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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 189
25 Years Ago — Oct. 31, 1990 As happens occasionally, the Then & Now Historical Museum in downtown Dorr did not have any copies of the Oct. 31, 1990, edition…
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State Police urge parents, kids, to be safe, avoid Haunting Halloween
Halloween is filled with excitement and spooky tricks, but with Halloween being the deadliest night of the year for pedestrians, the Michigan State Police, Wayland post, is reminding parents to…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 188
25 Years Ago —Oct. 24, 1990 Deputy Danko, a German shepherd, and Deputy Ken Blackwell of the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department gave Wayland High School a clean grade after inspection…
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Wayland Fire Dept. ‘Smokehouse’ always busy this time of year
October every year is regarded as Fire Prevention Month and area departments this time of year visit elementary classrooms to teach fire safety to children. Wayland Fire Chief Joe Miller…
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Is the respected service of firefighting hurting for local volunteers?
Martin Township Fire Chief Earl Wykstra last week told the Township Board it’s not easy any more to get volunteer firefighters to serve their communities. Three other area fire chiefs…
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Wayland CCA students join Camp Manitou-Lin team building activities
Wayland High School Career Connections Academy students took part in team-building activities at YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin Thursday Oct. 8t. About 60 students participated in low-ropes cooperative activities, a rock climbing…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 187
25 Years Ago — Oct. 17, 1990 Barb Shoemaker, Marcia Merren and Amy Holloway, all close friends since their grammar school days at St. Therese, gave birth to girls within…
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Wayland High School is host for 130 students in Debate Day
Wayland High School was the host site for the annual Debate Day for students, coaches, and teachers from across the community Friday, Oct. 9. Debate Day cultivates a culture of…
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Steeby 2nd-graders ‘Skype’ with author of popular book
After you read a book, did you ever wonder about why the author wrote the story the way they did or how they came up with the story? Steeby Elementary…
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Martin biology, zoology students visit Boulder Ridge Animal Park
The Martin High School zoology and biology classes Wednesday visited the Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park in Alto. Students were able to experience a wide diversity of animals from around…