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Next year’s Wayland school public improvement projects outlined

November 9, 2015

Wayland Schools Finance Director Bill Melching Monday night outlined proposed summer 2016 projects that will be funded by the public improvements fund. The fund, which annually amounts to about $675,000, is used primarily for repairs, upgrades and replacements of facilities and equipment. It is paid for by revenue sharing from...

Pre-school bond issue work progressing, though quietly, slowly

November 9, 2015

Progress on putting together a facility needs assessment for Wayland Union Schools is slow and quiet, but Finance Director Bill Melching told the Board of Education Monday night there may be a meeting on the topic Monday, Nov. 30. The needs assessment, being conducted by Tower Pinkster Architects of Grand...

Wayland High School student-athlete arrested for credit card misuse

November 9, 2015

A Wayland High School student-athlete was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 3, and released on $500 bond the following day in Kent County. John Gohn, 17, has been charged with credit card fraud, specifically Financial Transaction Devices (FTD) illegal use/sale. Gohn, who was listed as 6-foot-3 and 180 pounds, was a member...

Wayland High School debaters sweep Sailor Classic Tournamemt

November 9, 2015

The Wayland High School varsity debate group took first through fourth places in the team competition and six of the top ten individual awards at the Sailor Classic Debate Tournament Saturday at Rockford, hosted by Muskegon Mona Shores. Coach Andrea Brown said, "they gained valuable experience as well as multiple...

Wildcat varsity hoops teams help special needs students

November 9, 2015

Student athletes from the Wayland varsity boys and girls basketball teams assisted with a program called “No More Sidelines” hosted at the WUHS gym. No More Sidelines is a non-profit organization, run by volunteers, committed to helping children and young adults with special needs in the community. They provide children...

Monday Moanin’: Inept management doomed Detroit Public Schools

November 8, 2015

By Jeff Salisbury The Michigan Legislature is still debating Detroit schools’ future as the state-run deficit grows under three governors’ control. The Detroit Public Schools is in even bigger financial trouble than previously thought, according to a state report filed this week. In its June 2015 quarterly report on school district...

Yes It Is, It’s True: More chaff, not wheat, from the Internet, Part 3

November 8, 2015

I've already posted two "Yes It Is, It's True columns on the subject of flat-out lies told and distributed widely on Facebook. I like to note them, store them and then share them with readers. I'm not as thorough as Snopes.com, but sometimes I see and read things that I...

Wildcats’ Cheri Ritz officially receives Coach of the Year award

November 8, 2015

Wayland varsity softball coach Cheri Ritz this weekend officially was presented with the Coach of the Year plaque for 2015 from the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association at its banquet and ceremony. Ritz this past spring guided the Lady Wildcats to their second Division 2 state championship, the first...

Barry Hastings: Contemplations on the passing of a faithful friend

November 8, 2015

by Barry Hastings People in our neck of the woods, along the banks of the old Thorney-apple River in central Barry County, lost a fine friend and a good man last Friday evening when Mike Brown gave up the ghost after a short (it seemed much longer), but fierce, battle...

Perry Carter 62nd in state C-C race; Jon Zuiderveen is 160th

November 8, 2015

Wayland High School senior Perry Carter closed out his high school cross-country career by finishing 62nd in the state Division 2 championships Saturday at Michigan International Speedway. Carter, who was clocked at 16:43.9, was joined in the race by junior teammate Jonathan Zuiderveen, who finished 160th with a time of...

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