Month: August 2023

Wayland food truck for needy serves 142 families

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It could be regarded as bad news, it could be regarded as good news. The monthly Feeding America food truck for Americans struggling with food issues served a record 142 families Friday afternoon at the United Church of Wayland. Officials said the number was more than 20 higher than the...
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Army Bob: Environmental folks manipulating guilt

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by Robert M. Traxler Are humans a virus in the blood stream of Mother Earth? Our “special envoy for climate” Senator John Forbes Kerry stated, "Agriculture contributes about 33% of all the emissions of the world depending a little bit on how you count it, but it’s anywhere from 26%...
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Yes It’s True: Chip Mundy a rarity in sports journalism

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Chip Mundy Chip Mundy, my old sports editor at the now-defunct Albion Evening Recorder, died in a traffic crash Monday near Jackson. He was 67. I hired Chip in 1983 even though he didn’t have a college degree, and that fact kept him from being hired the year before. He...
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Public safety personnel invited to luncheon Sept. 11

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The Green Acres assisted living facility at 298 Kay Lane in Wayland will offer local police, fire, EMT and 911 dispatch personnel an appreciation lunch from noon to 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11. Whether on or off duty, the public safety employees are invited. A spokesperson for Green Acres said,...
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Wayland teachers, staff meet, greet for new year

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Wayland teachers and staff members today and Thursday have been having special back to school meet and greet sessions at the Fine Arts Center ot better prepare for the opening of school Monday, Aug. 21, for the 2023-24 academic year.
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Peace Church to have services at Lumberyard

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Peace Church, with its home base on Cherry Valley Road, Middleville, plans to open its Wayland campus on Sunday, Sept. 10, inside the Lumberyard Event Center, corner of Maple and Railroad streets. Pasto is Wayland High School graduate Aaron Lewis.
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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COVER PHOTO: Jay L. Smith and associates, shown in the photograph in 1898, launched the Business Men's Paper Press Co. and it continued into the 20th century and beyond, finally closing as Smith Lumber & Coal in 2014. Third generation owner J.L. Smith blamed the shutdown on just three words:...
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Plan Commission forgives LKQ junk car violations

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Representatives from the LKQ auto salvage business appeared before the Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday night to apologize profusely for allowing junk cars to be seen easily in its parking lot. Their presence followed their reception of a letter from Dorr Township Zoning Enforcement Administrator Lori Castello of Professional Code...
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WHS volleyball team hopes to challenge for league title

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The Wayland High School volleyball team will open its season Friday in the WMVOA tournament at the home gym. Coach Kara Potter Laker, entering her second year at the helm, said she’s looking forward to a good season. She is assisted by Courtney Earles. “We are extremely excited about this...
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Wayland school board gets ready for academic year

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School starts next Monday in Wayland for a half day and the local Board of Education is among those getting ready. The board Monday evening approved bids for two school bond-related projects, provided information about the state of the finances at the close of the 2022-23 fiscal year and received...
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