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Dorr PTO’s fund-raiser brings in more than $13,000

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The Dorr Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) Friday, Sept. 13, held its annual annual "Catwalk"with a snow cone treat. The fund-raiser brought in more than $13,000.
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Wayland High School lauded for cancer fund-raiser

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Wayland Union High School has been recognized recognized as the 'Highest Fundraising Team in the State' for the "Coaches vs. Cancer" event held this past February. A local spokesperson said, "This achievement wouldn't have been possible without the generosity and support from our amazing community."
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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) Dr. Ladd and the Carriage Stop in Martin 25 Years Ago — Sept. 13, 1999 The Allegan Intermediate School District will ask for additional millage in the upcoming special election Sept. 28, The Globe ran a...
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Fourth annual Balloonfest overcomes wind and weather

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The fourth annual Balloonfest overcame problems with inclement weather over the weekend of Friday, Sept. 6, and Saturday, Sept. 7, at Calkins Field (aka Wayland Airport) just north of town on Division Avenue. The temperatures didn't go above the 60s and high winds prevented the evening lifting of the huge...
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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) Bessie B, Baker Elementary in the early 1960s 25 Years Ago — Sept. 6, 1999 Local police now indicate that the story last week of Wayland teens being threatened by an attempted kidnapper has a lot...
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Fourth annual Balloonfest will be Friday, Saturday

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The fourth annual Balloonfest is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6 and 7, at Calkins Field, also known as the Wayland Airport north of the city limits on Division Street in Leighton Township. Co-organizers Nissa Smith and Anthony Winters have indicated the two-day event will consist of a kids’...
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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) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 30, 1999 A reported kidnapping attempt in was foiled in Wayland when two boys, ages 7 and 5, said a man in a pickup truck threw a net over them after...
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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) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 23, 1999 A neighborhood along 8th Street in Wayland Township has been experiencing vandalism that includes racial overtones and swastikas.The Wayland High School girls’ basketball team is expecting solid prospects for...
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Former local library director going strong in Illinois

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Natalie Bazan Sarosta, who was library director at Hopkins and director of the Dorr Township Library for four years, continues as director of the North Riverside Library in Illinois. She came to Hopkins in 2011 and then served concurrently as director of both Hopkins and Dorr for four years. She...
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WHS Class of ’64 planning 60th reunion Sept. 15

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Members of the Wayland High School Class of 1964 is getting ready for their 60th, not 50th reunion Sept. 15. The Class of '64 was famous for winning the Expressway Conference basketball championship with a starting five of Ron Kidney, Gary Henningson (back row, center), Bill Holbrook, Roger Nagle and...
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