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Wayland CCA students 2nd in GR disc golf tournament

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Career Connections Academy (CCA) competed in a disc golf tournament last Friday at Garfield Park in Grand Rapids. They placed second as a team and won individual medals for second, fifth and eighth places. The team consisted of Damon Wilson, Luke Wilson, Ryker Lopez, Austin Herp and Josh Martin. (Photo...
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Happy 89th birthday to Dr. Kenneth DeWeerd

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Dr. Kenneth DeWeerd, longtime veterinarian and community service participant in Wayland, now retired, was given a special birthday cake Monday by the Auction House Cafe personnel. DeWeerd, a frequent guest at the local eatery, was marking his 89th year. (Photo supplied)
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — Oct. 6, 1993 Hopkins school district voters for the fourth consecutive time have rejected a bond proposal to build a new high school and to make improvements to Sycamore Elementary. Regina Diaz, Greg Drobny and David Guiterrez, troopers at the Wayland post of the Michigan State...
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Eleven of 13 exchange students introduced at WHS

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Wayland High School students had a chance this week to meet 11 of the 13 exchange students attending WHS this year. The foreign exchange students represent nine different countries and speak more than 15 languages. Students enjoyed asking questions and learning about the different cultures from around the world. The...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — Sept. 29, 1993 The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has begun the second stage of cleanup of the former Sunrise Landfill in Wayland Township. Only about one-third of the toxic waste barrels have been removed from the property. Developer Tony Bouma is seeking preliminary plat approval...
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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 — Sept. 22, 1993 Wayland High School's football team of 1905. Hopkins Board of Education President outlined options the school district will consider in the bond issue fails later this month, for the...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — Sept. 15, 1993 The idea of an events center for weddings, reunions and parties isn't really new. Lee Dale (Pete) and Peggy Rose Arnsman opened such a facility in downtown Hopkins in 1980. It lasted for five years. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission has promised to...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — Sept. 8, 1993 Students in Vernon Becker's industrial arts class in the shop on Pearl Street, circa 1970. Thomas Miller of Watson Township was fined $600 in Allegan County Circuit Court and ordered to remove tires on his property near Big Lake. He had been accused...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — Sept. 1, 1993 The first day of school for the Wayland district was marred by a school bus accident when a van forced a school bus into a ditch, but no one was injured in the incident. Gas station at the corner of South Main and...
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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 — Aug. 25, 1993 Martin Class of 1893, including Jim Brown, Jay Wylie, Jim Fenner, Ross Robins, Ruth Robins, Gertrude Chase, Wilma Stayman, Jennie Smith, Elsie Burt, Almeda Pike, Marian MacVean, Lillian Roberts,...
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