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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 222

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25 Years Ago — July 1, 1991 Dorr, Hopkins, Caledonia, Gun Lake and Charlton Park all were planning Fourth of July celebrations, including parades, fireworks, and a political address by State Sen. Dick Posthumus in Caledonia. In Dorr Township, Fire Chief Bill Fifelski brought back the restored “Number One” fire...
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Funeral held for Hopkins High grad Lucy Woodruff Will

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Hopkins High School graduate Lucille Woodruff Will has died at the age of 90. She was born Feb. 17, 1926, in Kalamazoo to Glenn Ellsworth Woodruff and Marion Thelma (Smith) Woodruff. She had an older sister, Fran Meyers (spouse 'Bud' has passed), and a younger brother Leslie Woodruff (spouse Nan...
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WHS grad named assistant bowling coach at Indiana Tech

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Wayland High School graduate Doug Cutler has been selected as one of the assistant coaches for the Indiana Tech bowling teams. Cutler, who lives in Ft. Wayne, Ind., with his wife, Erica, and family, will be working with Tom Osborne and Jeff Dreyfus. “It is going to be great to...
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We can do it! Sign the petition to repeal fireworks law

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ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. Anyone who would like to sign the petition to repeal Michigan’s fireworks law enacted in 2011 can go to http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/repeal-the-michigan-firework I hope this is one of those few times we the people can take...
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Ranger Rick: New World Order is squashed for now

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The British exit from the European Union is an example of the same thing that happened before the U.S. Civil War. The British were sick and tired of supporting a union that had jurisdiction over them instead of being a sovereign nation; it was costing the British more fiscally and...
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Flying Aces! group entertains kids at Steeby Elementary

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The Flying Aces! were special guests Monday morning at Steeby Elementary as part of the continuing Wayland Union school district  “fantastic” summer free lunch series. Children watched the exciting performance by the Pro Flying Disc Team and enjoyed a free lunch afterward. Art Attack also will get under way at...
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Monday Moanin’: Results of removing standardized tests

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(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ Results of Removing Standardized Test Scores from College Admissions | www.hampshire.edu “If we reduce education to the outcomes of a test, the only incentive for schools and students to innovate is in the form of improving...
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WHS Class of ’66 members roam halls of their alma mater

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The Wayland High School Class of 1966 had its 50th reunion this weekend with a variety of activities, may of them plotted by a committee headed by Colleen Lapham VanderPloeg. After a golf outing, breakfast and a banquet that included 113 attendees, these grads gathered at what is now Pine...
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Fourth of July weekend offers lots of local celebrations

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The Fourth of July weekend in this area Friday, July 1, to Monday, July 4, once again will be highlighted by traditional celebrations in Leighton, Dorr and Hopkins Townships. Leighton Township Leighton Township will begin observing the holiday Saturday, July 2, with a boat parade around Green Lake at 7:30...
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Wayland High School grad Amos Knoth dies at 43

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Amos Knoth, a Wayland High School graduate, died early Sunday morning at Metro Health Hospital. He was 43. A Go Fund Me page set up for him reported, "Last Sunday Amos was out on the boat fishing. He had a seizure and fell info the water. He was pulled out...
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