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Basura: A city slicker’s 1st ride, on a horse named ‘Threeway’

September 1, 2016

“The outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man.” Ronald Reagan I’ve been a city guy all my life, but on occasion, I have had the opportunity to ride a horse. As a kid, I always loved westerns, especially Hopalong Cassidy and The Lone Ranger....

EpiPen maker was same firm that sought Perrigo takeover

August 31, 2016

The company Mylan, which has been embroiled in a the very public EpiPen cost controversy, is the same one that last year failed an attempted hostile takeover of Perrigo, Allegan County’s largest employer. Mylan is the manufacturer of the EpiPen which is used to treat severe allergic reactions. The price...

Three former Wildcats listed on Hope College grid roster

August 31, 2016

Three former Wayland High School gridiron stars are listed on the Hope College football team's roster this fall. The trio are junior running back Mike Miklusicak and freshmen Mike Kelly and Macarty Carpenter. Miklusicak was the leading ground gainer on the 2012 Wildcat team that qualified for the playoffs. Kelly...

Wildcats edge TK to pick up 1st soccer triumph of the season

August 31, 2016

The Wayland boys' varsity soccer team Wednesday registered its first victory of the season by getting past O-K Gold Conference rival Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, 3-2. The game started with both teams battling and having a few good chances to take the lead. However, it was the Wildcats who pounced first...

Mass Friday for Herb Chevy mechanic Raymond Kamyszek

August 31, 2016

EDITOR'S NOTE: Mr. Kamyszek was not a lifelong resident of Hopkins, only a native. He lived in Wayland for most of his life, at the corner of Elm and Church streets. Apologies. Raymond Stanley Kamyszek, a longtime Wayland resident and 41-year employee as an automotive mechanic at Herb Chevrolet, died...

Bygone Days: A look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 231

August 31, 2016

25 Years Ago — Sept. 4, 1991 The Allegan County Reapportionment Committee voted 3-2 to reduce the number of commissioners from 13 to nine. Prosecutor Andrew Marks, Clerk-Register of Deeds Joyce Watts and County Republican Party Chairman Jack Petit voted affirmative, Democratic Party Chairman Kenneth Pardee and Treasurer Fred Edgerton...

Hopkins boys’ soccer team drops O-K Silver opener, 3-1

August 31, 2016

The Hopkins boys' varsity soccer team had its overall season record evened at 2-2 Tuesday with a 3-1 loss to Belding. It was the O-K Silver Conference opener for both squads. Joe Bala scored the Vikings' lone goal for the game match in a row. Connor Kukulies came up with...

Christina Golm takes 3rd job since leaving Henika Library

August 31, 2016

Former Henika District Library employee Christina Golm is on the move again. Golm, former coordinator of projects, technology and community outreach at the Henika District Library, has taken a job with Merced College in California. Since leaving Wayland, she has served director of the Patmos Library near Hudsonville and as...

Wayland schools’ Finance Director Bill Melching resigns

August 31, 2016

Wayland Union Schools' Finance Director Bill Melching has resigned. Melching has served the district for six years, beginning in the 2010-11 academic year, when he succeeded Jim English. He was hired at a salary of a little more than $100,000 a year as director of finance and operations. His current...

Ranger Rick: Eventually, the welfare parasite will kill its host

August 30, 2016

Think back to years ago in Wayland, if you are age 45 or older, to a time when you knew when to come home for dinner because you heard the 5 o’clock whistle blow for the shift change at Pet Milk. This was years before what it is now called....

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