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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Feb. 26, 1994 It appears that a judge rather than Dorr Township will decide on a rezoning request be developer Louis Bartz to build an apartment…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Feb. 23, 1994 Allegan County has earned an A1-plus rating from Standard & Poor’s financial rating agency. The Wayland City Council’s offer to settle a 10-year…
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Better weather helps, as the Polar Bear Dip must go on
Rumor has it that this very brave (or foolish) diver into the Gun Lake Winterfest annual Polar Bear Dip is former Wayland High School football quarterback Tanner VanDyk. The Winterfest…
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WHS Robotics team members win $1,000 in CAD
Members of the Wayland Robotics team (FRC 6090), consisting of Jordan Fitzgerald, Alex Sobiesczyk, Ian Russell and Dawson Merice, were awarded $1,000 for their submission in a Computer Aided Drafting…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Feb. 16, 1994 Anna P. Smith, wife of Ivan D. Smith and mother of Jay L. Smith, died at age 90. She was a member of…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Feb. 9, 1994 More than 100 Watson Township residents were pleased with…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Belatedly, taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago —Feb. 2, 1994 A homeless couple, Al and Rose Mokma, has been…
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‘High school yell’ nearly lands WHS student in jail
EDITOR'S NOTE: Townbroadcast will be unable to publish the weekly "Bygone Days" feature Wednesday, as customary, because of the cold and snowy weather. Efforts will be made to publish Thursday.…
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WHS grad Tess Marhofer’s artistic work scores again
Wayland High School graduate Tess Tobolic Marhofer continues to use her chalk artist skills for quality public projects. Most recently, her illustration was featured in the Journal of Neurosurgery with…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — Jan. 26, 1994 Officials with the Wayland City Council and Wayland Township Board had a lengthy discussion about the arrangement in which city residents use Elmwood…