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‘Tis the season of waiting, prompting my reflections
A few years ago, a friend asked me if I wanted to be on a podcast with her to do a four-part series on Advent. I jumped at the chance…
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Wildcat girls score 20-10 victory in bowling opener
Wayland's girls' bowling team Monday afternoon its season with a 20-10 victory over Jenison, but the guys came up short. Narrowly defeating Jenison in Baker game one with a score…
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Celebration of life slated Thursday for Jan Drewyor
Former Kessler's employee Jan Drewyor died Sunday, Dec. 5, in Allegan. She was born Oct. 4, 1950, in Plainwell, the daughter of Malen and Dorothy (Webster) Earl. Jan worked at…
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Celebration of life for Jane VanDyke is next summer
Jane VanDyke, age 86, died Saturday, Dec. 4, due to health complications. Jane was born June 29, 1935, in Ocheyedan, Iowa. Her family later relocated to Rehoboth, New Mexico, where…
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Services will be held Friday for Larry Hale of Wayland
Larry Melvin Hale, age 77, died Sunday, Dec. 5, at home. Larry enjoyed working with his dad at Farnsworth Chevrolet for 22 years, then he went to Eaton, from where…
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School’s casino funding workshop crowd sparse
Supt. Dr. Christina Hinds explains casino fund usage from one of the three categories. Nearly a decade ago, a large group of citizens demanded to know how Wayland Union school…
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Council hears complaints on infrastructure services
The subject was city infrastructure services Monday night, and Wayland City Council members got an earful in two separate discussions. One was Aqua In Vino owner Arne Rodriguez’s complaint that…
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WHS students qualify for Michigan Honors Choir
Wayland High School Choir member Markie Mark Musgrave III had an amazing memorable Saturday performing with the State Regional Honors Choir along with nine of his fellow classmates. Musgrave, a…
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Ramblin’ Road: The joys of Grandparenting 2.0 in Calif.
By Phyllis McCrossin It’s Sunday evening and the trailer is quiet. Too quiet -- or, maybe not. It’s been a busy 10 days. There is a reason people don’t generally…
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Area firefighters challenged by icy weather in fatal fire
Area fire departments faced daunting challenges Sunday in fighting a fatal structure fire on Division just north of the Rock ‘N Bowl facility in Leighton Township. Leighton, Dorr and Wayland/Yankee…