Month: June 2018

Three council candidates to be interviewed Monday

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Abe Garcia Joe Kramer The Wayland City Council will conduct interviews of three candidates for the sat vacated by Tracy Bivins. The special meeting will get under way at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The candidates are Jeff Salisbury, Joseph Kramer and Abe Garcia. Jeff Salisbury Bivins announced her resignation...
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Technical difficulties temporarily halt Ranger Rick

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Technical difficulties have prevented the publishing of the longtime popular column "Ranger Rick" over the past couple of weeks. Rick changed his e-mail address and somehow hasn't been able to send his material to Townbroadcast. The editor and columnist continue to work on the problem.
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Martin trio gets Outstanding People for Education honor

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by Austin Marsman Three Martin Public School employees were honored with the Outstanding People for Education Award, according to the Superintendent's Office. Elementary Librarian Kelly Jager, along with fourth grade teacher Brad Blauvelt and special education teacher Katie Castora were chosen as this year's recipients. Martin Superintendent David Harnish wrote,...
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One Small Voice: Bad behavior only begets bad behavior

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by Lynn Mandaville I was very upset this past week to see the unfortunate, rude behavior of some liberals/Democrats toward Homeland Security Secretary Kristen Nielsen and Press Secretary Sarah Sanders. Both women and their dining companions were openly confronted in public spaces simply because of their political views. Nielsen was...
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Basura: Should Trump pick Roy Moore as Supreme?

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“Let the little children come to me.” Matthew 19:4 — (Judge Roy Moore’s favorite piece of scripture) Suggestion for President Donald J. Trump: Nominate Roy Moore for the Supreme Court. While Donald says, “You’re going to get tired of winning,” it’s hard to overlook the fact that whole Roy Moore thing...
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Army Bob: The progressives’ intolerance is showing

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by Robert M. Traxler White House spokesperson Sara Huckabee Sanders and six family members have been tossed out of a restaurant in Lexington, Va., because her presence was a “trigger” for the gay employees of the Red Hen Restaurant. Just what a trigger is, is anyone’s guess, but who cares? ...
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Dorr Township Board approves rebuild of 22nd Street

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Dorr Township Assessor Michael Richmond introduced himself to the board and was granted the funds to purchase software. The Dorr Township Board Thursday night approved spending $296,758.55 with Langlois & Sons to rebuild 22nd Street from 142nd Avenue to about 250 feet north of 144th Avenue, a distance of about...
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It’s deja vu all over again at Dorr Twp. Board meeting

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"It's like deja vu all over again." — Yogi Berra Larry Dolegowski In almost a carbon copy of a meeting from a year ago, the Dorr Township Board deadlocked 3-3 on reappointing Larry Dolegowski to the Planning Commission and appointing former Township Clerk Brian Boot to the same seat. The...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Ed Buchanan’s golden voice is gone

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Ed Buchanan, only days before his passing. Grand Rapids and West Michigan lost the golden voice of Ed Matuszak Buchanan this morning. Ed died of a heart attack at age 69. Facebook was lighting up with an avalanche of friends and colleagues, all of whom referred to him as a...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — June 30, 1993 Hillcrest Mall in Dorr, which hasn’t been fully tenanted since it opened in 1986, is getting a name change to the Country Market Place with a goal of filling every open space. Developers are Glenn and Sue Jager, former Dorr residents. A citizens’...
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