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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

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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 194

25 Years Ago — Dec. 5, 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 2, 2015

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Sweet Leaf Glass ‘head shop’ sells unique items, but not marijuana

Sweet Leaf Glass, the quaint little store behind Burger King just off West Superior in Wayland, has been in business since May 18, and though many call it a “head…

Editor December 2, 2015

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WHS grad Elmer Straub named to venue post with the Detroit Pistons

Wayland High School graduate Elmer Straub has been named the new senior vice president of venue management for the Detroit Pistons. Straub, who started in his new post in New…

Editor November 30, 2015

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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 193

EDITOR’S NOTE: Because of generosity of longtime history maven Linda Stoepker, who opened at the doors of the Then & Now historical library Saturday afternoon, there is a “Bygone Days”…

Editor November 28, 2015

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Hopkins Girl Scout’s recycling project for a bench is a success

Heidi Gilder, a student in the Hopkins school district, has realized her goal of collecting enough plastic caps and lids to make a bench that will be donated to a…

Editor November 27, 2015

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Seven WHS orchestra members take part in Meyer all-star concert

Wayland High School orchestra members (from left) sophomores Gabe Shafer (bass), Landon Kohtz (viola) and Matthew Gauthier viola), and juniors Emily Staple (violin) and Jennie Kerber (violin) represented Wayland at…

Editor November 24, 2015

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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 192

EDITOR’S NOTE: The hallowed halls of the Then & Now Historical Library in Door did not yield anything from the week of Nov. 21, 1990. Then & Now will be…

Editor November 18, 2015

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For downtown Wayland, the stores they are a-changing

Downtown Wayland’s appearance continues to change, besides even the work on the newest local businesses, Aqua in Vino and the Jayda Gale Distillery on South Main Street. Four new traffic…

Editor November 14, 2015

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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 191

25 Years Ago — Nov. 14, 1990 Martin insurance agent Ken Bleeker was pictured on the front page of the Globe with a glass of water in celebration of not…

Editor November 11, 2015