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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 162

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25 Years Ago — April 25, 1990 Hopkins School Superintendent Dr. Craig Misner has announced he is leaving to take the school chief’s job at Parchment. During his four years here Hopkins was recognized by the State of Michigan as an exemplary school. The Wayland Board of Education has decided...
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Should Gun Lake Tribe be included on Ambulance Board?

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The Martin Township Board heard a presentation Wednesday evening from Stuart Peet, raising a question about whether the Gun Lake Band of Potowatomis should have a seat on the Ambulance Board for Wayland Area Emergency Services. Peet, who has represented Martin Township on the Ambulance Board for the past 11...
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John Sloan to fill vacancy on Wayland City Council

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John Sloan, recently retired counselor at Wayland High School and former assistant varsity football coach, has been appointed to the Wayland City Council seat vacated earlier this month by Ron Kobish. Sloan is a graduate of Hope College and he served on the Wayland High School staff for many years...
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 156

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25 Years Ago — March 14, 1990   Final approval was given to developer Truman Dollar of Alpha Properties to hook up sewer service from the Gun Lake Area Sewer Authority to a mobile home park on Patterson Avenue in Yankee Springs Township. The Allegan County Board of Commissioners wants...
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Area firefighters battling blaze at Gun Lake residence

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Firefighters from the Orangeville, Martin, Pine Lake, Thornapple, Hastings and Wayland fire departments and Wayland Area Emergency Services were battling a structure fire in the Gun Lake area Tuesday morning. The Hopkins Fire Department, meanwhile, moved up into the Wayland station for backup. (Photo courtesy Wayland Fire Department)
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Bygone Days: The brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 150

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25 Years Ago — Jan. 24, 1990 The Allegan County Fair Board of Directors has decided to drop local affiliation with the Miss Michigan pageant and return to the traditional Harvest Queen contests, like the ones held before 1987 Wayland Area Emergency Services had a surprise mock disaster drill for...
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 149

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25 Years Ago — Jan. 17, 1990  Orangeville Township made it official by voting to enter into a one-year trial contract for services from Wayland Area Emergency Services (WAEMS) at a cost of $2,500. The Hopkins Public Schools has received a $40,000 grant from the State of Michigan to help...
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