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Young thespian wants to start community theater

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Nathan Savinsky Local youthful thespian Nathan Savinsky wants to see if a Wayland Community Theater program can be launched in the community. Savinsky, who has been enthusiastically involved with the Wayland High School program under the direction of instructor Becky Black, posted on Facebook, "I am looking to get the...
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Nicki Cardosa wins asst. coach award nationally

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Nicki Cardosa Nicki Cardosa, coach and teacher at Wayland High School, has been named an assistant coach of the year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. She won a state-level award for assistant coach earlier this year. “I think she is the best assistant coach, but this award proves it!”...
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WHS teacher’s wife’s book being sold in 2 area stores

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Jeanne Gunderson, wife of Wayland High School art teacher Scott Gunderson, has received word that Schuler's and Books and Mortar in Grand Rapids have both agreed to sell her recently completed children's book, "Dream World." "I was excited and nervous to drop off copies today," she commented on Facebook. "Stay...
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WHS grad promoted in anesthesia at Mayo Clinic

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Michael Merren Michael Merren, a 1994 graduate of Wayland High School, has been promoted to Anesthesia Critical Care Fellow at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Merren, a graduate of the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University, also was resident physician in anesthesiology at the for the past three years,...
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WHS senior wins award to attend Blue Lake Camp

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Wayland High School senior Nicholas Ward has earned a 2023 Sue Drummond Scholarship! from the Thornapple Arts Council. An aspiring vocalist and choir director, Ward the scholarship in the amount of $1,275 this spring. This has enabled him to attend Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp this summer. The Drummond Scholarship...
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Diane Wolf Simkins, WHS grad, dies at Virginia home

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Diane Marie (Wolf) Simkins, 74, of Norfolk, Va., died at home surrounded by family on Friday, June 30, after a lengthy illness. Born Jan. 23, 1949, near Ovid, MI she was the daughter of the late Jack A and Elizabeth E (Briggs) Wolf. Diane was a graduate of Wayland Union...
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Kami Morse named to all-state team at 2nd base

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Recent Wayland High School graduate Kami Morse has been named to the Michigan High School Division 2 all-state softball team at second base. Morse, who has signed on to play volleyball and softball next year for Aquinas College, helped lead the Wildcats to a 31-9 overall record and another O-K...
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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 — June 29, 1998 Allegan County has endorsed the plan for the Leighton-Dorr Township sewer project that will cost $5.83 million. Former Drain Commissioner Lynn Fleming said, “We’re approaching the limits of the...
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Leslie Wagner succeeds Pat Velie as WUS asst. supt.

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Pat Velie Leslie Wagner of Hastings has been selected assistant superintendent of finance and operations for Wayland Union Schools, succeeding the retiring Patricia Velie. Wagner, who will begin duties later this week, has been payroll manager as the insurance firm since last February. She also was payroll manager for Kentwood...
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Wayland High School does well in Meijer state games

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Wayland athletes had a more than reasonable success in this past weekend's Meijer State Games. The Lady Wildcats basketball team claimed the championship at West Catholic High School Sunday afternoon. Wayland High School graduate Breanna Hyde took first place in the long jump with a personal best leap of 17-11.5...
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