COMSTOCK PARK (WZZM) -- News of Hostess closing sent its customers flocking to store shelves across West Michigan.

We talked with people at the Hostess Bakery Outlet in Comstock Park.

Many walked out with bags full of Wonder Bread, Twinkies, Dingdongs, Zingers, and more.

They say these were a staple of their childhood and they want to hold on to that for as long as possible.

There's something about this vanilla cream sponge-cake, that has kept thousands of people loyal to the 82-year-old Twinkie.

"It's flavorful," said Deanna Shepard of Grand Rapids.

So when people in West Michigan found out Hostess was closing, they rushed in to places like the Hostess Bakery Outlet in Comstock Park to grab a piece of history.

"Twelve boxes of Twinkies," said Randy Lafferty of Sparta.

The recent consolidation and rebranding of Wyoming Public Schools has brought much excitement and energy to our community.  Wyoming has new colors, new success with athletic teams, and newly combined strength to Fine Arts programs such as the marching band and theater company.  Most importantly, WPS has a clearly designed focus toward increased opportunities for academic achievement and success.  One particular group of students who also received a nice surprise this fall were the students in the Frontiers online learning program. 

Frontiers is still part of the high school building, just as it has been for four years, but this year, it was moved to a beautifully remodeled area of the building.  A portion of the Wyoming High School building on the Northwest corner, that formerly was three older racquetball courts, is now filled with computer workstations, laptop workstations, a student commons seating area, and instructional areas.

Raise your hand if you love KDL’s summer reading program. Keep it up if you would like to help us raise much-needed dollars to keep this program strong and growing. We’re planning our first Book Bash and we need your help.

Book Bash — to be held April 27 and 28 – will include a giant warehouse book and media sale (more than 100,000 items), children’s book swap, collectible book sale, children’s activities, refreshment area, bookmobile and more.