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Master Theatre Arts summer camps are next month
A Master Theatre Arts series of summer camps will be offered next month at the Wayland High School Fine Arts Center. The camps include: • Exploring Theatre — for children…
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Bowling champ decides on where she’ll go to college
Michigan Division 2 state bowling champion Sidney Urben finally has made her choice for college next fall. She will attend the Catholic Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where…
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Wildcat golfers finish 9th in rainy state tournament
A record-breaking performance seemed to be a fitting finish for a record-breaking season for the Wayland High School boys' golf team at the Division 2 state tournament Saturday. Despite a…
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Wayland schools’ retiring staff honored at ceremony
Wayland Union Schools earlier this spring honored retiring staff members (from left) Kathy Lehnertz, secretary, high school guidance, 3.14 years of service; Brenda Kraima, transportation supervisor, 19.95 years;Joyce Steffes, secretary,…
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WHS 1600-meter relay team wins all-state accolades
The four members of the Wayland High School 1600-meter relay team were awarded all-state accolades for finished eighth in their event last Saturday in the Division 2 state meet. They…
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WHS grad Teunissen earns another collegiate honor
Wayland High School graduate and Davenport University junior pitcher Mallory Teunissen has earned NCAA Division II All-Academic accolades. The 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America Softball Team was selected by CoSIDA,…
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Construction projects at WHS start later this month
Wayland Union Schools will begin construction on projects at the high school in mid-June. The projects are part of the $19.25 million bond passed by voters in November 2017. …
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — June 9, 1993 The Apple Core Lounge at the Orchard Hills Golf…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Strange links for 2 DAR award winners
Charles Dudley Warner, editor of the Hartford (Conn.) Courant, wrote in 1850 that "politics makes strange bedfellows." An unusual twist for that statement would be the bizarre connection between two…
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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County
25 Years Ago — June 2, 1993 The sale of the former Kessler’s building at 809 S. Main St. to Technical Systems Inc. (TSI) has been finalized, and Allegan County…