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Children treated with free lunch and theater presentation

June 16, 2015

Master Arts Theater and the Henika District Library held an outdoor theater presentation Tuesday morning at Steeby Elementary as part of the "Tuesdays at 10am" library summer reading program and the "Summer Funtastic" series. Kids received a free book and a free lunch. (Photo courtesy of Laurie Zywiczynski)

Bygone Days; A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 169

June 10, 2015

25 Years Ago — June 13, 1990 Lee Pankratz, Lynn Mandaville, Mike Browand and Roxie Muczynski were the winners of the contests for two, four-year, one, two-year and one, one-year seats on the Wayland Board of Education. Karen Slater and Paul Sebright won four-year east at Hopkins and voters approved...

St. Stanislaus School welcomes 6 grads from 50 years ago

June 7, 2015

Six of 15 classmates showed up this weekend to remember the good times in the 50th class reunion from St. Stanislaus School. The alumni include (from left) Paul Kaczanowski, Janet Fifelski Sage, Paula Niemczyk Sebright, Phil Chenier, Pamela Dandrow Cole and Robert Iciek. (Photo supplied)

Pickle Street veterinarian specializes in making house calls

June 4, 2015

He’s not Marcus Welby, but the newest veterinarian in town does make house calls. In fact, it’s his specialty, and he’s a local guy to boot. Dr. Henry Reinart is a lifelong resident of Monterey Township, a 2006 graduate of Hopkins High School and he earned his veterinary...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 168

June 3, 2015

25 Years Ago — June 6, 1990 A series of fun races were held at Wayland Middle School during Handicap Awareness Week. The purpose of the special competitions was to call attention to frustrations and problems encountered by people with disabilities. Michigan Township Services CEO John MacTavish is challenging the...

Young Pine Street science wizards perform a show and tell

June 1, 2015

Sixth-graders in Karri Bailey’s class and fifth-graders from Susan Boehm’s class at Pine Street Elementary held their "Genius Hour" presentations Monday in which they were able to choose their own subject matter and have 10 minutes to present it to their class. Topics included science, the London Bridge, bullying prevention,...

Martin ‘Odyssey’ teams very competitive at World Finals

June 1, 2015

Two Martin Schools’ Odyssey of the Mind took part in the World Finals May 20-23 at Michigan State University. The Brandon Elementary team (shown above) placed 15th among 47 teams with 765 pounds on their structure. The middle school team took 27th place out of 57 teams with 935 pounds...

Nasty looking clouds bring rainstorms to Wayland area Friday

May 30, 2015

Former Penasee Globe reporter Charlotte Weick Friday evening posted: "A bunch of us were sitting around in lawn chairs out by the RV when it felt like the temperature dropped around 10 degrees and THIS bad boy blew in. That cloud was moving so fast. Then the sky opened up...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 167

May 27, 2015

25 Years Ago — May 30, 1990 Progress on a proposed modular home construction plant in Wayland has been at a standstill in the past several months, leading city officials to wonder if the project will ever be completed. Developer Trish Curtis insisted progress is being made, but proceeding...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 166

May 20, 2015

25 Years Ago — May 23, 1990 Daniel Craig Wooten, 19, of Plainwell, was apprehended by State Police troopers after a wild chase from the U.S.-131 exit at 142nd Avenue south through Wayland. Wooten was said to be traveling as high as 110 miles per hour and 60 through the...

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