Features – Page 92

Hopkins celebrates Independence Day with parade, events

July 5, 2017

by Austin Marsman People from around the area flocked to Hopkins for the Independence Day festivities, which began with a community breakfast at the Hopkins Fire Station. Live music, games, and vendors filled downtown Hopkins all afternoon ahead of the main parade. The grand marshal and Hopkins area veterans led...

WHS enjoys 2nd consecutive year with Islamic visitor

June 30, 2017

Esha Ahmed, from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, last month completed her academic year as a foreign exchange student at Wayland High School. Shown here with her “American father,” Tim VanHouten, she was the second Islamic student in two years to spend their time in Wayland. Olha Shenkarenko, from the European country of...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

June 28, 2017

25 Years Ago — June 29, 1992 Cellar Door Companies of Northville is working with Wayland Township officials on a proposal to build a $5 million 4,000-seat concert amphiteater that could provide as many as 300 part-time jobs and attract 12,000 visitors and 3,000 motorists. The company has an option...

JC Wheeler Library kicks off summer reading program

June 24, 2017

by Austin Marsman "Build a Better World" is the theme of the JC Wheeler Library's 2017 reading program in Martin. Saturday officially kicked off the reading frenzy for elementary kids, teens and adults across the area. Kids signing up Saturday had the opportunity to make crafts, check out books, get their...

Star of stage and Wayland Middle School classroom

June 24, 2017

Wayland Middle School teacher Aaron Wissner (center) portrays King Triton, son of sea god Poseidon, widowed husband of Queen Athena, and harried single father of seven vivacious, energetic mermaid daughters in the production of Disney's "The Little Mermaid" at the Duncan Lake Middle School Performing Arts Center Friday and Saturday, June...

Martin Reformed VBS collects 571 dish detergent bottles

June 24, 2017

by Austin Marsman Those attending Vacation Bible School at Martin Reformed Church this week collected 571 bottles of dish detergent for the Martin Area Resource Center. "Maker Fun Factory" taught kids that they are built for a purpose. Lessons were learned through engaging stories, fun games and snacks. "Vacation Bible...

A brief history of the ‘little stone house on Hopkins Road’

June 22, 2017

To the editor: More history of Knobloch Brothers Mobil Gas Station: A wooden outbuilding owned by the predecessor of the Basil Teed farm located about ½ mile west of the stone building, was put on skids and pulled by a team of horses to its current location on the northeast...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

June 21, 2017

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr). 25 Years Ago — June 24, 1992 Leighton and Dorr Township officials are exploring the possibility of forming a Library Authority that would oversee both the Dorr and Moline libraries. The moves stem from Dorr Township’s reluctance...

Hopkins High School Alumni Association has 91st reunion

June 18, 2017

Attendance at the 91st annual Hopkins High School reunion Saturday was down a little bit, with 141 showing up for food, fellowship and reminiscing. Hopkins Alumni Association Secretary Lee Dale "Pete Arnsman said there were several competing events Saturday, including the B-93 Birthday Bash in Martin, the Buttermilk Jamboree at...

Finally! Clouds portend that a hard rain’s a gonna fall

June 14, 2017

Randy Maynard took this photo of the swirl of clouds over the overpass at U.S.-131 and 144th Avenue just north of Dorr on Wednesday evening. It wasn't long afterward that a welcome storm passed through this area, dropping needed rain on lawns and crops. It was the first significant rain...

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