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New owners start at Yankee Springs golf course Nov. 1

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Roger and Joni Masselink will take over as new owners of the Yankee Springs Golf Course on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Members of the Tichvon family, who have owned the course for 54 years, said in a letter to patrons, “They (the Masselinks) are very excited to meet you and look...
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Ranger Rick: President Trump, carnival barker extraordinaire

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For those of you healing from the 2016 presidential election, if your candidate was not elected, there are a few people to blame. And it’s about time to get over the results and support the President. Secretary Hillary Clinton was a very flawed candidate. Not much for accomplishments and everything...
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Longtime Hopkins farmer, meat cutter Dick Funk, 85, dies

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Richard "Dick" Joseph Funk, 85 of Hopkins, died Sunday, Oct. 22, at Green Acres of Wayland. Dick was born in Salem, Mich., Sept. 22, 1932, to the late Bernard and Evelyn (Goodman) Funk. He spent more than 40 years working as a meat cutter for Punches Slaughter House and Harding's Market until...
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Wayland 8th-grade volleyball team lost only once this fall

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The Wayland eighth grade volleyball team has just completed a terrific season, losing only once, in the semifinals of a tournament Saturday, finishing with a 15-1-1 record overall. Team members include (back row, from left) coach Cheri Ritz, Emily Bailey, Olivia Deeb, Rya VanderKooi, Kennedy Cole, Alexa Lawrence, (middle row)...
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Did Dorr Trustee John Tuinstra violate eavesdropping law?

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John Tuinstra Robert Wagner Dorr Township Trustee John Tuinstra is absorbing criticism from Planning Commission members who maintain he may have violated state “eavesdropping” laws last week. Tuinstra attended the Oct. 17 Plan Commission meeting and a tape recorder was found after the session had ended by Township Treasurer Jim...
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No matter that it rained on Wildcats’ cross-country parade

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The rain Monday in Wayland and all of West Michigan was relentless and plentiful. After setting records for being dry in September, this one super soaker more than made up for it. Though most folks stayed indoors if they didn't have to venture out, these and other members of the...
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Lady Vikings win 3 of 5 matches in O-K Silver meet

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The Hopkins volleyball team won three of five matches Saturday in the O-K Silver Conference meet at Belding. The Lady Vikings wound tied for second place with Calvin Christian in the final league standings and now have a 37-17-3 overall record. Hopkins defeated Wyoming Lee 25-6, 25-7; lost to Calvin...
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Wayland High School grad, assistant golf pro, gets ace

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Enrique Camarada, formerly of Shelbyville and a Wayland High School graduate, recorded his first-ever hole-in-one at the Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club Sunday, where he works as assistant golf professional. He earned the ace at hole No. 4 at the club, 168 yard shot with a cut 6 iron into...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: We can’t run government like a business

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"I mean to say that every day it's just another rotten mess. And when it's going to change, my friend, is anybody's guess. So I'm watching and I'm waiting. Hoping for the best. You can think I'm going to praying, every time I hear 'em saying that there's no way...
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The Subterranean: ‘Lucky’ is a slow, satisfying end journey

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A review of Lucky ****1/2 out of five stars Currently in limited release by Walter G. Tarrow A raw, honest and bittersweet portrait of the loner as a very old man.  Harry Dean Stanton, at the top of his game and true to himself, is Lucky, now beginning to face...
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