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Vandals cut short former Wayland teacher’s vacation in D.C.

July 17, 2015

Former Wayland High School industrial arts teacher Tom Greig and his family had a summer vacation to Washington D.C. cut short by criminals. Greig, who now is regional UNISERV Director for the Michigan Education Association, posted on Facebook Friday evening, "So I guess our vacation is over. While we were...

Teresa Fulk elevated to Wayland schools director of instruction

July 17, 2015

Word is being circulated that Technology Director Teresa Fulk is being promoted from her current post to director of instruction for the Wayland Union school district. Fulk succeeds Deanna Ray Hayes, who announced earlier this month that she will retire after serving since 2006. Fulk already has stepped aside from...

Wayland schools to hire either All-Star or Century for driver ed

July 14, 2015

Drivers’ education will be a different animal for the Wayland Union school district in the next academic year. The Wayland Board of Education earlier this year decided to drop Gun Lake Casino funding support to ease costs of the program for students and their parents. An agreement to have teachers...

Wayland Athletic Boosters planning ‘bash’ for late August

July 14, 2015

The Wayland Athletic Boosters Club is undergoing some changes in the wake of the death last spring of President Tom Andrews. Shelly Salisbury Whitley, who succeeded Andrews as Boosters president, and Mike Salisbury, the group's new treasurer, outlined for the school board Monday night some of the activities and philosophies...

Four Wayland teachers grieve extra work after fall flooding

July 13, 2015

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night heard a grievance on behalf of four Steeby Elementary teachers, stemming from a roof leak and water damage last October. Tom Greig, Michigan Education Association UNISERV director and a former Wayland High School teacher, stressed that grievance was not about the incident itself,...

Needs assessment likely to focus on WHS pool for bond issue

July 13, 2015

The Wayland Board of Education is getting ready to take the first step toward having a bond issue, very likely to upgrade or replace the aging swimming pool at the high school. The board’s Facilities Committee has been negotiating with Tower and Pinkster Architects of Grand Rapids to come up...

WHS grad Sofia Nelson joins Detroit public defender’s office

July 12, 2015

Sofia Valencia Nelson, a 2005 graduate of Wayland High School, is taking a new position as a public defender with the Appellate Defender’s Office in Detroit. The daughter of Mary Ortiz and Greg Nelson of Wayland Township, she earned her undergraduate degree from Tufts University before earning a juris doctorate....

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Army Bob: Being offended becoming our national pastime

July 9, 2015

by Robert M. Traxler Ban it, limit it, destroy it, condemn it, and change it. What am I referring to? Who cares, as long as “it” is an act or object that makes “some people uncomfortable.” Our right to be free of what some folks call offensive objects, symbols, words,...

Leighton considers local ordinance regulating golf cart use

July 9, 2015

A petition bearing 86 signatures has prompted Leighton Township officials to consider a local ordinance permitting, but regulating use of golf carts and off-road vehicles on certain streets. The Michigan State Legislature passed a law last January on golf carts use and an ORV law has been on the books...

Leighton Twp. opts out of paying MTA membership dues

July 9, 2015

The Leighton Township Board has been wrestling with the issue of paying its annual dues to the Michigan Townships Association, and this year it is opting out of its membership. The board Thursday night voted unanimously not to pay the $3,612 in annual dues to the MTA, essentially for the...

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