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Area Memorial Day activities, ceremonies announced

May 17, 2015

Memorial Day will be observed Monday, May 25, with ceremonies and activities planned for the Wayland, Hopkins, Martin and Dorr areas. The following is a rundown on activities and ceremonies planned for Monday: Wayland Military honors ceremonies will take place at local cemeteries at 8:15 a.m. at Hooker, 8:30 a.m....

Yes It Is, It’s True: Try Charles Ives for ‘Decoration Day’

May 17, 2015

“I would like to meet a woman who knows the difference between Burl Ives and Charles Ives.” — James G. Wasserman When some serious music maven insists the United States has never produced a quality and truly American classical music composer, I always respond with two words: Charles Ives. I...

Barry Hastings: Softball memories — Hope dashed, re-born

May 17, 2015

Eight and one-half months earlier, our 1982 fast-pitch softball season had ended in the kind of disaster coaches, managers and players dread — two beatings in four hours on the first day of competition, the dreary job of packing up gear, the long ride home (knowing you came nowhere near...

Former Lady Wildcats catcher helps Alma win regionals

May 17, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Kayla Merice had really good weekend at Lake Forest College in Illinois. Merice, a junior, affectionately known as “Boots” while she was a Wildcat catcher, is a key member of the Alma College Super Regional championship squad that swept a doubleheader Saturday with the host squad....

Lady Wildcats lose 2-0 in Ann Arbor softball tourney semis

May 16, 2015

The Wayland girls' softball team Saturday was not able to to take the championship trophy the star-studded Ann Arbor tournament, as it has so often in recent years. The Lady Wildcats went 5-1 on the day, dropping a 2-0 decision in the semifinals to St. Clair Shores Lake Shore. The...

WHS boys 7th, girls 11th in Division 2 regional track meets

May 16, 2015

The Wayland boys’ track team finished seventh among 15 teams Friday at the Division 2 track regionals at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. The Wildcats, who finished the season in second place in the O-K Gold Conference, scored a team total of 36 points, edging out Stanton Central Montcalm by...

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Lady Vikings finish in 4th place at Division 3 track regionals

May 16, 2015

A powerful Pewamo-Westphalia girls’ track team captured the Division 3 regional championship Friday at Kent City and Hopkins placed fourth. The champions amassed 179 points in the meet, Grand Rapids West Catholic had 103, Grandville Calvin Christian 74 and Hopkins 67. The Lady Vikings were just coming off winning their...

Service will be Friday for former Wayland man David Wright

May 16, 2015

David Victor "Curly" Wright, 53, of Pierson, formerly of Wayland, died Thursday, May 14, at his home. Born in Grand Rapids on Dec. 12, 1961, he married Caren L. Cook on Sept. 16, 2000, and he enjoyed riding his Harley-Davidson either alongside his wife and with family and friends, as...

Memorial service for Linda Dykstra will be held here May 24

May 16, 2015

The funeral for Linda Dykstra, wife of Wayland City Planning Commissioner Sam Dykstra, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the O'Guinn Family Funeral Home in Clio. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 24, at Wayland Christian Reformed Church. Friends may call at the church that...

Viking boys win Division 3 regional track title to end big week

May 16, 2015

It’s been a big week for Hopkins boys’ track coach James Kiss. His Vikings last Monday won the O-K Silver Conference championship and they took Division 3 regional championship Friday at Kent City. The Vikings scored 98 team points, six more than runner-up Grand Rapids West Catholic and 16 more...

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