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Martin High School graduates 39 at commencement Friday
Commencement for Martin High School took place Friday, May 29, in the high school gymnasium. There was full house present to support the 39 graduates.
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Martin’s Colton Keyzer finishes 8th in the state in pole vault
Martin senior Colton Keyzer (far right) placed eighth in the pole vault Division 4 state meet Saturday at Hudsonville. Keyzer cleared 12 feet, 4 inches and tied Gabe Bennett of…
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Dorr woman Mary Lu Higbee dies 3 days after husband
Mary Lu Higbee, age 76, of Dorr, died Saturday, May 30, only three days after the death of her husband Ruben "Bud" Higbee,. She is survived by her children: Gary…
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Next folk gathering Saturday to welcome school principal
Carl Rust, who says he's been a newspaperman, factory worker, teacher, chef, bottle washer, dog walker, professional wrestler and author, singer, songwriter and filmmaker, will be the special guest at…
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Monday Moanin’: A for Average, F for Fraud, AP for inflation
By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net Wayland’s Class of 2015 went through commencement exercises recently and as is the common practice the district recognized those students who achieved top academic honors. According…
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Barry Hastings: A child’s memory of D-Day, 71 years ago
by Barry Hastings Seventy-one years ago next Saturday, in Burton Heights (Grand Rapids) a group of young boys were playing "Army" a block or so west of Division Avenue. We'd…
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Army Bob: Admiral Lynch sells his soul through advertising
If you watch Fox News you are bombarded with the ads for New Day USA, a company selling home equity loans to veterans. A good number of the ads feature…
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Wildcat baseball season ends in 8-2 district loss to Middleville
The Wayland varsity baseball season was concluded Saturday in the district tournament with an 8-2 loss to Middleville Thornapple Kellogg. The Trojans scored once in the opening and then erupted…
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Quincy Collings fails to defend state title in high jump
Hopkins senior Quincy Collings did not repeat as Division 3 state champion in the high jump Saturday at Comstock Park High School. Collings, who leaped 6-9 to win it all…
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Lady Wildcats’ softball district finale postponed until Monday
The Wayland girls' varsity softball team will play Hamilton at 4:30 p.m. Monday afternoon in the finals of the Division 2 district tournament at Hopkins. The contest, originally scheduled for…