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Retirees from Hopkins school district recognized

The Hopkins Board of Education, at its meeting Monday evening, recognized three people retiring from service at the school district. Honored were Freda Kraft (left) for 32 years, Board of…

Editor December 20, 2016

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Leisure Life seniors enjoy annual Christmas party

The Leisure Life group held its annual Christmas Party Wednesday at the Windsor Woods Community Room. Wayland High School orchestra students played Christmas music during lunch. The group had a gift exchange and…

Editor December 16, 2016

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Rock band Wayland concert to aid local music programs

Nationally known rock band Wayland will perform at the Wayland Union Fine Arts Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18. All proceeds will be donated to support the Wayland Union…

Editor December 15, 2016

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Bygone Days: A look at the NE Allegan County history

From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr: 25 Years Ago — Dec. 18, 1991 Lt. Steve DeBoer, commander of the Michigan State Police…

Editor December 14, 2016

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Hospital receives toys, gifts from Hopkins, Wayland

Students from the Wayland High High School leadership class and middle school student council helped deliver toys today to Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. A school bus took them to each…

Editor December 13, 2016

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Faith Rollandini wins Christmas card design contest

Pine Street Elementary student Faith Rollandini, daughter of Wayland High School sign language teacher Sarah Rollandini, was the winner of the annual Christmas card logo contest for 2016. Her artwork…

Editor December 12, 2016

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Bygone Days: A look at history of NE Allegan County

25 Years Ago — Dec. 11, 1991 More than 125 gravestones were overturned and several were broken by vandals at Hooker Cemetery along Kalamazoo Avenue between 139th and 140th Street.…

Editor December 7, 2016

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EPIC holiday toy drives held by Wayland, Hopkins

It’s been two years since their 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia but the Babiak family is still feeling the love and support of the Wayland an Hopkins schools community…

Editor December 7, 2016

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Wayland Schools art, music students join Art Hop

Wayland Union Schools students took part in the annual Art Hop festivities in downtown Wayland this past weekend. Theater students dressed up like Charles Dickens characters, choir members sang Christmas…

Editor December 5, 2016

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Local photographer’s ‘Blue Ice’ on calendar

“Blue Ice,” one of Hope Thurston Carter's best-known photographs has been published again. It been chosen as the February image for the 2017 "Cultivating Creativity" Calendar produced by Ministry of…

Editor December 1, 2016