Month: November 2021

Celebration of life will be Dec. 12 for Edith Kilmer, 86

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Edith Kilmer, age 86, of Wayland, died Friday, Nov. 26 Edith was beautiful, smart, funny and just purely good. Her concern for others was so genuine and true. She lived a life to give and help. Anything from surprise gifts to tediously planned favors, she always looked out for everyone,...
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Grandma used shortening for oatmeal raisin cookies

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by Kathy Hamman Miller I always wondered why Grandma used shortening in her baking recipes and learned that it did have a purpose. It has a higher melting point than butter, which will make the cookies softer and have more of a surface crumbly texture that doesn’t spread out as...
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I don’t think I stepped in it about Big Boy and Covid

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ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. I have received some negative feedback from and challenges to my announcement that the Wayland Big Boy Restaurant soon will be closing to make way for a Culver’s eatery. One commenter even suggested...
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Yes It’s True: Bobby Layne Curse tightens Lions grip

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I confess there has been a missing piece in my continuing series about the Curse of Bobby Layne, and I can’t resist presenting another anecdote that adds to the power of the curse’s legend. First, it often has been said and written that the Detroit Lions have won only one...
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Celebration of life is Dec. 1 for Norma Garza-Kundtz

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Norma Garza-Kundtz, 59 of Hamilton, died Friday, Nov. 19, at her home. Born April 12, 1962 in Port Isabel, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Ramio and Paula (Garza) Martinez and the wife of Craig Kundtz. Norma was a wonderful lady with a huge heart. She was a...
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One Small Voice: Greed, U.S. firms led to supply woes

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In response to Mr. Robert M. Traxler (Army Bob) in his last column, published Thursday, Nov. 25: Another area on which we agree. My husband and I have long bemoaned the fact that, in addition to most of what used to be manufactured in the US of A has moved...
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Service will be Monday for Elwin Kraft, 70, of Hopkins

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Elwin Dean Kraft, 70, of Hopkins, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, at Holland Hospital. Born April 27, 1951 in Allegan, he was the son of the late Clifford LaVerne Kraft and Daun Ilene (Curtis) Kraft and was the husband of Freida (Tolhurst) Kraft. Elwin was retired from Perrigo following fourteen years...
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Allegan County now seeing record case levels of Covid

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Allegan County Health Department officials Wednesday announced that COVID-19 levels and cases have reached an all-time high. Corona virus alert sign symbol. Covid-19, Corona virus infection emblem flat vector illustration. Indeed, the Hopkins, Otsego, Plainwell and Hamilton school districts shut down their classrooms just before the Thanksgiving holiday break in...
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Army Bob: We depend too much on Asian supply line

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by Robert M. Traxler A man ran a red light last week and hit my car, totaling it. Hats off to the American auto industry; we were hit in the side at 50 miles per hour. The gentleman who hit us said he had speeded up to try to make...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 25, 1996 Fourth-graders from Sycamore Elementary in the Hopkins School District were pictured invading the Allegan County Museum to re-create old-time courtroom proceedings, with Selina Alejos acting as judge. The Hopkins...
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