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Cars2Go building to be razed, but replacement uncertain

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City Manager Tim McLean confirmed this week that the building that formerly housed Wayland Chevrolet and Cars2Go will be demolished. However, he said despite inquiries and rumors about it being replaced by a restaurant, there are no plans for the site as yet. It currently includes the building and plenty...
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Jessica Merchant takes assistant coaching post at Stanford

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Jessica Merchant, perhaps Wayland High School's most famous female athletic alum, has decided to join the coaching staff as an assistant at Stanford University. Merchant, an all-state and Miss Softball selection while a Wildcat in 2001, had been an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota for the past several...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Where’s the hype about turning 150?

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Perhaps it's way too early, or perhaps I've been out of the loop, but I have seen virtually no mention locally yet about the fact Wayland next year will observe its 150th anniversary. Yes, I did the math. Wayland was incorporated as a village in 1868, which means 2018 will...
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Dorr Township Treasurer honored for statistician services

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Dorr Township Treasurer Jim Martin is being honored this year as a "Friend of Basketball" by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan, one of about a dozen to receive the recognition. Martin is being acknowledged for his role as a statistician and scorekeeper for Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School for...
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Ranger Rick: In defense of State Rep. Steven Johnson

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The much ado about nothing the author of this website and others piling on Representative Steve Johnson is just that — much hot air, and not much substance (like most Democrats). I’ve spoken with Rep. Johnson once after a township meeting. He listens and responds in a measured and caring way....
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Retro Room 1st business in new battle vs. ‘Corner Curse’

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Wayland's newest downtown business continues the more than four decades battle against "The Corner Curse." The Retro Room, a place to buy and sell old recordings and electronics devices plans to have a grand opening Sept. 2 at 102 W. Superior St., where the historic Gurney's IGA building stood until...
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Shear Concepts buys former Goodwill donation site

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The Goodwill Donation Center at 1124 W. Superior St. in Wayland is closing and Shear Concepts next door has purchased the building. A phone call to the donation center, which has been open for seven years, produced a message that the phone at the site has been disconnected and its...
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One Small Voice: Hurrah for Sen. John McCain’s last hurrah

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In the early morning hours of July 28, as I watched Arizona Senator John McCain cast one of the three earth-shaking votes against the "skinny repeal" of the Trumpcare bill, I came to the bittersweet realization that John McCain is making his last hurrah. Ever the maverick who, to the...
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The Subterranean: ‘Feast for the eyes. Famine for the mind.’

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(Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) Currently in wide release *** out of five stars by Walter G. Tarrow Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (Luc Besson - The Professional, The Fifth Element, Lucy) reminded me of Gene Shalit’s one-liner about Stanley Kubrick’s Barry...
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Visitation will be Tuesday for Gary Funk, 66, of Dorr

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Gary E. Funk of Dorr died Saturday, July 29. He was 66. He was born Sept. 21, 1950, in New Salem, the son of Gerald and Louise (Steffes) Funk. Gary served his country as a member of the United States Army. He was a lifetime member of the VFW, UAW, American...
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