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Georgian foreign exchange student teaches 8th-graders

November 19, 2021

Seda Arzumanyan of Georgia (the foreign country) gave a presentation to Sarah Rollandini's eighth-graders Tuesday in celebration of International Education Week. Seda is a foreign exchange student at Wayland High School. She wore her traditional dance dress for the presentation and, because she is multilingual, showed students how to write...

Food pantry gets donations from Brandon Elementary

November 19, 2021

Students, teachers and staff at Brandon Elementary collected 1,613 food items for donations to the annual food drive for Martin/Shelbyville United Methodist Church Food Pantry. The goods items will help to serve families in need of food, especially during the upcoming holiday season.

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

November 17, 2021

25 Years Ago — Nov. 18, 1996 (Taken from the archives at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr) Barry Brower, a 1963 Wayland High School graduate, presents a sports report a la "Good Morning Vietnam." A reward is being offered for the apprehension of vandals who celebrated...

So ‘Old Man Winter’ finally has made an appearance?

November 12, 2021

It's unofficially being called the first snowfall of the 2021-22 winter season, just as shown here in the back yard of Wayland-are resident Brenda Sipkema. The unusually warm fall finally gave way to colder weather and rain was overcome by snow Friday afternoon and evening. One Facebook maven declared she...

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

November 10, 2021

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 11, 1996 The Globe, in honor of Veterans Day, published a front page photo of State Police Trooper Scott Tenglin kneeling in front of a veterans’ memorial at Mt. Hope Cemetery...

Nine WHS singers qualify for Regional Honors Choir

November 9, 2021

Nine Wayland High School students have been accepted into the Regional Honors Choir after auditions this month. The nine celebrated singers are Stephen Harnish, Mark Musgrave lll, Aiden Ketchapaw, Christian Chlebana, Ovelia Taylor, Rylee Brown, Destinee Buckner, Nikkolette Harrison and Kaprya Pureifoy (not pictured). These students prepared a difficult piece,...

Civil War widow buried in Wayland Twp. cemetery

November 9, 2021

The cremains of Wealthy Congdon, wife of a Civil War veteran Lyman Congdon, were buried this week in West Elmwood Cemetery, Wayland Township. Wayland Township Clerk Ann McInerney said local officials received a call from volunteers working with the MIA project to get the ball rolling. Wealthy Congdon came to...

Middle School team to join state tech competition

November 7, 2021

The Wayland Middle School Wildcat-a-Tech-nics qualified for state robotics competition Saturday by taking first place in the FIRST Challenge regionals. They will join other squads at the Michigan FIRST Tech Challenge Dec. 17 and 18 in Battle Creek.

D.K. Sprague is Christmas parade’s grand marshal

November 6, 2021

DK Sprague and Izzy The Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that retired Gun Lake Tribal leader D.K. Sprague will be grand marshal of the annual Christmas parade, which will step off at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4. The parade will begin at at the Wayland VFW and conclude...

Students mark ‘Day of the Dead’ at Middle School

November 4, 2021

Wayland Middle School Spanish teacher Mrs. Jen Warsen celebrated the "Day of the Dead" Tuesday, Nov. 2, with her students. The annual Mexican celebration, Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead), is a time when families gather to honor and remember deceased loved ones. Students brought in authentic Mexican food...

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