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Bygone Days: A look back at NE Allegan County news
25 Years Ago — Nov. 13, 1991 Allegan County officials are reporting a surplus of $750,000 in a $35.7 million budget. Commissioner Muriel O’Leary is leading an effort to cut…
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Wayland Main Street’s annual Art Hop is Dec. 2
The holiday season is fast approaching and so is Wayland Main Street’s eighth annual Art Hop Friday evening, Dec. 2, from 5 to 9 p.m. The annual Christmas parade will…
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Bygone Days: A look back for NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Nov. 6, 1991 The Wayland Township Board is asking Planning Commission Chairman Larry Scheidel to be flexible about his leaving date after his resignation because of…
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New Eagle Scout makes Baker School a sand box
Wayland High School senior Sean Howard completed his Eagle Scout project by making a new sandbox for the Baker Elementary School playground. He started the project last spring with the…
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Bygone Days: Stories about our area communities
25 Years Ago — Oct. 30, 1991 The City of Wayland is studying a proposal from an Ann Arbor engineering firm to upgrade the water producing system by installing a…
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Henika among county libraries promoting ‘1,000 Books’
Henika District Library in Wayland and other libraries throughout Allegan County are taking part in a “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” program to encourage literacy. “The idea behind the program is…
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Wayland High School Strings Orchestra has concert
The Wayland High School Strings Orchestra put together a concert for the public and parents at the Fine Arts Center. The ensemble is under the direction of Karen Nofsinger. (Photo…
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Visually impaired Hopkins junior uses tech to get around
by Tom Scheidel, AAESA Technology is helping a 17-year-old Hopkins High School student with a visual impairment meet many of her challenges. An iPhone, a GPS application and a support…
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Bygone Days: A historic look at this area’s events, Part 238
25 Years Ago — Oct. 23, 1991 The county-wide 911 emergency call program will begin Oct. 29 and county dispatchers are urging residents to call the number once to assure…
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Bygone Days: A look at the Wayland area’s past, part 237
25 Years Ago — Oct. 16, 1991 Michigan State Police from the Wayland post were found blameless by Kalamazoo County Prosecutor James J. Gregart in the shooting death of Dennis…