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Fire destroys Riverton farm house

May 21, 2013
Fire destroys Riverton farm house

VIDEO BELOW. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. RIVERTON TWP. — “There’s a lot of memories right there,” Travis Gerbers said early Tuesday morning as he watched his childhood home go up in flames. “Our entire family was raised in that house.” Gerbers watched the old farmhouse at 2300 W. Chauvez Road burn, as did firefighters on the scene. Riverton Township Fire…

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Muskegon company will dredge marina

May 20, 2013

LUDINGTON — Great Lakes Dock and Materials of Muskegon was granted the bid of a maximum $213,857. The Ludington City Council approved the bid for dredging of the Ludington Municipal Marina this afternoon at its regular meeting. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently informed the city that it will provide $52,683.58 in grant funds to dredge about 1,110 cubic…

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Third graders visit Ludington city council

May 20, 2013
Third graders visit Ludington city council

LUDINGTON — The Ludington City Council chambers was full of youngsters this afternoon. For the third year in a row the Foster Elementary third grade class attended the city council meeting. Mayor John Henderson took some time at the beginning of the meeting to introduce the city council and administrators and to teach the students how a public meeting is…

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Back to the Fifties volleyball tournament

May 20, 2013

LUDINGTON — The Back to the Fifties Festival presented by House of Flavors will hold a beach volleyball tournament on Saturday, June 8 at noon at Stearns Park beach. Teams can register online at http://www.downtownludington.org/events/back-to-the-fifties/beach-volleyball-tournament/ Coed teams of four to five players will play a best of three rally point game. Fee to participate is $10 per team. Fee to…

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Superior Electric Beach & Outdoors Report, May 20, 2013

May 20, 2013
Superior Electric Beach & Outdoors Report, May 20, 2013

The Beach/Outdoor report is sponsored by Superior Electric of Ludington.  Here are the current conditions for the Lake Michigan shoreline and Mason County (including Pentwater) as of 11:40 a.m. Lake Michigan water temperatures:  Ludington Stearns Park: 48 F Ludington State Park (Big Sable Point): 43 F Summit Park: 46 F Pentwater: 55 F Afternoon air temperatures:  Ludington: 79 F, humidity…

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