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This long-distance runner will never forget journey
by Denise Dykstra It was the honking I found odd. After a full and busy weekend, I was cleaning up the last off the mess in the kitchen and people…
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WHS grad helps guide Mich. Tech to C-C nationals
Robert Young (second from left), a 2003 graduate of Wayland High School, is assistant coach for the Michigan Technological University cross-country team that will compete Nov. 20 in the NCAA…
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Wayland School Board still considering a new pool
It may be only an inkling, it may be only speculation, but members of the Wayland Board of Education Monday night were hinting that the next bond issue for the…
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Wayland special ed teacher Kathy Lough Mathews dies
Former Wayland Union Schools special education teacher Kathy Lough Matthews died Friday at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. She was 71. The daughter of longtime Wayland High School secretary Bea Smith, she…
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Busy Day Crock Pot Beef Tip Stew is as advertised
by Kathy Hamman Miller This recipe takes eight hours to make and is perfect for when you’re busy, but still want that healthy meal to serve up for your family…
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Middle School team to join state tech competition
The Wayland Middle School Wildcat-a-Tech-nics qualified for state robotics competition Saturday by taking first place in the FIRST Challenge regionals. They will join other squads at the Michigan FIRST Tech…
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Service set Wednesday for Ronald Bouwman, 61
Ronald Henry Bouman, age 61, of Wayland, died Friday evening, Nov. 5. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Sue; his children, Luke R. (Vanessa) Bouman, Jeffrey (Meigen)…
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Hopkins grad still knockin’ ’em down on bowling lanes
Concordia University bowling was host for the second Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) tournament of the season Saturday at Jax 60. The men's team finished third overall and Hopkins High School…
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Five local runners compete at state cross-country meet
Five area high school cross-country runners competed Saturday at the Michigan High School Athletic Association state championship meet at Michigan International Speedway near Brooklyn. There were no local teams present,…
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D.K. Sprague is Christmas parade’s grand marshal
The Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that retired Gun Lake Tribal leader D.K. Sprague will be grand marshal of the annual Christmas parade, which will step off at…