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Basura: Dame Fortune smiled at me when I was adopted in ’47
I was adopted in August 1947. I was four months old. I was the first of four adopted children. None of us were genetically related. My parents were amazing people.…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Martin pot battle a harbinger of things to come
It should have been a surprise to no one Monday evening that the Martin Township Board would adopt an ordinance specifically to forbid dispensation of marijuana. This is the same…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 198
25 years Ago — Jan. 7, 1991 The Kristie-Craft Corp. of Chicago has expressed interest in purchasing the business assets of the Kessler infant sleepwear manufacturing firm, which has filed…
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Hopkins boys lose 62-46 basketball verdict to Forest Hills Eastern
The Hopkins High School boys' varsity basketball team lost a non-conference game, 62-46, Tuesday night to Forest Hill Eastern. The loss dropped the Vikings' overall season record to 0-5. They…
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Gun Lake Tribe activist Sharon Near’s funeral will be noon Friday
Sharon Rose Near, age 63 of Shelbyville, died at home under hospice care Monday, Jan. 4. Sharon is survived by her husband George Near; her children: Rebecca (Don) Baker and…
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Democracy Tree: Michigan Democrats combat GOP thuggery
by Amy Kerr Hardin “There aren’t going to be any profiles of courage passed out to this chamber.” — House Minority Floor Leader Sam Singh (D-69) on the duplicitous actions of…
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WHS boys’ bowlers win 28-2; girls still unbeaten in dual matches
The Wayland varsity boys bowling team captured a 28-2 victory over Ottawa Hills Tuesday at Paragon Lanes while the girls' squad remained unbeaten in dual matches this season with a…
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Lady Wildcats absorb 2nd straight loss, 50-33, at Byron Center
The Lady Wildcats sing the blues. After an impressive 3-0 start in the basketball season with victories over three “teams to watch,” Wayland absorbed its second straight defeat Tuesday night…
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Ranger Rick: A heartfelt tribute to Ed, an old friend, a fine man
On a recent day in December, I received a note from an old military friend of mine. He had included the obituary of Ed, another mutual military friend of ours.…
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Funeral will be noon Thursday for Jan Hopkins, 79, of Wayland
Jeanette "Jan" D. Hopkins, age 79 of Wayland, died Monday, Jan. 4, at Byron Manor Assisted Living. Jan is survived by her son Douglas and Nancy Hopkins; her grandchildren: Jeremiah…