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Service for Patricia Fenton of Martin will be Friday
Patricia Fenton died Sunday, Feb. 22, surrounded by her family at Carveth Village. She was 82. She was born Nov. 7, 1943, in Allegan, to James and Vivian (Griffith) Lang…
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Blood drive planned Wednesday at Wayland VFW
A blood drive will take place from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Wayland VFW Post at 735 S. Main St. Anyone at least 17 years of…
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Services for Theresa Marklevitz set for Feb. 28
Theresa Lee Marklevitz (Moore), of Wayland, died Saturday, Feb. 21. She was 67 years old. Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England on Aug. 10, 1958 to Eugene and Shirley Moore, Theresa…
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WHS grad coaches Stanford to 300 wins in 9 seasons
Stanford University head softball coach Jessica Allister and associate head coach Jessica Merchant (left) , a. graduate of Wayland High School, have racked up a 300-148 record over the last…
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Wayland soph to wrestle in state finals next month
Charity Laker and coach Roy Harter Wayland High School sophomore Charity Laker has earned a spot in the state Division 2 wrestling tournament at Ford Field in Detroit March 6…
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Marmalade bars — so brunch will never be the same again
by Kathy Hamman Miller Made these moist and tasty bars for a brunch in place of donuts - they really worked out great. Brunch will never be the same again!…
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Lady Wildcats, Vikings both seeded 2nd in tourney
Both the Wayland and Hopkins high school girls basketball teams will face daunting tasks in their respective district tournaments in the first week of March. One of Wayland’s foes in…
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Martin grapplers go 7-for-7 in regional tourney
The Martin High School wrestling team entered seven grapplers at Division 4 regionals Saturday and all seven qualified for the individual state meet at Ford Field two weeks hence in…
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Funeral will be Tuesday for Thelma Snoeyink, 98
Thelma Snoeyink of Byron Center, age 98, died Thursday, Feb. 19. She is survived by her children Norma (Dave) Alles, Wayne (Ruth) Keegstra, Bruce (Nancy) Keegstra; stepchildren Marge Snoeyink, Tom…
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Here are district basketball pairings for local teams
Division 4 at Lawrence Martin vs. Covert at 7 p.m. Monday Feb. 23. Winner will face Lawrence at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25. Countryside Academy vs. Watervliet Grace Christian at…