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Memorial service set April 7 for Beverly Gerard of Burnips
Beverly Ann Gerard of Burnips died Saturday, March 28, at the age of 74. Bev was a member of the Burnips United Methodist Church. She was an avid golfer in…
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Jenison sweeps doubleheader from Wildcat baseball team
Jenison Tuesday afternoon and evening swept a doubleheader at Wayland to drops the Wildcat's overall season baseball record to 1-2. The visiting Wildcats captured a 14-2 verdict in the first…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: I was workin’ for da man every night and day
I was introduced to the disturbing prevailing modern relationship between management and labor when I left the Albion Evening Recorder in 1984, when the small daily newspaper began to struggle…
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Support staff issues persist for Wayland Board of Education
Support staff issues persistently are being brought before the Wayland Board of Education this year, and Monday night's special session was no different. Classroom and playground aide Kay Hep and…
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Democracy Tree: State legislator tries to fight dog discrimination
by Amy Kerr Hardin It happened quietly late last week. Republican Senator David B. Robertson (R-14) introduced a piece of legislation that would prohibit Michigan municipalities from discriminating against certain…
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Ranger Rick: Senator Ted Cruz, the liberals’ nightmare, oh, my!
Senator Ted Cruz has announced his candidacy for President of the United States in 2016… and the long knives have come out. Rep. Peter King, representing the state of New…
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Martin Youth Wrestling team finishes in style with 2 trophies
The Martin Youth Wrestling program's season ended on a high note earlier this month. The whirlwind finish included: • Two first place team trophies at the Maple Valley and Holt …
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Clippers drop both ends of baseball twin bill for opening day
It was a disappointing season opener Monday for the Martin varsity baseball team. The Clippers lost a doubleheader 7-0 and 15-0 to Lawrence and managed only four hits in the…
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Defending state soccer champ Gull Lake too much for Wildcats
Two-time defending state Class B champion Richland Gull Lake brought the Wayland girls' soccer team down from their cloud after two shutout victories last week. The Blue Devils mercilessly put…
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Wildcats’ Zach Brog twirls no-hitter in 3-0 season debut win
Wayland pitcher Zach Brog fired a seven-inning no-hitter Monday afternoon and the Wildcats came up with a terrific start to the season with a 3-0 victory over Zeeland East. Brog…