Month: April 2024

Sports

Wayland classification for sports causes no changes

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Wayland's move to Division 1 or Class A from Division 2 or Class B actually will not cause any changes in who the Wildcats will play in the next school year. The Michigan High School Athletic Association last week announced that Wayland was one of eight schools that will be...
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Yes It’s True: Nice ways to get rid of the unwanted

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Smiling faces, smiling faces, sometimes, yeah They don't tell the truth Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof (Beware) beware of the handshake That hides the snake (can you dig it, can you dig it?) — “Smiling Faces,” 1971, The Undisputed Truth Many readers of this on-line...
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Terrific ‘Monster Cookie’ recipe was a neighbor’s gift

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by Kathy Hamman Miller I got this great cookie recipe from a neighbor friend over 50 years ago. I have always considered this to be way ahead of its time as you don’t use flour, the quick oats doing the job. These ingredients make about 8 dozen. Double the recipe...
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Hopkins, Wayland robotics dominate state competition

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The Hopkins robotics team. Cover photo: Wayland's robotics team. Both the Hopkins and Wayland High School robotics teams this past weekend dominated competition in the state contests at Saginaw Valley State University. Both teams qualified to go to Worlds in Huston April 17-21. Hopkins Team #2054 Tech Vikes continued years...
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Yes It’s True: It was the power outage that wasn’t

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It was indeed the power outage that wasn't. Ansd about all it left were questions about whether Wayland area residents would have to through this again. Consumers Energy sent homeowners and renters a communication via the mail that it would cause an outage from 11 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday,...
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Community Notices

Wayland will compete in sports as Class A in ’24-’25

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Next year will be very different for Wayland High School’s athletic schedule. Not only are the Wildcats lining up in a new division in the O-K Gold Conference, they are being moved in classification from Class B to Class A. The Michigan High School Athletic Association posted this week, “Classifications...
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Community activist Mimi Gabriel of Hopkins dies

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Mimi Gabriel, the feisty community activist and unabashed women’s rights supporter, died Thursday, April 4, at University of Michigan Metro Hospitalt is with a broken heart I am letting you know that mom has passed away.  Her son, Shawn Moulenbelt, reported her death today, saying her passing was after a...
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Army Bob: There are many questions on immigration

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by Robert M. Traxler Why is our government inviting, President Joe Biden stating in 2019, “We can absorb two million asylum seekers in a heartbeat,” even allowing millions of people into our nation with little or no vetting or screening? Why are we processing millions at the southern border and...
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Gun Lake Tribe wins grant to combat climate change

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The Gun Lake Tribe has announced it has been awarded two separate grants by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs' Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience (TCR). The grant funding comes from programs created between tribes and the federal government designed to mitigate climate change. The tribe will use the funds...
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Yankee Springs cites Dan Miller’s 50 years of service

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Dan Miller The Yankee Springs Township Fire Department held a special recognition event for Deputy Chief Dan Miller recently, commemorating his 50 years in fire service. Miller, besides being deputy chief at Yankee Springs, started his police career as a patrolman i n 1973 and later was elevated to chief...
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