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7 Ludington teachers lose jobs

June 11, 2013

LUDINGTON — Ludington Area Schools board of education has chosen to lay off seven teachers for the upcoming school year. The board met in a special meeting this morning. The layoffs are part of the district’s need to cut $900,000 from its 2013-2014 budget. The layoffs involve three elementary school teachers with one-year contracts, that just ended. The rest of…

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Big turnout expected for Free Soil reunion

June 11, 2013
Big turnout expected for Free Soil reunion

FREE SOIL – The Free Soil Schools All Class Reunion Community Celebration will take place on the campus of the old school on June 22, just over a week before the school system ends its existence and becomes part of Mason County Eastern Schools. It’s most likely going to be one of the biggest parties Free Soil has ever had.…

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Kangaroo walks-about Ludington

June 11, 2013

LUDINGTON – A kangaroo decided to do a little walk-about Ludington earlier today. The kangaroo was at a petting zoo at Memorial Medical Center, being held for families of hospital employees. Bill Kerans, spokesman for the hospital, said he had been told the kangaroo ended up in someone’s yard near Jackson Road, across from the hospital. “Luckily there was a…

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Temperatures in 70s today, water: 50

June 11, 2013
Temperatures in 70s today, water: 50

Superior Electric Beach/Outdoors Report. Here are the current conditions for the Lake Michigan shoreline and Mason County (including Pentwater) as of 11:30 a.m. Lake Michigan water temperatures: Ludington Stearns Park: 50 F Ludington State Park (Big Sable Point): 50 F Summit Park: 51 F Pentwater: 52 F   Afternoon air temperatures: Ludington: 66 degrees F with partly cloudy skies increasing to…

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Volunteers Needed for West Shore Art Fair

June 11, 2013
Volunteers Needed for West Shore Art Fair

LUDINGTON — The 2013 West Shore Art Fair planning committee is looking for volunteers to assist with various duties over the July 5 to 7 weekend, including artist check-in, information booth, artist assistance, children’s activity area, children’s art shopping area, grounds team and section leaders. Help especially is needed for Friday, July 5 and Sunday, July 7 shifts that involve some physical strength to…

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