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Sandra Pattock, Wayland High Class of ’55, passes

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Sandra Lee Pattok, age 82, of Hastings, died Aug. 26. She was a 1955 graduate of Wayland High School. Sandra was born on Aug. 3, 1938, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Russell Fred and Irma Verl (Leggett) Keeney. On June 25, 1960, she married Gerald (Jerry) LeRoy Pattok, and they would...
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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 — Aug. 30, 1995 Hopkins High School in 1913 (Photo courtesy of Louisa Miller) Barry Brower, a 1963 Wayland High School graduate and former “Vietnam Diary” columnist for the Globe, sent a photo...
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Lady Wildcat harriers open season with pair of wins

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(From left) James Brand, Casey Jansen, Jared Jandernoa, Devin Weaver, Travis Koon, Andrew Tyner, Peyton Williamson, Michael Duggins, Henry Oudbier, Tristan Baisch, Cainon Fenn, Jordan Weers, Isaac Dyer and Carter VanWyk. Covid or no Covid, the Wayland and Hopkins boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams opened the season Monday afternoon with...
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Yes It’s True: Lottery better than voting student council

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“Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” — Winston Churchill Officers for the WHS Class of 1965, including (seated at right) Tom Tarnutzer. I don’t watch television very much these days. Instead,...
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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 — Aug. 23, 1995 Jenny Zomerlei, Holly Stein and Mitchell Stein were photographed on the front page as a group selling cookies, lemonade and bracelets in North Dorr. Lynne Fahrne of Shelbyville penned...
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One photo captures 17 seniors on WHS grid team

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A Wayland High School football mother posted on Facebook today, "This may be our one and only football pic this season. Taken this morning after a short football meeting. 17 senior boys. Would like to be optimistic about spring, but..... Thank you Wayland HS coaching staff for inspiring these boys...
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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 — Aug. 9, 1995 The silo in Bradley that once provided a birds’ eye view of Plank Road Farm was brought down to make room for huge new warehouse for Ampro Seeds, which...
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WHS band has 1st practice on stadium artificial turf

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The Wayland High School marching band Tuesday afternoon had the opportunity to rehearse for the upcoming season and practiced for the first time on the renovated Ron Stehouwer football stadium. The field this past summer received an installment of artificial turf under the leadership of Pat Velie, assistant superintendent for...
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Time to shut down the U.S. because of COVID-19 failure

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ACHTUNG: This is not a fair and balanced article. It is an editorial by the editor.  “The excitement is contagious — and so are the Red Cross volunteers, as they wander through the crowd, pausing now and then to touch a child’s head.” — The Firesign Theatre, “Waiting for the...
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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 & Historical Society in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 2, 1995 Hopkins residents and neighbors sift through rubble of the fire that ravaged downtown Hopkins 100 years ago. Hopkins farmer Orville Miller was taken to his final resting place by a...
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