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Wayland Middle School science teacher visits NASA workshop

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Wayland Middle School science teacher Laura Foster was fortunate to be chosen to attend the NEH Landmark Workshop: Space Age on the Space Coast. Lori Howell, one of her sixth grade teaching colleagues, attended last year and encouraged Foster to apply and she described the experience as being "absolutely amazing,...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) Downtown Allegan, which for the first time 75 years ago installed parking meters. 25 Years Ago — July 19, 1999 Four area teen-agers were caught in the act of whacking mailboxes, imitating a scene from a...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) The Hopkins Army Band before the turn of the 20th century 25 Years Ago — July 12, 1999 A tornado warning was issued for Allegan and Barry counties early Friday morning during a nasty summer rain...
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Savinsky Entertainment wins LLC designation

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Savinsky Entertainment, the brainchild of Wayland High School graduate Nathan Savinsky, is officially recognized now as a Limited Liability Company. Savinsky, currently studying fine arts at Western Michigan University, said., "I’ve been planning and working on this in the background for a while now but finally having all of it...
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Unique bed races again featured in Hopkins 4th

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Hopkins through the years has had a rather unique event in its Fourth of July celebration with the bed races. These two teams were vying for the local title Thursday afternoon during the community's annual hometown celebration. The team of lads on the right captured the championship and bragging honors.
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) This fire in Wayland occurred before the turn of the 20th century. 25 Years Ago — July 5, 1999 A fierce wind visited Dorr and local residents asked questions why there were no warning sirens. The...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 28, 1999 Hopkins High School will be graced the presence of some new faces when school resumes sessions in the fall. Among the newcomers are curriculum director Susan Minnegar and and...
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Dorr Township’s 4th celebration will be July 3-7

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The annual Dorr Fourth of July celebration again will spread out over several days next month, with most events taking place at the Township Park on 142nd Avenue west of downtown. The carnival will open up shop at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the park and will continue through Saturday evening,...
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Leprecons perform at Irish City Festival in Detroit

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The Leprecons, featuring Wayland's own JD Gonzales (second from right), had their most recent concert appearance this past weekend at the Motor City Irish Festival in Detroit. Despite the calendar showing it's past St. Patrick's Day, the group has found plenty of venues to strut their musical stuff.
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 21, 1999 Globe sports writer and photographer Scott Sullivan captured Wayland High School varsity softball pitcher Amber Willison throwing in the quarterfinal contest between the Wildcats and the state’s No. 1-ranked...
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