Month: June 2022

Wayland summer free meal program to start up July 12

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The Wayland Union Schools' 2022 summer meal program will provide free breakfasts and free lunches to all children ages 18 and younger from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from July 12 through Aug. 11 at Steeby Elementary, 435 E. Superior St., Wayland. All meals...
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Caledonia motorcyclist dies in crash at Yankee Springs

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A motorcyclist was killed and his wife seriously injured Sunday afternoon in a traffic crash in Yankee Springs Township. Troopers from the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police reported that a trike-style motorcycle was traveling southbound on South Yankee Springs Road near Gun Lake Road when an oncoming Chrysler...
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No Bake Banana Split Party Cake is fruity and tasty

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by Kathy Hamman Miller Ingredients:2 cups finely crushed Graham cracker crumbs (about 10 sheets) any flavor1/4 cup sugar1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of salted butter softened2 cups confectioners sugar8 ounces of creamed cheese softened4 bananas peeled and sliced1 - 20 ounce can of crushed pineapple drained well, patted dry with...
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Bring on showdown, Life vs. Choice, in November

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ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Virtually no one should be surprised by the news Friday that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe vs. Wade, thereby ending more than 49 years of federally legal abortions in the United States....
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Yes It’s True: I advocate for my ‘rite of passage’ books

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“One pill makes you largerAnd one pill makes you smallAnd the ones that mother gives youDon't do anything at allGo ask Alice. When she's ten feet tall…” — Jefferson Airplane, 1967, “White Rabbit The drug-infested popular song “White Rabbit” turned out to be the inspiration for a book and later...
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Service will be Wednesday for teacher Clayton Jackson

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Clayton Jackson, who taught auto tech, wood shop, power tech, drafting and math at Wayland High School for 35 years, died Saturday. He was 74. Jackson, who was a 1966 graduate of Wayland High School and the son of the longtime Wayland Township Supervisor, was inducted into the school's Alumni...
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Full day of activities slated for 4th of July in Hopkins

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The annual Hopkins Fourth of July festivities will take place all day Monday, July 4, starting with a 5k race, breakfast in the park and a community non-denominational service downtown. The annual day of celebration also will include the popular bed races, water balloon toss, sack races, a pie baking...
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Columns

Basura: Justice Thomas now targets contraception

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“Every sperm is sacred,Every sperm is great,When a sperm is wasted,God gets so irate!”Monty Python — The Meaning of Life “If Justice Alito wants you to be governed by the laws of the 17th century, you take a close look at that century. Is that where you want to live?”Margaret Atwood,...
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Celebration of life for Denise Kraai will be July 1

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Denise "Dee" Kraai of Gun Lake, died Thursday, June 23, just hours before her 70th birthday. Water was integral to her life as she grew up at Gun Lake and spent her later years living in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. She married Ronald Kraai Jan. 24, 1970, and was vital...
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Dorr again to celebrate 4th of July with weekend fest

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The annual Fourth of July celebration in Dorr Township, one of the largest in West Michigan, will be held this year between Friday, July 1, and  Monday 1 4, with most events taking place in the South Park west of the downtown along 142nd Avenue. Friday, July 1 The festival...
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