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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 202
25 Years Ago — Feb. 13, 1991 A barn fire at the Ralph Lettinga farm in Leighton Township sent about 50 to 60 cows into the road, where one of…
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WHS grad Stephen Vanravenswaay retires from Fla. fire department
Orange County (Fla.) firefighter and 1990 Wayland High School graduate Stephen "Shakey" Vanravenswaay, who was diagnosed nearly a year ago with Stage IV pancreatic cancer, has decided officially to retire…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 202
25 Years Ago — Feb. 6, 1991 A support group for families of military troops serving overseas in the Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, has been established by the local…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 201
25 Years Ago — Jan. 30, 1991 Police are seeking information about a man between 25 and 35 years old who walked into the Paul Johnson Agency downtown and assaulted…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 200
25 Years Ago — Jan. 23, 1991 Members of the Wayland Area Emergency Services (WAEMS) were told by Manager Bob Farrell the agency is having financial difficulties and discussion about…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 199
25 Years Ago — Jan. 16, 1991 The Village of Martin finally is having clean and clear water pumped to residents after early tests of the new system prompted distribution…
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Winter storm dumps enough white stuff to result in 1st snow day
The first snow day for Wayland, Hopkins and Martin schools took place Tuesday, Jan. 12, after a winter storm dumped at least six inches of the white stuff on the…
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Fund-raiser for Hopkins athletics attracts all kinds of characters
One of the four-person teams competing last Saturday in the Hopkins High School bowling fund-raiser at High Mark Lanes in Dorr was this "Team EBowla," billing itself as "The sickest…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 198
25 years Ago — Jan. 7, 1991 The Kristie-Craft Corp. of Chicago has expressed interest in purchasing the business assets of the Kessler infant sleepwear manufacturing firm, which has filed…
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The Year in Review: Yes, Gamrat-Courser affair put us on the map
The year 2015 certainly was eventful in this area, and it was a mixed bag in terms of positive and negative developments. Rating the top stories of the year is…