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Lady Wildcat bowlers finish 3rd at Rockford Invitational

February 8, 2015

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team finished third Saturday at the Rockford Invitational. Coach Bill Holbrook said the Lady Wildcats lost by 12 pins (319-307) in the semi-finals to the host school and eventual champs, Rockford. The Lady Wildcats were consistent on a tough oil pattern, rolling 776 their first...

Monday Moan: Gotta school board meeting tonight, Monday, Feb. 9

February 8, 2015

by Jeff Salisbury My oh my but where has the time gone? Time for another school board meeting. Wayland Union School Board of Education Regular Meeting @ Baker Elementary School – Monday, February 9, 2015 – 7:00 p.m. My grandsons have WHS basketball games at Holland Christian but I hope...

The Muck Starts Here: What should intel agencies do to make us safe?

February 8, 2015

By Barry Hastings Defense Intelligence Agency National Counter-terrorism Center National Geo-spatial Intelligence Agency National Intelligence Council National Military Intelligence Center National Security Agency National Security Council Central Intelligence Agency Federal Bureau of Investigation These, and (at least) nine other intel agencies, are working hard to protect America every day, unceasingly....

President paints Christian sins long ago with too broad a brush

February 8, 2015

To the editor: Our President on Feb. 5 condemned all current Christians for the Spanish Inquisition of the 15th century and the Crusades in the 11th century. He also held the Christian religion responsible for slavery, even though most Africans enslaved were first enslaved by Muslim slave traders then sold...

Wayland High School bowler rolls sizzling 488 in 2-game series

February 8, 2015

Cam Hetzilmen of Wayland bowled two monster games in the Rockford Invitational Saturday. Hetzilmen came up with games of 230 and 258 for a sizzling two-game series of 488. Rockford won its own tournament, defeating Wyoming Godwin Heights in the finals. The Rams accumulated 2898 pins, Grandville was second with...

Public Safety Beat: Saturday, Feb. 7

February 8, 2015

Snowmobiler avoids train, but crashes A snowmobiler in Wayland Township Saturday night crashed his vehicle besides the railroad tracks because of the approach of an oncoming train. The Wayland Fire Department reported that firefighters responded to a report the snowmobiler was traveling on the tracks and attempted to get off...

Five Beagles are Allegan County ‘surrenders, not ‘strays’

February 7, 2015

This is one of five little ones that were not strays, but rather surrenders. Apply today if you are interested, because we do not think they will be with us long. These five puppies are Beagle/Blue Tick Coonhound mix, with those big soft ears and wanting eyes. Pups (Bailey -...

Lady Clippers score easy 48-18 hoops victory at Bangor

February 6, 2015

It was smooth sailing for the Martin girls’ varsity basketball team Friday night in a 48-18 triumph at Bangor. The Lady Clippers held the host team to single digits in scoring in all four quarters. After a slow start, trailing 7-5 at the end of the first quarter, they used...

Clippers’ one-two punch of Dill and Curry bests Bangor

February 6, 2015

The Martin boys’ varsity basketball squad took an easy 55-43 victory at Bangor Friday evening to run its overall season record to 6-8. The Clippers raced out to an 11-4 lead at the close of the first quarter and were up 34-20 at intermission. They took a hefty 47-28 lead...

Lady Vikings claim 4th consecutive victory, now 5-9 overall

February 6, 2015

The biggest sports stories in Hopkins this winter have been the turnarounds for the boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams. Both teams got off to terrible starts in December, but since the holiday break have shown signs of being not only very competitive, but also winning. While the boys evened...

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