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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) Red school buses and their drivers line up besides Wayland School back in the day. 25 Years Ago — April 7, 1997 A number of Watson Township residents are telling the Township Board they aren’t happy...
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WHS Ukrainian foreign exchange student still safe

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Olya Schenky with her American mother, Connie VanHouten. Wayland High School graduate and foreign exchange student Olya Schenky remains safe in Germany after fleeing her native Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion six weeks ago. She posted on Facebook today, "I received many messages asking to where I...
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WHS orchestra director caught playing in GR gig

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Wayland High School orchestra director at Kyle Pitcher, also a Wayland High School graduate, was caught on camera performing on bass Thursday for the Vintage Parlor Orchestra presentation at Creston Brewery in Grand Rapids. Pitcher, in his first year here as a music instructor and conductor, also has played with a...
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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 — March 31, 1997 The front page of the Globe was graced by a spectacular photo of a farmhouse and barn fire on 13th Street in Hopkins Township that left a family of...
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Sports

Wildcat track teams open season at Aquinas meet

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The Wayland High School boys' and girls' track teams competed in the Aquinas College Indoor Track & Field Invitational Tuesday. For the Wildcat boys, Ian Thompson won the 60-meter dash; the 4x200-meter relay team won with Kaharrie Pureifoy, Cainon Fenn, Terry Sylvester and Ian Thompson, the 4x400 medaled with Devin...
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Di Cesare selection proves the value of hiring local ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor.Kudos to the administration at Wayland Union Schools for selecting Santino Di Cesare as the new high school principal.

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Judging by all the comments I’ve been reading about this development, the move is wildly popular. One of the biggest reasons is that “Tino” is a local boy who made good, home grown.  Di Cesare is a former Wildcat athlete and graduate from Wayland High School who went on to...
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New food service manager named Employee of Month

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Sherry Savinsky Adams, who only recently was named manager of te food service program at Wayland Middle School, also is Employee of the Month for the department. Adams, a 1979 graduate of Wayland High School, was manager at the local McDonald's and retired from restaurant management in 2015. She then...
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Veteran Lady ‘Cats open softball season March 30

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The Wayland High School softball team plans to begin the season a bit early, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, with a non-conference doubleheader against Byron Center on their own field. The Lady Wildcats are defensing O-K Gold champions and they annexed district and regional titles as well. Coach Cheri...
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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) Bernie Damveld and sons at Dorr Standard in the early 1970s. 25 Years Ago — March 24, 1997 The owners of a Martin-area tire business, Gordon Lyons, Donna Lyons and SWR have been found liable for...
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City fields a proposal for a community teen center

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Perhaps it’s been tried and failed many times in the past, but a Wayland woman presented a proposal to establish some kind of a community center so local teens have something to do after school instead of hanging out and getting into trouble. Jen Kuyt, who manages Country Cat Rescue...
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