25 Years Ago — Oct. 10, 1990
The Globe ran a feature story about the
Venerable Thich Tinh Tu and the Buddhist Temple in Bradley.
The Fourth Friday student count results came in and all three area schools showed gains in population. Wayland had a whopping 146 more students than the previous academic year, bringing its total to 2,682. Martin was up by 32 for a total of 854 and Hopkins increased by 23.
The Martin Village Council hired Wayne Keyzer and Dan Neeson to install and operate a public water system.
The Penasee Globe won first place for special sections, use of color and family and lifestyle in the Better Newspapers Contest. The Globe was runner-up in the Class overall category.
A feature story was published about Kim Moore, the former Kim Miller, a 1987 graduate of Wayland High School and all-state basketball player. She was written up because of her ability to break into the mostly male profession of climbing and cutting down trees.
The 12-minute Channel One television programming received by Wayland High School thus far is getting positive reviews from students.
The lower level of Henika District Library was dedicated to the memory of the late LaVerna Hilbert, a longtime Ladies Library Club member, and wife of former State Senator Fred Hilbert.
Wayland High School senior Amy Buskirk of Shelbyville became Wayland’s second semifinalist since 1972 in the National Merit Scholarship competition.
In football, Wayland upset Coopersville, had had sported a 4-1 record; Hopkins was uncharacteristically thrashed by Maple Valley 56-0 and Martin suffered its third straight defeat, 20-0 against Decatur.
The Wayland girls’ basketball team won twice to improve to 5-6 overall. Heather Staley came back from injury to score 16 points and Ann Iciek had 17.
The Martin girls’ basketball team improved to 11-0 with a 54-32 victory over Lawton. Leading the Clippers again was Vonda Evers with 21 points and Missy Kruzel had eight assists and eight steals.
50 Years Ago — Oct. 7, 1965
A bomb scare occurred at Wayland High School, resulting in the apprehension of a 14-year-old boy who called it in. Christel Schneider, a senior Wayland High School foreign exchange student, wrote the story about.
The Rev. Oscar Wilson has been chosen new pastor of the Wayland Congregational Church. Wilson, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., recently graduated from Andover Newton Theological School.
Publisher Irvin P. Helmey, himself a Michigan State University graduate, ran a full-page spread with photos and story about his visit with co-captain Don Japinga of the undefeated and No. 1-ranked Spartans. Helmey chatted extensively with Japinga, a 1962 Wayland High School graduate, MSU coach Duffy Daugherty and All-American end Gene Washington.
The Michigan Water Resources Commission has issued limits for the Fresh Pak Corp. in Martin for dischagring waste into the Gun River.
Richard F. Hooker, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Shook of Wayland, was named chairman of the Labor Law Section of the Michigan Bar Association.
Gene Weber was appointed village clerk to fill the vacancy left by Max Vipond’s resignation and his wife was named deputy clerk.
The Rev. Arthur Marutz, 70, of Caledonia, father of Wayland Athletic Director Robert Marutz, died of a heart attack at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids.
Hopkins edged Bloomingdale 21-20 to climb into a tie for first place in the Al-Van Conference standings. Viking gridders Bill Pavlak, Jim Newell and Wendell Beard scored touchdowns and all three PAT attempts were successful, providing the margin of victory.
Wayland’s season record fell to 0-2-1 with a 14-0 loss to Caledonia.
The Three Stooges were starring in “The Outlaws Is Coming” at the Wayland Theatre.
Dana McClung, an Ag I student, is getting the brunt of an FFA project of caring for three piglets at Hopkins High School.
The Green Lake Calvary Church was planning a celebration of its 10th anniversary the following Sunday.
The Beatles climbed back into the No. 1 music spot in the land with “Yesterday.”
75 Years Ago — Oct. 11, 1940
A graphic demonstration of the development and use of the telephone and its many products will be shown to residents of Wayland next Thursday night, Oct. 17, when the Michigan Bell Telephone Co. will stage two informational programs at the high school.
One device expected to provide amusement is the long distance quiz apparatus on which visitors will guess the correct long distance rates between certain cities. The sound of a gong will designate a correct guess, but a raucous bird will be the reward for a wrong guess. In other words, the display will “give the bird” to the wrong guessers.
At the banquet Friday evening, the Wayland Business men furnished miniature cowbells as souvenirs each bearing the slogan “Wayland—The Cow Town of Michigan.” This received very favorable comment from the audience, the speakers and when the crowd broke up at the conclusion of the banquet not a single one of the cow bells remained, they having been taken home as souvenirs of the occasion and will continue to ring out a good word for Wayland for some time to come.
Young men from ages 21 to 35 years of age inclusive, must not forget to register with the local draft board in accordance with a proclamation made by the President.
Germany, Italy and Japan agreed to a pact. It amounted to this: If Russia or the United States interfered in the Anglo-German war, or the Chino-Japanese war, by force of arms, all three of the Axis partners would go to work as one. The Kremlin at Moscow did not like the pact. Neither did the state department at Washington.
100 Years Ago — Oct. 8, 1915
John Short of Moline wrote a brief account about his recent visit to his boyhood home and neighborhood in Old Quebec.
The annual Fall Festival program was outlined on the front page to include a boys’ bag race, a fat man’s race (at least 200 pounds), string winding contest, tug of war, hitch and go race, band concerts, balloon ascension, horse races, girls’ foot races, potato race, chicken race, slow mule race, acrobats, baseball games, juggling, baton spinning and moving pictures on Main Street.
The Congregational Church held a farewell reception for Mr. and Mrs. E.N. Bates that included about 200 guests.
Rev. L.S. Wilkin has resigned his pastorate at Dorr and Byron Center because of ill health and his moving to Ohio.
“The football captain reports the senior class president is making wonderful progress.” The team is preparing for its Oct. 16 contest against Grand Rapids South.
“Certain high school pupils show an increasing interest in penmanship under the efficient instruction of Miss Anna Kurdelski.”
Seniors have chosen colors they feel best suited to this year’s “brilliant” class… the colors are blue and gold.
About 30 automobiles from the Mightly Middleville group were to be escorted into town by the Wayland Military Band for the Fall Festival for the coming weekend.
“The village lockup has been put in good condition for offenders of the law. New iron beds with good old-fashioned straw ticks have been provided and besides this is a new stove in prospect.”
John E. Smith, 63, formerly of Wayland, died at Michigan State Hospital in Kalamazoo. He came to Wayland when he was 13 years old.
Lillie M. Ewing, 36, died Oct. 1. She and her husband had come to live in Wayland Township in 1908.
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