Month: May 2021

Martin, Hopkins, Wayland set Memorial Day parades

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Memorial Day parades will return to the in-person variety in Wayland, Hopkins and Martin Monday morning, May 31. Wayland The annual Memorial Day parade will begin at 11 a.m. at the Wayland State Police Post, 544 N. Main St., and conclude at the Wayland VFW, 735 S. Main St. After the parade, there will...
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Services planned for Friday for Annetta Snyder, 80

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Annetta Snyder, age 80, died Monday, May 17. She is survived by her children Nick (Carla) Washburn, Audrey (Dave) Kuipers, Levant Snyder; grandsons Dustin (Sarah) Kuipers and Curtis (Jennifer) Kuipers. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Eugene Washburn and second husband, Wayne Snyder. Visitation will be held...
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Ludema tosses 2nd straight no-hitter; Wildcats sweep

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Emma Ludema In Major League baseball lore, one of the most astonishing feats was Johnny VanderMeer’s back-to-back no-hitters for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938. That impressive feat was matched and even surpassed Tuesday night by Wayland junior softball hurler Emma Ludema, who tossed a perfect game at Kenowa Hills, just...
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Dorr Plan Commission to do vision meeting July 20

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Nathan Mehmed After a delay of more than a year because of Covid-19, the Dorr Township Planning Commission finally will have its visioning meeting for a proposed new master plan on July 20. Nathan Mehmed, representing Williams & Works, said public input could be aggressively sought from residents about what...
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Ranger Rick: His Majesty hates the 1st Amendment

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Prince Harry is upset with one of our cherished rights — that of free speech. He and Megan were interviewed by Oprah Winfrey and trashed the Royal Family using the First Amendment on TV.  Whenever there is backlash over their trashing proclivities and others trashing them, the priceless Prince gets...
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Kyle Pitcher returns home to direct Wayland orchestra

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Wayland High School graduate Kyle Pitcher is coming back home to do what his grandfather did for many years — teach at the high school. But while grandfather Bobby Kerley was a social studies teacher and debate coach in the 1960s,'70s and '80s, Pitcher will be directing the school's orchestra...
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Hopkins schools happy so far with battle vs. Covid

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As the academic year draws to a close, Hopkins Public Schools officials can say they have fared better than most in the persistent war against the Coronavirus. Hopkins ditched the hybrid instructional model in early March and has been able to offer in-person classes for four days a week and...
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Survey says city folks want non-motor trail, dog park

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Katie Beemer, an intern with the City of Wayland from Grand Valley State University, was given high praise for her work here over the past nine months, and she dominated the council meeting Monday night with a lengthy recreation plan presentation. Beemer, who is leaving later this month, launched a...
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Gun Lake Casino increases minimum wage to $14/hr.

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The Gun Lake Casino has announced a minimum wage increase to $14 an hour in an effort to hire more than 200 people. The boost for new starting wages for all non-tip positions will be more than 30%. The starting wage of all tip positions will be $7.50 per hour....
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Lady Wildcats finish 5th in in O-K Gold tournament

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The Wayland High School girls' varsity tennis team tied Cedar Springs this past Friday at home and then finished fifth at the O-K Gold Conference tournament Saturday. Ashleigh Graham at first singles and Rylee Huson and Allie Oddie at No. 4 doubles captured runner-up places in the competition. The Lady...
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