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Bell’s Brewery plans brewing demonstration at Henika Library

February 20, 2015

A home brewing demonstration will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at the Henika District Library on South Main Street in Wayland. Representatives from Bell's Brewery in Kalamazoo will talk about basic concepts such as how beer is made, the ingredients and equipment needed and a walk-through on...

Community Notices

Free food truck visit today changed to Wayland Fire Station

February 20, 2015

The monthly distribution of free food for the needy will be conducted from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at the Wayland City Fire Station at the corner of Church and West Superior streets. The location customarily is at the United Church of Wayland parking lot on East Superior,...

Dorr native one of 100 finalists for trip to colonize planet Mars

February 20, 2015

Dorr native Laura Smith-Velazquez has received word that that she is one of 100 candidates worldwide chosen to participate in a mission to begin colonizing Mars. Dutch-based non-profit Mars One will select 24 people, six crews of four, which would begin making one-way trips every two years beginning in 2024....

Lady Wildcat JVs lose again to Grand Rapids Catholic Central

February 20, 2015

The Wayland girls' junior varsity basketball team lost for the second time this season, 50-35, to a talented Catholic Central opponent."This time we played a better overall game, although we had a really bad second quarter in which we buried ourselves and couldn't climb out," said coach Coralie Miller. Indeed,...

Columns

Army Bob: Extremist negativity exacts a toll on us as Americans

February 19, 2015

by Robert M. Traxler Negativity is the easy way out. Ever notice how the good folks on the ends of the political spectrum see things? Left or right, the 5% who are the most dedicated zealots only see things that are, shall we say, less than positive? In a recent...

Casino expenditure priorities examined by Board of Education

February 19, 2015

The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening went over the $1.5 annual million casino budget with a proverbial fine-toothed comb and members pledged to spend a week thinking about spending priorities. The board next will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday to continue discussions about how to spend the money the...

Wayland 8th-grader wins Allegan County Regional Spelling Bee

February 19, 2015

Brennan Grimes, an eighth-grader from Wayland Union Middle School, was winner of the Allegan County Regional Spelling Bee . Runner-up was Lily Ehn, an L.E. White Middle School eighth-grader in Allegan. The spelling bee was a short one with only five rounds. There were 12 spellers from grades 5-8 representing...

Democracy Tree: Saginaw High School may close for no good reason

February 18, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin The Saginaw School District Board of Education is considering shuttering one of two high schools to consolidate them under one roof. Much of the discussion has centered around closing Saginaw High School and merging its orphaned student body with Arthur Hill High School. The rationale given...

Bygone Days, A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 153

February 18, 2015

25 Years Ago — Feb. 21, 1990 A hearing scheduled for March 12 will take up a request from about 140 residents of Burnips who are seeking to have their 130 properties transferred to the Hopkins school district from Hamilton. The residents are upset about Hamilton’s recent decision to shut...

Lady Wildcats receive forfeit in last league bowling match

February 18, 2015

The Lady Wildcats bowling team was awarded a 30-0 forfeit Tuesday from Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, which was unable to field a full team for the match. This was the final head-head conference match for the Lady Wildcats. The win brings their conference record to 7.5-2.5 heading into the post-conference...

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