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Crazy, nasty weather featured in first Saturday in June here

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Saturday turned out to be a very eventful weather day. It began with dark and ominous clouds then rain in the morning, delaying the state track meets and district softball contests. Things cleared up early in the afternoon, but then rain returned with plenty of large hail, a big as...
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WHS marching band to do Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird Suite’

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Wayland High School Band Director Kelli Tilley Smith has announced the marching band this fall will perform Russian composer Igor Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite" for halftime shows and competitions. Though prep bands these days often perform music from movies, Ms. Smith commented, "It's time for us to take a break from...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 1, 1994 Martin High School Class of 1922 (Courtesy of Mary Jo Ash) Cellar Door Production has withdrawn its plans to build an entertainment amphitheater near the corner of U.S.-131 expressway...
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Memorial Day parade again travels Main Street in Wayland

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Memorial Day in Wayland, led by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7581, was highlighted again by the annual parade down Main Street from the Michigan State Police post to the VFW facility on South Main. The procession stepped off at 11 a.m. At the end was a luncheon...
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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 — May 25, 1994 The Watson Township Board has decided to ask voters to approve a five-mill tax increase for roads in the August primary, with two mills of the total a renewal....
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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 — May 18, 1994 The Wayland Union school district will ask voters to approve a three-mill $23.4 billion bond project to construct a new middle school near the current high school site in...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 11, 1994 Wayland's finest in the 1950s and '60s, Eldon (Shorty) Millheim and Forrest (Rick) Reichenbach. After Library Board President Mary Howard and Library Director Alice Hazen outlined a millage proposal 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 downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 4, 1994 From the 1940s, when the war effort was on to save rubber for aircraft tires. From June 15 through the 30th in 1942 the United States held a nationwide rubber...
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Softball game benefits family of the late Ryan Morse

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A benefit softball game for the family of the late Ryan Morse was held last weekend. "It has been so amazing to see everyone pull together and be supportive in so many ways!" said Molly Kimmel-Houck, one of the players... "The tournament yesterday was so successful! The park was overflowing...
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WHS symphonic band gets Division 2 at state festival

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The Wayland High School symphonic band, under the baton of Director Kelli Tilley Smith, received a Division 2 rating at state band festival Thursday at Otsego High School. "The judges were tough, but I left that stage feeling so proud of our journey!" Smith commented. The high school and middle...
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