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Service for Kay VanderPloeg, 68, will be Thursday

April 4, 2016

Kay E. Vander Ploeg, age 68, of Wayland, died Monday, April 4. Kay is survived by her husband Robert Vander Ploeg; her children: Connie (Buck Green) Berg, Corey (Stephanie) Vander Ploeg, and Keith (Maggie) Vander Ploeg; her 10 grandchildren and one great-grandson; her step-brother Duane Austin; and many nieces and...

Service will be Wednesday for Verna Mabee, 89, of Dorr

April 4, 2016

Verna Rose (Bekkering) Mabee, age 89, of Dorr, formerly of Grandville, died Saturday, April 2. Verna was a member at Carpenter's House Outreach Church. Verna is survived by her children: Jim Bekkering, Judy Mulligan, Verla (Larry) Isenhoff, Chris Bekkering, and Tim (Dawn) Bekkering; her 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; her...

Former Dorr woman Delores Gregersen, 88, passes

April 4, 2016

Dolores M. Gregersen, of Battle Creek, formerly of Dorr, died Thursday, March 24. She was born to Charles and Sarah (Newman) Bourdo on Nov. 18, 1927, in Orangeville, She was the third of four children in her family as she was raised alongside her older brothers, Todd and Lawrence, and...

Early morning fire routs residents near West Maple, North Main

April 4, 2016

An early Monday morning fire routed the people living inside in the 100 block of West Maple Street in Wayland, but all were able to escape safely. Fire authorities said the fire was reported just before 6 a.m. Monday by passerby Ashley and Brady Forcier at the apartment building near...

Monday Moanin’: We must avoid bearing false witness against Muslims

April 3, 2016

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ The Ten Commandments (from Exodus Chapter 20) …15"You shall not steal. 16"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 17"You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife or his...

The Muck Starts Here: Here’s how we can win the War on Terror

April 3, 2016

by Barry Hastings I'd like to connect you with a book that will, perhaps, open your eyes, regarding the new 100-year war we're fighting (though very incompetently) at the moment. If you don't read further, remember the name of this book, and please, read it — Sir Basil Liddell Hart's,...

WHS robotics team wins All-Star Rookie award in contest

April 3, 2016

The Wayland Robotics team No. 6090 was named Rookie All-Star Team at the district competition of the FIRST Robotics at East Kentwood High School Friday and Saturday. This is the first year Wayland has fielded a robotics team. The Wildcats were rated 15th among the 40 teams in the district...

Former State Rep., Senator Edgar Fredricks dies at 73

April 3, 2016

Former State Rep. and State Senator Edgar J. Fredricks, 73 of Byron Center, died Thursday, March 31. Ed graduated from Holland Christian High School, Calvin College and earned master's degrees in history and sociology from Western Michigan University. He served as the American Vice Consul to the American Embassy in...

‘Bowling Alone’ reason for no-shows at casino spending forum

April 2, 2016

There was more than a little bit of consternation last Monday night about the absence of anyone from the public at a special school board hearing on spending priorities for funding from the Gun Lake Casino. Some on social media have declared school officials guilty of deliberately avoiding public input...

Mother Nature’s day after April Fool’s Day is cruel joke

April 2, 2016

It was the day after April Fool's Day, and Mother Nature had a cruel joke in store for West Michigan. Despite area weather forecasters predicting just one to two inches of snow, we got about three inches of the white stuff, according to a variety of disgruntled residents. Holly Hanson...

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