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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — July 21, 1993 An Aug. 3 referendum in a special election Aug. 3 will decide whether Ray and Norma Brenner can continue a gravel mining operation…
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Carpenter, millwright training center work progressing
The West Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters training center at 700 Reno Drive is nearing completion at its site just south of General RV. The center, approved unanimously a year…
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Local chalk artist and friends paint mural downtown
In preparation for Wayland's celebration of its 150 years as an incorporated muncipality, Wayland High School graduate Tess Marhofer, formerly known as the gifted chalk artist Tess Tobolic, directed a…
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Sweet Grass Moon Pow Wow continues at Jijak today
Enjoying the festivities Saturday at this weekend's Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians Sweet Grass Moon Pow Wow is Marian Jarman (right) of Bradley. The celebration continues today from 10 a.m.…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — July 14, 1993 The Yankee Springs Township Board, which was being sued by a citizens’ Awareness Committee for adopting fiscal year budget 1993-94 without proper notice,…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 5, 1993 The Penasee Globe published its “We Live Here” edition…
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Hopkins, Dorr able to beat the heat in July 4 parades
It was one of the hottest Fourth of July celebrations in memory for Dorr and Hopkins Wednesday, but that didn't deter a good number of people from turning out in…
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Wayland’s sequicentennial festival will be July 20-21
The 150th anniversary of Wayland as a municipality will be featured in the annual Main Street summer celebration downtown later this month. Wayland was incorporated as a village in 1868…
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Martin trio gets Outstanding People for Education honor
by Austin Marsman Three Martin Public School employees were honored with the Outstanding People for Education Award, according to the Superintendent's Office. Elementary Librarian Kelly Jager, along with fourth grade…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — June 30, 1993 Hillcrest Mall in Dorr, which hasn’t been fully tenanted since it opened in 1986, is getting a name change to the Country Market…