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School board to officially adopt bond proposal Jan. 16
The Wayland Board of Education will have a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at the administrative offices to adopt a resolution on the proposal for a $54…
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Barry Hastings: As new year begins, our slide continues
By Barry Hastings Happy New Year... and let's tip one to the biggest horse's petutes ever elected to the America presidency, and, probably, the most likely to be impeached during…
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Lady Wildcats 2nd again; boys bowl to 7th place
The Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team finished second in a tournament for the third time this season Saturday at the Jenison tournament. The Wildcat boys, though young and inexperienced, continued…
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Service Tuesday in Dorr for Pauline VandenHeuvel
Pauline Clara VandenHeuvel, age 90, of Wayland, died Friday, Jan. 6. Pauline participated in many cantatas and the choir at South Methodist Church in Kentwood. Her love for singing has…
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Acoustic band with WHS grad wins contest in Kalamazoo
Blarney Castle, an acoustic music group that includes Wayland High School graduate Kyle Pitcher, won the judges' balloting among 11 acts to earn a slot at the March 3-4 Kalamazoo…
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GR Christian poses 2nd showdown for Wildcats Tuesday
Because of the anticipated large crowd for Tuesday night's O-K Gold Conference showdown with Grand Rapids Christian, Wayland school officials have announced that up to 250 tickets will be sold…
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Martin gets back to its winning ways at Lawrence, 74-39
Martin bounced back from its two losses to Class B teams in a holiday tournament last month by defeating Lawrence Friday evening, 74-39. The Clippers, with the victory, moved to…
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Hopkins gets 1st varsity victory for coach Nate Mitchell
New head coach Nate Mitchell scored his first boys' varsity basketball victory Friday night when Hopkins defeated Northpointe Christian 65-54 on the losers' court. Mitchell had gone 0-3 after succeeding…
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Unlucky Wildcat girls still looking for first hoops win
“If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all.” — “Born Under a Bad Sign.” Wayland girls’ varsity basketball coach Wes Hudson is still searching for…
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Wildcats shrug off sluggish start to cruise past Sailors
“Hey, it’s good to be back home again.” — John Denver Wayland’s boys’ varsity basketball team had been on the road for so long that it finally played in its…