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Funeral Saturday for WHS grad Margaret Arndt, 58

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Margaret Irene (Henry) Arndt, 58, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, at Ascension Borgess Hospital. Born Aug. 5, 1963, in Allegan, she was the daughter of Norma (Kent) Knowlton and the late Laverne Henry. Margaret was a graduate of Wayland High School. She was the morning cook at Russo’s in Hopkins for...
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Some WHS students taken ill at Homecoming dance

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Several students were reported to have gotten sick Saturday evening at the Wayland High School homecoming dance, but officials said all of the afflicted teens were back in school this week. Wayland City Police officers who were present noticed some children becoming sick, mostly with nausea. Officers took samples from...
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All Wildcat boys finish in under 18 minutes at 5K race

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The ever-improving Wayland High School cross-country teams continued their recent successes on the five-kilometer courses Tuesday at the most recent O-K Gold Conference jamboree at the Gracewil Country Club, hosted by Kenowa Hills. The Wildcat boys, who placed seventh in an earlier meet, leaped two places to fifth with 96...
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WHS equestrian team wins District #19 championship

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The Wayland High School equestrian team captured its first-ever district championship Saturday at the Barry County Fairgrounds. MIHA District 19 includes teams from Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kalamazoo and Kent counties in Michigan. Members show their own and their horse's strengths through sportsmanship and team focus in District 19.
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Both ‘Cat cross teams win trophies at Cedar Springs

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It was the best day for Wayland High School cross country in quite a spell Saturday morning, as the boys’ squad captured first place and the girls were runners-up at the Cedar Springs Invitational. The boys finished three points ahead of the host team with 26 to take the trophy....
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Wildcats absorb a 62-21 defeat from South Christian

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The Wayland High School Band prepares to take the field at halftime with the scoreboard showing a 42-7 deficit. A South Christian football team smarting from a loss a week ago to Grand Rapids Catholic Central, bounced back in a big way on the gridiron Friday to spoil Wayland's homecoming,...
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Blue collar 1965 WHS grad Judy Rabideau dies at 74

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"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows." — Bob Dylan Judith Ann Rabideau, age 74, of Dorr, died of cancer Tuesday, Sept. 21. A 1965 graduate of Wayland High School, Judy was born Sept. 4, 1947. She was a member of the well-known Morgenstern family...
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Wayland superintendent addresses incident issues

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by Dr. Christina Hinds Dr. Christina Hinds Last week, two incidents occurred at our high school. The first incident involved one student who was physically assaulted by three other students. A second unrelated incident occurred later in the afternoon, when one student was physically assaulted by another student. Both students...
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Yes It’s True: It’s Gambee’s fault for ‘discovering’ moi

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"Wherever the newspapers are filled with good news, the jails are filled with good people." — Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan Jon Gambee, when he was Martin High School baseball coach. A message to all those who don’t like me or my screeds — put the blame on Jon Gambee. If...
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WHS junior wins accolades for breaking up an assault

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Wayland High School junior Ryan Arendsen recently was lauded "for being an outstanding example to his fellow students," according to the Wayland Police Department, which presented him with an Operation CATS award. "Without any hesitation Ryan stepped in and stopped a fight when he observed three students assaulting another student,"...
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