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Shaken, Not Stirred: Post-election grievances.

November 13, 2016

Shaken, Not Stirred: Post-election grievances. #ShakenNotStirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. He is not my president! Well, actually he IS, regardless of your allegiance. Whether you agree with the results makes no difference. On January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump will be the face of America that the world sees, the voice it…

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Funding page set up for Hamlin fire victims.

November 12, 2016

Funding page set up for Hamlin fire victims. #MasonCountyNews HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A funding page has been set up for Denny and Lori Vandervest, whose house was destroyed by fire Friday night. See related story here. Denny Vandervest is a captain on the Hamlin Township Fire Department and has been a member of the department for over 20 years. To financially…

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The Land: A place of abundance at Manistee County’s Westwind Orchards.

November 12, 2016

#TheLand #ManisteeCountyAgriculture By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. ONEKAMA TOWNSHIP (Manistee County) — Up on M-22, about between Onekama and Arcadia, is orchard country. Much of the orchards in this area are owned by Westwind Orchards, which is part of the Smeltzer family legacy of farming in these parts. The land this M-22 runs through is some of the best fruit producing…

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Firefighter’s house destroyed by fire.

November 11, 2016

Firefighter’s house destroyed by fire. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Denny and Lori Vandervest were lying in bed Friday night about 8:30 p.m. when they heard a noise out in their garage. Denny initially thought it was his stepson coming home, he said. A few minutes later, Lori told him she could smell smoke. When he went…

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Thank you veterans!

November 11, 2016

Thank you veterans!  “It has long been our custom to turn in the autumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for His many blessings and mercies to us as a nation. “This year we have special and moving cause to be grateful and to rejoice.  God has in His good pleasure given us peace.  It has…

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