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Shaken, Not Stirred: Dinnertime.

August 28, 2016
Shaken, Not Stirred: Dinnertime.

#ShakenNotStirred Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. In last week’s column, I referred to a childhood recollection:  “I also remember when we showed up at her house (my grandmother) for a Sunday dinner (who does that anymore?)…” Which got me thinking about how some family rituals have been abandoned in the face of complicated schedules. Moms and dads…

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Life In Circles: The Judge.

August 28, 2016
Life In Circles: The Judge.

#MasonCountyPeople #LifeInCircles Life In Circles by Stephanie Wagner. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061,promastercarpetcleaning.com. It is rare for an interview setting to intimidate me. I have years of classrooms, boardrooms, auditoriums, and home visits to fall back on. I have learned to be present with grieving parents in hospitals, nervous women in coffee shops, and completely overwhelmed families in kitchens.…

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WSCC music ensembles begin rehearsals.

August 26, 2016

#MasonCountyNews VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College’s music department is inviting area musicians to participate in its performing music ensembles. For those wishing to be part of the college’s Wind Symphony, the first rehearsal will be held on August 31, from 6:10 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the instrumental studio, room 331, in the Arts and Sciences Center. Members…

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Recent death, reported August 26, 2016.

August 26, 2016

#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP from area funeral homes. Frances Shuey, 95, of Ludington died on Thursday, August 25, 2016. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. See full list of 2016 deaths here. 

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Obituary: Gloria Jean Smith, 75, Walhalla.

August 26, 2016
Obituary: Gloria Jean Smith, 75, Walhalla.

#MasonCountyDeaths Gloria Jean Smith, 75, of Walhalla passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital.  Gloria was born on March 3, 1941 in Detroit, the daughter of Paul and Clara (Dice) Hagan, and graduated from St. James High School in Ferndale.  She furthered her education at Oakland Community College before she married Jerry W. Smith on September…

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