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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Aug. 19, 1996 Three Wayland Township property owners are asking to be annexed into the city to obtain water and sewer lines. They are sites near…
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‘Return to Learn’ festivities begin school year with fun
Wayland Union Schools' "Return to Learn" celebration at the high school parking lot Monday evening was hailed as a success, drawing good-sized crowds of people. Featured were food folks and…
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Joel’s Reading Ranger show visits kids at Steeby
Joel Tacey was special guest for the second show Thursday at Steeby Elementary for the "Fun-Tastic" summer series put on by Wayland Union Schools. Summer Fun-Tastic sponsors made sure the…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Aug. 12, 1996 East Martin Christian High School will debut this fall in a portable classroom. Members of the Yankee Springs Wings Club will join about…
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You can call this ex-Viking athlete a Marine sergeant
A lot of people fondly remember Laura Velderman as a Hopkins High School track and cross-country star who qualified for the state meet in both sports. Today, she is Marine…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Aug. 5, 1996 Animal welfare advocates argue the Allegan County Animal Shelter has needlessly killed dogs and cats during a parvo virus outbreak. Shelter officials claim…
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Wayland Police Dept. Block Party lures City Park crowd
The Wayland City Police Department's Block Party Tuesday afternoon and evening gave local children, teens and citizens a chance to meet and get to know local officers a little bit.…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
— With special thanks to faithful typist Coleen W. Young. (Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 20,…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 22, 1996 Wayland City and Township officials are finding disagreement in…
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‘Dog author’ to be guest Monday at Hopkins Library
Author D.M Greenwald will be guest presenter at the Hopkins District Library at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26. Greenwald, author of several titles, but he will speak specifically about the…