Month: July 2024

WHS grad still running, takes 39th among females in race

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Sarah Brewer, a 2006 Wayland High School graduate and daughter of former Wayland High School teacher and coach Sue Brewer and WHS golf coach Allen Brewer, recently ran 10,000 meters in the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Ga., finishing 341st overall among 43,289 participants, 39th among females and fourth...
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Area townships to have millage requests in Aug. 6 primary election

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There will be a variety of millage issues on the Aug. 6 primary election ballot in this area and in Allegan County. Allegan County Voters will be asked to renew up to $3 in a surcharge for emergency 911 phone service for users. The proposal will apply for a period...
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It’s the best, but it’s not Mama’s banana pudding

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By far the best `banana pudding you will ever make! I had forgotten just how good it tasted, an instant favorite again. The 13 x 9 inch pan makes it big enough to bring for family gatherings, and the cookies make it easy to cut into serving sizes. Ingredients: Line...
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Yes It’s True: Fireworks law causes us to be scofflaws

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“And there ain’t nothin’ I can do about it.” — The Supremes and the Vanilla Fudge, 1967 singing “You Keep Me Hangin’On.” Scofflaw: “A person who flouts the law, especially by failing to comply with a law that is difficult to enforce effectively.” I read and heard with great interest...
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Part of 100th Street will be closed to traffic

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100th Street in southern Kent County and close to northern Allegan County will be closed to through traffic and inaccessible from Patterson Avenue to Kraft Avenue starting Monday and ending Friday, July 12. Detour signs have been posted to alert motorists that 100th Street will be reworked to make it...
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Funeral will be Monday evening for Leona Schipper

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Leona Schipper, a longtime member of the Martin Reformed Church, died Thursday, July 4, at the age of 87. Leona was born on July 19, 1936, in Coopersville, to Clifford and Marian (Busman) Veldman. She married Bert Schipper on Oct. 7, 1960, and they shared 53 years together until his...
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Savinsky Entertainment wins LLC designation

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Savinsky Entertainment, the brainchild of Wayland High School graduate Nathan Savinsky, is officially recognized now as a Limited Liability Company. Savinsky, currently studying fine arts at Western Michigan University, said., "I’ve been planning and working on this in the background for a while now but finally having all of it...
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Yes It’s True: New judge race has 3 female newcomers

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Emily Jipp Alice Bernal If there’s one statement all the new Circuit Court judge candidates would agree on, it would be that there are just not enough media outlets for them to make their cases before voters. The new 48th Circuit judgeship was granted by the State of Michigan, increasing...
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Unique bed races again featured in Hopkins 4th

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Hopkins through the years has had a rather unique event in its Fourth of July celebration with the bed races. These two teams were vying for the local title Thursday afternoon during the community's annual hometown celebration. The team of lads on the right captured the championship and bragging honors.
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Leveled trees precede sidewalks in street project

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Motorists who travel in the northeast section of the City of Waylandmay notice a huge number of trees that have been cut down, leaving logs on the side of Park, Church, Elm and Mill streets. The crews' work was in preparation of installing sidewalks along the streets before they are...
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