Month: March 2022

Columns

Army Bob: Russian people solidly support Putin

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by Robert M. Traxler The Russian people are overwhelmingly in support of President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, who has approval ratings in the 70 percent range. The average Boris and Natasha feel that invading Ukraine was forced upon them by the Ukrainians themselves, who were planning on invading Mother Russia using...
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Yes, It’s True: Too many don’t care about local news

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“But nobody seems to notice, nobody seems to care.” — The late, great comedian George Carlin As I write this, I feel like I’m under house arrest because of ice and snow in Houghton, Upper Peninsula. I am part of a two-person baby-sitting crew for grandson Corvid, while his dad,...
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Private service slated for former beauty salon owner

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Florence Aubrey Warner, age 83, died Saturday March 26. She was born May 14, 1938, in Grand Rapids, to Emma and William Gillispie. Aubrey is survived by her four children Mike, Ann, Mary, and Bob; seven grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. She owned her own beauty salon and will be remembered...
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Funeral mass will be Friday for Bob Coppens, 88

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Bob Coppens, age 88, died Saturday, March 26. Bob served his country in the United States Army during the Korean conflict. He was a proud man who always made family his number one priority. He was the hit of the party and the best joke teller. Bob was a worldwide...
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Dorr park pavilion gets vandalized yet again

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The back door of the South Park Pavilion in Dorr was kicked in sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. This is the fourth major act of vandalism since July. A spokesperson from the Dorr Parks Commission posted on Facebook, "We, as a Parks Commission, cannot beautify and make things...
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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 — March 31, 1997 The front page of the Globe was graced by a spectacular photo of a farmhouse and barn fire on 13th Street in Hopkins Township that left a family of...
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Sports

Wildcat track teams open season at Aquinas meet

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The Wayland High School boys' and girls' track teams competed in the Aquinas College Indoor Track & Field Invitational Tuesday. For the Wildcat boys, Ian Thompson won the 60-meter dash; the 4x200-meter relay team won with Kaharrie Pureifoy, Cainon Fenn, Terry Sylvester and Ian Thompson, the 4x400 medaled with Devin...
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Coming Events

Hopkins High School reunion to return June 18

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After a three-year hiatus, the annual Hopkins High School reunion will be back on Saturday, June 18, at the HHS cafeteria on Saturday, June 18. Lunch will begin at noon, the doors will open at 11 a.m.. The classes of 1970, 71 and 72 will be honored for their 50th...
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Mary Schumaker retiring from salon business in Dorr

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Mary Schumaker has decided to retire from the hair cutting and salon business. She wrote on Facebook, "Today is a bittersweet day. After 35 years in my little small town salon, Dorr Headquarters, I am retiring. It's been a great run and I can't tell you how great it's been....
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Services set for Dorr native Corwin Bredeweg, 84

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Dorr native Corwin Jay Bredeweg, age 84, died March 25. He was born on Dec. 9, 1937, in Dorr. He graduated from Hope College and then attended University of Kansas, where he earned his PhD in both chemistry and mathematics. While at KU, he met and fell in love with...
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