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Chris’ Library World: 52 card pick up

September 5, 2012
Chris’ Library World: 52 card pick up

  One day I was playing 52 card pick up on my cell phone when my niece stopped by. Without so much as a, “Hi” or a high five she went straight to her toy box and started loading books into her miniaturized plastic shopping cart. Her face was grim. I approached cautiously. “What’s up?” “I’m picking up supplies for…

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Arts center presenting Manierre Dawson exhibit

September 5, 2012
Arts center presenting Manierre Dawson exhibit

The Ludington Area Center for the Arts is hosting a new exhibit, Manierre Dawson: Engineer/Artist.  Manierre Dawson, a native of Chicago, lived in Riverton Township in Mason County as a fruit farmer for fifty-five years. Recent scholarship suggests he was also America’s pioneer of abstract art and is considered to be the first artist to paint using only non-representational forms. One…

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10-year-old shooting victim identified

September 4, 2012
10-year-old shooting victim identified

CUSTER TWP. — Amy Resendez, 10, of Wyoming, Mich., was accidentally shot by her 11-year-old brother Saturday afternoon while camping with her family on the Pere Marquette River. A Mason County Sheriff’s Office report stated the pellet from the high powered air pellet gun struck Resendez in the head just below the eye. She and her family were camping on an…

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Scottville City Commission Agenda, Sept. 4, 2012

September 4, 2012

The Scottville City Commission will meet today at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 105 N. Main St. Attached is the commission’s agenda and notes from City Manager Amy Williams.  Scottville City Commission Agenda Sept. 4, 2012

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UPDATE: 10-year-old girl shot on PM River

September 1, 2012
UPDATE: 10-year-old girl shot on PM River

CUSTER TWP. — A 10-year-old girl was airlifted to a Grand Rapids hospital Saturday afternoon after she was shot in the head by a high powered air pellet rifle. The girl and her family are from the Grand Rapids area, according to Sheriff Jeff Fiers. They were camping on an island in the Pere Marquette River just north of of…

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