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Top scholars announced for Wayland’s Class of 2023

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a compilation of Wayland High School seniors who have earned Summa Cum Laude (with the highest distinction) academic honors at upcoming commencement. There are no guarantees the list is entirely complete. If someone was overlooked, please along a biographical paragraph and jpeg photo to dyoung880@gmail.com...
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Wayland man wins 2 Wood Turners awards in contest

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"Separation Anxiety" David Kerley of Wayland submitted two winning entries in the Grand River Wood Turners Guild Regional Art Competition. “Warp Drive Overload” won $100 Vinecroft Studios Award and “Separation Anxiety” won the Miller Purchase Award. COVER PHOTO: "Warp Drive Overload"
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago— May 18, 1998 A public hearing is planned for Wednesday to gather Wayland Township residents’ opinions about funding projects to fix local roads. Yankee Springs and Thornapple Township officials have agreed to a...
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WHS senior Macie Lenhart named Thespian of Year

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Wayland High School senior Macie Lenhart, shown here with her teacher-advisor Becky Black and Fine Arts Center Director Chris Teller, has been selected Thespian of the Year for the theater program for the academic year 2022-23.
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Nine WHS dance members perform at U of M festival

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Wayland High School dancers Kynlee Boomsma, Reese Cassini, Shelbie Chambers, Isabel Cross, Lily Hibma, Sadie Holcomb, Olivia Smith, Lexie Wagenborg and Serenity Wilson performed at the Michigan Youth Dance Festival Saturday, May 6, at the University of Michigan. Their piece was “Exile, the Final Cut.”
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Pine Street’s 1-mile run observes 25-year tradition

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A Pine Street Elementary School tradition of 25 years was continued Friday morning when students participated in the one mile run around the school and nearby sites. The tradition was started by former Pine Street Principal David Britten, himself a running enthusiast who later became superintendent at Wyoming Godfery Lee...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) The 1905 Wayland High School baseball team and coach. 25 Years Ago— May 11, 1998 Two Dorr businesses, Wonderland Tire and Williams Tooling and Manufacturing, have been granted tax abatements in return for promises of money...
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Eagle Scout makes benches for E. Elmwood Cemetery

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COVER PHOTO: Nick Erlanger and Elmwood Cemetery Supervisor Micah Kuhtic.   Wayland High School senior Nick Erlanger, an Eagle Scout with Hopkins Troop #0096, made four benches for East Elmwood Cemetery in Wayland Township.   Erlanger raised all the funds to buy the materials to make the benches by collecting...
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Mock disaster drill put together in Martin Village

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Area fire departments and other public safety personnel Friday were in Martin to stage a "mock disaster" program that included students and staff from Martin schools. They were simulating a situation that supposedly occurred near the high school, and teacher was one of those who did not survive the crash....
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) Henika Public Library was constructed at 149 S. Main St. in 1899, so it's probably safe to say this intriguing vehicle was a model from sometime around 1910, 25 Years Ago— May 4, 1998 Many call...
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