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Saturday, January 10, 2015 Published by J-Ad Graphics, Inc. Phone (269) 945-9554 1351 North M-43 Highway • Hastings, MI 49058-0188
or every day that 12-year-old Zane Walters of Middleville can remember, there have always been Legos, the plastic building blocks launched by a small Danish company in 1949. Today, the toy blocks have swept the world and may now be undergoing reinvention right here in Barry County with the Lego Robotics program. Robotics at all school levels — from primary grades to high school — has become a new sport, and nearly all area schools field teams that compete in elaborate, innovative competitions. Look inside to learn how Walters helped get an interest started in a sport that now is capturing the passion and developing technical skills of students area wide.