Month: May 2019

Wayland High School library also is getting a facelift for fall

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The Wayland Union Schools' bond issue a year and a half ago is funding the middle school addition for sixth grade and construction of new tennis courts, but it also is paying for renovations for the media center (library) at the high school. Workers have begun making changes in hopes...
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Wayland Middle School relay team captures 1st in 2 races

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Long jump champ Breanna Hyde The Wayland Middle School 4x200-meter relay team has struck again. Ava Makowski, Elliot Antel, Faith Rollandini and Kayla Baar again broke their school record of 1:54.30 and captured first place Wednesday in the West Michigan MEGASTAR meet with a winning time of 1:53.98. The girls also...
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Memorial service delayed for Ralph Long, 59, of Wayland

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Ralph Donald Long, Jr., 59, of Wayland, died Thursday, May 16, at The Laurels of Sandy Creek. Born Dec. 30, 1959, in Mississippi, he was the son of the late Ralph Donald Long, Sr. and Noreen Jones. Ralph was a veteran of the United States Army. He had worked as a Diesel...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 1, 1994 Martin High School Class of 1922 (Courtesy of Mary Jo Ash) Cellar Door Production has withdrawn its plans to build an entertainment amphitheater near the corner of U.S.-131 expressway...
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Celebration of Life service is Saturday for Trevor Sniezek

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Trevor Lee Sniezek, age 44, of Dorr, died Sunday, May 26, at Spectrum Health Butterworth after a short battle with cancer. Trevor was born in Plainwell, on Jan. 30, 1975, the son of Emil Walter Sniezek Jr. and Terry Lynn (Rector) Sniezek. He graduated from Martin High School. He was...
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Lady Vikings vs. tough TK; ‘Cats play Allegan in districts

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Freshman pitcher Emma Ludema and her Lady Wildcat teammates have a tough road ahead in the districts Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Josh Cline) Hopkins will put its 21-8 record on the line at 10 a.m. Saturday against a Middleville Thornapple Kellogg team that now is 26-4 for the overall season...
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Wayland Board of Education right to promote from within

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Christina Johnson ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. It was interesting and encouraging to see the Wayland Board of Education promote from within in all three job opportunity decisions last week. The board agreed to promote Robyn Robinson from assistant...
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Ranger Rick: Should we keep or delete the Federal Reserve?

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Mr.  Terry Parks recently wrote about the Federal Reserve and how it started and why it is important to understand how it affects our everyday lives. The Federal Reserve is exposed in the book "The Creature from Jekyll Island." I highly recommend you read this book to understand why, how,...
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Memorial Day parade again travels Main Street in Wayland

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Memorial Day in Wayland, led by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7581, was highlighted again by the annual parade down Main Street from the Michigan State Police post to the VFW facility on South Main. The procession stepped off at 11 a.m. At the end was a luncheon...
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Bonnie Beard, ‘face and voice’ of Beard’s Produce dies at 80

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Evonna “Bonnie” Beard, age 80 of Dorrdied, Saturday, May 25. Bonnie will be remembered as the friendly face and voice of Beard's Produce where she worked for many years with her husband and family. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Otto "Sonny" Beard; her children Ronda (Kevin)...
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