Wayland High School

Three food service grievances against Wayland schools outlined

May 11, 2015

The Wayland Board of Education Monday night was presented with three grievances from employees with the school’s food service program. Tom Greig, former Wayland High School teacher and now UNISERV director for the southwest region of the Michigan Education Association, outlined three grievances, but promised three more at the board’s...

WHS grad’s cancer diagnosis raises questions for firefighters

May 11, 2015

Firefighter Stephen "Shakey" Vanravenswaay, a 1990 graduate of Wayland High School, is getting a lot of support lately from his firefighting brethren in Orange County, Fla. VanRavenswaay, a firefighter for the past 19 years, was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer Feb. 25, though he has no family history of...

WHS valedictorian Eddie Seymour 10th in Riverbank 10k

May 9, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Eddie Seymour finished 10th Saturday in the men’s 10-kilometer race of the annual Firth Third River Bank Run. Seymour, who was valedictorian of the Wayland High School Class of 2008, finished the 10K race with a time of 38:38. He was a top runner for the...

Dog ‘N Suds was the place to go for Wayland teens in the ’60s

May 8, 2015

“The music is played for love Cruisin' is made for love I love it when we're cruisin' together” — Smokey Robinson “I got a letterman's sweater With a letter in front I got for football and track I'm proud to wear it now When I cruise around The other parts...

Seventeen WHS graduating seniors earn better than 4.0 GPAs

May 7, 2015

The Wayland High School Class of 2015 will graduate later this month and 17 of its members have achieved top academic honors. Seventeen seniors share the honor of “Summa Cum Laude,” earning better than a 4.0 cumulative grade point average. They are Emily Arendsen, Josh Armstrong, Kayl Black, Hunter Brown,...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 164

May 6, 2015

25 Years Ago — May 9, 1990 The Allegan County Board of Commissioners voted 12-1 to allow all 24 townships to decide whether they will apply a $25 per household fee for recycling services. A special committee formed to study the feasibility of a Gun lake village has determined the...

West Michigan earthquake was 4.2, centered near Galesburg

May 2, 2015

Almost everybody in West Michigan reported feeling an earthquake at about 12:23 p.m. Saturday. News outlets have reported a 4.2 quake was centered about eight miles south Galesburg in Kalamazoo County. Public safety authorities have asked the public to refrain from calling 911 and police and fire stations. There were...

WHS Pro Youth team Students attend ABYS Youth Summit

May 1, 2015

More than 300 students from Allegan and Barry counties attended the second annual Allegan Barry Youth Summit Friday, April 24, at Gun Lake Community Church. The Allegan County Pro Youth Team is a youth board made up of delegates from schools in Allegan County. Schools represented are Allegan, Fennville, Martin,...

Memorial service will be May 14 for WHS grad Wilda Fleser

April 30, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Wilda Fleser died Tuesday, April 28 at the Laurels of Hudsonville. She was 85. Wilda was born July 20, 1929, in Heppner, Ore., but grew up in Wayland and was a graduate of Grand Rapids Community College as well. She married Roger Fleser in 1948. He...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 163

April 29, 2015

25 Years Ago — May 2, 1990 There was no information available at the Then & Now historical service in Dorr this week because the May 2 edition of the Penasee Globe was missing. We are sorry for the inconvenience. 50 Years Ago — April 28, 1965 A public meeting...

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