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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 220
25 Years Ago — June 19, 1991 Allegan County will have to under go the redistricting process soon in the wake of final results of the 1990 census. A special…
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Wayland chalk artist shows talent in Port Huron festival
Art on the River, an art and music festival in Port Huron brought in featured artist Tess Tobolic of Wayland, made possible by the sponsorship of the Community Foundation of…
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Dorr Elementary 3rd-graders visited by dogfish shark
Jan Goodwin, science materials coordinator for the Wayland school district, conducted dogfish shark investigations with all third-graders at Dorr Elemenary this week. She connected to the lessons on animal adaptations…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 219
25 Years Ago — June 12, 1991 Neighbors of the Beechwood Hills Christian Encampment complained to the Hopkins Township Board about dumping of waste in the woods in back of…
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Brandon Elementary OM team places 15th at world finals
The Odyssey of the Mind team from Brandon Elementary School in Martin finished in 15th place in its division out of 50 teams from the U.S. and foreign countries. The…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 218
25 Years Ago — June 5, 1991 The Allegan County Board of Commissioners has 30 days to appoint a temporary successor to the late Ralph Sytsma of Leighton Township to…
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Steeby 3rd-grader writing contest winner, plants 3 trees
Nikol Yanakieva, a third-grader from Lori Howell’s class at Steeby Elementary School, recently won first place in the Michigan Arbor Day Alliance 2016 "Go Green Youth Challenge" creative writing contest.…
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Memorial Day parade in Wayland a little quieter
The annual memorial Day tradition of parades, ceremonies and decorating graves in area cemeteries was fulfilled again Monday across the United States. Many witnesses dai the noise level for the…
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Former WHS English teacher to visit Class of ’66 reunion
The Wayland High School Class of 1966 reunion June 25 will be a sort of "homecoming" for long-lost English teacher Mary Ellen Nyuli. Nyuli, who taught at Wayland High School…
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Dorr students raise more than $800 for children’s hospital
Dorr Elementary student Cassie Reece presented a check to Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Friday for $833 at an all-school assembly. Cassie organized the fund-raiser this spring called "Hoops for Helen"…