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Pleasure Riders help raise $17,000 for 2 charities

April 25, 2017

One hundred and eighty-five riders turned out for the Allegan County Pleasure Riders 43rd Annual Benefit Ride April 15 at Silver Creek County Park and helped raise $17,122. This year's recipients were Wings of Hope Hospice, the Wings Home, the Allegan County Equestrian Trail System (FACETS) and the Paula West...

Earth Day art project in Martin attracts variety of entries

April 20, 2017

M.E.S.S.A.G.E, a student environmental group, and the Martin High School Art Department invited students to take part in the second annual Earth Day Art Display. The work must have a theme of environmental protection or address a related topic (such as renewable energy). MESSAGE President Austin Marsman said, “This art...

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

April 19, 2017

25 years Ago — April 22, 1992 Stephen Lawrence, 36, and Candy Lawrence, husband and wife, have been charged with murder and arson in connection with the death of Stephen’s father, Willard, at his Gun Lake home on Elmwood Beach. Willard was a retired president of the Felpausch grocery chain....

Two newest Alumni Hall of Fame members recognized

April 19, 2017

Embriette Hyde, a 2005 graduate, and Mary Jane Merren, WHS Class of 1967, became the newest members of the Alumni Hall of Fame at the Wayland High School Scholastic Honors Night Tuesday. Wayland High School students in grades 9-12 who earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher were...

Wayland man nominated for ‘Building Bridges’ award

April 19, 2017

Keith Vandenberg of Wayland has been nominated for the Building Bridges Award by the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. This award is given annually to a non-Hispanic community member who has advocated on behalf of people of Hispanic descent. Keith, a member of the United Church of Wayland, is...

Pine Street goes green with water filling stations

April 14, 2017

Pine Street Elementary School has saved more than 10,000 plastic water bottles by using new water filling stations in their building. Fifth-grader Aiden Ordway, a K-Kids member, approached the Principal Jen Moushegian about the idea after seeing the filling stations at the middle and high schools. Etna Supply House provided...

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

April 12, 2017

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — April 15, 1992 The Allegan United Way has decided to end its affiliation with the national organization because of continued negative publicity about spending priorities, according to Executive Director Jeff McElwee. The Leighton...

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My 3 rice-sized gold alloy pellets serve as cancer targets

April 11, 2017

by Robert M. Traxler The journey through diagnosis and treatment for advanced aggressive prostate cancer has been under way for nearly four months now. We have been through an elevated Prostate Specific Antigen test (PSA) an adverse digital recital exam, a truly staggering biopsy, and the first two series of...

Wayland High School students join Youth Summit

April 10, 2017

Wayland High School students were among the more than 300 students from Allegan and Barry counties who attended the fourth annual Allegan-Barry Youth Summit Wednesday, March 29, at Gun Lake Community Church. The Allegan County Pro Youth Team is a youth board made up of delegates from schools in Allegan...

Pleasure Riders’ benefit planned for Saturday, April 15

April 6, 2017

The Allegan County Pleasure Riders will have their 43rd annual benefit ride, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 15, at Silver Creek County Park, corner of 134th Avenue and 38th Street near Hamilton. Participants will travel along the Allegan County Equestrian Trail System. Donations are $25 minimum for individuals and...

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