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Dog ‘N Suds was the place to go for Wayland teens in the ’60s

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“The music is played for love Cruisin' is made for love I love it when we're cruisin' together” — Smokey Robinson  “I got a letterman's sweater With a letter in front I got for football and track I'm proud to wear it now When I cruise around The other parts...
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Wildcats complete series by taking 2 of 3 from Hastings

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The Wayland varsity baseball team took the rubber game in the three-game series this week with Hastings, by recording a 6-4 victory Thursday. The Wildcats fell behind 3-0 in the first three inning, but rallied for three runs in the top of the fourth, added two more in the fifth...
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You can’t put dock on public beach, Green Lake citizens learn

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A group of nearly a dozen Green Lake residents learned Thursday night that they cannot operate and use a dock and fire pit at the township park on the south side of the lake. After a lengthy discussion about riparian rights, they learned from Leighton Township Supervisor Steve Deer that...
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Hunter Brown’s 3-hitter gives Wildcats doubleheader split

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Senior captain Hunter Brown tossed a three-hitter to lead Wayland to a 3-1 victory Wednesday in the nightcap of a doubleheader against Hastings. The Wildcats had lost the first game of the twin bill, whoich was postponed from Tuesday because of an all-day rain. Brown hurled all seven innings, scattering...
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Seventeen WHS graduating seniors earn better than 4.0 GPAs

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The Wayland High School Class of 2015 will graduate later this month and 17 of its members have achieved top academic honors. Seventeen seniors share the honor of “Summa Cum Laude,” earning better than a 4.0 cumulative grade point average. They are Emily Arendsen, Josh Armstrong, Kayl Black, Hunter Brown,...
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Teunissen, Winger toss no-hitters as ‘Cats sweep 2 again

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The Wayland varsity softball team, still ranked No. 1 in the latest statewide Class B poll, improved its overall season record to 19-1 with two victories over Hastings Wednesday in a makeup doubleheader postponed by Tuesday's rain. Mallory Teunissen and Morgan Winger both threw no-hitters at the Saxons. The Lady...
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Lady Wildcats blank Ottawa Hills to improve record to 10-5-1

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The Wayland varsity girls' soccer team followed up its big conference win Monday against South Christian with a fourth consecutive conference victory, beating Ottawa Hills 8-0 Wednesday night. The victory lifted the Lady Wildcats' overall season record to 10-5-1. Sarrah Sweeris and Brinley Nieuwenhuis both scored a couple of goals...
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Sunday afternoon ceremony to honor Martin’s Andrew Bee

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The Sons of the Union Veterans chapter of Plainwell will conduct a special ceremony at East Martin Cemetery at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 10, honoring the Martin man said to have captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis after the end of the Civil War. John R. Keith, senior vice commander of...
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 164

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25 Years Ago — May 9, 1990  The Allegan County Board of Commissioners voted 12-1 to allow all 24 townships to decide whether they will apply a $25 per household fee for recycling services. A special committee formed to study the feasibility of a Gun lake village has determined the...
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Democracy Tree: Proposal 1 money trail was a one-way street

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by Amy Kerr Hardin The Michigan roads proposal, billed as "road kill" after its resounding defeat Tuesday, was paved with cash, but it flowed in mostly one direction. Regardless of how voters felt about the content of the bipartisan compromise, in the interest of complete transparency, they should additionally know...
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