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Martin School Board to fill vacancy left by Andrews

The Martin Board of Education will have a vacancy beginning with the next regularly scheduled meeting Sept. 20. Board Vice President Rosemary Andrews resigned at the July meeting to allow…

Editor August 9, 2021

Columns

Slow Cooked Cacoila is delicious Portuegese dish

by Kathy Miller This Portuguese pulled pork or beef recipe is a crowd pleaser that has a flavorful punch above the sandwiches you are accustomed to making with barbecue sauce.…

Editor August 9, 2021

Columns

One Small Voice: Pick a better battle, Army Bob

by Lynn Mandaville Does anyone remember when, back in the day, if you had a skip in a record, a certain phrase or line of music would repeat, and repeat,…

Editor August 7, 2021

Obituaries

Memorial gathering slated Tuesday for Dale Talsma, 78

Dale A. Talsma, of Martin died Saturday just two days shy of his 79th birthday. Dale was born Aug. 9, 1942, in Kalamazoo, the son of Nicholas and Josie (Hoekstra)…

Editor August 7, 2021

Obituaries

Services Aug. 17 for local Big Boy owner Brian Smith

Brian Jonathan Smith, 62, died Monday, Aug. 2, in Kalamazoo. Born in Watervliet on Aug. 31, 1958, to Lyle and Evelynne Smith, Brian was owner and manager of two Big…

Editor August 6, 2021

Community Notices

Wayland police reporting spate of local car burglaries

The Wayland Police Department is encouraging local residents to roll up their car windows and lock the doors of their vehicles after they park them at home at night because…

Editor August 6, 2021

Columns

Ramblin’ Road: Promising cure prospects fade away

by Phyllis McCrossin I’m exhausted. I think we all are. The summer began with high expectations, didn’t it? We had a vaccine. Things were going to get back to normal.…

Editor August 6, 2021

Sports

WHS grad wins golfing All-America Scholar honors

Wayland High School graduate Rory Myers has been recognized as a Golf All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches of America. Myers, a sophomore business administration major at Spring Arbor University,…

Editor August 6, 2021

Obituaries

Former Wayland football coach, AD Lyle Berry dies

Longtime Wayland High School football and basketball coach and athletic director Lyle Berry died of cancer Thursday, Aug. 5. Berry came to Wayland in the fall of 1965 and coached…

Editor August 6, 2021

Columns

Yes It’s True: Journalism regret — one good example

On their last studio album, “Burnt Weeny Sandwich," the Mothers of Invention announced it was indeed their swan song by posting, “The Mothers of Invention regret to inform you.” Yes,…

Editor August 5, 2021