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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…

Editor October 21, 2015

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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…

Editor October 20, 2015

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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…

Editor October 17, 2015

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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…

Editor October 15, 2015

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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…

Editor October 14, 2015

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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…

Editor October 13, 2015

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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…

Editor October 10, 2015

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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…

Editor October 9, 2015

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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 186

25 Years Ago — Oct. 10, 1990 The Globe ran a feature story about the Venerable Thich Tinh Tu and the Buddhist Temple in Bradley. The Fourth Friday student count…

Editor October 7, 2015

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Dani Hiar, 1991 WHS graduate, earns her doctorate at CMU

Dani Hiar, a 1991 graduate of Wayland High School, essentially has completed requirements for earning her doctorate in educational leadership from Central Michigan University. Hiar said, “I successfully defended my…

Editor October 5, 2015