Tag: Wayland High School

Services Friday for WHS graduate Patricia Thomas

Post has published by Editor
Patricia Alice Thomas, age 84, of Caledonia died Sunday, Dec. 11. Pat graduated from Wayland High School in 1955. She married her husband, Joseph, in 1959. Together, they raised four children. A hobby that Pat shared with Joseph over the years involved traveling across the country for field trials and...
Read More

Former Wildcat standout playing hoops with GR Gold

Post has published by Editor
Wayland High School graduate Lacey James will suit up tonight at 7 p.m. for the Grand Rapids Gold NBA G League affiliate of the Denver Nuggets. James, who played three years with the Wildcats under coach Mike Hudson, will be on the roster when the Gold face the Sioux Falls...
Read More

Auction House Cafe open despite family health crisis

Post has published by Editor
The Miller family is asking for a little patience from patrons and customers of the Auction House Cafe this week. The patriarch of the family, 1966 Wayland High School graduate Tom Miller, was stricken while vacationing in Florida earlier this month and he is now undergoing kidney dialysis. Some family...
Read More

WHS grad Sarah Brewer still running races in style

Post has published by Editor
Sarah Brewer, a 2006 Wayland High School graduate, continues to demonstrate a great deal of skill in cross-country running. Brewer finished first for her team, the Playmakers Elite/New Balance in her age division in the USA Track and Field National Club Cross-Country Championships in San Francisco Saturday. The team came...
Read More

Wildcat, Viking grads boost Cornerstone in basketball

Post has published by Editor
Stephanie Ainsworth Kennedy Helderop Wayland High School graduate Stephanie Ainsworth and Hopkins grad Kennedy Helderop again figured heavily in a big Cornerstone University women’s basketball victory Saturday over Siena Heights. Wayland alums Cory Ainsworth and Carter Nyp also played major roles in the men’s team defeating Siena Heights 89-45. The...
Read More

1967 WHS grad Pat VanEss dies at age 73 in Arizona

Post has published by Editor
Patricia Ann (Pat) VanEss, age 73, died Oct. 27, after battling health issues. Born to Francis and James Carpenter, Pat graduated in 1967 from Wayland High School, where she was a member of the marching band. Pat married fellow 1967 graduate Dale VanEss and they were together for 55 years....
Read More

Chuck Frederick wins VFW Teacher of the Year award

Post has published by Editor
Wayland Union High School teacher Chuck Frederick (center), this week received the VFW Teacher of the Year award. He received the award at the annual Pearl Harbor Day assembly. Frederick has taught at Wayland Union Schools for 32 years.
Read More

UMH-West plans 17,300 sq. ft. facility on West Superior

Post has published by Editor
University of Michigan Health-West has further announced plans for a new health center and expanded services for Wayland on the north side of West Superior Street between United Bank and Burger King. UMH-West earlier this year announced plans to move from its current location on East Superior across the street...
Read More

Private family memorial to be held for John Koster, 63

Post has published by Editor
John Eric Koster of Grandville, formerly of Wayland, died last Thursday at the age of 63. He was born Sept. 24, 1959, in Grand Rapids, the son of James Koster and Phyllis (Larson) Koster. John graduated from Wayland Union High School in 1977 and from Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse...
Read More

WHS bowling standout , Davenport win tournament

Post has published by Editor
Bella Harnish Isabella Harnish, a 2022 graduate of Wayland High School, was a member of the Davenport University women's bowling team that captured top honors last weekend at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater Warhawk Tournament. Harnish was state runner-up last winter in the Division 2 individual tournament.
Read More
Previous Next