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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 196

25 Years Ago — Dec. 19, 1990 The Allegan County Solid Waste Recycling Committee met to discuss the legality of placing a surcharge proposal on the ballot for recycling. County…

Editor December 16, 2015

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Wayland schools’ media class takes part in ‘Hour of Code’ program

Computers are everywhere, but fewer schools teach computer science than 10 years ago. Girls and minorities are severely under represented. Students in Kelly Boston’s media class participated in the Hour…

Editor December 11, 2015

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Grants help Wayland Union High School form FIRST Robotics Team

Wayland Union Schools has been awarded at least $13,000 in grant funds to start a FIRST Robotics Team at Wayland Union High School. The FIRST Robotics competition is for students…

Editor December 10, 2015

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Huntington Bank delivers Junior Achievement in a day to 5th-graders

Huntington National Bank spent the day with Pine Street fifth-graders Wednesday, implementing the Junior Achievement program in which students learned about entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy. Each classroom had…

Editor December 10, 2015

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Former Henika Library employee Christina Golm is ‘Emerging Leader’

Christina Golm, a former Henika District Library employee and now director of the Newaygo Area District Library, has been named a 2016 Emerging Leader by the Association of Specialized and…

Editor December 9, 2015

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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 195

25 Years Ago — Dec. 12, 1990 The archives from the Then & Now Historical Library this week did not have a copy of the Penasee Globe for that week.…

Editor December 9, 2015

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WMS student Emily Fox interviews WWII vet William Karpowicz

It’s not every day you get to meet a World War II veteran. Approximately 492 of them die each day. They are mostly in their 90s. William Karpowicz, age 91,…

Editor December 7, 2015

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Larry Ward named recipient of Wayland VFW Teacher of Year honor

Wayland High School teacher-coach Larry Ward is this year's recipient of the Wayland VFW Post No. 7581 Teacher of the Year award. Ward was presented the plaque at Wayland Union…

Editor December 7, 2015

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Ancient Wayland Fire Department truck joins Christmas parade

The annual Christmas parade took place this morning in downtown Wayland, and the Wayland Fire Department brought its 60-year-old fire truck to be part of the festivites. The ancient vehicle…

Editor December 5, 2015

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Tess Tobolic’s dinosaur entry wins top prize at Art Hop competition

Tess Tobolic, a 2008 graduate of Wayland High School and a chalk artist, was the grand prize winner in the Wayland Art Hop art competition Friday evening with this formidable…

Editor December 4, 2015