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Dorr anthropologist, cabinet maker dies at age 78
Paul Henry Smith died in Dorr on Feb. 18. He was 78 years old. He was born in Grand Rapids, on June 5, 1947, and grew up in HudsonvilleI on…
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City finance director leaving for Kentwood
By Joseph Schultz Kate Balfoort Monday night was the last Wayland City Council meeting that Kate Balfoort attended as the city’s finance director. Balfoort is stepping down from her position…
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All 3 girls’ hoops teams in action Wednesday in semis
All three of this area’s girls’ basketball teams will play Wednesday evening in the semifinal round of the Division 2 districts at South Christian’s athletic complex. Wayland, with its 13-7…
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Two Hopkins bond proposal forums are March 18, April 23
The Hopkins Public Schools will sponsor two public forums later this month and in April to offer information and answer questions about the bond proposal on Tuesday, May 6. The…
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Slow Cooker Beef Tip Roast is a quick and easy dish
By Kathy Hamman Miller Ingredients: 2 - 3 pounds of beef tip roast Olive oil 1 pound bag of baby carrots 1 - 1 1/2 pound bag of medium size…
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Vietnam veterans’ advocate Rex Greenawalt dies at 78
Rex Greenawalt, a 1966 graduate of Wayland High School who was very active in the Vietnam veterans’ advocacy movement, died Wednesday, Feb. 25. Born on Oct. 7, 1947, in Plainwell,…
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WHS bowler Louie Harnish 4th in 1st round of state tourney
Louie Harnish Wayland High School junior Louie Harnish Saturday finished fourth in the singles qualifying block at the state bowling championship tournament at Waterford, thereby enabling him to survive the…
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Wayland High School concert band earns highest ratings
The Wayland Union high school concert band received straight 1s from the adjudicators at the annual Michigan School Band & Orchestra District (MSBOA) District Band Festival this weekend. Concert Band…
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Four Wayland OM teams qualify for state competition
Pictured is Smallegan's team with their first-place medals. Five Wayland Union Schools teams competed in the regional Odyssey of the Mind competition at Thornapple Kellogg.Four of five teams will advance…
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Dorr Twp. Board must appoint new trustee in 45 days
The Dorr Township Board likely will spend all of March and perhaps part of April trying to find a successor to Trustee Chandler Stanton, who resigned abruptly effective Feb. 19.…