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Dorr Township’s 4th celebration will be July 3-7
The annual Dorr Fourth of July celebration again will spread out over several days next month, with most events taking place at the Township Park on 142nd Avenue west of…
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Strong thunderstorms accompanied by weird clouds
Thunderstorms that interrupted a Tuesday morning in West Michigan caused plenty of damage with downed trees and widespread power outages. Sycamore and Hopkins Elementary school summer classes had to be…
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Supt. Tim Reeves wins 5% raise from school board
Wayland Union Schools Supt. Tim Reeves was awarded a 5% increase in annual salary and an extension of three years for his employment contract. All administrators in the district also…
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Luncheon reunion lures veterans of valuable service
Retired Wayland Union Schools bus drivers gathered at the Auction House Cafe for a group party Monday afternoon. Veterans of a service that just now is becoming respected for its…
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Celebration of life will be Thursday for Dorothy Stark
Dorothy Helen (Gula) Stark died Saturday, June 22, at the age of 92. Dorothy was born in Grand Rapids April 4, 1932, to Joseph Charles and Mary Agnes Gula. She…
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Overnight Breakfast Soufflé is a real crowd pleaser
by Kathy Hamman Miller This breakfast casserole dish is made up the night before, baking it in the morning. A true crowd pleaser. Ingredients: 2 pounds of your favorite ground…
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Leprecons perform at Irish City Festival in Detroit
The Leprecons, featuring Wayland's own JD Gonzales (second from right), had their most recent concert appearance this past weekend at the Motor City Irish Festival in Detroit. Despite the calendar…
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Our 2 state reps. co-sign frivolous time wasting bill
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced article. It is an editorial by the editor. Angela Rigas Rachelle Smit There ’s a saying that “Imitation is the sincerest form…
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Visitation is Monday for Jerry Fuller, 75, of Dorr
Gerald “Jerry” Lee Fuller of Dorr died Thursday, June 20. He was 75. Jerry was born on Nov. 2, 1948, to Dorothy Niles and raised in Ada. In Jerry’s early…
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Yes It’s True: I mourn the passing of cursive writing
A video joke I see often posted on Facebook shows a couple of teen-agers trying to operate a rotary desk phone without any Internet, and instructions left in cursive writing.…