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Update: Masten in ArtPrize top 100

September 27, 2012
Update: Masten in ArtPrize top 100

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Ludington artist in ArtPrize top 100

September 27, 2012
Ludington artist in ArtPrize top 100

GRAND RAPIDS — Ludington artist Dave Masten’s entry, Wired, is in the top 100 at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids with over 1,500 artists exhibiting and over 230,000 votes cast to date. The first round of voting continues until midnight Saturday. “This has been an absolutely wild experience,” Dave posted on his Facebook page. “If you can, you’ve got to see…

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Mickey Matson’s future

September 26, 2012
Mickey Matson’s future

  MANISTEE – “Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy” made its local premiere Saturday night at the Ramsdell Theatre. The movie is the first full production by 10 West Studios based in Manistee. It is also the first feature film written and directed by Amber Township resident Harold David Cronk, co-owner of 10 West Studios. The movie originally premiered in…

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LMC confirms Badger sailing season extended

September 25, 2012
LMC confirms Badger sailing season extended

LUDINGTON – Lake Michigan Carferry confirmed this morning that the SS Badger’s 2012 sailing season will be extended until November 2. The Mason County Press first reported this last week.The sailing season was scheduled to end October 14. The reason for the extension is the transportation of wind turbine components. Much of LMC’s business this summer appears to have been…

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Battery D returns from Antietam

September 24, 2012
Battery D returns from Antietam

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. – Members of Battery D, First Michigan Light Artillery recently returned from the re-enactment of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, Maryland. The Sept. 17, 1862 battle was the first major battle of the Civil War fought on Union soil. It was also the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with…

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