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Main Street celebration enjoys no Covid, no storms

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The Wayland Main Street summer celebration finally got a little respect Saturday after three straight difficult festivities. This time there was no overcoming the Covid-19 challenge, nor a summertime thunder and rainstorm. Participants enjoyed a variety of activities, including a dunk tank on Pine Street and a waterball contest behind...
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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 — July 14, 1997 Local historian James Levandoski died of a heart attack July 8. A graduate of Wayland High School, he had been a member of the Wayland Jaycees, Wayland Genealogy Club,...
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Wayland, Martin both have festivals Saturday, July 16

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If both Hopkins and Dorr can have a Fourth of July celebration on the same day, it stands to reason that Martin and Wayland can have summer festivals on the same day two weeks later. And that’s what’s happening on Saturday, July 16, when the two communities, only 10 miles...
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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) Gurney's Market in downtown Wayland 90 years ago. 25 Years Ago — July 7, 1997 The Cuddy Drain, which serves farmers in Allegan County and boaters in Barry County, needs repairs, but the work appears to...
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At the parades: It was hot and dry for the 4th of July

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The Fourth of July festivities in this area were marked by hot and dry weather, with drought conditions and temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees on Monday. No matter, parades went off as planned in Dorr, Hopkins, Green Lake and a variety of celebrations took place at Gun Lake as...
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About 130 Hopkins music students do summer camp

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The Hopkins Public Schools' Summer Music Camp 2022 finished up last week with 130 campers and 20 staff coming together to learn and make music as an ensemble for the week. Kids participated in music games, theater games, learned new instruments and performance skills. The group ended the camp with...
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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 — June 30, 1997 Shelbyville Tavern today. Gov. John Engler has proclaimed Allegan County a disaster area after a serious summer wind and rainstorm June 20 that cut power to an estimated 18,000...
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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 — June 23, 1997 The Wayland High School Class of 1955 members pose for a photo taken 45 years later. A runaway semi started a chain reaction traffic crash on U.S.-131 when his...
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Farmers Market opens for another season near library

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The Farmers Market opened Saturday morning for another season, located again to the immediate south of the Henika District Library, 149 S. Main St. in downtown Wayland. Fresh vegetables, plants and produce will be available from now until October on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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Student summer cooking class winners announced

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The winners of the summer Community Education cooking class contest were fourth-grader Channing Haberman and sixth-grader Jocelyn Dzierzyc. Judges for the competition were Anthony Winters and Nissa Smith of Four One Two. Kristi Zondervan taught the special summer class.
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