From: http://www.ci.wyoming.mi.us

This week I learned that Mayor Root, from the City of Kentwood, has decided to step down as a result of his ongoing battle with cancer.  For those of you who follow local politics, this is a sad day, as Mayor Root represents one of the few remaining  true “STATESMAN”.  What is a statesman?  To me, a statesman is someone that  is elected to office with the single-minded ideal of making the area he or she represents a better community.  I think West Michigan would agree with me that Mayor Root fits that description to a T. 

That cookbook you were returning to the library that got wedged behind the backseat of your car and forgotten over the winter. The novel you only allowed yourself five pages a day to read because you never wanted it to end. The coffee table book on cabins in the woods that looked so great on your own coffee table. The country-western CD your daughter put in her backpack last spring and found this spring.

Has your love of books and other KDL materials made it difficult to let go of some of your checked-out items by their due date? Put that love to work for you the week of May 7–13: KDL cardholders are invited to visit a branch, and for every 10 minutes spent reading or listening in the library, $1 in overdue fines will be waived up to a maximum of $10 (does not apply to lost or damaged items or collection fees). For all ages.

Adam Michael Roelse of Wyoming, Mich., has been promoted to the rank of Specialist in the Michigan Army National Guard.

Roelse, is a Truck Driver, with the Jackson-based 1461st Combat HET Company. He has been a member of the Michigan National Guard for two years. 

Roelse attended basic training in 2012, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina

In civilian life, Roelse graduated from Grandville High School in 2010 and plans to attend Central Michigan University.

Roelse is the son of Robert Roelse, of Wyoming, Michigan.