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Army Bob: It’ll be pay day for climate change industry

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by Robert M. Traxler Climate change, the latest in the long list of disaster predictions from environmentalists, is perhaps the best term they have coined. Global cooling, mass starvation, global warming, pestilence, pollution, disease and a few smaller ones all come and go, but climate change is brilliant, it is...
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Community activist to seek 72nd District state rep. seat

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Lily Cheng-Schulting Lily Cheng-Schulting of Gaines Township has announced she will be a candidate for 72nd District State Representative, which takes in the City of Wayland and the townships of Wayland, Dorr and Leighton. Schulting, who describes herself as a Progressive Democrat, will challenge Rep. Steve Johnson of Wayland, a...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Dec. 7, 1994 The deadline for demolition of the abandoned former Carriage Stop restaurant in Watson Township has been extended into January, but owner Glenn Leep must show he is making progress...
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Former WHS cheerleader Laraine Oswald Anderson has died

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Laraine Oswald Anderson Word has been received of the death Nov. 25 of Laraine Oswald Anderson, a 1964 graduate of Wayland High School. She was presumed to be 73. Joan Morgenstern Miller, a classmate, said she had been called by Laraine's husband to announce her passing. Her husband of 52...
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Local senior citizens’ Christmas luncheon held at VFW

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The annual Christmas luncheon and program for local senior citizens was held at the Wayland VFW Hall on South Main Street Wednesday afternoon. It was coordinated again by Penny Salisbury, who provides services as overseer of other luncheons and trips for the group.
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Local police capture DUIL suspect who fled after crash

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A suspected drunken driver crashed his car on West Superior Street this morning and then fled the scene on foot, according to local authorities. Wayland City Police said the man was unarmed, but ran west on 135th Avenue and was captured just after 9 a.m. They set up a police...
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Memorial service is Dec. 13 for Patricia Anderson, 77

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Patricia Anderson, age 77, of Dorr, died Monday, Dec. 2. Patricia graduated from St. Mary’s School for the Deaf in Buffalo, NY. She loved the Fourth of July and was very patriotic. She loved sewing, reading, watching movies, and keeping up with her favorite celebrities. She loved lighthouses and enjoyed...
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No service planned after death of Frances Butler, 76

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Frances Butler, age 76, died Monday, Dec. 2. Frances was an avid Lions fan. She enjoyed bowling, shopping, sewing, family trips to Montana and spending time with her grandkids. She will be deeply missed by her siblings Larry Butler, Tim (Diane) Butler, and Valerie (Joe) Kuhtic; grandchildren Riley, Cooper, Sam,...
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Celebration of life will be Sunday for Pat Wolthuis, 76

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Patricia Wolthuis of Wayland died Nov. 27 at the age of 76. Pat was born on July 9, 1943, in Kent County, Michigan to Theodore and Margaret (Bronkhorst) Lewis. She worked at Pip Community Hospital for many years as a housekeeper and central supply technician, SPX of Wayland and the...
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Fouls bench Ainsworth, but Lady Wildcats win by 22

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Kenzie Wolf did a creditable job defending against Hastings point guard Macy Winegar. It was an unusual experience for the Wayland girls’ varsity basketball team Tuesday night, winning by 22 points essentially without much help from its star player. The Lady Wildcats opened their season with a resounding 57-35 victory...
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