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No services scheduled for Ila Smith, 82, of Wayland
Ila Smith, age 82 of Wayland, died Tuesday, June 2. Ila was a member of the Wayland VFW Auxiliary and The Red Hat Society. Ila is survived by her children;…
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Chris Fifelski, 56, of Kent City had many Dorr, Wayland ties
Services for a former local man, Christopher Fifelski, 56 of Kent City, will be Friday and Saturday in Dorr and Wayland. Fifelski died Monday, June 1. Chris was a devoted…
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Wayland mourns community servant, booster Tom Andrews
Thomas Leeson Andrews, 48, who only last April had to step down as president of the Wayland Athletic Boosters, died of cancer Wednesday, June 3. Besides the Athletic Boosters, Tom…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 168
25 Years Ago — June 6, 1990 A series of fun races were held at Wayland Middle School during Handicap Awareness Week. The purpose of the special competitions was to…
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Services held for Hopkins native and grad Arthur E. Ellinger
Word has been received of the death Feb. 13 of Hopkins native and 1940 Hopkins High School graduate Arthur "Art" E. Ellinger, 93, of Zolfo Springs, Fla Art was born…
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Private burial scheduled for Bart Moomey, 92, of Dorr
David (Bart) Moomey of Dorr died Monday, June 1, at the Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was 92. Bart was born July 7, 1922, in Burnips, the son of…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Bill Clinton didn’t lie, like so many believe
Ranger Rick and Army Bob will have a field day with this, but I want to make one thing perfectly clear — I do not like Bill Clinton. Three huge…
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Ranger Rick: Times change, but economic principles remain
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." —John Adams (1770)…
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Protests against non-discrimination ordinance 2 weeks late
They were two weeks too late, but about a half dozen citizens appeared before the Wayland City Council Monday night to protest against an ordinance adopted May 18. Their comments…
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Public Services Director Brazeau to retire; job will be split
Pierre Brazeau will retire from his job at end of the month as director of public services for the City of Wayland. Brazeau, who has worked for the city since…