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Ranger Rick: A story about cancer patient and man’s best friend
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole” — Roger Caras “He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his…
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Expert baton twirler Michelle Bailey of Wayland passes at 60
Michelle Lee Bailey (Mikesell), born July 20, 1955, age 60, of Wayland, died Thursday, Oct. 1. Michelle lived through her ballet and baton twirling. She was a teacher and performer.…
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Dani Hiar, 1991 WHS graduate, earns her doctorate at CMU
Dani Hiar, a 1991 graduate of Wayland High School, essentially has completed requirements for earning her doctorate in educational leadership from Central Michigan University. Hiar said, “I successfully defended my…
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CDXX Boutique pot exchange lives to fight another day in Martin
The CDXX Boutique in downtown Shelbyville will remain open, at least for now. The medical marijuana exchange location and head shop received a surprising reprieve from the Martin Township Planning…
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Wayland elementary teachers attend Van Andel science academy
Several Wayland Union Schools elementary teachers took part in the Van Andel Education Institute’s Science Academy last week in Grand Rapids where they learned inquiry-based instructional techniques. They are expected…
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WHS marching band earns 3rd place at Hastings Invitational
The Wayland High School marching band took third place in a band competition Saturday, Oct. 3, at the 24th annual Hastings Marching Invitational. There were 27 bands that performed from…
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Wayland CCA team captures 2nd in disc golf tournament
Students from Wayland’s Alternative High School, Career Connections Academy, placed second overall in a disc golf tournament Friday at Brewer Park in Byron Center where they competed against other alternative…
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Burial service for Dorr native Andrew Chrusciel will be Saturday
A burial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery in Dorr for Andrew Peter Chrusciel, 77, of Alton, Mo., who died Wednesday,…
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Wildcat volleyball squad ties twice, loses twice at Byron Center
The Wayland High School varsity volleyball team went 0-2-2 Saturday at the Cristi Curtis Invitational at Byron Center. The Lady Wildcats split with Grant and Zeeland East and then lost…
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Monday Moanin’: I am struggling to tolerate the intolerant
By Jeff Salisbury JeffreyLSalisbury@gmail.com An appeals court recently upheld a lower court's order halting a federal mandate requiring two Christian colleges - one in Michigan and the other in Iowa…