Month: November 2022

Three Vikings named to all-Silver volleyball team

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Three members of the Hopkins High School volleyball tea,m were named to the O-K Silver all-conference team. Senior Corrie Wisser and juniors Kate Cleypool and Ellie Sebright were selected to the first unit and senior Mady Weber and junior Lily Iciek earned honorable mention accolades. The Vikings, coached by Terri...
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Clipper Cafe fund-raiser to aid football team trip to UP

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It may be putting the cart before the horse, or it may be being smartly proactive, but some fund-raising is being planned this week to help Martin football players and fans pay for a trip to the state finals Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Superior Dome in Marquette. The Clippers...
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Monday’s meeting likely was Mayor Tim Bala’s last

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Wayland Mayor Tim Bala very likely presided over a City Council meeting for the last time Monday evening. Bala, was was first elected to the position in 2008 and re-elected six times after that, is retiring at the end of his seventh term later this month. City Manager Josh Eggleston...
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Cabbage, smoked sausage an easy, winning combo

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by Kathy Hamman Miller This is one of my favorite meals to make as it’s fast and easy. Of course, the size of the cabbage heads, carrots, and onions will vary so use what you have and want for this recipe. Like Grandma used to say a pinch of this...
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Former Wildcat hoops star scores 1,000th career point

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Wayland High School graduate Cory Ainsworth reached the milestone of scoring his 1,000th career point for Cornerstone University last weekend in the Golden Eagles' basketball victory over Olivet Nazarene. He played his high school hoops for coach Mike Hudson, graduating in 2019.
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Hopkins graduate makes WHAC all-tourney team

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The Concordia University men's bowling team placed third at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) jamboree Saturday and senior Brenden Gossman, a graduate of Hopkins High School, captured fifth place in individuals and once again was named to making the All-Tournament Team.
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Gusting winds cause power outages in West Michigan

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Fierce winds that reached more than 50 miles per hour caused power outages affecting more than 120,000 residents in this area Saturday afternoon and evening. Shown here are public safety responders handling a downed power wire in Leighton Township on Division Avenue, not far from the Paws for a Cause...
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Yes It’s True: Clippers can prove history repeats itself

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“Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear…” One of the most overrated and overly simplistic sayings of all time is “History repeats itself.” Some similarities in stories reappear now and then, but history doesn’t repeat itself. Regardless, a pretty solid example may be approaching in the community...
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Olivia Barabas 54th in state D-2 cross-country race

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Devin Weaver Dylan Pallet Wayland senior Olivia Barabas finished 54th Saturday afternoon in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state cross-country meet at Michigan International Speedway at Brooklyn. In her last last prep cross-country race, she turned in a more than respectable time of 19:49.48 over the 5,000-meter...
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Martin gets sweet revenge vs. Lenawee, going to semis

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Martin football fans may have been taken aback by the cost of tickets for the post-season playoff game against Adtrian Lenawee Christian Saturday afternoon. The $9 cost is the same all over the state for such contests. It’s been a strange season for the Martin eight-man football team. The Clippers...
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