School Board – Page 34

Moline Elementary building, property sale in a holding pattern

Stephen Austin, potential buyer of the old Moline Elementary School building, is still working to make the final sale happen, but indicates he has challenges ahead. Austin said he has…

Editor December 14, 2015

Editorial

Wayland schools deserve criticism of spending, but also a ‘yes’ on bond

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor: Voters in the Wayland Union School district will be deciding a bond issue in…

Editor December 2, 2015

Articles

Architects identify facility needs for Wayland schools; bond issue likely

Representatives from Tower Pinkster Architects of Grand Rapids have added a previously overlooked item in the Wayland School Board’s facility needs assessment — Pine Street Elementary. Steve Hoekzema, speaking on…

Editor November 30, 2015

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 192

EDITOR’S NOTE: The hallowed halls of the Then & Now Historical Library in Door did not yield anything from the week of Nov. 21, 1990. Then & Now will be…

Editor November 18, 2015

Articles

Pre-school bond issue work progressing, though quietly, slowly

Progress on putting together a facility needs assessment for Wayland Union Schools is slow and quiet, but Finance Director Bill Melching told the Board of Education Monday night there may…

Editor November 9, 2015

Articles

Wayland schools endorse sale of Moline El building and property

The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening put potential buyer Steve Austin and Leighton Township on notice that the schools will not stand in the way of the proposed purchase…

Editor October 12, 2015

Articles

Seven GOP candidates agree on everything except pot legalization

Differences of political opinion were about as rare as the presence of Democrats Wednesday night at an 80th State Rep. District Republican candidate forum at the Lake Doster Golf Course.…

Editor October 7, 2015

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 185

25 Years Ago — Oct. 3, 1990 The Dorr Township Board, led by Clerk Dick Dutkiewicz, voted 4-1 to take part in the Allegan County $25 annual surcharge program for…

Editor September 30, 2015

Features

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 183

25 Years Ago — Sept. 19, 1990 A lawsuit filed by the Michigan Attorney General’s office is charging Gerald VanSolkema Farms, Byron Ag Aviation and pesticide applicator Roger Morullah with…

Editor September 16, 2015

Articles

Daughter of board member, teacher faces serious health issues

Wayland Board of Education member Pete Zondervan and his wife, Kristiana Kay, have had a difficult week since the birth Sept. 3 of their daughter, Kinsley Kristiana, a third grade…

Editor September 7, 2015