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Legalities of social media topic of next chamber seminar

August 21, 2012

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — SCORE and the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce Business Education Series will be hosting presenter Steven Palazzolo to discuss the legalities of social media in the workplace to area business owners and managers on Tuesday, September 11.  The session will be held from 8:30 – 10 am in the Chamber conference room. A reservation…

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Russian visitor remains positive about US visit even after accident

August 20, 2012
Russian visitor remains positive about US visit even after accident

This summer was going to be a special time for Alisa Sidorenko. The 21-year-old college student was going to leave her home country, Russia, to spend three months working in the United States as part of a student exchange program. I’ts difficult for Russian adults to get a visa to the U.S., so she knew she may never have another…

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$300,000 donation starts maritime museum fundraising campaign

August 20, 2012
$300,000 donation starts maritime museum fundraising campaign

The Mason County Historical Society has started its fundraising campaign for the planned Port of Ludington Maritime Museum to be created in the former U.S. Coast Guard Station on the channel in downtown Ludington. Everyone can read about and view the terrific plans for the museum at www.ludingtonmaritimemuseum.org. The website for the Maritime Museum planned for Ludington was launched recently and…

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Harvest Festival queen competition applications being accepted

August 20, 2012

SCOTTVILLE — Preparation for the 2012 Harvest Festival Queen competition is underway and applications are now being accepted. The Harvest Festival Queen Pageant is scheduled for Thursday, September 20, 2012. Applications can be found on www.ludington.orgor picked up at the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce office. The entry deadline is Thursday, August 30, 2012. In order to participate, contestants…

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2 dead following boating accident

August 17, 2012

Two people are dead following a boating accident that occurred Thursday in Lake Michigan. Rescuers recovered the body of William Sorokin, 53, Plains, Penn., Thursday evening and the body of Ray Finholm, 59, Ludington this morning, according to a report issued by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. The report stated investigators believe the boat capsized during Thursday’s severe weather storm.…

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