KickStart to Career Child Savings program to hold Deposit Day. In Mason County, approximately 70 percent of children start college, but only 35 percent on average graduate from a program. The Community Foundation for Mason County is working to improve that statistic with its new KickStart to Career Child Savings Account Program (K2C) that launched earlier this fall for all Mason County kindergartners.…
Cuban musican to perform in WSCC series. MANISTEE — Pedrito Martinez will take the stage in an explosive Latin/Afro-Cuban music extravaganza on Saturday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m., at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee. Martinez is widely regarded as the leading percussionist in Latin music jazz and has recorded and performed with Eric Clapton, Wynton Marsalis,…
Obituary: Wandeline Arlene Currier, 85, of Ludington Wandeline Arlene Currier, 85, of Ludington, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019. Wandeline was born on July 7, 1934 in Ludington, the daughter of George and Francis Vandervest. She married Elmer Currier on July 1, 1955 and retired from FloraCraft in early 2000s. Wandeline is survived by her husband, Elmer Currier Sr.;…
Winter weather advisory issued until Friday morning. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory until 2 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31 until 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1. Rain may possibly change to wet snow after midnight. Wet snow may be heavy at times during the day Thursday. Total snow accumulations of up to…
History: The schools of Amber Township By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Editor’s Note: MC History Spotlight is a regular history column brought to you by Ludington Woods Assisted Living and Memory Care. Prologue: Public education in Mason County today looks much different than it did in the 19th century and first half of the 20th century. In the mid- to late-1800s,…
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