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WSCC orientation scheduled for Aug. 28

August 6, 2012

VICTORY TWP. – First–time or returning students at West Shore Community College are invited to attend the 2012 Student Orientation to be held on Tues., August 28, at 6 p.m., in the Arts and Sciences Center and Center Stage Theater.             “This is a great opportunity for our new students to learn their way around the campus and to learn…

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Just So Stories at libraries

August 6, 2012

Children of all ages are invited to enjoy a musical production of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories presented by Oceana Summer Youth Theater.  The OSYT Traveling Troupe, a group composed of 15 middle and high school students, will present their production of Just So Stories at the Mason County District Libraries Friday, August 10, at 1:00 pm at the Ludington Library and 3:00 pm…

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Blues Night

August 5, 2012
Blues Night

Several hundred people chanced the weather Saturday night to listen to some great blues at Ludington Waterfront Park. The concert, part of West Shore Bank’s Rhythm & Dunes series, featured Sharrie Williams and Reverend Raven and the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys. Photos by www.alwayphotography.com.   

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Lost in the system, grandparents raising grandchildren

August 3, 2012
Lost in the system, grandparents raising grandchildren

CUSTER TWP. – Jan and Ed Wagner raised three children, two daughters and a son. They worked hard their entire lives and looked forward to spending their retirement in their house near the Pere Marquette River. That retirement would be spent exploring the country and spending time with their three children and six grandchildren. They did not anticipate, in their…

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39th old engine show begins today

August 2, 2012
39th old engine show begins today

SCOTTVILLE – I’m not sure I remember a time in my life when I haven’t heard the sputter of a John Deere 2-cylinder tractor. This is a sound that reminds me of home. Ever since I can remember, my dad has been a member of the Western Michigan Old Engine Club. The club started on the Donahue farm in Pere…

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