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Wayland NHS collects food for pantry, despite Covid

November 20, 2020

Wayland Union High School National Honor Society students held a food drive that ended early because of the Covid, but were still able to collect more than 200 canned goods almost 40 (36 to be exact) jars of peanut butter to help the food pantry at Project Hope in Dorr.

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

November 18, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 22, 1995 The Hopkins varsity football team’s storied first-ever playoff season came to an end in the Class CC state semifinals with a 36-6 loss to perennial powerhouse Detroit DePorres. The...

WHS volunteers help make clean water for Rwanda

November 12, 2020

Wayland Union High School students recently completed a service project for the 20 Liters organization, assembling water cartridges, used in water filtration systems, to be sent to Rwanda to improve water quality for its most vulnerable population. During the COVID-19 pandemic, high school students are having a difficult time earning...

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

November 11, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 15, 1995 Matt Hazen scored the only touchdown in overtime of the Class CC football playoff game for Hopkins in a 6-3 victory at the frozen tundra at Union City. The...

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

November 4, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 8, 1995 All four of these businesses from 50 years ago have since gone belly up. Wayland High School senior Jody Carlon has been selected to appear in the halftime show...

President Trump wins by landslide in WHS election

November 3, 2020

Students in Kara Denhof's government classes at Wayland High School organized a mock election Tuesday. President Donald Trump won in a landslide, as did Republicans John James for U.S. Senate, Fred Upton for 6th District Congress and Steve Johnson for State Representative. The results as tabulated: • President: 60% Trump...

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

October 28, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 1, 1995 Bill's Service Station, corner of 18th Street and 142nd Ave., Dorr. The Hopkins High School varsity football team was pictured on the front page of the Globe after becoming...

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

October 21, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & How Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 25, 1995 The Railroad Depot in Dorr at an unknown date. The K.A. & G.R. Railway laid down the first tracks the same year the township was platted or mapped out...

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

October 14, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 18, 1995 St. Stanislaus School Principal Pete Boyd was credited with rescuing third-grader Matt Betterly by using the Heimlich Maneuver to save him from choking on a piece of sausage. Boyd...

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

October 7, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Oct. 11, 1995 Licensed Practical Nurse Suzanne Allman of Gun Lake penned a letter about the continuing controversy about removing the feeding tube for Michael Martin of Moline. She wrote that removing...

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