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Odyssey of the Mind competition is Saturday at WHS

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Wayland Union Schools will he host the Region 4 Odyssey of the Mind competition Saturday at the high school. Four local teams will compete, along with 65 teams in the region. Middle school teacher Aaron Wissner has been coordinator and many coaches, parents and staff have helped and are judging...
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Four Hopkins choir students accepted into honors group

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Hopkins High School choir students Assel Tlemissova Hosley Werner, Haley Meyering and Madison McDonald auditioned Monday, Feb. 6, and have been accepted into the South Western Michigan Vocal Festival Honors Choir (SWMVF). They will be performing with about 60 other Honors Choir students at the SWMVF festival performance March 16...
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Wayland schools awarded MSP $99,000 safety grant

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The Wayland Union School district soon will be able to add more safety features, thanks to a nearly $99,000 School Safety Grant awarded by the Michigan State Police Department. All buildings will have security window film added to exterior entryways and egress door windows. The film helps increase security by...
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Hopkins schools wins panic button systems grant

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Hopkins Public Schools recently was awarded $10,215 from the 2017 Competitive School Safety Grant Program (CSSGP) through the Michigan State Police to install panic button systems at all of its school buildings. Scott Getter, director of technology for the school district, said, “The funds from this grant will provide Hopkins...
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Leighton Township budget hearing will be March 9

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The Leighton Township Board has scheduled a public hearing on the fiscal year 2017-18 budget for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9. The board will have a special workshop on the proposed budget at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the township hall. In other business at Thursday night’s meeting, the...
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Wayland Community Quilters group being organized

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The Wayland Community Quilters have organized to make quilts for those in need. The group's first project is making lap quilts for patients at the Wings Home in Allegan, a project of the Wings of Hope Hospice. Wings Home serves those at the end of life in a home setting,...
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Gun Lake Tribe, Casino sponsor electronic recycling

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The Gun Lake Tribe and Gun Lake Casino have announced the next local electronics recycling event will be offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, at the Tribe’s government campus headquarters near the casino. A $10 fee to recycle tube-style television and computer monitors will be sponsored by...
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Sycamore Elementary named by state as Reward School

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Sycamore Elementary School, part of the Hopkins Public School District, has been identified as a Reward School by the Michigan Department of Education. A Reward School is one that has achieved one or more of the following distinctions: top 5% of schools on the Top-to-Bottom School Rankings, top 5% of...
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Hopkins Chamber Choir qualifies for state competition

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The Hopkins High School Chamber Choir received a high enough score to qualify for State Solo & Ensemble Festival in March this year. The Chamber Choir students traveled to East Kentwood High School Feb. 4 to take part in the District Solo & Ensemble Festival. They performed two choral pieces...
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Most Gun Lake Winterfest events are Saturday, Feb. 18

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Most of the 2017 Gun Lake Winterfest events will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, but two will take place the Thursday and Friday before. A special debate featuring candidates for Gun Lake Mayor will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday the 16th at the Yankee Springs Golf Course, 12300 Bowens...
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