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Celebration of life for George Goorhouse is at Wayland VFW

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A celebration of life memorial for George Goorhouse will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday Aug. 24, at Wayland VFW, 735 S Main St,. Goorhouse, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died Tuesday, July 30. he was 78. George was born Nov. 29, 1940. in Byron Center to Garret...
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Ranger Rick: On ICE, blame everybody but the lawbreakers

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Most of us have backgrounds of mostly small town upbringing.  We were surrounded by those people who knew and loved us, not just relatives, but neighbors and friends.  We were taught right from wrong, expected to tell the truth, get along with others, and accept people as they were. I...
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Pickleball friends snatch WHS grad from the jaws of death

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Michael Johnston Michael Johnston, a 1972 graduate of Wayland High School and retired Kenowa Hills High School history teacher, was back at the microphone on the “Cut to the Chase” local radio program Tuesday morning. Johnston told host Jim Chase, colleagues and listeners about how he came back from an...
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Funeral will be Thursday at Jijak Camp for Josiah Brown

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Josiah Leonard Brown, 22, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Aug. 10. Born July 15, 1997 in Shelbyville, he was the son of Richard James "Jim" Brown, Jr. and Jennie Angeline (Church) Brown. Josiah had many hobbies and interests, including hunting, fishing and swimming. He liked to go off-roading and play video...
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WHS grad Brittini Merchant joins CMU softball coaching staff

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Wayland High School graduate Brittini Merchant is one of two assistant coaches who have joined coach McCall Salmon's Central Michigan University softball staff. Merchant, a two-time All-Mid-American Conference selection while playing at CMU from 2008-11, along with former Michigan standout Sara Driesenga will fill the assistants' roles for Salmon, who was named to...
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Hopkins, Wayland teams enjoy pre-season C-C scrimmage

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A sure sign that autumn is just around the corner is the news Tuesday morning of a fun scrimmage in cross country between Wayland and Hopkins High School teams. A big part of the fun was the custom of individual runners predicting their times. The actual season will get under...
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School board hears plea to resurrect community garden

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Maddie Whitley and Jeff Salisbury Recent Wayland High School graduate Madalyn Whitley Monday night made a presentation to the Wayland Board of Education, pitching a new community garden in the community. Whitley, speaking in honor of her late grandfather, Jeff Salisbury, noted he had proposed the project to Mary Colborn,...
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Funeral will be Thursday in Dorr for Crystal Ruch, 98

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Crystal Marie Ruch died Saturday, Aug. 10. She was 98 years old. She worked for 20 years at Kessler's. She will be missed by family and friends who knew her. She has been cared for in her home for several years by her nephew, Ronald Hitzler She was preceded in...
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No service scheduled for ex-Marine Ervin Byler, 84

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Ervin Byler, age 84, died Saturday, Aug. 10. Ervin served in the Marines from 1956 to 1961. He loved to ride his bike through country roads, but most importantly, he loved to take care of his wife, Catherine. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Catherine J. Byler;...
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Fire accord near, but Hopkins Twp.-tribe legal fight persists

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An agreement between the  Gun Lake Tribe of Potowatmis and Hopkins Township Board on services by the Hopkins Area Fire Authority appears to be nearing ratification by both sides. Hopkins Township Supervisor Mark Evans told board colleagues Monday night that, "Things are looking good, according to (tribal representative) John Shagonaby....
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