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Yes It Is, It’s True: I choose Canada for the Fourth of July

June 27, 2017

"You can run but you can't hide" dates back to a taunt made by boxer Joe Louis during his fight against Billy Conn in 1941, according to Wikipedia. “There must be some kind of way outta here, said the joker to the thief. There’s too much confusion here, I can’t...

Report: 44 Allegan County opioids deaths in last 6 years

June 27, 2017

A story reported on MLive.com this week suggested that use of opioids is much more prevalent in West Michigan than previously believed. And the report from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services indicates Allegan County had 44 deaths linked to opioid use in the six years between the...

Gun Lake, Leighton, Hopkins, Dorr to celebrate the 4th

June 27, 2017

Gun Lake, Leighton Township, Dorr Township and Hopkins Township all are planning to celebrate Independence Day, starting this weekend. The Fourth of July this year falls on a Tuesday, so opportunities arise for festivities Saturday, July 1, through the Fourth. Dorr Township Three days of festivities are scheduled along 142nd...

‘Funtastic’ summer free lunch series off next week

June 27, 2017

The Wayland Union Schools' summer "Funtastic" free lunch and entertainment series will take a break next week during the Fourth of July holiday. There will be no free lunches or special programs between July 3 and July 7. The series will resume Monday, July 10, and two programs will be...

Ranger Rick: Illinois broke and getting more so every day

June 27, 2017

The state of Illinois is broke. Illinois doesn’t have a budget and is entering its third year without one. The cumulative total of the state’s unpaid bills now surpasses $15,000,000,000! It is spending roughly $600 million more a month than tax revenue to cover it. Illinois is not only hemorrhaging...

Celebration of Life service for Leonard Northrup is July 8

June 26, 2017

A Celebration of Life service for Leonard Northrup of Wayland will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 8, at Gun Lake Community Church with luncheon to follow. Northrup, 71, died Friday at home after having surgery for sepsis last month. Shown here are members of his family, including wife Jeannette,...

Graveside service July 10 for Elnora ‘Norie’ Wright, 83

June 26, 2017

Elnora “Norie” I. Wright age 83 of Wayland, died Saturday, June 24. She accepted God into her heart and was saved June 15. She is survived by her son Alan Wright; her granddaughters Tara Wright and Trina Wright; great-grandchildren, Kailyn Hoekstra and Austin Wright; her sisters Vivian Arnsman and Barbara...

The Subterranean: ‘Silence’ a sadly overlooked masterpiece

June 26, 2017

Review of Silence (2016) Available on DVD, Blu-ray and digital (Amazon Instant Video, Fandango Now, Vudu) and the 1971 Shinoda film is available on FilmStruck ****1/2 out of five stars by Walter G. Tarrow An emotionally wrenching, thought provoking but, sadly, overlooked masterpiece of faith-based cinema. Aside from the almost...

Basura: Crossing the line and the mixing of the races

June 25, 2017

I’m not old, But I been around a long time. — Delbert McClinton I recently returned a phone call from a woman in Alabama. I’d never met her. Her brother and I were friends in the Marine Corps. Marlin was killed in action in 1967; the woman was his sister. She...

JC Wheeler Library kicks off summer reading program

June 24, 2017

by Austin Marsman "Build a Better World" is the theme of the JC Wheeler Library's 2017 reading program in Martin. Saturday officially kicked off the reading frenzy for elementary kids, teens and adults across the area. Kids signing up Saturday had the opportunity to make crafts, check out books, get their...

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