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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 156
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…
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Wayland school officials recommend new snow plowing service
Though rumors circulated this past winter that Wayland Union Schools fired its snow plowing contractor were rebutted by school officials, it is apparent a new company will do the job…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 155
25 Years Ago — March 7, 1990 The Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team lost its district tournament opener at home to Allegan 76-52, and even worse, the game was played…
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Monday Moan: No such thing as free lunch or college tuition
By Jeff Salisbury jeffsalisbury@charter.net The headline in the Allegan County News read, or almost shouted: PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE ASSOCIATE DEGREES TO ALLEGAN COUNTY STUDENTS and then opened with this… “The…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: My first year as an editor was tempestuous
My first experiences as an editor, more than 35 years ago, were tempestuous, to say the least. I had been sports editor at the Albion Evening Recorder for three years…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 154
25 Years Ago — Feb. 28, 1990 Wayland High School senior Ken Klump pleaded not guilty in Allegan County District Court to making threatening and harassing phone calls to WHS…
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Wayland School Board ranks services, programs funded by casino
The Wayland Board of Education Monday night in a workshop rated the importance of each of the 20 programs or services funded by revenue sharing from the Gun Lake Casino.…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 152
25 Years Ago — Feb. 14, 1990 The Wayland Board of Education was embroiled in controversy over reinstatement of a student-athlete who was suspended for five days and charged with…
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Monday Moan: Gotta school board meeting tonight, Monday, Feb. 9
by Jeff Salisbury My oh my but where has the time gone? Time for another school board meeting. Wayland Union School Board of Education Regular Meeting @ Baker Elementary School…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 151
(Taken from the archives at the Then and Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Jan. 31, 1990 Commercial helicopter pilot Larry J. Newland, 48, of Livonia,…