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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 175
25 Years Ago — July 25, 1990 Ray and Gerald Page of Middleville have announced plans for renovations at their Gun Lake resort, just south of the Yankee Springs…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 174
25 Years Ago — July 18, 1990 EDITOR’S NOTE: It is with regret that I report there were no copies of the July 18, 1990, edition of the Penasee Globe…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area past, Part 173
25 years Ago — July 11, 1990 Howard DeYoung, 38, of Dorr, has been charged with secretly videotaping employees having sex in the back room of DeYoung’s Krazy Acres Radio…
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Tribe Jijak Foundation open house, pow wow will be July 11-12
The Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians and the Jijak Foundation will be hosts for the Sweet Grass Moon Pow-Wow, a cultural celebration of Pottawatomi traditions, Saturday and Sunday, July…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 172
25 Years Ago — July 4, 1990 Jim Orlowski, who had coached varsity basketball at Grand Rapids West Catholic, was named varsity basketball coach for Wayland. Orlowski, who had a…
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Open house honors retiring city public services director
Pierre and Jackie Brazeau show a gag gift photo of Pierre lounging on a beach while on vacation some time ago. Pierre was honored Thursday afternoon at City Hall Council…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 171
25 Years Ago — June 27, 1990 An expanded recycling program for Allegan County could be in lace by the first of 1991, applying a $25 tax per household, according…
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Two WHS students take part in Metro High Police Academy
Two Wayland High School students attended and completed the Metro High Police Academy last week. This unique program offers interested high school juniors and seniors a hands-on look at law…
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Hopkins High School Alumni Reunion numbers largest ever
In an era in which it's hard to organize a three-person parade, the annual Hopkins High School Alumni Reunion welcomed more than 200 former students and their guests Saturday afternoon.…
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WHS graduate earns recognition for her skills in chalk art
Tess Tobolic, a Wayland resident and 2008 Wayland High School graduate, has been getting a lot of notice lately for her skills in chalk art. A graduate of Kendall College…