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Hopkins ‘Reader Feeder’ mobile library begins route

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This is the time of year when the Hopkins Public Schools "Reader Feeder" hits the road, taking its mobile library to kids throughout the district. This bus plays an important role in making sure kids have access to books all summer long. The Reader Feeder has been providing a service...
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Youngsters learn cooking skills in summer program

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The Wayland Community Education program this summer has been holding a summer Cooking Camp this week, taught by Wayland Union Schools elementary teacher Kristiana Zondervan. The students are learning how to use all kinds of cooking skills and they will have a cooking competition Thursday, June 16.
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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 16, 1997 The Wayland High School junior class slate of officers in 1960 proved it wasn't always a man's world in student government. The Village of Martin has a new road...
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Hot, humid weather calls off Dorr Flag Day ceremony

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June 14 is the traditional date for Flag Day, and in these parts it was a day to either stay inside with air conditioning or get wet, such as with the splash pad (cover photo) at Wayland City Park. The Dorr American Legion Flag Day ceremony was canceled due to...
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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) A Hopkins neighborhood today, same as in photo from 1910 25 Years Ago — June 9, 1997 Three “Dorr Boyz” have been arrested in connection to damages incurred by vandalism at local township parks. Wayland city...
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Baker teacher Bree Hurni wins Kathryn L. Brenner Award

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Bree Hurni (second from right), shows her award, flanked by (from left) Supt. Dr. Christina Hinds, Assistant Supt. for Instruction Theresa Fulk and Baker Elementary Principal Rachel Cimek. Bree Hurni, first grade teacher at Baker Elementary, was named the winner of this year's Katheryn Lorraine Brenner Wayland Union Schools Teacher...
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Beekeepers Club meetings to continue this summer

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Wayland Middle School science teacher Lori Howell and Assistant Superintendent of Finance & Operations Patricia Velie, have started a Wayland Union Schools Beekeepers Extracurricular Club for students. in middle school and high school. A couple of informational meetings have been held and today the hives officially were started with nucs...
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Four retiring teachers honored at Martin Schools luncheon

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Four retirees from the teaching field were honored at the end of the year staff lunch Thursday at Martin Public Schools. Congratulations and cake were offered to Pete Boyd, John Visser, Jodie Brenner and Nancy Monroe for all their years of service to the students, staff and Martin community. Boys...
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Three local Outstanding People for Education recognized

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The three selections from Wayland Union Schools for Outstanding People for Education this year received their awards at the Allegan County School Board Association Banquet in Otsego on Tuesday, May 31. They are Carrie Hasse, WUHS Media Aide; Karen Iehl, WUHS Special Education Teacher, and Jill Terrell, Pine Street Elementary...
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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 2, 1997 Allegan County Sheriff Dave Haverdink inadvertently injured his brother, Dale, while target shooting when a bullet ricocheted and struck him. Allegan County could lose its authority over its roads...
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