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‘Robin Hood & the Heroes of Sherwood Forest’ will be Feb. 27-March 1

February 12, 2015

Wayland Union High School students will present a classic story, "Robin Hood & the Heroes of Sherwood Forest," Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon, Feb. 27-March 1 in the Wayland Union Fine Arts Center. This fresh adaptation of the well-known English tale by Randy Wyatt emphasizes a community of...

WHS varsity, novice debate teams compete in GVSU tournament

February 12, 2015

The Wayland Union High School varsity debate team went 3-3 and the first-year novice team 2-4 at the Grand Valley State Championship tournament held the weekend of Feb. 6 and 7 in Grand Rapids. The tournament included more than 100 students from across the state: East Kentwood, Groves, Forest Hills...

Democracy Tree: Michigan’s competing bills on same-sex adoption

February 12, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin State Rep. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) introduced legislation earlier this month to allow second-parent adoptions. House Bill-4133 would allow unmarried partners of biological parents and sole legal guardians to share legal custody through adoption. This would permit same-sex and unmarried couples to provide the benefits of...

Yes It Is, It’s True: I liked my 1st meal at the Auction House Cafe

February 12, 2015

After all these years, I finally dined at the Auction House Café Wednesday evening. The place has been a fixture in Wayland since 1936, and yet I didn’t eat there during my high school years, my Wayland Globe years and even after my return in 1986. There is no rational...

Public Safety Beat: Dorr Twp. family escapes house fire

February 12, 2015

A fire at a house in the 2300 block of 142nd Avenue in Dorr Township Thursday morning routed a family of four. Authorities said the fire started at about 4:40 a.m., and four area departments, Leighton, Salem Hopkins and Byron Townships, were summoned and were handling "hot spots" during much...

Steeby students go on field trip to new high school science facility

February 12, 2015

Steeby Elementary fourth-graders didn’t have to travel far to experience a unique, hands-on science lesson, as they had an “in-district” field trip to the new Science & Innovation Center inside Wayland Union High School. Lynn Gosson, biology teacher, and Karen Gabrielse, chemistry teacher, wanted to give younger students an opportunity...

Questions remain on 12th Street project funding commitments

February 11, 2015

Martin and Watson township officials appear to be ready to proceed with their joint project to reconstruct and pave 12th Street almost a mile south from M-222, but there still are questions about funding. Both township boards have pledged up to $150,000 each to fund the project, but the U.S.-131...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 152

February 11, 2015

25 Years Ago — Feb. 14, 1990 The Wayland Board of Education was embroiled in controversy over reinstatement of a student-athlete who was suspended for five days and charged with making harassing and threatening phone calls to a teacher. Teachers boycotted an in-service day, insisting the board was not adequately...

CHS, Inc. wins conditional approval for customer service office

February 11, 2015

CHS Inc., Hamilton Farm Bureau, which has built an agricultural storage products facility on Reno Drive near 133rd Avenue, was given conditional site plan approval to build a 4,000-square-foot customer service office. The City Planning Commission Tuesday night granted approval with conditions the firm take care of issues brought up...

Lady Wildcat jayvees lose 59-45 basketball game at Hamilton

February 11, 2015

The Wayland girls' junior varsity basketball team's season record fell to 10-5 Tuesday with a 59-45 loss at Hamilton. Taryn Coughlin scored 13 points and snared eight rebounds and Chloe Coughlin added 13 points. Alexis Kirschbaum also had nine points and Hannah Rybiski picked up six rebounds.

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