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Companion of former city manager dies at age 82

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Delores “Joyce” Coleman, age 82, companion of former Wayland City Manager Harmon "Pete" Stull, died Wednesday, Feb. 13. She is survived by her companion, Pete Stull; children Lewis “Everett” (Jean) Coleman Jr., Joyce Kowalski, Diane Graves, Jeffrey Coleman; brother Warren Nathan (Willadean) Paige; son-in-law Rod Kowalski; nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren;...
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WHS Robotics team members win $1,000 in CAD

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Members of the Wayland Robotics team (FRC 6090), consisting of Jordan Fitzgerald, Alex Sobiesczyk, Ian Russell and Dawson Merice, were awarded $1,000 for their submission in a Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) competition to design a Moon Lander during the off season. It provided an opportunity to fine tune the skills...
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Mitchell Salingue to play football at Lake Forest

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Wayland High School varsity football lineman Mitchell Salingue has cast his lot to continue playing football in college by signing with Lake Forest (Ill.) He is shown here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Salingue. His father was a star wrestler and football player at Martin in his prep...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — Feb. 16, 1994 Anna P. Smith, wife of Ivan D. Smith and mother of Jay L. Smith, died at age 90. She was a member of the family that owned one of Wayland’s oldest businesses, Smith Lumber & Coal. Pastor LaVerne Lussenden said the 150-year-old Bradley...
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Leighton Treasurer Char Troost retiring next month

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Char Troost Char Troost is retiring from her job as Leighton Township Treasurer at the end of next month. She made the announcement in unusual fashion near the conclusion of the Township Board meeting Thursday night, asking her colleagues if they would permit her to continue to serve on the...
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WHS Theatriks to present ‘Excalibur’ March 1-3

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Wayland High School Theater students will present the play Excalibur: The Story of Young King Arthur Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 1-3, at the Wayland Union Fine Arts Center. Excalibur! The grandeur of ancient British and Welsh legend and lore is brought to life through the eyes of the fabled master of...
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Service Saturday for former Hopkins man Dale Fouse

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Dale Eugene Fouse age 69 of Six Lakes, formerly of Hopkins, died Feb. 11. Dale was born on Sept. 14, 1949, in Memphis Tenn., the son of Donald and Juanita Fouse. He grew up in the Montcalm area with this two sisters, Faith May and Glenna Fouse. He joined the...
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Funeral Saturday for Dorothy Funk, 82, of Hopkins

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Dorothy Anne Funk, 82, of Hopkins, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Green Acres of Wayland. Dorothy was born in Allegan on April 16, 1936, to the late William and Mary (Callahan) Hoffman and was the wife of the late Richard “Dick” Funk. She was a graduate of Allegan High School...
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WHS football coach Paul Goodwin rolls perfect game

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Wayland High School assistant varsity football coach Paul Goodwin this week rolled his first career perfect 300 bowling game at the Rock 'N Bowl Lanes. Goodwin is a 2008 graduate of Wayland High School, where he played football and bowled. He also graduated from Olivet College before he joined the...
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Leighton Twp. master plan open house will be Feb. 26

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Leighton Township officials will be hosts for a special master plan open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Leighton Township Hall on 12th Street. A flyer promoting the event indicates, "A master plan is a policy guide describing the desired physical development of the community....
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