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Basura: Keeping promises column prompted memory
Re: the editor's recent column about not keeping promises and buying goods made in foreign lands. This piece brought to mind times gone by. In 1999, I had occasion to…
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Hopkins schools deals with virus crisis as best it can
In these eerie times of COVID-19 and virtual rather than face-to-face learning and meetings, Hopkins Board of Education members Monday evening learned the local district is soldiering on to meet…
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Yes It’s True: We do a poor job of keeping our promises
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” — Ancient proverb of unknown origins. “Venus if you do, I promise that I always will be true.” — Frankie Avalon,…
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Celebration of Life canceled for Marah Jean Witzke, 96
Marah Jean Witzke, 96, of Manistee and Wayland, and a winter resident of Huachuca City, Ariz., died Feb. 17 in Arizona. Jean graduated from Western High School and later married…
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Hopkins school bus driver Marlene Thompson dies
Marlene Joyce Thompson, 82, of Hopkins, dies early Saturday morning, May 2, at the Green Acres assisted living facility in Wayland. She had fought a fierce and lengthy battle against dementia.…
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Proud Pokagon member Stephanie Hall dies at 57
Stephanie Jo Hall, 57, died Wednesday, April 29, in Vicksburg. She was 57. Born Oct. 30, 1962, in Mount Pleasant, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Phoebe…
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June Lettinga’s service to be live streamed Monday
June Elaine Lettinga, age 79, of Wayland, died Thursday, April 30. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Ralph; her children, Kevin and Debra L. Lettinga, Ken and…
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So Dorr Twp. Board doesn’t take Coronavirus seriously
ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. “Plug ‘we take’ and ‘very seriously’ into a Google News or Yahoo News search.…
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Leighton Clerk Mary Lou Nieuwenhuis is retiring
Leighton Township Clerk Mary Lou Niewenhuis has decided to retire from her position after serving for 36 years. She and Supervisor Steve Deer were conspicuous by their absence from Leighton…
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WHS robotics students making PPEs to fight virus
Wayland High School students from the school’s FIRST Robotics Team #6090 are using their talents and 3D printers to make parts for personal protective equipment used by health care professionals…