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Chances of school on Monday as low as the temperatures

February 1, 2015

This stubborn cuss continued to blow out his driveway Sunday afternoon in the face of near-blizzard conditions that was dropping between six and 10 inches of snow on Wayland and West Michigan. There were reports that Martin absorbed a beating of 13 inches. A Facebook message from the Leighton Township...

WHS grad’s Bluetooth company shows plenty of ‘rapid growth’

January 30, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Jason Hall is shown here in a photo and story that appeared in the Jan. 29 edition of Rapid Growth. Hall is the CEO of Grand Rapids-based Gelo Inc., founded in 2011, which has positioned itself near the forefront of an emerging U.S. market for Bluetooth...

WHS teacher Gunderson’s wine cork mosaics strike again

January 29, 2015

Scott Gunderson, a Wayland High School art teacher, is shown here in a photo that appeared in USA Today with his latest artistic creation, a mosaic of Spain’s King Philippe and Queen Letizia at the FITUR International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid Wednesday. Gunderson has created a variety mosaics from...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 151

January 28, 2015

(Taken from the archives at the Then and Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Jan. 31, 1990 Commercial helicopter pilot Larry J. Newland, 48, of Livonia, crashed his twin-engine aircraft into the WMXI-Channel 17 tower in Yankee Springs Township, but was not injured and and his...

Local inventor seeks patent for ‘Clog Free Automatic Downspout’

January 28, 2015

Virgil Gleason, co-owner of the Vibrant Grains Restaurant in downtown Wayland and a member of the City Planning Commission, recently applied for a patent for his invention of a “Clog Free Automatic Downspout.” The Clog Free Automatic Downspout is designed to reduce or eliminate one chronic issue in residential roof...

Dorr students learn about hummus and other spicy things

January 26, 2015

Wayland Schools Food Service Director Sarah Parr put on a cooking demonstration Monday in Tara Vanderven's first grade class at Dorr Elementary as part of Chartwells’ "Chefs2Schools" event promoting nutrition education. Students learned how to make hummus and how different spices can make food taste better. They sampled the hummus...

Steeby students introduced to the mystery part of language arts

January 26, 2015

Student teacher Dawn Wedeven, from Lori Howell’s third grade classroom at Steeby Elementary, got a little creative Monday, disguising herself as a detective and searching for clues in the room in order to introduce students to the "mystery" unit in their language arts program. The kids had to “solve the...

Jim Shuster selected 2015 Wayland Athletic Booster of the Year

January 24, 2015

Jim Shuster was honored Friday evening as 2015 Wayland High School Athletic Booster of the Year.Shuster has been a member of Boosters for many years in various roles, including vice president and sergeant -at-arms. ""As a parent of an athlete, a community member, and Booster member he has put countless...

Baker Elementary honors 2 instructors for retirement

January 23, 2015

Physical education teacher Jim Orlowski, also known as "Mr. O," and Deb Brenner, kindergarten teacher, were honored this week at Baker Elementary by Wayland Union Schools staff, administrators, and former employees. The two long-time educators are retiring this month in the middle of the academic year. (Photo supplied)

Bygone Days: The brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 150

January 21, 2015

25 Years Ago — Jan. 24, 1990 The Allegan County Fair Board of Directors has decided to drop local affiliation with the Miss Michigan pageant and return to the traditional Harvest Queen contests, like the ones held before 1987 Wayland Area Emergency Services had a surprise mock disaster drill for...

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