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Recent death, reported Sept. 26, 2016.

September 26, 2016
Recent death, reported Sept. 26, 2016.

#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP from area funeral homes. Virginia Lee Saya, 77, of Scottville passed away unexpectedly on Monday September 26, 2016 at home. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. See full list of 2016 deaths here. 

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Shaken, Not Stirred: ‘It felt like you were on fire.’

September 25, 2016
Shaken, Not Stirred: ‘It felt like you were on fire.’

Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. Writers note: Many people have commented on last week’s column, either directly to me or through Mason County Press Editor-in-Chief Rob Alway. The story was very personal to me, centering largely on a close friend’s death as a result of Agent Orange. It was hard…

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Obituary: Lois Lemcke, 67, Mt. Pleasant.

September 23, 2016
Obituary: Lois Lemcke, 67, Mt. Pleasant.

#MasonCountyDeaths. Lois Ann (Barnard) Lemcke, 67, longtime resident of Mt. Pleasant, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, September 22, 2016. Lois was born on February 18, 1949 in Saginaw to Harry and Ella Barnard. During the first year of her life, the family moved Lois and her older brother, Roger, to Scottville where she was raised until graduating…

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Recent deaths, reported Sept. 23, 2016.

September 23, 2016

#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP from area funeral homes. Allen E. Kester Jr., 84, of Branch passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Weir, Donald, 97, of Ludington passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016. Arrangements by King Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Ludington. …

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Food for Thought Conference will focus on hops.

September 23, 2016
Food for Thought Conference will focus on hops.

#WestShoreCommunityCollege #MasonCountyAgriculture VICTORY TOWNSHIP – West Shore Community College will host the fifth annual Food for Thought Conference on Friday, Oct. 7, from 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. in the Administrative and Conference Building. The Food for Thought Conference, a partnered effort between the WSCC Sustainability Movement and Student Senate, includes presentations featuring local and regional practitioners of contemporary agricultural methods. This year’s…

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