Wayland Union Schools Supt. Tim Reeves was awarded a 5% increase in annual salary and an extension of three years for his employment contract. All administrators in the district also will receive 5 percent increases. Reeves, who has been superintendent for the past two years, now will earn a salary of $171,838. At first, not […]
Retired Wayland Union Schools bus drivers gathered at the Auction House Cafe for a group party Monday afternoon. Veterans of a service that just now is becoming respected for its valuable contributions to education, the art of driving a school bus now reveals a constant shortage of people willing to do the job.
Dorothy Helen (Gula) Stark died Saturday, June 22, at the age of 92. Dorothy was born in Grand Rapids April 4, 1932, to Joseph Charles and Mary Agnes Gula. She grew up in Grand Rapids and eventually made her way to the Wayland area, where she spent many summers with her grandparents on their farm
by Kathy Hamman Miller This breakfast casserole dish is made up the night before, baking it in the morning. A true crowd pleaser. Ingredients: 2 pounds of your favorite ground sausage, sliced cubed bacon, or you can use both 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese Sliced bread to cover bottom of cake pan Butter room temperature
The Leprecons, featuring Wayland’s own JD Gonzales (second from right), had their most recent concert appearance this past weekend at the Motor City Irish Festival in Detroit. Despite the calendar showing it’s past St. Patrick’s Day, the group has found plenty of venues to strut their musical stuff.
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced article. It is an editorial by the editor. There ’s a saying that “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” attributed to Oscar Wilde, and two state legislators in Allegan County seem to be doing their best to imitate notorious congresspersons Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Bobert.
Gerald “Jerry” Lee Fuller of Dorr died Thursday, June 20. He was 75. Jerry was born on Nov. 2, 1948, to Dorothy Niles and raised in Ada. In Jerry’s early days he loved to hunt and fish. He was an avid Michigan State football fan, his favorite show was Gunsmoke and he enjoyed watching all
A video joke I see often posted on Facebook shows a couple of teen-agers trying to operate a rotary desk phone without any Internet, and instructions left in cursive writing. Obviously, the teens are baffled by the ancient technology and unable to complete their task. Videos showing them taking a stab at operating the phone
Kimberly Marie Skiba, age 57, of Wyoming, died unexpectedly Monday evening, June 17. Kim grew up in Hopkins, as a wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She enjoyed spending time sitting and chatting with those she loved. She would spend hours listening and laughing with all her closest family and friends any time she got the
by Robert M. Traxler The infamous Robert Hunter Biden laptop computer, a silver Apple MacBook, was said to be a Russian plant, Russian disinformation. It was neither. The mantra of Russian disinformation was holy grail for media outlets, even though common sense dictated it was real. Erika Jensen, a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Special
