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WHS grad Elmer Straub named to venue post with the Detroit Pistons

November 30, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Elmer Straub has been named the new senior vice president of venue management for the Detroit Pistons. Straub, who started in his new post in New York at the Billboard Touring Conference with a new boss, will be in charge of the Palace of Auburn Hills,...

‘Punch Drunk’ ukulele band to visit next Rabbit River folk gathering

November 30, 2015

Punch Drunk, a ukulele band full of energy and pizzazz, will be guest performer at the next Rabbit River folk gathering at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Vibrant Grains restaurant and Bakery, 142 S. Main St., Wayland. Band members are John French, Sara Wagner and Chuck Deyo. They have played...

Architects identify facility needs for Wayland schools; bond issue likely

November 30, 2015

Representatives from Tower Pinkster Architects of Grand Rapids have added a previously overlooked item in the Wayland School Board’s facility needs assessment — Pine Street Elementary. Steve Hoekzema, speaking on behalf of three Tower Pinkster reps present for a special meeting Monday night, told the board the buildings across Pearl...

Monday Moanin’: Some thoughts about being thankful for ancestors

November 29, 2015

By Jeff Salisbury When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself. — Tecumseh Thankful this holiday weekend...

The Muck Starts Here: Our founding fathers weren’t particularly religious

November 29, 2015

by Barry Hastings Contrary to the belief of many (not most) American citizens, this nation was founded on a political, not a religious basis, as witnessed by Article 6, Section 3, of the original Constitition; and Amendment 1 of the ten articles of amendment known as, "the Bill of Rights."...

Dorr girl, 10, recuperating in hospital after bone marrow transplant

November 29, 2015

Ten-year-old Lilly Vanden Bosch of Dorr is recuperating today at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids after undergoing a bone marrow transplant. Lilly was diagnosed two years ago with aplastic anemia, a rare blood disease that can be life threatening. She recently had a recurrence, which prompted the transplant....

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 193

November 28, 2015

EDITOR’S NOTE: Because of generosity of longtime history maven Linda Stoepker, who opened at the doors of the Then & Now historical library Saturday afternoon, there is a “Bygone Days” column this week. It was delayed because Then & Now was closed Wednesday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. 25 Years...

Unusual on-line ‘confession’ explains power outage at Reno Drive

November 27, 2015

Power was out along Reno Drive for more than an hour Friday evening, affecting Harding's Market and Do-It-Best Hardware. The cause of out the outage was "confessed" on Facebook by Lisa Harnish of Hopkins, who said a truck and trailer driven by her husband, Larry, struck a power box. Ms....

Funeral for Bob Nakken, 77, will be Monday at Wayland Calvary Church

November 27, 2015

Robert L. Nakken, age 77, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Nov. 25. Bob retired after 36 years as a tool and die maker from General Motors. He drove school bus for Hopkins Schools for 10 years. For 25 years he was Uncle Bob the Gospel Clown. Evelyn and Bob volunteered with...

Hopkins Girl Scout’s recycling project for a bench is a success

November 27, 2015

Heidi Gilder, a student in the Hopkins school district, has realized her goal of collecting enough plastic caps and lids to make a bench that will be donated to a Hopkins elementary. Gilder led the charge for a Girl Scout project to recycle plastic caps. She appeared last June before...

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