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Holocaust survivor will speak at West Shore

April 23, 2013
Holocaust survivor will speak at West Shore

VICTORY TWP. — Marthe Cohn will be the featured lecturer at the West Shore Community College Shoah Remembrance event on Wednesday, May 1, 12:30 p.m., at the WSCC Center Stage Theater.  The Shoah is the Hebrew word for the Holocaust. Born in Metz in the Lorraine region of France in 1920 into a Jewish family, Cohn bears witness to a…

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Public comment of Badger consent decree ends Friday

April 23, 2013

The public has until Friday to make comments about the consent decree agreement between Lake Michigan Carferry and the U.S. government. The agreement was reached in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s demand that the S.S. Badger stop discharging coal ash into Lake Michigan. LMC, the Badger’s parent company, had been operating under an exemption that expired the end of…

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West Shore cycling club first ride

April 23, 2013

LUDINGTON – The West Shore Community College Cycling Club is hosting the club’s first group ride for the spring season on Sat., April 27. All interested bikers are to meet at the James Street Plaza in downtown Ludington at 10 a.m. The B.Y.O.B. (bring your own bike) ride will travel approximately 46 miles on paved roads. The planned route will…

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Mushroom season has begun

April 22, 2013
Mushroom season has begun

Morel mushroom season has begun in Mason County, despite the cooler-than-normal temperatures. Rich Callis has reported that he found mushrooms Sunday afternoon in southern Mason County. Callis offers some advice to mushroom hunters: Notice how the “stems” have no dirt on them? Pick them and as you “pinch” the bottom the dirt should stay. place them in an “onion” sack…

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Anderson to discuss book on Detroit Tigers

April 22, 2013
Anderson to discuss book on Detroit Tigers

VICTORY TWP. — On Thursday, April 25,  Dr. Bill Anderson will present on his critically-acclaimed new book, The Glory Years of the Detroit Tigers 1920-1950.  Rich in narrative and exceptional photography, The Glory Years examines a time when players gave full cooperation to photojournalists, who preserved an incredible record of Tiger history.   Books available for purchase on site.  Free, 2 to 4…

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