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Bygone Days: A look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 226
25 Years Ago — July 31, 1991 Wayland City Councilman Robert Genther was accused in a Grand Rapids Press story of larceny of less than $100 from the Wyoming Department…
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WHS grad Tyler Merren to be in his 3rd Paralympics in Rio
Tyler Merren, a 2002 graduate of Wayland High School, is training for his third trip to the Paralympic Games later this summer in Rio. Merren, 32, is a U.S. Paralympic…
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Clare Goodman, 1960 Wayland High School grad, dies at 74
Clare Harold Goodman, 74, of Alto, died Thursday, July 7, at Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming, MI. He was born on Dec. 14, 1941, to Clare and Emily (Schwartz) Goodman…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: My unpleasant history with United Way
So many confessions I have made, ‘cause truth got in the way. (With apologies to Joni Mitchell and Judy Collins — “Both Sides Now”) I’ve had an unpleasant history with…
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FBI Director Comey, a hero or villain in e-mail issue?
EDITOR'S NOTE: Bob Moras who went to Wayland High School in the Class of 1966 until he moved to Alpena in 1964, has penned this column about the latest developments…
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WHS grad Sam Geivett earns national academic accolades
Samantha Geivett, a 2014 graduate of Wayland High School, has earned a special national academic award from the National Junior College Association. Geivett, who was named to the second unit of…
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Wildcat soph Rory Myers scores an ace on MSU golf course
Wayland High School sophomore Rory Myers already has some special accomplishments in his young career as a golfer. The 15-year-old Wildcat last spring was district tournament champion as a freshman…
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 222
25 Years Ago — July 1, 1991 Dorr, Hopkins, Caledonia, Gun Lake and Charlton Park all were planning Fourth of July celebrations, including parades, fireworks, and a political address by…
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WHS grad named assistant bowling coach at Indiana Tech
Wayland High School graduate Doug Cutler has been selected as one of the assistant coaches for the Indiana Tech bowling teams. Cutler, who lives in Ft. Wayne, Ind., with his…
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WHS Class of ’66 members roam halls of their alma mater
The Wayland High School Class of 1966 had its 50th reunion this weekend with a variety of activities, may of them plotted by a committee headed by Colleen Lapham VanderPloeg.…