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Grandma’s Recipe Box: Apple dump cake; bring in the kids
This is another great recipe to make with the kids. Grandma always used her canned apples, but you could choose any style pie filling and cake mix. The flavor is…
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Barry County Fair for 2020 is canceled by COVID-19
The Barry County Agricultural Society Fair Board has announced the 2020 Barry County Fair has been canceled because of concerns about COVID-19. The fair, which has been held in or…
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Dennis Dame’s celebration of life will be at a later date
Dennis Dame, 56 of Wayland, died March 18. Dennis was successful in the trucking industry, where he was highly respected. He was an intelligent man of quick wit and generous…
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Where art thou, Hopkins Twp. legal battle vs. Tribe?
EDITOR'S NOTE: Thaddeus Morgan, the attorney for Hopkins Township in the matter of the Nowak property being taken into trust by the Gun Lake Tribe, Sunday morning replied to my…
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Mass for Mike Weber will be livestreamed Thursday
Michael James Weber, age 69 of Dorr, died Friday, May 8. Mike will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and a gifted builder and woodworker Surviving…
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Firefighters honor mothers, birthday of 10-year-old boy
Local fire departments seem to have taken on a new calling during during the Coronavirus pandemic. Because so many people are quarantined to their homes, firefighters are honoring requests for…
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Yes It’s True: Stock market no longer affects economy
Though I often boast about my knowledge and understanding of history, I have struggled for a long time with economics. It was so bad for me that I avoided taking…
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One Small Voice: Duress can cause awful behavior
by Lynn Mandaville Could Be Worse by James Stevenson was published a lifetime ago (my grown children’s lifetimes ago) in 1977. A Reading Rainbow selection on PBS, this wonderful story…
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Linda Keizer Hibma of Wayland passes at age 67
Linda Keizer Hibma, age 67, of Wayland, died Wednesday, May 6. Linda was a kind and compassionate woman and was loved by all who knew her. She was selfless and…
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Watson tables proposal for total Hopkins fire coverage
The Watson Township Board Thursday evening met with representatives from the Hopkins and Martin fire departments to talk about a proposed change in fire service for the township. Watson is…