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

June 14, 2017

25 Years Ago — June 17, 1992 Leighton Township Supervisor Dar VanderArk has outlined a proposal to fund road paving and improvement projects, very similar to the one used by Salem Township. He suggests a four-mill levy annually because the current rate of one mill nis insufficient. Township Treasurer Arlene...

Hopkins’ first-ever color run raises more than $3,000

June 13, 2017

Hopkins Public Schools Saturday held its first-ever My School Color Run, which is similar to the popular Color Run 5k, in which participants are sprayed with different colors as they move through the route. Hopkins had 139 people signed up for the race, many of them students. Participants received a...

Steeby Girls on the Run collect stuffed animals for cause

June 12, 2017

The Steeby Girls on the Run group coordinated a stuffed animal drive for area children affected by emergencies/trauma. Sergeant Mike Brown from the Allegan County Sheriff's Department picked up the collection earlier this month at the school. (Photo courtesy of Christina Johnson)

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

June 7, 2017

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 10, 1992 Former Globe Editor-Publisher Irvin P. Helmey, 75, died at Blodgett Hospital In Grand Rapids. He was only the third publisher of the weekly newspaper in the span of 102 years....

WHS senior Ashton Ingles wins honors at KIA show

June 6, 2017

Wayland Union High School senior Ashton Ingles earned top honors at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 35th annual High School Area Art Show for his artwork titled "Work in Progress: A self-portrait.” The show featured 109 works selected by this year's juror, Julie W. Tourtillotte, professor of art at Saint...

Dorr Elementary School develops Green Team

June 3, 2017

Dorr Elementary School is going "green" with a new raised garden bed and composter. This project is the first of many being planned by the school’s new Green Team and is funded by the Wayland Union Education Foundation. Danielle LaJoye, kindergarten teacher/Green Team member, her students and the maintenance team, installed...

Marsman Reports: Clipper Class of 2017 sets sail

June 3, 2017

by Austin Marsman The flowers were out, banners hung, programs printed and stage set ahead of the graduation ceremony for Martin’s 127th graduating class Friday evening at the Martin High School gym. As the ceremony proceeded, the band played the graduation march, the honor guard, comprised of junior class members, entered the gym...

WHS grad, Navy nuclear field coordinator pays a visit

May 31, 2017

Wayland High School graduate and U.S. Navy Nuclear Field Coordinator Darrin Door explained how how uranium turns into energy and other nuclear energy topics recently in a visit to David Robinson's science classroom. Door, Class of 2006, has been in the Navy for seven years in the nuclear engineering program. He...

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

May 31, 2017

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 3, 1992 The Wayland Township Board is recommending the Players Club at Selkirk Lake be permitted to continue to serve liquor, but patrons not be allowed to dance in the 300-seat lounge....

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

May 24, 2017

(From the archives of the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — May 27, 1992 Mary Ellen Mynatt DeYoung wrote a letter to the editor defending the history and tradition of the Moline Town Hall that Dorr Township officials were considering tearing down. She said,...

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