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Marriage equality pioneers talk to Allegan Co. Dems

March 23, 2019

Marsha Caspar, now 57, and Glenna DeJong, 58, were the first same sex couple legally married in the State of Michigan, presented their story in Allegan at "Donuts with Democrats" put on recently by the Allegan County Democratic Party. The pair now lives in Saugatuck and is active in the continued...

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

March 20, 2019

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 23, 1994 Local history buff Kathy Hamman Miller found this photo of Johnny Cash reveling at the North Dorr Tavern, later to become the Countryside Inn. Cash occasionally came to the...

Oh, the irony! Spring has sprung, but not really

March 20, 2019

Spring has arrived officially as of 5:58 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, but looking outside your window you won't believe it. The cruel joke, especially after a couple snow-melting moderate weather days, came in the form of the white stuff customarily associated with the now dearly departed winter. These photos were...

Hopkins grad serves on panel with Gov. Whitmer

March 18, 2019

Susan Wakefield Hopkins High School graduate Susan Wakefield recently served on a special MLive citizens' panel to discuss issues witrh Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She served along with David Groenleer, who worked as a traffic engineer and director of engineering at the Kent County Road Commission for 35 years, and...

Wayland Robotics team places 2nd in tourney

March 16, 2019

The Wayland High School First Robotics team No. 6090 finished second Saturday at the the season's first competition in Muskegon. The Wildcats lost in the tie-breaker criteria in the final round. This year's theme "Deep Space" involved teams delivering balls and discs to goals in the form of spaceships. They...

WHS forensics team takes 3rd at Portage Northern

March 16, 2019

The Wayland High School forensics team brought home a third place trophy from the Portage Northern Invitational earlier this month. Junior Jamie Murray was awarded the first ever Snell Award, for prestigious decorum and an outstanding performance. She also made it to finals and won sixth place in extemporaneous speaking. Camber...

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

March 13, 2019

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 16, 1994 Before Martin was known as the Clippers and even before the Onion Kings, the nickname was "Bears," according to this 1927 school newspaper article. A batch of cookies prepared...

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

March 6, 2019

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — March 9, 1994 The Wayland Township Board voted 4-1 to ask Erwin Doublestein Jr., son of the former township supervisor, to repaint and replaster the township hall building. Board members also agreed...

Kids Cooking class brings back home ec tradition

February 28, 2019

Perhaps in a throwback to bygone days of home economics classes, the Wayland Community Ed Kids Cooking class students chopped veggies for salad and made bubble-up pizza. They voted on baking brownies and making brownie sundaes for dessert for next week's class.Instructor for the class is elementary teacher Kristi Zondervan.

‘America & Me’ essay contest winners announced

February 27, 2019

Three Wayland Middle School students have been named local winners in the 50th annual America & Me essay contest, sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance. The three students are Summer Morrison (first), Mahala Wierenga (second) and Clara Hawley (third). All three received award certificates for their achievements. As the school's first...

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