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Gun Lake Tribe, Casino to host electronic recycling

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The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) and Gun Lake Casino will be host for an electronics recycling event from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9 near the casino off Exit 61 on the U.S.-131 Expressway. A $10 fee is required to recycle tube-style television and computer...
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Father of Green Acres administrator dies in Missouri

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Frank P. Barker III, father of Green Acres Assisted Living Administrator Jenny Barker Osentoski, died May 30 in his home in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Frank was born in Santa Ana, Calif. to Frank and Mona Barker in 1946.  He grew up in Kansas City, Mo., with his sisters Sue and...
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Community Notices

Hit-and-run motorist who struck bicycler being sought

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The Michigan State Police Wayland Post is asking for help in locating the suspect motorist in a hit and run personal injury crash at about 10:25 p.m. Wednesday on 135th Avenue near 6th Street in Wayland Township. It appears a 35-year-old victim from the Wayland area was pushing his bicycle...
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Democracy Tree: Smaller schools still getting screwed

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by Amy Kerr Hardin “Three years ago, the state of Michigan made the decision to dissolve Inkster Public Schools against the will of the people,… it is past time for the state to step up and remove the burden of debt from the residents of Inkster. There has been enough...
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Wildcats end baseball season with 16-21 overall record

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The Wayland varsity baseball team’s season came to an end Tuesday night in a 9-4 loss to Hastings, the opening game of the Division 2 district. The Wildcats were ultimately doomed by seven costly errors, all of which resulted in runs for the Saxons. Taking the loss on the mound...
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 218

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25 Years Ago — June 5, 1991 The Allegan County Board of Commissioners has 30 days to appoint a temporary successor to the late Ralph Sytsma of Leighton Township to seat on the board. Elections will be held to fill the seat on Aug. 13 and Oct. 1. Meanwhile, Vernon...
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Steeby 3rd-grader writing contest winner, plants 3 trees

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Nikol Yanakieva, a third-grader from Lori Howell’s class at Steeby Elementary School, recently won first place in the Michigan Arbor Day Alliance 2016 "Go Green Youth Challenge" creative writing contest. Students were given a list of questions to think about and were asked to use their imaginations and tell the...
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Lady Wildcats top Hastings to advance to district semis

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The Wayland girls' varsity soccer team won its pre-district contest 6-0 against Hastings Tuesday evening to advance to the Division 2 district semifinals. The Wildcats started off hot as Ashlyn Schafer opened up the scoring just 6 minutes into the match on a pass from Brinley Nieuwenhuis. Haley Thelen waited...
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Coach of WHS state finalist basketball team Walt Gillett dies

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Walter Avery Gillett Jr., coach of the 1955 Wayland state Class C finalist basketball team, died  in Kalamazoo May 29. He was 98. Mrs. Gillett also died this past Wednesday morning. The service on June 7 will be for both of the Gilletts. Walter was born June 26, 1917, in...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Bad music plagues all generations

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As I prepare the music for my upcoming role in the 50-year reunion of the Class of 1966, I confess to being a lot like everybody else. I often think the music I grew up with was far superior to the drivel of today. I mean we Baby Boomers had...
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