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Lake Michigan cooling down

August 14, 2013
Lake Michigan cooling down

Superior Electric Beach/Outdoors Report. Here are the current conditions for the Lake Michigan shoreline and Mason County (including Pentwater) as of 2 p.m. today. Lake Michigan water temperatures: Ludington Stearns Park: 53 F Ludington State Park (Big Sable Point): 47 F Summit Park: 59 F Pentwater: 57 F Afternoon weather: Ludington: Partly cloudy with temperatures reaching 68 degrees F. Humidity: 51%;…

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Memorial garden will replace pond where boys drowned

August 13, 2013
Memorial garden will replace pond where boys drowned

CARR SETTLEMENT — Neighbors are coming together to help a family cope with a recent tragedy. On Aug. 1, 9-year-old Jethro Troyer and his 7-year-old brother Leander drowned in a recently dug pond on the family’s Tyndall Road farm. Neighbors Blake and Anna Mazurek are doing something to help remember the boys. They, along with other neighbors, have started an…

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LMC official questions columnist’s comments

August 13, 2013

Letter to the Editor. Editor’s Note: On Aug. 5, 2013, Ludington Daily News columnist George Dila wrote a column about asking about what Ludington would be like without the S.S. Badger. Dila is a paid columnist for the newspaper. Terri Brown, Lake Michigan Carferry director of marketing and media relations, asked us to post the following rebuttal:    I am…

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US10/Brye Road traffic light malfunctioning

August 13, 2013

AMBER TWP. — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office reports the traffic light at U.S. 10-31 and Brye Road is malfunctioning. Motorists are asked to use extra caution while travelling through the intersection. Until it is repaired the light is set to flash yellow for U.S. 10-31 traffic and flash red for Brye Road traffic. Crews from the Michigan Department of…

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Blues artist will perform for COVE benefit

August 13, 2013
Blues artist will perform for COVE benefit

LUDINGTON— Blues artist Sharrie Williams will perform on Saturday, September 21 at the Hart Public Schools Auditorium.  Williams’ performance will help raise funds for the Capital Campaign for COVE (Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters). Williams was born in Saginaw and her music was deeply rooted in gospel. At the age of 12, she began singing with the Greater Williams Temple C.O.G.I.C church choir. Williams performed with…

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