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Former Martin athletic director Ron Merrill dies at 76

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Former Martin High School athletic director, teacher and coach Ronald Allen “Ron” Merrill, 76, of Allegan, died Sunday, Sept. 16, at Briarwood Assisted Living. Born March 9, 1942, in Allegan, he was the son of Floyd and Mildred (VanKeuren) Merrill and was the husband of Joyce (Bowditch) Merrill. Ron was...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — Sept. 15, 1993 The idea of an events center for weddings, reunions and parties isn't really new. Lee Dale (Pete) and Peggy Rose Arnsman opened such a facility in downtown Hopkins in 1980. It lasted for five years. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission has promised to...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — Sept. 8, 1993 Students in Vernon Becker's industrial arts class in the shop on Pearl Street, circa 1970. Thomas Miller of Watson Township was fined $600 in Allegan County Circuit Court and ordered to remove tires on his property near Big Lake. He had been accused...
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Sydney Ritz co-MVP at collegiate volleyball tourney

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Former Wayland High School standout Sydney Ritz was no named co-Most Valuable Player at the Siena Heights Volleyball Invitational. Ritz. a junior at Spring Arbor University, led the Cougars to an undefeated campaign over the weekend in Adrian and improve their overall season record to 8-2. Ritz finished the tournament with...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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25 Years Ago — Sept. 1, 1993 The first day of school for the Wayland district was marred by a school bus accident when a van forced a school bus into a ditch, but no one was injured in the incident. Gas station at the corner of South Main and...
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Molly is back at WHS! This time as secretary to AD

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Molly Lameyer Wayland High School graduate Molly Lameyer has come back home to take the athletic secretary's position. Lameyer, perhaps best known as an all-state volleyball and basketball players for the Lady Wildcats, graduated from from Davenport University in 2016 and appears to be uniquely qualified for the job. While...
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 25, 1993 Martin Class of 1893, including Jim Brown, Jay Wylie, Jim Fenner, Ross Robins, Ruth Robins, Gertrude Chase, Wilma Stayman, Jennie Smith, Elsie Burt, Almeda Pike, Marian MacVean, Lillian Roberts,...
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WHS parking lot has undergone some changes

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The student parking lot at Wayland High School now has 212 marked spaces (larger 10' x 20'), plus four handicap spaces centered on the back row next to the tennis courts. Seven handicap/van accessible spaces for the stadium are located in the north side small parking lot adjacent to the...
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Longtime community, church pillar Ginnie White dies

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Virginia Adams White, a longtime pillar of the community of the United Church of Wayland, died of pancreatic cancer Saturday morning. She celebrated her 90th birthday earlier this year. "Ginnie" was well known for her church-related activities and her marriages to Winfield Adams and optometrist Dr. John White. All of...
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WHS grad accepted into dental residency at Columbia

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Jack Kemper, son of Janis and James Kemper of Shelbyville, has been accepted into the endodontics residency program at Columbia University. He is Wayland High School graduate and his mother is co-owner of Northern Physical Therapy on West Superior Street in Wayland with Gina Otterbein,
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