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Hopkins Middle School to present ’13 The Musical’ April 28-30

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“13 The Musical” will be performed on stage at Hopkins Middle School Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 28, 29 and 30. The plot: “Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents’ divorce. Surrounded by an...
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Gun Lake Casino to double in size, add entertainment, dining

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The Gun Lake Casino in summer 2017 the casino will be almost twice its current size, including a buffet restaurant, a high limit gaming room and a new Stage 131 entertainment lounge that will double the current size to offer enough seating to attract regional entertainers. The Gun Lake Tribe...
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Lady Vikings take twin bill to push softball record to 5-1

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The Hopkins High School softball team lifted its overall season record to 5-1 Tuesday afternoon with a doubleheader sweep of nonleague opponent  Zeeland East, 10-9 and 10-6. Hailey Burch threw five and two-thirds innings in the nightcap and gave up seven hits, a walk and struck out three before giving...
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Kinsley Zondervan released from hospital after 2 surgeries

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The roller coaster ride that has characterized so much the life of seven-month-old Kinsley Zondervan, daughter of Steeby Elementary teacher Kristiana and Wayland Board of Education member Pete Zondervan, has taken a quick and welcome swing upward. Kinsley, who only a week ago seemed to be clinging to life after...
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Martin’s Garrett Dill tosses no-hitter at Zion Christian

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Garrett Dill threw a five inning no-hitter and Martin's baseball squad beat Zion Christian 10-0 Tuesday in its season opener. Zion slipped to 1-2. Dill walked three and struck out nine in the victory. "I had Garrett on a 75-pitch limit," said Martin coach Jon Gambee, "and with two out...
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Hilliards Corner Lounge apparently has closed its doors

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There has been more than a little bit of chatter on Facebook over the past couple of days about Hilliards Lounge being closed at its location on 135th Avenue and 18th Street in Hopkins Township. The bar was pitch dark Monday night and a visit paid Tuesday afternoon revealed a...
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Basura: Did Donald Trump not get the GOP memo?

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Donald Trump hasn’t been in politics long, and he sure hasn’t been a Republican very long. His affiliation with the GOP is quite recent. Evidently there is some confusion with The Donald about Republicanism. For example, Trump seems to think the Republican position on abortion is that it's murder. He’s...
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Hilliards Park improvements OK’d by Hopkins Board

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The Hopkins Township Board Monday night approved the expenditure of up to $6,000 for improvements at the Hilliards Park on 135th Avenue next to the General Store. The board had approved a bid of $5,500 for the work on improvements and Supervisor Mark Evans recommended another $500 be budgeted for...
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Ranger Rick: Are the lyin’ Clintons the best we can do?

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“Don’t let the handshake and the smile fool ya, take my advice, I’m only try’ to school ya” — The Unidisputed Truth, "Smiling Faces" 1971 Former President Bill Clinton recently commented, “If you believe we’ve finally come to the point where we can put the awful legacy of the last...
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Proud Potawatomi Nation member Chuck Allman dies

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Charles E. "Chuck" Allman age 85, of Gun Lake, died Monday, April 11. He was a proud member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. He is survived by his children Denise (Douglas E. Crews) Allman, Charlie (Dana Roggow) Allman, Jan (Dennis) Allman-Arquilla; Jessica Kimble, Stacy (Chrissy) Kimble, Pam (Colin) Eden, Jason...
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