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Children’s author guest at Dorr, Pine Street mini-writers’ workshop

September 24, 2015

Pine Street Elementary students and Dorr Elementary fourth-graders had a special visit from author Linda Urban Tuesday. Urban, originally from Michigan, is the author of A Crooked Kind of Perfect, Hound Dog True, and The Center of Everything. Her new book is titled Milo Speck- Accidental Agent, a humorous book...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, part 184

September 23, 2015

25 Years Ago — Sept. 26, 1990 A criminal sexual conduct court case against former Wayland teacher Mike Chesebro may be reinstated because the Court of Appeals has ruled that the statute of limitations of six years actually as not expired because the alleged victim has until age 21. The...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 183

September 16, 2015

25 Years Ago — Sept. 19, 1990 A lawsuit filed by the Michigan Attorney General’s office is charging Gerald VanSolkema Farms, Byron Ag Aviation and pesticide applicator Roger Morullah with pesticide misuse in the poisoning deaths of trout in the Rabbit River above 135th Avenue in Leighton Township. Globe Editor...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 182

September 9, 2015

25 years Ago — Sept. 12, 1990 More than 225 of the 300 employees of Kessler’s Inc. have been notified they are being laid off in the wake of the company’s longtime economic challenges. Only 30 to 40 workers will remain in light production. Co-owners Tom and Donna White,...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 181

September 2, 2015

25 Years Ago — Sept. 5, 1990 EDITOR’S NOTE: There were no copies of the Sept. 5, 1990 edition of the Penasee Globe at the Then & Now Historical Museum. The 25 years ago entries will resume next week. 50 Years Ago — Sept. 1, 1965 Vicki Chlebana, daughter of...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 171

August 26, 2015

25 Years Ago — Aug. 29, 1990 A report issued by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources apparently is at odds with information published in tourist brochures about Gun Lake. The brochures say Gun Lake includes more than 90 miles of shoreline, but the DNR report insists it’s 17.8 miles...

CNN features leukemia patient Dawson Babiak’s crayon drive

August 24, 2015

Dawson Babiak, 5-year-old son of Wayland teacher Alison Babiak and Hopkins teacher Jason Babiak, is getting national attention in his heroic battle against leukemia. Dawson has launched a crayon donation drive resulting in thousands of responses, allowing children in hospitals to spend time drawing or coloring while in treatment. His...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 180

August 19, 2015

25 Years Ago — Aug. 15, 1990 EDITOR’S NOTE: Unfortunately, there are no old copies of Globe newspapers for the week of Aug. 15 and 22 at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr. Otherwise, the 25 years ago segment will resume Wednesday, Aug. 26. 50 Years Ago...

Old Goldsmith Shoppe located on road trip to South Haven

August 16, 2015

Gianni Marchesotti posted on Facebook today that he, Heather LaHuis and Carrie-Sue Marchesotti went "road trippin'" on a Sunday afternoon and came across the old Goldsmith Shoppe that once stood next door to the Henika District Library on South Main Street in Wayland. He was kind enough to stop take...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 179

August 12, 2015

25 Years Ago — Aug. 15, 1990 EDITOR’S NOTE: Unfortunately, there are no old copies of Globe newspapers for the week of Aug. 15 and 22 at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr. If anyone has an Aug. 22, 1990. issue, I’d like to borrow it. Otherwise,...

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