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Mark Wakeman: The Lake indeed was a magical place

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EDITOR"S NOTE: Mark Wakeman, a 1965 Wayland High School graduate, shares a memory from long ago about Joe's Grocery, Gun Lake and Cobb Lake in his youth: That was part of every vacation on Cobb Lake. Nice little walk chatting with friends. Those days at The Lake were the best...
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One Small Voice: In defense of Paint by Numbers (PBN)

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by Lynn Mandaville Uncluttering one’s life is not unlike an archaeological dig. You go into it with a sense of what you are going to find (especially if you have been a selective hoarder with some modicum of organizational skill). You know you will have to decide which artifacts are...
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Lady ‘Cats take 2-1 record into Muskegon tourney

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The Wayland High School varsity softball team will take a 2-1 season record to Muskegon Saturday for the Grand Slam tournament. The Lady Wildcats earned a doubleheader split Tuesday by beating Rockford 5-4 in the second game after dropping the opener 4-3. Winning pitcher Emily Bailey went 2-for-2 with an...
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Rep. Hoadley’s visit venue changed to Celia’s eatery

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Jon Hoadley The venue for the planned visit of State Rep. Jon Hoadley, has been changed from the new Carpenters and Millwrights Training Center to Celia's Bakery and Restaurant in downtown Wayland at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27. Allegan County Democrats said the training center will be in use for...
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Leighton citizens’ road committee to meet April 22

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Steve Shoemaker A special citizens' volunteer road committee is being organized in Leighton Township, and activist Steve Shoemaker is inviting interested local residents to come to a meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, April 22, at the Township Hall. Leighton officials plan to establish a citizens' road committee, much in the...
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Leighton Twp. agrees to higher bid for dust control

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Deputy Clerk Rachel Fennema The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening pushed the boundaries on policy for accepting bids. The board voted 5-0 to accept the dust control bid again from Southwest Dust Control for about $37,000, which Clerk Mary Lou Neiuwenhuis said was $1,000 less than last year. However, SWB...
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Army Bob: The Wall would help slow drug cartel woes

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by Robert M. Traxler Remittances, or contributions sent by Mexicans living abroad (mostly in the United States) to their families at home in Mexico comprised $28.5 billion in 2017 and was arguably the largest source of income for the Mexican State. In 2015, remittances overtook oil to become the single largest...
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Development north of Dahlia has road completed

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Work is progressing at the new 21-unit residential complex on the north side of Dahlia Street east of Mill Street that was approved a year ago. The street, labeled "Urban Depot Court" and ending in a cul de sac, includes a private road 30 feet wide between Mill and Garden...
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We get an April Fool’s weather joke 10 days after

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There was a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth Wednesday night and Thursday morning in West Michigan, as a winter snowstorm intruded itself into the recent nice spring weather. Actually, only a little more than an inch of the white stuff fell, but it was slick enough to cause...
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Martin Township still has zoning enforcement issues

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The Martin Township Board continues to grapple with problems associated with local zoning rules. The board learned Wednesday evening from Planning Commission Chairman Ron Zeinstra that the Van Elderen pet food processing plant requested a special use use permit Tuesday night, but was turned down on a 3-2 vote. Zeinstra...
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