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Obituary: Mary Tracy, 101, of Scottville.

August 22, 2017

Obituary: Mary Tracy, 101, of Scottville. Mary Margaret Tracy, 101, of Scottville, passed from this life August 21 at Porter Hills Health Center in Grand Rapids.  Mary was born June 17, 1916 in Virginia, Minnesota to George and Anna (Brandstetter) Despres. She grew up in Manistee, going to St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduating from Manistee High School in 1932.  Mary attended…

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Ludington/state continue to study 3 lane Ludington Avenue.

August 22, 2017

Ludington/state continue to study 3 lane Ludington Avenue. #LudingtonNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Michigan Department of Transportation recently studied traffic on Ludington Avenue between Jackson road and Robert Street, which consists of US 10 from the city limits (Jackson Road) to James Street, then M-116 from James Street west. The study was conducted by MDOT to determine…

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Erwin named president/CMO of FloraCraft.

August 22, 2017

Erwin named president/CMO of FloraCraft. LUDINGTON — Eric J. Erwin has been promoted to president and chief marketing officer of FloraCraft, according to Lee Schoenherr, CEO and chairman of the board of the FloraCraft Corporation. Erwin joined FloraCraft a year ago in the position of senior vice president of marketing and product development. He is a 25-year craft industry veteran…

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North breakwater and Stearns Park beach closed today.

August 22, 2017

North breakwater and Stearns Park beach closed today. #LudingtonNews. LUDINGTON — The City of Ludington has announced that the north breakwater and Stearns Park beach (swimming) are closed today due to weather and water conditions. Conditions will be re-evaluated on Wednesday morning.

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Clown Band to honor 70th year members during band shell concert tonight. 

August 22, 2017

Clown Band to honor 70th year members during band shell concert.  #ScottvilleNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — Tonight, the Scottville Clown Band will honor three men who played with the band when it was re-organized after World War II in 1947: Butch Claveau, Barney Barnett, and Ed Stakenas. At the time, the three were just teen-agers. Legend has it,…

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