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Wildcat boys win Hopkins track invitational; girls 2nd

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The Wayland 800-meter relay team strikes again. The Wayland High School boys’ varsity track team Saturday won the Hopkins Invitational and the girls’ squad finished second in the nine-team fields. The Wildcat boys amassed 124.5 points to finish 7.5 points ahead of Fremont and Hopkins came in third with 106.5....
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Wayland activist, school principal Bill Mauchmar dies

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William Mauchmar, educator, administrator, community servant and patriarch of a well-known athletic local family, died Friday, May 7. He was 88. Born Sept. 26, 1932, he was longtime member of St. Therese Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7581, and was elementary principal for many years at East...
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Wayland Middle School to return to hybrid May 13

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Wayland Middle School this coming week will transition back to the hybrid model of instruction because of the Coronavirus. The middle school had been operating in-person five days per week since Feb. 15, but recent Covid-19 case numbers have forced it to take a step backward. Under the hybrid, half...
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1955 Wayland High School graduate Wesley Jones dies

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Wesley A. Jones, 84, died in Grand Rapids, Sunday, May 2, after a brief illness. Wes was born on Sept. 13, 1936, in Ottawa County, Michigan to Arthur and Edith Jones. He graduated from Wayland High School in 1955. Wesley was devoted to the Prince Hall Grand Lodge Masons starting...
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Lady Wildcats improve to 3-5 after 2 dual match wins

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The Wayland High School girls' varsity tennis team now owns a 3-5 overall dual meet record after defeating O-K Gold Conference opponents Kenowa Hills and Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills. The Lady Wildcats also beat Hastings in their season opener in a non-league match. They play at Otsego next Monday in...
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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 — May 8, 1996 South Main Street where the Chevrolet dealer was located by the Bee Hive Lunch and Gift Shop. We apologize most sincerely to readers that the edition of the Penasee...
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Funeral Friday for WHS graduate Dennis Helmholdt

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Dennis J. Helmholdt, 63, a 1976 graduate of Wayland High School, died Saturday, May 1. Dennis could always be found attending his children's and now grandchildren’s sporting events. He loved his time spent on the golf course. Dennis was a loyal manager at Godwin Hardware for more than 45 years....
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Lady Wildcats sweep TK in doubleader showdown

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Kayla Reed It may have been the battle for the O-K Gold Conference championship, and if true, the Wayland High School softball team is back in the driver's seat. The Lady Wildcats swept Middleville Thornapple Kellogg in a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon, 15-4 and 4-1 to improve their league record to...
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Matriarch of Gonzales family, Beatrice, dies at 88

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The matriarch of the Gonzales family, Beatrice (Zamora) Gonzales, died Saturday May 1. She was 88. She began every day praying and reading the Bible. The love for her family was and will forever be remembered. She was an inspiration to all who knew her. All 17 of her children...
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Students ‘Zoom’ chat with Russian exchange student

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Former Wayland High School foreign exchange student Alina Polyakova spent time with the sociology class this past week via Zoom, discussing world travel and the more than 40 cultures she has lived in and visited. She taught the class some key phrases in the five different languages she speaks and...
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