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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) In January 1912, 16-year-old Arend TenHoor and Bill Blunder used their two teams of horses with a four-horse hitch, to take their friends for what they called a “sled” ride. The group ended up getting their...
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Foreign exchange student from Ukraine remains safe

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Olya Schenky and her American "mother," Connie VanHouten Olya Schenky, foreign exchange student at Wayland High School in the 2015-16 academic year, marked a grim second anniversary this week of the Russian invasion of her native Ukraine. Schenky, who stayed with Tim and Connie VanHouten while attending Wayland High School,...
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New record set for 24-hour contrast in temperatures

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Area broadcast meteorologists Wednesday insisted a weather record was shattered between Tuesday and Wednesday in the contrast of temperatures during both days. While this art work shows a 73- to 24-degree posting, WOOD-TV's Ellen Baca insisted it was a 50-degree difference, from 73 to 23, a 50-degree drop. Indeed, many...
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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 — March 1, 1999 Dynamite has been defused from the tire pile in Watson Township. Wayland Township Supervisor Jose Blanco’s plea to the public during recent personnel difficulties was said to be underwhelming....
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Take that funky music outside while you can

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Area meterologists have reported that the high temperature above 70 degrees in West Michigan represented the first time in recorded history the mercury has risen to that level in February. The balmy temps prompted Wayland Middle School eighth-graders to take their instruments outside to practice at the middle schoool. As...
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Leprecons performing in land of the Fighting Irish

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The Leprecons, led by JD Gonzales of Wayland, are returning to the Fiddler’s Inn stage in South Bend, Ind., at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb 24. Gonzales is promising "energetic and downright boisterous pub songs served up with a healthy side of craic. Perfect with a pint of Guinness." Of course,...
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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 — Feb. 22, 1999 In a showdown between two hugely successful wrestling teams this season, Wayland edged Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 33-32 to lifts its season dual meet record to 26-2. The tech guy...
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‘Coaches vs. Cancer’ drive at WHS collects $12,000

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The annual "Coaches vs. Cancer" campaign Friday was held during Friday night's Wayland-Middleville Thornapple Kellogg varsity boys' and girls' basketball games. The efforts, led by the Wayland High School Student Council, resulted in collection of $12,000 of pledges, with the amound to be passed along to the American Cancer Society.
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WHS Jazz Band treats seniors on Valentine’s Day

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Wednesday was Valentine's Day and senior citizens with the Wayland Area Leisure Life program were treated to a festive party at the Transporation Building. The WHS Jazz Band, under the direction of Kelli Tilley Smith, set the tone for the day, causing some to dance, take care of business, laughed,...
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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) The Rustic Inn at West Gun Lake in 1954 25 Years Ago — Feb. 15, 1999 A massive fire left two Leighton Township businesses homeless. Four fire departments were summoned to the scene, but they weren’t...
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