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Wayland schools give Plan Commission courtesy call

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Rebecca Page, senior project manager for Holland Engineering, showed commissioners sketches of the planned 12 new tennis courts. Representatives from the Wayland Union Schools Tuesday evening presented the City of Wayland Planning Commission with a courtesy explanation of work being done on the tennis courts behind the high school and...
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Army Bob: Why would Kim, N. Korea give up nukes?

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President Trump was in Singapore along with Chairman Kim, the Dear Leader of North Korea, to discuss the elimination of North Korean nukes, some 2 to 40 depending on the source and political view of that source. We need to ask just why would Chairman Kim, AKA "Little Rocket Man,"...
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Service slated for Thursday for Betty VerBeek of Dorr

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Betty J. VerBeek, age 87, of Dorr, died Sunday, June 10. Betty will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 65 years, Corwin; children, Calvin (Sandy) VerBeek, Bonnie VerBeek, Marcia VerBeek, Diane (Ken) Steenwyk, Karen VerBeek; six grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Lois Wiers, Marvin (Sharon) VerBeek, Gertie...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Elegy for my dearly departed Prius

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A creepy thing happened on my way home from a Watson Township Board meeting Thursday night — my 2005 Prius crashed head-on into a deer on 18th Street. I learned just today that my traveling companion of 13 years. almost as long as Bella the Wonder Dog, had perished. The...
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Town & Country to replace Weick’s Foodtown, Gun Lake

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The ownership of Weick's Foodtown at Gun Lake is changing hands this week. The grocery store will be closed Tuesday to complete inventory and change of signs, then reopen for business Wednesday. The store's name will be changed to Gun Lake Town & Country. John Weick, third generation of the family-owned...
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School officials insist Wayland continues to be on a roll

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Wayland Union Schools officials believe most sincerely the district continues to be on a roll as it heads into the 2018-19 academic and fiscal year. The Era of Good Feeling, almost 200 years ago associated with the presidency of James Monroe, is prompted by continued improvement in the schools' financial...
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Authorities believe body is that of missing Delton man

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Barry County Sheriff's authorities believe they may have found the body of a Delton area man reported missing last month. A body was found in a wooded area not far from the property of David Lukins, 56. He had not been heard from since Sunday, May 27, and family reported...
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Memorial service planned Tuesday for Danine Genther

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Danine Ann Genther, age 52 of Dorr, died unexpectedly, Friday June 8. She is survived by her sons Dallas and Brody Genther; mother Carol Porzondek; siblings Ron Warner and Patricia Hawley; step-brothers George, Craig and Jeff Porzondek and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father Clifford...
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One Small Voice: Public shaming and religious bullying

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by Lynn Mandaville Almost four hours has passed since this morning's church service concluded, and within the ensuing four hour's time, my mind has settled as much as it ever will. I've had meaningful discussion with my husband and son about what transpired at the beginning of the service. Before...
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Basura: Strange adventures in the wild world of sumo

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“It ain’t the meat, it’s the motion.” — Maria Muldaur On Friday, June 8, 2018, for the first time ever, sumo came to Michigan. The event was billed as "Sushi, Sake and Sumo," and it was held at J.W. Marriott in downtown Grand Rapids. It was put on as part...
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