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Basura: Marching orders landed me a day of mess duty

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“I'm killing time while I wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness.” — Bill Watterson,   “Calvin & Hobbes”   Once, very early in my military service, a lapse of discipline resulted in a day scrubbing garbage cans. I didn’t enjoy my day of mess duty, but...
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Funeral will be Wednesday for HHS grad Harvey Bleeker

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Harvey Bentheim Bleeker, 87, a 1947 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Tuesday, June 14. Born Sept. 9, 1928, in Diamond Springs, Mich., to Gerrit and Hazel Dannenberg) Bleeker he started working in farming and married Jackueline Brocker. They raised their three daughters on the family farm in Bentheim and...
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Fresh Food Fairy kicks off summer ‘Funtastic’ program

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Wayland's Henika District Library kicked off Tuesday morning at Steeby Elementary with the Fresh Food Fairy. Kids learned how "fresh food is fun!" They received a free meal for the Summer Fun-Tastic program and free smoothies. (Photo courtesy of Laurie Zywiczynski)
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Salem Township showed the way in dealing with dust control

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ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. At the risk of being misunderstood again, I submit another example that taxes are necessary evils surfaced this week in Hopkins Township. I hear tell from the Penasee Globe, some residents appeared at...
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 220

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25 Years Ago — June 19, 1991 Allegan County will have to under go the redistricting process soon in the wake of final results of the 1990 census. A special committee made up of County Clerk Joyce Watts, County Treasurer Fred Edgerton, County Prosecutor Andrew Marks, Democratic Party Chairman Ken...
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Wayland man to be tried in Circuit Court in fatal crash

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Dale Robert Melick, 53, of Wayland, has waived his right to a hearing in Allegan County District Court and now will face charges in connection with the fatal traffic crash May 14 on 135th Avenue in Wayland Township. Melick has been charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired causing...
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July 26 is deadline for filing for school board posts

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Both the Wayland and Hopkins Boards of Education will have four seats up for election in the November general this year and Martin has two, and 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, is the deadline for anyone interested in filing. Meanwhile, Allegan Area Educational Service Agency will offer an informational workshop...
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Plan Commission ‘ugly step-sister’ in getting new sign?

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Wayland City Planning Commission Chairman J.D. Gonzales Tuesday asked city officials why the process in getting a new electronic sign installed across the fire barn didn’t include input from the commission. The new sign will greet visitors on West Superior and promote a number of local activities, including school events....
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Lady Wildcats’ ‘rebuilding’ season ends in quarterfinals

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The Wayland girls' softball season came to an end in the state Division 2 quarterfinals Tuesday afternoon at Davenport University. The Lady Wildcats lost 14-2, much in the same manner they won all season long. The Bulldogs blew the ballgame open early, scoring five times in the first inning and...
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Ranger Rick: A common sense explanation of building a wall

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The idea of constructing a wall between the U.S. and Mexico is either cheered or jeered, depending mostly on your political affiliation and feelings toward illegal immigration. The vast majority of American citizen’s favors legal immigration but detests illegals entering the country and the cause is failure of the Obama...
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