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Memorial service set for Thursday for Barb Doezema
Barbara Anne Doezema of Wayland died Wednesday. She was 71. Barb was born on Nov. 29, 1950, to Martin and Ida Bolt, the sixth of nine children. Barb met the…
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One Small Voice: Why let dumb things bother me so?
by Lynn Mandaville Lately, it seems, I’m bothered by the dumbest things. Take Super Bowl LVI for example. The game itself, its half-time show, and the advertisers who compete with…
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Yes It’s True: Buyer beware for on-line gambling sites
“A fool and his money are soon parted” — An old English proverb first attributed to Thomas Tusser in Five Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie, 1573 “There’s a sucker born every…
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Army Bob: First smoke jumpers were WWII African American soldiers
by Robert M. Traxler A few weeks ago, I had cataract surgery in one eye, and two weeks later the second eye. I can’t say it was fun, far from…
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Basura: Are the stakes that high for a proper baptism?
Mark 16:16, KJV: "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." A Catholic priest has resigned after a church investigation found…
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Feb. 17, 1997 Richard M. Weaver of Allegan, a Wayland alternative high…
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Hopkins girls only winners in area hoops Tuesday
The Hopkins girls’ varsity basketball team Tuesday night came up with a tight 39-37 victory over O-K Silver Conference rival Kelloggsville. The verdict left the Lady Vikings with a 7-10…
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‘Barry Hastings’ columnist Larry Hamp dies at age 82
Larry Hamp of Hastings, who penned the “Barry Hastings” column for Townbroadcast for several years, died Tuesday. He was 82. A product of the Hastings Public Schools, he served the…
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Dorr Plan Commission vote ties 3-3 on rezoning request
The Dorr Township Planning Commission failed to recommend a rezoning request on a 3-3 deadlock Tuesday evening and then voted to take it up again at its next meeting Tuesday,…
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Funeral for Marcia Belka will be held Friday in Dorr
Marcia Belka, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, died Sunday, Feb. 13. She was 75. Born May 7, 1946, Marcia grew up in Grand Rapids with her sisters, and attended Creston…