Month: November 2018

Funeral set for Friday for Donald Loew, 74, of Dorr

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Donald Edwin Loew, 74, of Dorr, died Friday, Nov. 16. Born July 23, 1944, in Allegan, he was the son of Paul M. and Thelma C. (Mulliken) Loew and was the husband of Janice (Engelsman) Loew. He had been a member of the Allegan Seventh Day Adventist Church since he...
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Service will be Saturday for WHS grad Chuck Gardner

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Charles Henry Gardner, age 69, a 1967 graduate of Wayland High School, died Sunday, Nov. 18. Chuck served his country in the Army National Guard. He is survived by his daughter, Heidi (Bill) Wilhoit, grandchildren, Megan and Bill, Jr.; his mother, Esther Scherer; brothers and sisters, Bob (Theresa) Scherer, Judy...
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One Small Voice: Dining set tells Thanksgiving history

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The massive, Victorian dining room furniture had been in the house at the Jersey shore since the house was bought in 1940, but the furniture actually dated from the 1920s, when Grandpa and Grandma Richards were married and furnished their first house in Newark. It consisted of a dining table...
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City Council student rep. selection process to change

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John Sloan Abe Garcia The Wayland City Council has agreed to change the way the student representative is selected every year to represent Wayland High School. Because a student representative still hasn't been chosen for the 2018-19 academic year, Mayor Pro Tem Jennifer Antel suggested that eligibility no longer be...
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Smith, Haveman earn Mark Arnsman scholarships

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The last two winners of the annual Mark Arnsman Memorial Scholarship award, Nolan Smith (left) and Ryan Haveman (right are shown here with Lee Dale (Pete) and Peggy Rose Arnsman. The Hopkins varsity football squad was honored at the conclusion of its 9-2 season that included the O-K Silver Conference...
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Presley Hudson owns CMU assists, 3s career records

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Presley Hudson, with CMU coach Sue Gueverra and her parents. Presley Hudson, a 2015 graduate of Wayland High School, was honored Saturday for becoming central Michigan University's all-time leader in assists and three-point field goals. She was acclaimed in a ceremony before the Chippewas defeated Western Kentucky 108-90, a contest...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: We are powerless vs. gas prices

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"If I could have my way. I'd get myself right up today, but I can't, so I'll cry instead." — The Beatles "There ain't nothin' I can do about it." — The Supremes and Vanilla Fudge, "You Keep Me Hangin' On." I hear tell gas prices are going down to...
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Carpenters, millwrights training center almost ready

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Work is progressing at the site of the new carpenters and millwright training center at 700 Reno Drive, just east of General RV. The site can be viewed very easily by motorists just south of the Wayland exit on U.S.-131. The West Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters originally said they...
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Local free food truck visit seems popular this month

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The monthly free food truck served more than 300 people, more than a third of them children, Friday at the United Church of Wayland. Local organizers reported that the Feeding America truck ran out of food in a little more than an hour. The truck makes its appearance with a...
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Funeral will be Monday for Florence Jones of Hopkins

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Florence Jones, 96, of Hopkins, died  Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Laurels of Sandy Creek in Wayland. Born Feb. 8, 1922 in Burnips, she was the daughter of George and Rose (Bush) Cartwright. On March 2, 1940 she married John H. Jones and he preceded her in death on Nov....
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