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Chocolate & peanut butter no bake cookies for dessert
by Kathy Hamman Miller Ingredients: 1 stick butter, 1/2 cup 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup milk of choice Slightly rounded 1/4 cup cocoa 1 cup creamy peanut butter 2 teaspoons…
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Deja Vu for ‘Cats; Martin to play familiar foe as well
Wayland’s first post-season football playoff game in 10 years will be a rematch against South Christian. Martin, meanwhile, will have a first-round contest in eight-man football against Marcellus. Both Wayland…
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Yes It’s True: Hopkins bus driver bucks school trend
"Wild Child" COVER PHOTO: Vicki Swainston really enjoys herself being the bus driver for the Hopkins High School equestrian team. Earlier this month I posted a guest editorial that outlined…
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Hopkins settles for 2nd in Silver volleyball tourney
The Hopkins High School volleyball team had to settled for the runner-up slot in the O-K Silver Conference tournament. The Lady Vikings lost to NorthPointe Christian for the third time…
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Wayland woman, partner win athletic club crown
Carrie Reno of Wayland (left) and Kaylee Kessler have emerged as the West Hills Athletic Club 2023 Fall Classic Combo Women's 6.0 tennis champions. Carrie is the daughter the late…
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WHS junior Kyle VanEss bowls a perfect 300 game
Wayland High School junior Kyle VanEss rolled a perfect 300 game this weekend at Spectrum Lanes In Grand Rapids. Of course, he is a member of the Wildcat boys' bowling…
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Funeral Wednesday for dairy farmer Ralph Lettinga
Ralph Henry Lettinga, 86, of Wayland, died Thursday, Oct. 19. Ralph was a lifelong dairy farmer and cattle broker at his family's farm. He is survived by his children, Kevin…
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Wildcats upset South Christian, ensure playoffs
Wayland pulled off one of its biggest football upsets Friday night to close out the regular season and ensure a berth in the post-season playoffs. The Wildcats’ offense exploded for…
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Martin frosh 5th, Wildcats and Vikings 4th and 5th
Isaac Dyer (left) and Kyle Pallett COVER PHOTO: The dozen fastest boys' runners in Allegan County. It was a mixed bag Friday for the Hopkins and Wayland cross-country teams in…
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Army Bob: Again, the 1st casualty of war is the truth
by Robert M. Traxler Who bombed the Christian hospital in Gaza? The world is lining up condemning Israel for the destruction of the hospital. As this column has maintained for…