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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 165

May 13, 2015

25 Years Ago — May 16, 1990 Don Pitcher of Hopkins and Nick Colley of Allegan were among the finalists who qualified for the annual state-wide auto troubleshooting contest in Landing. They scored highest in the written portion of the competition. Gordon Lyons, Glenn Leep and Don Kern successfully appealed...

Civil War re-enactors teach living history to WMS 8th-graders

May 8, 2015

Don Zimmerman, volunteer and genealogist from the 3rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry Co. F, explains to the students how Allegan County was involved in the Civil War. Wayland Middle School eighth-graders had a living history lesson Friday with a visit from Zimmerman and infantry for re-enactments. Students learned what role people...

Pine Street Elementary students take part in annual mile run

May 8, 2015

Pine Street Elementary School held its annual one mile fun run Friday morning, with a large number of students testing their skills. The annual run was started nearly 20 years ago by former Principal David Britten, now superintendent at Wyoming Godfrey Lee, who rumor has it will be a participant...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 164

May 6, 2015

25 Years Ago — May 9, 1990 The Allegan County Board of Commissioners voted 12-1 to allow all 24 townships to decide whether they will apply a $25 per household fee for recycling services. A special committee formed to study the feasibility of a Gun lake village has determined the...

WHS Pro Youth team Students attend ABYS Youth Summit

May 1, 2015

More than 300 students from Allegan and Barry counties attended the second annual Allegan Barry Youth Summit Friday, April 24, at Gun Lake Community Church. The Allegan County Pro Youth Team is a youth board made up of delegates from schools in Allegan County. Schools represented are Allegan, Fennville, Martin,...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 163

April 29, 2015

25 Years Ago — May 2, 1990 There was no information available at the Then & Now historical service in Dorr this week because the May 2 edition of the Penasee Globe was missing. We are sorry for the inconvenience. 50 Years Ago — April 28, 1965 A public meeting...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 162

April 22, 2015

25 Years Ago — April 25, 1990 Hopkins School Superintendent Dr. Craig Misner has announced he is leaving to take the school chief’s job at Parchment. During his four years here Hopkins was recognized by the State of Michigan as an exemplary school. The Wayland Board of Education has decided...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 161

April 15, 2015

25 Years Ago — April 18, 1990 Byron center developer Klaus Knoll was turned down in his second attempt to have an agricultural parcel rezoned to residential in Hopkins Township. More than 100 petitioners have asked Leighton Township officials to regulate more strictly the operations of Smith Sand and Gravel...

Steeby 3rd-graders taking good care of ‘Kevin the Quail’

April 15, 2015

Danielle LaJoye’s third grade classroom at Steeby Elementary has a most unusual class pet – Kevin the Quail. LaJoye last November had 30 Coturnix Quail eggs delivered to her class so her students could study the different functions and parts of an egg. They kept the eggs in an incubator...

Wayland schools’ food quality ranks No. 2 with Niche

April 15, 2015

Wayland Union Schools has received a No. 2 ranking from Niche for best food. Best Food ranks 3,868 school districts based on district spending statistics and more than 580,000 opinions on food from 215,000 students and parents. A high ranking indicates the district offers a variety of healthy, quality food...

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