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No services scheduled for Geraldine Sodman, 90, of Dorr

April 30, 2015

Geraldine "Joyce" Sodman, age 90, of Dorr died peacefully at Trillium Woods in Byron Center Wednesday, April 29. She was born on Feb. 25, 1925. According to her wishes no services will take place at this time and interment will take place in Bath Cemetery, Bath, MI at a later...

Joe’s Way back in business, but faces suit for keeping name

April 30, 2015

Joe’s Way Pizza is back in town, and not everybody is happy about it, particularly Uccello’s Restaurant. Uccello’s insists that Stefano Levant, owner of the pizzeria, has violated an agreement that he not open up a restaurant with that name within three miles. Levant sold his Joe’s Way business in...

Hopkins citizens rally around racial slur victim Jalen Kisner

April 30, 2015

Several people associated with the community of Hopkins and the Hopkins Public Schools are rallying around Viking senior Jalen Kisner, recent victim of a racial slur applied to his vehicle, by offering a reward to catch the perpetrator. Kisner, who will graduate in less than a month as a star...

O-K Gold to lose 2 schools, but gain 3 new members

April 30, 2015

The O-K Gold Conference will undergo some heavy changes in membership, starting with the 2016-17 athletic fall season. The league will say good-bye to Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, which is leaving for the White, and to Grand Rapids Catholic Central, which will move to the Blue. The league at the...

Wildcat boys’ track team bounces back from loss Tuesday

April 29, 2015

The Wayland boys' track team bounced back from defeat Tuesday to take an 84-53 O-K Gold Conference dual meet victory from Grand Rapids Catholic Central. The Wildcats won 13 out of the 17 events and were led by double winners Macarty Carpenter, Lee Anderson and Justin Fleser. The Lady Wildcats...

Lady Wildcats edge Hastings to lift overall record to 6-4-1

April 29, 2015

The Wayland girls' soccer team claimed its second O-K Gold Conference victory this week with a 1-0 squeaker over Hastings. The victory, only 24 hours after the Lady Wildcats upset Grand Rapids Catholic Central, pushed coach Ben Sleeman's group to a 6-4-1 overall record and 3-3 in league play. Sleeman...

Carol Miller wants Harleys at VFW for her celebration of life

April 29, 2015

Carol (LaFountain) Miller of Wayland died Tuesday, April 28. She was 61. Carol cherished the long lasting friendships she maintained, and would want her friends to know that she is holding their hands in heaven, just as they held hers in the final weeks. Carol enjoyed camping, mushroom hunting, playing...

Hopkins grad Michael Dykstra to attend Harvard Med School

April 29, 2015

Michael Dykstra, a 2010 graduate of Hopkins High School, has announced that he will be attending Harvard Medical School in the fall. “I am thrilled to get involved in the vast research and global health opportunities available there,” Dykstra posted on Facebook Wednesday. He is the son of Vibrant Grains...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 163

April 29, 2015

25 Years Ago — May 2, 1990 There was no information available at the Then & Now historical service in Dorr this week because the May 2 edition of the Penasee Globe was missing. We are sorry for the inconvenience. 50 Years Ago — April 28, 1965 A public meeting...

Wildcats place 3rd in latest Gold boys’ golf jamboree

April 29, 2015

The Wayland boys’ golf team placed third in the latest O-K Gold Conference jamboree, with Thornapple Kellogg as host. The Wildcats carded a team score of 182. Grand Rapids Catholic Central won it with a 168 and Hastings was runner-up at 174. Wayland was lead by Nick Losinger with a...

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