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WHS soph wins Olivet arts awards for her drawings

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Wayland High School sophomore Olivia Stein recently won two awards in the Olivet Regional Art competition for portraits she drew of her grandparents, Phyllis and Burrell Stein. She was declared the winner of the Visual Arts Scholarship Award and the Studio Excellence Award. The late Phyllis and Burrell Stein several...
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One Small Voice: Will space change Branson and Bezos?

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“There will always be poor in the land.  Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.”  — Deuteronomy 15:11 by Lynn Mandaville The Old Testament scripture quoted above is usually used in a truncated form, using only the part...
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Hopkins Alumni Banquet canceled 2nd straight year

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The Hopkins High School Alumni officers have announced the postponement of the annual alumni potluck for the second year in row, once again because of the Covid-19 viral pandemic. Alumni Association Treasurer Bob Hennip said, "We (the officers) have been discussing this among ourselves since late February, and because of...
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Sports gender bill solution only looking for a problem

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. I have long maintained that the real purpose of government is not to create a healthy bidness climate, but to solve problems. So I’m perplexed when I notice recent proposed legislation for a solution...
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Army Bob: Why must we punish minorities’ success?

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by Robert M. Traxler Jews for Trump had a parade/rally in New York City Oct. 25. The vehicles in the parade stretched for miles, no person-to-person contact like in the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, all kept within the anti-COVID-19 laws in New York City. The people participating in the rally...
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Austin Marsman named to youth education fund board

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Martin High School graduate Austin Marsman, 20, has been named to the Michigan Youth Education Fund Board of Directors. The statewide nonprofit provides grants, scholarships, and awards to deserving students and education professionals. A spokesperson said, “MYEF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on giving K-12 students access to experiential...
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Martin, Wayland seniors win GFWC scholarships

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Emmalee Bish Graduating seniors Kiaya Warner of Martin and Emmalee Bish of Wayland are two of this year’s winners of scholarships awarded by the general Federation of Women’s Clubs-Gun Lake Area. Emmalee Jo Bish daughter of Karen and Jason Abram, plans to attend Douglas J. Aveda School of Cosmetology in...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Jan. 11, 1995 The 1974-75 Wayland High School marching band, the last such group to perform on the old football field on Sycamore Street. Jon Campbell was elected chairman of the Allegan...
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Ranger Rick: Don’t go to college unless you can afford to

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The quest for college is a frantic round of SATs taken by high school students to score high enough to enter the college of their choice.  Applications, statements from parents concerning income status, and applying for grants and scholarships, all part of the high school junior and senior year college...
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One Small Voice: We got to live together… and we got to vote

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My family goes way back in United States history. My ancestors were among the earliest immigrants, settlers in New Jersey.  They were no strangers to hard work there in the 1600s and 1700s. That history all but embedded in our DNA the work ethic we usually equate with the Puritans...
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