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Sizzling Caledonia golfers win nonleague match with Wildcats

April 15, 2015

The Wayland boys' varsity golf team absorbed its first dual match defeat this season Wednesday when Caledonia took a 155-178 nonleague decision. Caledonia had three of its players shoot in the 30s. Zack Paavola and John Nise both fired a 38 and Adam Alkema shot 39. Nick Losinger led the...

Funeral will be Saturday for Michael Klinkner, 52, of Wayland

April 15, 2015

Michael A. Klinkner, 52, of Wayland, died of cancer Tuesday, April 14. Mike worked for Parker-Hannafin in its automotive division as a project engineer. Ford Mustangs were a passion of Mike's. He enjoyed the outdoors; hunting, fishing and snowmobiling. Some of their favorite times as a family were camping and...

A couple of Dorr boys from the 1960s honored by WHS

April 15, 2015

A couple of “Dorr Boys from the Sixties” shared the honor of induction into the Wayland High School Alumni Hall of Fame Wednesday evening. The two received their honors during the annual Scholastic Honors Night, recognizing all Wayland High School students who have earned at least 3.5 grade point averages...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 161

April 15, 2015

25 Years Ago — April 18, 1990 Byron center developer Klaus Knoll was turned down in his second attempt to have an agricultural parcel rezoned to residential in Hopkins Township. More than 100 petitioners have asked Leighton Township officials to regulate more strictly the operations of Smith Sand and Gravel...

Steeby 3rd-graders taking good care of ‘Kevin the Quail’

April 15, 2015

Danielle LaJoye’s third grade classroom at Steeby Elementary has a most unusual class pet – Kevin the Quail. LaJoye last November had 30 Coturnix Quail eggs delivered to her class so her students could study the different functions and parts of an egg. They kept the eggs in an incubator...

Wildcat golfers tie for 2nd, but finish 4th in first Gold meet

April 15, 2015

Nick Losinger fired an excellent nine-hole score of 38 to capture individual medalist honors in the first O-K Gold Conference golf meet of the season Tuesday afternoon. Wayland tied for second place with Hastings and Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, as all three teams carded a 170 total, but the Wildcats ended...

Wayland schools’ food quality ranks No. 2 with Niche

April 15, 2015

Wayland Union Schools has received a No. 2 ranking from Niche for best food. Best Food ranks 3,868 school districts based on district spending statistics and more than 580,000 opinions on food from 215,000 students and parents. A high ranking indicates the district offers a variety of healthy, quality food...

Townbroadcast Write it Right: Correction:

April 15, 2015

A story from last Wednesday night's Martin Township Board meeting incorrectly indicated Hopkins Township Supervisor opposed the Gun Lake Tribe's Jijak Foundation request for use of land for non-profit activities. The project only was brought before the Hopkins Township Planning Commission for approval and it was approved without official objection.

Martin High School graduate Stella Dailey, 59, dies in Allegan

April 15, 2015

Stella Dailey, a 1973 graduate of Martin High School, of Allegan, died Monday, April 13, at her home in Allegan. Stella was born November 2, 1955, in Kalamazoo to Jerome and Anna Marie (McLaughlin) Bellgraph. She worked for more than 10 years at Upjohn Company in Kalamazoo, and at that...

John Frigmanski elected chair of City Planning Commission

April 15, 2015

John Frigmanski has been elected chairman of the Wayland City Planning Commission. Frigmanski, who had served as vice chairman of the commission since November, succeeds J.D. Gonzales, who did not seek the position again. However, the five Planning Commission members who showed up for the Tuesday evening meeting elected Gonzales...

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