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Sister of ‘H’ Helmey dies in Grand Rapids at age 102

January 26, 2019

Margaret "Maggie" Bott, sister of the late Helen Jane Helmey, died at age 102 in Grand Rapids Friday, Jan. 18. Mrs. Bott often spent Saturdays working in the office at the Wayland Globe. Maggie was a former president of the Ladies Literary Club, a Civic Theater member and longtime contributor...

Upset! Wildcats stun GR Christian 59-53 in overtime

January 25, 2019

"It was a night oh oh what a night. It was it really was such a night." — Elvis Presley Cory Ainsworth scored 29 points in the OT victory. (Photo courtesy of Josh Cline) Wayland, on a snowy Snowcoming Friday night, posted perhaps the high school hoops upset of the...

Viking boys, girls hoop it up at Belding’s expense

January 25, 2019

Drew Weber (21) puts a soft touch on a short bank shot. The Belding boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams braved the bitter cold and snowy and slippery roads Friday to come to Hopkins to play basketball. Then probably wished they hadn't. The Black Knights suffered through a dark and...

WHS grad Tess Marhofer’s artistic work scores again

January 25, 2019

Tess Tobolic Marhofer Wayland High School graduate Tess Tobolic Marhofer continues to use her chalk artist skills for quality public projects. Most recently, her illustration was featured in the Journal of Neurosurgery with a case study of a rare pseudoaneurysm treatment. Marhofer, who now lives in Arizona, last year directed...

Funeral will be Saturday for Eugene Wright, 65

January 25, 2019

Eugene M. Wright, age 65, died Sunday, Jan, 20. Eugene served his country in the United States Navy. First and foremost, Eugene loved his family dearly. He also had heart for others, and was known to give to many local charities. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing and traveling...

State Police seeking A-1 catalytic converter thieves

January 24, 2019

Several catalytic converters were stolen from A-1 Asphalt during the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 12. Authorities ask that anyone with information regarding similar thefts or who know anything about the perpetrators in the surveillance photo shown, please contact the Wayland State Police at (269) 792-2213.

Columns

Army Bob: Preparedness is the mother of survival

January 24, 2019

by Robert M. Traxler No surprise to anyone, it is cold outside, it is winter in Michigan after all. On very cold days my old mind slips to my misbegotten youth and the years spent stationed in Alaska in the early 1970s, from 1970 to 1973, the before the pipeline...

Yes It Is, It’s True: ‘Rashomon’ explains D.C. showdown

January 24, 2019

The 1951 movie "Rashomon" by Japanese master film maker Akira Kurasawa offers the best explanation for what happened last Friday in that now-famous videotaped incident in Washington D.C., showing a confrontation between Catholic school students and a Native American leader. Kurasawa's masterpiece was a story about four different eyewitness accounts...

Service slated for Saturday for Jeanette Kooistra

January 24, 2019

Jeanette Kooistra, age 88, of Wayland, died Tuesday, Jan. 22. Jeanette will be sorely missed, she was a good mother, grandma and unique individual. She is survived by her daughters, Karen (Phil) Robbennolt, Gloria (Bill) Medendorp; son, Wayne (Cheryl) Kooistra; 13 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; siblings, Esther Fincher from Tempe,...

WHS bowlers lose twice, despite Cat’s Den support

January 23, 2019

Joe Laidler The Wayland bowling teams enjoyed the excitement of the Cat's Den Wednesday afternoon, but both teams lost to visiting Zeeland. Boys' coach Sherry Milusicak said she appreciated the school spirit to get her charges pumped up. She added Supt. Norm Taylor walked in and got a standing ovation,...

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