Month: October 2019

Yes It’s True: Two mysteries about local eateries emerge

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“Strange stories, She would tell me.” — Tuli Kupferberg, the Fugs, 1969, “Children of the Dream.” The mysteries of eateries have caught my eye of late in these parts. Strange stories indeed, about restaurants Mitten Pizza of Gun Lake and about Jayda Gale Distillery of Wayland. It brings to mind...
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Celebration of life will be in Dorr Sunday for Patricia Haney

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Patricia Haney, age 78, died Thursday, Oct. 31. Pat, who worked at General Motors for 25 years, enjoyed sewing, reading and spending time with her family. She was selfless while raising her four children and helping with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived by her children Kathy (Bob) Knight,...
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Army Bob: Kudos to ICE for stand against arrogant U.S. reps

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by Robert M. Traxler Congressional staffers not being allowed in ICE facilities because of their past conduct to folks working in broader holding facilities was covered a few weeks ago in the media as an outrage. The staffers were predominately from “The Squad,” a group of uber-liberal United States Representatives...
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WMS choir sings national anthem at GR Griffins game

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The sixth grade choir from Wayland Middle School Tuesday evening sang the national anthem at the Grand Rapids Griffins hockey game. They sang under the direction of instructor Krisi Oostdyk.
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Local trick-or-treaters to face Halloween weather challenges

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In light of prospects for cold and snow for traditional Halloween trick-or-treating this evening, Russ Porteous and Deb Straub posted this on Facebook this morning. Martin Methodist Church offered a warm spot to celebrate, as did Wayland High School with its annual "Hallowed Halls" observance sponsored by the local chapter...
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Father-son duo guides separate grid teams to 9-0 seasons

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It's been a particularly pleasant football season for the Diorio family this year. Former Wayland head varsity football coach Jerry Diorio has guided Battle Creek Lakeview to a 9-0 regular season record and a post-season playoff date this weekend with Jackson. Son Anthony is an assistant on the staff at...
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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 — Nov. 2, 1994 Martin more than 100 years ago. Henika Library Director Lynn Mandaville and Hopkins Library Director Alice Hazen appealed to the Allegan County Board of Commissioners for a per capita...
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First snow of the season arrives a day before Halloween

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The first snow of the 2019-20 winter season arrived on Wednesday, Oct. 30, leaving the white stuff on top of these oak leaves in the back yard of Dawn Edwards, who captured the visual wonder on camera.
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Lady Vikings come from behind to win again, finish season

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The Hopkins varsity volleyball team again battled from behind to take a dual match victory Tuesday evening. The Lady Vikings this time spotted Allegan two sets to none before winning the next three to register a non-league triumph in the annual "Pink Out" contest calling attention to breast cancer. The...
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Ranger Rick: Not 1 Democrat is a better choice than Trump

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Former Vice President Joe Biden Sunday night on "60 Minutes" pontificated, dodged, bobbed, weaved in his answers to questions about him and his son Hunter. If you remember correctly, then-Vice President Biden bragged on camera about holding back aid to Ukraine if they didn't fire an investigator diving into Hunter...
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