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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 212
25 Years Ago — April 24, 1991 Customers who are delinquent in payments to the Gun Lake Area Sewer Authority will face penalties in terms of fees, which total about…
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Jijak Foundation plans Native American food growing summit
The Jijak Foundation, a non-profit Native American educational organization of the Gun Lake Tribe in Hopkins Township, announced it will be host for the 2016 Great Lakes Intertribal Food Summit…
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Lady Vikings track team successfully begins Silver defense
The Hopkins girls’ track team successfully began its defense of the O-K Silver Conference championship with a convincing 92-45 dual victory Tuesday over Calvin Christian. The Lady Vikings were supposed…
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WHS senior performs in honors choir at WMU festival
Mitchell Lapham, senior at Wayland Union High School, performed at the Southwestern Michigan Vocal Festival Honors Choir. He was one of three Bass 2 singers out of 60 students who qualified…
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Basura: Gambling’s lure — thrill of uncertainty releases dopamine
“Something tells me it’s all happenin’ at the zoo I do believe it. I do believe it’s true.” — Simon & Garfunkel My wife and I go to a casino…
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Vikings boys open Silver season with loss to Calvin Christian
The Hopkins boys’ track team opened the dual meet season in the OK-Silver Conference with an 87.5 to 52.5 loss to Grandville Calvin Christian. Event winners for the Vikings were…
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Services planned Friday for Tom ‘Rabbit’ Rybiski, 73
Thomas S. “Rabbit” Rybiski, age 73 of Middleville, died Monday, April 18. Tom was a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of the Wayland VFW and the American Legion.…
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Caleb Ryan’s 2-run double in 7th lifts Vikings to victory
The Hopkins varsity baseball team Monday overcame O-K Silver Conference rival Kelloggsville, 4-3, with a couple of clutch runs in the seventh and final inning. Hopkins put up one run…
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Lady Wildcats take 5th in Comstock Park Invitational
The Wayland girls' varsity track team finished fifth among eight teams at the Comstock Park Invitational Saturday. East Grand Rapids won the meet with 859 points. Wayland had 482. Lauryn…
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Ranger Rick: Renegade Republicans are looking out for you
There are anomalies in the economy throughout history, both low (recession and more drastic; depression) and high (bubbles, inflation). Recession usually happen when economic activity slows and no demand for…