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Celebration of Life event slated for Wayland woman

June 21, 2018

A Celebration of Life for LaVona VandenBoss, 88, of Wayland, will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 22, at Leisure Acres Mobile Home Park, (The Community Building) 5305 Circle Drive, NE, Belmont, MI 49306. LaVona died June 12, one day after her 88th birthday.

Funeral at St. Mary’s Monday for Betty Bockheim, 79

June 20, 2018

Elizabeth "Betty" Bockheim, age 79, of Dorr, died Tuesday, June 19. She is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Ron; her children Mary (Keith) Podskalan-Alvesteffer, Maureen (Dan Fein) Bockheim-Weick, Kelly (Lisa) Bockheim, Russell Bockheim, Ryan Bockheim and Kerri (Dan) Koperski; grandchildren Trent (Leann), Alyssa, Rylee, Steven (Chelsea), Paul...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

June 20, 2018

(Taken from the archives at the Then & How Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 23, 1993 Two of the Terrible Troubadors, Bill Mauchmar on clarinet and Irv Helmey on sax. The Apple Core Lounge and Wayland Township appear to be going to court over the...

Columns

One Small Voice: Set aside your Bible, Jeff Sessions

June 20, 2018

If we have learned only one thing this week from the chaos in Washington over immigration, it should be this: Don't ever use the Bible (or any other scripture for that matter) to justify your secular, administrative, governmental thoughts or actions toward other human beings. Because of the ambiguous and...

‘Stop, Shop and Roll’ succeeds former Monterey Store

June 20, 2018

Bill and Denise Gardner Meissner Brisbin have purchased the old Monterey General Store and opened "Stop, Shop and Roll" June 15. Denise worked at Harding's in Otsego for more than 22 years before it closed its doors officially on May 18. The couple purchased the former Monterey Center General Store...

Mass of Christian burial Tuesday for Bill Westfahl, 91

June 20, 2018

William Carl Westfahl, Jr., age 91 of Hopkins, died Sunday, June 17, at Railside Assisted Living Center in Byron Center. Mr. Westfahl was born on July 24, 1926, in Grand Rapids, the son of the late William and Minnie (Arnsman) Westfahl. In his 91 years, Bill spent 86 years of...

WHS grad Carter Morse’s RBI wins Bos All-Star game

June 19, 2018

Wayland High School graduate Carter Morse, shown hurling for a couple of innings here, drove in the winning run Tuesday evening with a gap shot in the seventh inning to power the O-K Gold Conference all-star team to victory over the O-K Green Conference. The occasion was the annual John...

Dorr wedding barns issue on hold pending state action

June 19, 2018

Dorr Township Planning Commission meetings aren't famous for bringing out large audiences, but Tuesday night's session attracted more than 40. The "wedding barns" or "rural event facilities" issue in Dorr Township is being placed on hold until after the State Legislature decides on a bill introduced in Lansing last month....

Funeral will be Thursday in Hopkins for Clara Blain

June 19, 2018

Clara Blain, age 91, died Sunday June 17. Clara truly lived life to the fullest through simple pleasures; time with family and friends, quilting, her lifetime membership to the VFW Auxiliary and as a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. She is survived by her daughter Mary (Roger) Arndt, Son...

Community watches Orangeville FD’s controlled burn

June 18, 2018

by Austin Marsman What began as a small fire quickly grew to engulf the entire structure Monday evening. A modest two-story farmhouse became a roaring fire, emitting a pillar of smoke which could be seen for miles. However, Orangeville Township Fire Department members on the scene weren't in a hurry to...

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