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Yes It Is, It’s True: I’m ‘friends’ with 1st Green drain commissioner

October 1, 2016

Among famous people I have known, perhaps JoAnne Bier Beemon is the most striking in her being unique and uncompromising. I knew her in my college days and young manhood as a true child of the ‘60s, a hippie, a tree hugger, an anti-war activist. She was the girlfriend of...

Sports

Lady Wildcats 9th, boys 16th in Otsego C-C Invitational

October 1, 2016

The Wayland High School girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams competed in the star-studded Otsego Invitational Saturday morning, with the girls finishing ninth with 237 points and the boys 16th with 408. Coach Sue Brewer said her Wildcat ladies, missing Maggie Whitney and Peyton Sidebotham with injuries, “had a really good...

Hopkins girls 6th, boys 9th in Allendale C-C Invitational

October 1, 2016

The Hopkins girls’ cross-country team took sixth place Saturday among 13 teams in the Falcon Division of the Allendale Invitational. The Lady Vikings ran into some stiff competition, particularly from Hart, which placed the top three individual runners and registered 50 team points. Benzie Central was runner-up with 64 and...

Martin Clippers marching band sweeps firsts at Cedar Springs

October 1, 2016

The Martin High School Clippers marching band Saturday took first in Marching, first in Auxiliary, Ffrst in Drum Line, first in Music and first place overall for Class D schools in the Cedar Springs Marching Invitational.

Homecoming parade grand marshals have to duck lots of raindrops

October 1, 2016

Managing somehow to avoid significant raindrops Friday evening were 2016 Wayland High School homecoming parade grand marshals Roger Van Volkingburg, Wayland Township supervisor, and longtime teacher and coach Cheri Ritz. (Photo supplied)

Mass of Christian burial Tuesday for Veronica Kaminski

October 1, 2016

Veronica Kaminski, age 87 of Dorr, died Thursday, Sept. 29. Veronica worked at Dick's Market deli counter for many years and worked for St. Therese School. She was a member of St. Therese Catholic Parish. Veronica is survived by her children: Leonard (Pat) Kaminski, Ronald Kaminski, David (Amy) Kaminski, Dan...

Vikings lose 21-14 to nonleague foe Charlotte in double OT

September 30, 2016

The Hopkins varsity football team lost a non-conference encounter at home with Charlotte, 21-14 in two overtime sessions. The Vikings fell behind 14-0 in the first half and got on the board in the third period on a 4-yard run by sophomore back Ryan Haveman. The two-point conversion was successful...

Wroblewski, Wildcats snatch victory from jaws of a tie again

September 30, 2016

The talented toes of Chuck Wroblewski did it again — snatch victory from the jaws of a tie ballgame for the Wayland varsity football team. Wroblewski, who kicked a game-winning field goal earlier this month in a 10-7 triumph over Middle Thornapple Kellogg as time expired, performed virtually the same...

First road paving for Dorr will be 144th Avenue to Moline

September 30, 2016

by Robert M. Traxler The Dorr Township Board Thursday night unanimously approved sending a work order to the Allegan County Road Commission to pave the unpaved portion of 144th Street between Dorr and Moline. This will be the first step in Dorr Township’s long-term plan to improve roads after the...

Dorr Twp. finally adopts ordinance to approve keeping chickens

September 30, 2016

by Robert M. Traxler The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening re-examined its tabling of nine updated ordinance amendments submitted in August by the Township Planning Commission and decided to approve them. One of the nine closely followed by people in Dorr Township is the one allowing people to keep chickens...

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