a team with a record of 7-7-2, by a 2-1 count. They had twice...

Wildcat boys, girls both end up 6th in O-K Gold C-C

October 18, 2016

The O-K Gold Conference championship meet was held Tuesday afternoon at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids and Wayland boys completed the meet and the season in sixth place. The girls’ squad also finished sixth in the league championship meet while GR Christian won it and East Grand Rapids was runner-up....

Mass of Christian Burial Saturday for Laura Junglas of Dorr

October 18, 2016

Laura Anna (Homrich) Junglas, 95, of Dorr, died Monday, Oct. 17. Laura was born March 13, 1921, in Byron Center to Raymond and Anna Homrich. Laura had such a strong Christian faith which was evident in her character and servant heart, always putting others first. She opened her heart and her home to all....

Dorr Township Plan Commission re-elects officers

October 18, 2016

The Dorr Township Planning Commission unanimously elected all officers and noted tentative plans to have the seven-member group restored to full strength. Re-elected were Chairman Robert Wagner, Vice Chairman Robert Traxler and Secretary Rich Osbun. Dan Beute was selected as the backup secretary to record minutes in the event Osbun...

Three residents appointed to rebooted City Tree Board

October 18, 2016

Three local residents applied to be members of the rejuvenated Wayland City Tree Board and all three were approved Monday night by the Wayland City Council. Kyle Croy, Gail Hollinger and former Mayor Burrell Stein all were appointed to join Councilwoman Tracy Bivins, DPW Superintendent Cole Lutz, and Arborist Mike...

Wayland Schools considers hiring critical incident guru

October 18, 2016

The Wayland Board of Education is considering hiring Thomas Mynesberge of Critical Incident Management Inc. to provide training for administrators and Staff in emergency protocols and response. Security Officer Matt Miller recently recommended the school board consider Critical Incident Management to evaluate district facilities for physical security and management of...

Councilman Sloan must run for seat as a write-in Nov. 8

October 18, 2016

Because of a glitch, Wayland City Councilman John Sloan will have to run for his seat as a write-in for the Nov. 8 general election. Sloan was appointed in March 2015 to serve out the remainder of the term of Ron Kobish, who left the city for a new job....

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