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‘Art Through the Eyes of a Child’ will be Tuesday at Baker

May 1, 2015

Baker Elementary School's art showcase, "Art Through the Eyes of a Child," will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 5. Baker Elementary was the recipient of a "Picturing America" grant, which has helped start and sustain the program. "Art has been an important facet of our school's...

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Army Bob: Defeat ISIS/ISIL now or deal with version 4.0 later

April 30, 2015

What is in a name? ISIS or is it ISIL or is it Islamic Terrorism or “The B Team?” Quite frankly there is a lot in the name we use to refer to the newest and fastest growing state in the world. The official United States government’s name for this...

Memorial service will be May 14 for WHS grad Wilda Fleser

April 30, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Wilda Fleser died Tuesday, April 28 at the Laurels of Hudsonville. She was 85. Wilda was born July 20, 1929, in Heppner, Ore., but grew up in Wayland and was a graduate of Grand Rapids Community College as well. She married Roger Fleser in 1948. He...

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...

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