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Fourth of July parade decision tabled.

June 10, 2020

Fourth of July parade decision tabled. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — During its regular meeting Monday, City Council tabled a request from the Ludington Area Jaycees to create an alternative parade route for the Ludington Area Jaycees Freedom Festival grand parade on July 4. The Jaycees are proposing a route that begins on Nelson Road, heads north to Tinkham…

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Hand 2 Hand program continued to serve children during school shut down.

June 10, 2020

Hand 2 Hand program continued to serve children during school shut down. AMBER TOWNSHIP –Mason County Reform Church’s Hand 2 Hand program provides weekend meals for children at Mason County Central and Mason County Eastern schools. Up until the school shut-down in March, the program had been serving 95 children. When the schools were forced to close on March 13,…

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Breakwater closed.

June 10, 2020

Breakwater closed. LUDINGTON — The north breakwater is closed until further notice due to current weather conditions.

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Obituary: Clive Andrew Sutherland, 83, of Ludington.

June 10, 2020

Obituary: Clive Andrew Sutherland, 83, of Ludington. Clive Andrew Sutherland of Ludington, formerly of Okemos, passed away on June 8, 2020 in the comfort of his summer home at Laman’s Landing. He had just turned 83 years young. And young, he always was! Clive was born on June 5, 1937 to Mabel and James Sutherland in Leroy. On November 24,…

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Obituary: Dora Shaffer, 82, Ludington. 

June 10, 2020

Obituary: Dora Shaffer, 82, Ludington.  Dora Shaffer, 82, of Ludington passed away Monday, June 8, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born October 4, 1937 in Muskegon to Kenneth and Helena (Kopplow) Petersen. Dora graduated from Ludington and married her high school sweetheart, Jim Shaffer, on December 3, 1955. She enjoyed watching her Tigers and Redwings,…

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