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Clipper boys’ hoops squad turns on the gas in 2nd half for 10-point win

January 30, 2015

by Jon Gambee Martin went into its halftime locker room with a slim 25-21 lead over Gobles and coach David Curry pulled his son, Tanner, aside and talked to him like a dutch uncle. “I told him he had to get stronger inside, to take the ball to the basket...

Wildcat guys overcome sluggish start to beat South Christian, 67-51

January 30, 2015

Wayland boys overcame a sluggish start to take out South Christian in the Sailors' basketball lair Friday evening, 67-51. The two teams were tied 14-all at the close of the first quarter, but the inside-outside combination of senior center Lacey James and senior point guard Dilon Aten proved to be...

Lady Wildcats escape South Christian gym by foiling upset bid, 54-49

January 30, 2015

Former Major League pitcher Lefty Gomez is credited with the saying, "I'd rather be lucky than good." And though they're good, the Lady Wildcats basketball team members can appreciate the phrase after escaping South Christian's gym with a 54-49 victory to claim their 13th straight this season. As the swarm...

WHS grad’s Bluetooth company shows plenty of ‘rapid growth’

January 30, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Jason Hall is shown here in a photo and story that appeared in the Jan. 29 edition of Rapid Growth. Hall is the CEO of Grand Rapids-based Gelo Inc., founded in 2011, which has positioned itself near the forefront of an emerging U.S. market for Bluetooth...

Funeral will be Monday for Marguerite Doublestein, 95

January 30, 2015

Marguerite Hope Doublestein, age 95, of Wayland, died Thursday, Jan. 29, at Trillium Woods-Faith Hospice. Marguerite is survived by her children: Bob (Charlene) Doublestein, Jr., Verner Alan Hall, Jr., and Stephanie (Robert) Hurst; her daughter-in-law Carol Doublestein; her grandchildren: Micah Doublestein, Verner Alan Hall, III, and Elizabeth Hurst; two great-grandchildren;...

Public Safety Beat: Thursday, Jan. 29

January 30, 2015

Suspects sought in stolen vehicle, traffic crash Troopers from the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police and deputies from the Barry County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two-vehicle crash at M-37 and 108th Street in Thornapple Township, Barry County at about 4 p.m. Thursday. A short time prior to...

Army Bob: Obama unwittingly drives final nail into Cuba Socialism coffin

January 29, 2015

By Robert M. Traxler “Cuba is the last great hope for Marxism” — Lee Harvey Oswald. The recent American lifting of sanctions and recognition of Cuba has made strange bed fellows. The left loves the Socialist utopia that they feel Cuba is, and the Wall Street 1% loves the marketing...

Bad 3rd quarter dooms Lady Wildcat jayvees in loss to South Christian

January 29, 2015

The Wayland girls' junior varsity basketball team lost 44-37 to Grand Rapids South Christian Thursday evening, lowering its season record to 9-4 overall. The Wildcats did reasonably well in the early going, leading 10-7 at the end of the first quarter and 18-17 at intermission, but a 16-8 burst in...

‘Captain Jack’ Edward Smith of Wayland dies of cancer at age 83

January 29, 2015

Jack Edward Smith, age 83 of Wayland, died Sunday Jan. 24, after a brief battle with cancer. After serving in the Marine Corps, Jack began working at the General Motors Diesel plant in Wyoming MI, retiring after 30 years of service. Jack pursued many interests during his life, including singing,...

Democracy Tree: Michigan lawmakers squeal over wolf hunt ruling

January 29, 2015

by Amy Kerr Hardin Sen. Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba) is crying wolf again. He and two fellow state lawmakers are howling mad over last month’s federal court ruling in favor of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), returning the gray wolf to the endangered species list in Michigan, Minnesota...

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