Community Notices

Laura Foster wins Brenner Teacher of Year award

Laura Foster, who has been teaching sixth grade at Pine Street Elementary since 1993, is this year’s winner of the Kathryn L. Brenner Teacher of the Year award. Foster earned…

Editor June 13, 2016

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Wayland summer meal series gets under way Monday

The Wayland Union Schools series of fun, summer events and free meals for students under 18 years old will get under way Monday, June 13, at a variety of locations…

Editor June 10, 2016

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Leah Sprague-Fodor is new chair of Gun Lake Tribe

Leah Sprague-Fodor has been sworn in as official chairperson of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe). Sprague-Fodor was selected by the Tribal Council to serve as chairperson…

Editor June 8, 2016

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Library Director Natalie Bazan Dorr Citizen of the Year

Natalie Bazan (left), director of the Dorr Township and Hopkins District libraries, has been selected Dorr Township Citizen of the Year by the Dorr Lions Club. Bazan has been director…

Editor June 7, 2016

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Award-winning WHS math teacher earns doctorate

Wayland High School math teacher Linda Anderson now can be referred to properly as Dr. Linda Anderson. A math teacher at WHS since 1997, she has earned her PhD in…

Editor June 7, 2016

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Technology Solutions open for business on W. Superior

Technology Solutions, a computer and smart phone repair business owned and operated by 1988 Wayland High School graduate Scott Calkins, opened its doors last month at 122 W. Superior St.…

Editor June 5, 2016

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Vibrant Grains drops restaurant, still to be a bakery

The Vibrant Grains Restaurant and Bakery is dropping the restaurant, but will continue as a bakery. The restaurant was closed Friday, June 3, and now there are plans for co-owners…

Editor June 5, 2016

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Gun Lake Tribe, Casino to host electronic recycling

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) and Gun Lake Casino will be host for an electronics recycling event from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9 near…

Editor June 2, 2016

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Hit-and-run motorist who struck bicycler being sought

The Michigan State Police Wayland Post is asking for help in locating the suspect motorist in a hit and run personal injury crash at about 10:25 p.m. Wednesday on 135th…

Editor June 2, 2016

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At last… splash pad and renovated city park are open

The City of Wayland unveiled the new renovated city park Thursday afternoon with a ribbon cutting, and the star of the show easily was the splash pad. Youngsters here waited…

Editor May 26, 2016