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Bygone Days: A look back at NE Allegan County news
(From the archives inside the Then & Now Historical Libary in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Dec. 4, 1991 Wayland Schools Superintendent Bob Brenner and his family are being…
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Bygone Days: A look back at news in NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Nov. 27, 1991 The Awareness Committee in Yankee Springs Township insists that Thompson-McCully’s special use permit to mine gravel will be expiring on Nov. 29. Supervisor…
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Biology students, 3rd-graders examine Rabbit River
Wayland High School AP biology students in Lynn Gosson's class assisted Lori Howell's third-graders from Steeby Elementary in testing the Rabbit River for several ecological pollutants. The third grade class…
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Bygone Days: A look at NE Allegan County history
From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in Dorr: 25 Years Ago — Nov. 20, 1991 Michigan State Trooper Reggie Smith extolled the virtues of wearing seat…
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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…