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Kennedy Gill rolls 277; Hopkins d. Rockets twice

February 6, 2020

Alayna Ryan Carsen DaLeo Both Hopkins boys' and girls' varsity bowling teams walked away with wins Wednesday after at Brewhouse Lanes in Dorr against Kelloggsville High School. High scores for the girls team came from Kennedy Gill with 277, and Alayna Ryan with 181. High scores for the boys came...

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Army Bob: About Schiffting the ownership of Alaska

February 6, 2020

by Robert M. Traxler Folks, you can’t make this stuff up. U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (Democrat-California), a House of Representative Impeachment Manager, stated on the floor of the United States Senate, Feb. 3, "If abuse of power is not impeachable... Trump could offer Alaska to the Russians in exchange for...

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One Small Voice: Romney is ‘the cheese stands alone’

February 6, 2020

by Lynn Mandaville “Today Mitt Romney is the cheese,” I said. “What?” my husband Dave asked me over the sound of the talking heads on the television. “Mitt Romney is the cheese,” I repeated. “He stands alone.” Dave caught the allusion right away. The allusion to the old nursery rhyme-based...

Barry Hastings: State of the Union told by pathological liar

February 6, 2020

by Barry Hastings The state of our union ... troubling (not to say shaky). Our President is a pathological liar. The Senate, sitting on some 400 bills sent them by the Houses of Representatives has bent over backwards kowtowing to a criminal President who's getting away with the worst case of coercion in the nation 's history. Offered an...

Celebration of Life will be Saturday for Jerry Daniel

February 6, 2020

Jerry Wayne Daniel of Wayland, died at his home Tuesday, Feb, 4, after a brief and difficult struggle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was born July 9, 1938, in Hughey, Tenn., to Clarence (George) and Mary Will Weir Daniel. Jerry Wayne was a graduate of Flintville High School class of 1956....

Funeral is Monday for Bill Schaendorf, 79, of Dorr

February 5, 2020

William John Schaendorf, age 79, of Dorr, died Wednesday, Feb. 5. Bill had two passions in life. The first, building quality homes in West Michigan with more than 1,400 built with his brother Bob. The second was farming; he purchased back the family farm in 1973. The farm continues operating...

Ranger Rick: In praise of radio icon Rush Limbaugh

February 5, 2020

While at work in 1988, a friend said he just heard a person on the radio with a real conservative viewpoint. I laughed because was a recent convert to conservatism after being a committed Democrat and liberal for years. I knew after Reagan, I had to change because it was...

Mark Wakeman: Memory of Kingston Trio is special

February 5, 2020

In November of 1958, when I was 11 years old, something happened that I was unaware of at the time, but would later prove to be a major factor in determining the path my life would take. The event was a song called "Tom Dooley," and it was a #1...

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

February 5, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Feb. 8, 1995 Anita Kerber wrote a letter to the editor insisting that the Hopkins Public Schools indeed have been in crisis because of overcrowding and needs for new buildings, made worse...

Lady Wildcats score huge win over Unity Christian

February 5, 2020

In what was one of the biggest matches of the season, the Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team our Lady Wildcats showed everyone in the house at the Rock ‘N Bowl just what they are capable of. The ladies, smarting from a loss at Zeeland last week, defeated Hudsonville Unity Christian,...

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