#MasonCountyNews #BassLakeBoatFire #SummitTownship By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A 20-foot boat caught fire while docked in Bass Lake Friday afternoon. The 44-year-old boat owner was on the boat when it suddenly was engulfed in flames, Mason County Sheriff Marine Deputy Mark Willis said. The man suffered from minor burns but refused medical treatment. Willis said the man told…
#MasonCountyNews #Ludington By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The destruction of the future Lakeshore Resource Network building at 920 E. Tinkham Ave. early this morning will likely not cause a delay in the projected opening of the facility, which is scheduled for February of 2017. Monica Schuyler, executive director of the Pennies from Heaven Foundation, which is one of the…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews CUSTER TOWNSHIP — A 41-year-old Baldwin man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies early Thursday morning, Sept. 1, at Indian River Bridge on South Reed Road shortly after midnight for allegedly pushing another man into the Pere Marquette River; punching him; and attempting to hold his head underwater, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The incident…
#MasonCountyNews #Ludington By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Fire destroyed the remains of the former Lakeshore Lumber building, 920 E. Tinkham Ave. early this morning. Ludington Fire Department and Ludington Police Department were dispatched to the building at 3:49 a.m. to find the building engulfed in flames. The Lakeshore Resource Network, a nonprofit organization, just held a ceremonial groundbreaking of the…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felonies -Ramon Munoz, 32, 204 E. Foster St., Ludington, was arrested August 21 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on felony charges of assault by strangulation and domestic violence. Preliminary hearing: September 7 at 11:15 a.m. Bail: $7,500/10 percent.…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON– The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court: -Patti Sue Schwandt, 44, 8250 E. Johnson Rd., Branch Township, pleaded no contest to assault and battery on August 23 and was sentenced to 17 days in jail with credit for 17 days already served, 93 days discretionary jail for one…
#OceanaCountyNews #US31Crash By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — “We believe the facts warrant a consequence,” said Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon after a 25-year-old Ludington trucker was charged with a misdemeanor for rear-ending a family of five and another motorist on US 31 near Stony Lake Road last July. Jonathon William Ashley has been arrested and charged with “violation of…
#OceanaCountyNews #US31Crash By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART (Oceana County) — The 25-year-old Ludington man who rear-ended a family of five and another motorist on US 31 near Stony Lake Road in Oceana County, July 5, has been arrested and charged with “violation of motor vehicle code causing serious bodily impairment,” according to Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 57-year-old Ludington man was arrested for operating while intoxicated Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 5:45 p.m. after he reportedly ran the boat he was operating into the back of a docked boat at the Ludington State Park boat launch on Hamlin Lake, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “There were no injuries reported and…
#MasonCountyEducation SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central Schools, in collaboration with the West Shore Educational Service District implement a Life Skills classroom in the middle school beginning this school year, which begins Tuesday, Sept. 6. The life skills classroom will also include additional space directly across the hallway where students will be able to utilize the additional space for personal belongings,…
#MasonCountyHistory PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — If you ask C. Dale Bannon why he enjoys pretending to be somebody else, he’ll say,” I have a little ‘theater’ in me.” Bannon has become a mascot at Historic White Pine Village over the past few years. You’ll see him portraying Ossawald Crumb, Mason County’s own legendary Paul Bunyan-like folk hero, at most of…
#MasonCountyBirths Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information below. Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Christopher Greyson Castaldini, the son of Michelle Raney and Richard Castaldini of Ludington, was born August 27, 2016. Jackson Dean VanDer Zanden, the son of Allyson and Michael VanderZanden of Hart, was born August 30, 2016. If…
#MasonCountyAgriculture #TheLand By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. CUSTER TOWNSHIP — Over the past decade there has been a rapid growth of microbreweries and brewpubs across the United States. Michigan is ranked as the fifth largest state in terms of number of breweries. As that industry grows, so does the need for the crops that make the beer. One of the…
#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP from area funeral homes. H.W. Berry, 92, of Casa Grande, Arizona and formerly of Scottville died August 21, 2016. Arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services – Stephens Funeral Home, Scottville See full list of 2016 deaths here.
#SpecialOlympics #MasonCountySports Ryan Hobart and Tina Covarrubias were recently selected as the Area 24 Special Olympics male and female inspirational athletes of the year. Both have participated in Special Olympics for more than 12 years each in sports such as basketball, aquatics, bocce ball and poly hockey. Pictured left to right: Gary Boerema, assistant director, Area 24, Ryan, Jerry Shangle,…
#MasonCountyAgrictulure RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — Dr. Walter Pett, Michigan State University’s apiculture and pollination extension specialist, will be speaking at The Pentwater Patch, 6870 S. Brye Road on Friday, Sept. 9. Pett will introduce farmers to the managed pollinator protection plan during the Mason-Lake Conservation District’s free fall 2016 Farm Tour, which begins at 5 p.m. The farm tour will begin…
#MasonCountyNews #GrantTownship #MissingPerson GRANT TOWNSHIP — Multiple police and fire/rescue agencies spent three hours searching for a missing camper Sunday afternoon. The 27-year-old Dearborn man was reported lost nearly 22 hours after he became separated from his friends in the Manistee National Forest The friends reported the man missing when one of the friends approached a Mason County sheriff deputy…
#MasonCountyBirths Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information below. Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Devin Keith Ginter, the son of Tiffany and Steffan Ginter of Scottville, was born August 25, 2016. Charlotte Lee O’Brien, the daughter of Jenna and Justin O’Brien of Belding, was born August 25, 2016. Fischer Chase Lara, the…
#ShakenNotStirred Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. In last week’s column, I referred to a childhood recollection: “I also remember when we showed up at her house (my grandmother) for a Sunday dinner (who does that anymore?)…” Which got me thinking about how some family rituals have been abandoned in the face of complicated schedules. Moms and dads…
#MasonCountyPeople #LifeInCircles Life In Circles by Stephanie Wagner. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061,promastercarpetcleaning.com. It is rare for an interview setting to intimidate me. I have years of classrooms, boardrooms, auditoriums, and home visits to fall back on. I have learned to be present with grieving parents in hospitals, nervous women in coffee shops, and completely overwhelmed families in kitchens.…
#MasonCountyNews VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College’s music department is inviting area musicians to participate in its performing music ensembles. For those wishing to be part of the college’s Wind Symphony, the first rehearsal will be held on August 31, from 6:10 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the instrumental studio, room 331, in the Arts and Sciences Center. Members…
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