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Subterranean Tales: ‘Get Out’ behind the white folks’ smiles
by Walter G. Tarrow "All I know is sometimes, if there's too many white people, I get nervous, you know." In the mind of a black American, beneath that skin…
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Lady Wildcats edge Forest Hills Eastern 3-2 in overtime
The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team improved its overall season record to 10-6 with a 3-2 overtime victory over Forest Hills Eastern Saturday morning. Coach Ben Sleeman said the game…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Quality female athletes just keep coming
It was an extraordinary week for female athletes from Hopkins and Wayland High Schools, and it happened over just two days. No fewer than four young ladies, two from Wayland…
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Lady Wildcats, boys teams both finish 7th in track regionals
There were some standout individual efforts Friday by Wayland athletes in the Division 2 regional meet at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. Four Wildcat boys and Lady Wildcat 800-meter runner…
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Funeral will be Monday for Jeannette Muliken, 79
Jeanette Mulliken, age 79 of Wayland, died Thursday, May 18. She is survived by her children, Bobbi Paige (Ken) Gillette, Stuart Craig Mulliken, Lori Dana Guinn, Michael Sean (Ingrid) Mulliken; grandchildren, Heather,…
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Lady Vikings shut out Hamilton for nonleague victory
The Hopkins varsity softball team improved its overall season record to 13-9 Friday with a 4-0 shutout victory over Hamilton. Kelsey Dusseau threw five scoreless innings, gave up five hits, two…
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Lady Vikings finish 3rd in the Division 3 regional meet
The Hopkins girls’ varsity track team took third place among 13 teams in the regional meet at Saugatuck and the boys were ninth. The Lady Vikings scored 84 team points.…
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Basura: Appreciation of the Cottage Bar on its 90th birthday
"Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so." —…
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Martin forced to forfeit doubleheader at Barry County Christian
Martin's baseball team was forced to forfeit two more games Thursday, this time against Barry County Christian in Hastings "We had eligibility problems, something we have had to deal with…
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Border Wars revived on the baseball diamond Friday
Hopkins and Wayland met for four years on the gridiron in what was called "Border Wars," in an effort to generate interest from residents in the neighboring communities. The two…