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Ho ho ho. Santa’s helpers Chocolate Fudge Cookies
by Kathy Hamman Miller Take a reusable one quart “plus” glass or plastic container to stack up the ingredients. These tasty cookies can be given out as gifts and are…
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Services will be Tuesday for Felix Pankratz, 99
Felix Pankratz, age 99 of Wayland, formery of Marshfield, WI, died Friday, Dec. 16. Felix enjoyed bowling, gardening, working with wood and metal and golfing; he had a hole in…
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Visitation is Thursday for Linda Engel, 74, of Wayland
Linda Engel, age 74, died Wednesday, Dec. 14. Linda loved her grandkids and great-grandkids and always enjoyed having her family together. She loved the holidays, especially Christmas. Linda loved being…
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Martin hoop teams enjoy a good night against Gobles
The Martin boys’ varsity basketball team broke into the win column Friday night with a 66-50 triumph on its home court. The Martin girls remained undefeated at 5-0 earlier in…
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Memorial service is Jan. 14 in Martin for David Ayers
David Lyle Ayers, age 77, died Saturday, Nov. 26. He was born Jan. 28, 1945, in Allegan, to the late Lyle and Beaulah (Weller) Ayers. A memorial service has been…
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Unbeaten West Catholic deals ‘Cats a blowout loss
The Wayland girls' varsity basketball team Friday evening was hammered by undefeated Grand Rapids West Catholic, 66-31. But the news was good from the north at Comstock Park, where the…
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Both Viking bowling teams take 30-0 wins vs. Godwin
The Hopkins boys' and girls' varsity bowling teams both picked up 30-0 O-K Silver Conference wins over Wyoming Godwin Heights Wednesday. Top bowlers for the boys were: Charlie Brown III…
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Memorial service will be Jan. 12 for Tracy Bartell
Tracy M. (Maycroft) Bartell, age 53, of Wayland, died Thursday, Dec. 8.She was born on Jan. 10, 1969, in Muskegon, to David and Linda (Schnipke) Maycroft. Tracy attended Updyke Elementary,…
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Basura: Tales of unusual and distinctive food adventures
“Sometimes I sit and think. Sometimes I just sit.” — Poster at Phil’s place on Wellington Long, long ago, before I started school, my mom decided we would bake cookies. …
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Defensive effort makes a difference in Vikings’ win
The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team captured its third consecutive victory in an unusual Thursday night non-league encounter against West Michigan Aviation Academy. Tristen Perry led all scorers with 19…