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Flipstar Gymnastics holds Spring Fling show-off and fun meet

May 19, 2025

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Flipstar Gymnastics had over 100 gymnasts participate recently in its end-of-the-year Spring Fling Class Show-Off and In-House Fun Meet. Recreational class kids who participated in the Class Show-Off sessions had the opportunity to show their families the skills they have learned and the improvements they have made this school year. Team gymnasts who participated in the Fun Meet…

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Mason County Historical Society seeks stories from past/present car ferry crew

May 19, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Mason County Historical Society is making plans to expand its Ludington car ferries exhibit at the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum and it needs help from the public. The expanded exhibit will include an interactive kiosk that will tell the stories of those who have worked on the Ludington car ferries through a combination of text, audio,…

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Learning building trades early

May 19, 2025

West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press.  AMBER TOWNSHIP — Last week preschoolers from Mason County Central’s Victory Early Childhood Center visited the Rybicki Center on the campus of the West Shore Educational Service District to learn how to build birdhouses. Helping to build…

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Obituary: Sallie Mae Carto, 82, of Ludington

May 19, 2025

Sallie Mae Carto, 82, of Ludington, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2025 following a 15-year battle with lung cancer. She was born January 15, 1943, in Ludington, the youngest child of Earl and Lavona “Bonnie” (Todd) Carto. Sallie graduated from Ludington High School in 1961. After graduation, she attended Central Michigan University and was selected by TWA to become a…

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Obituary: Sally Louise Currier, 71, of Ludington

May 19, 2025

Sally Louise (Porter) Currier, 71, of Ludington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Sally, affectionally known as Sal, was born on April 21, 1954, in Cadillac, to the late Louie E. Porter and Mary E. Zatarga. On November 14, 1976, she married Virgil Currier Jr. Throughout her life, Sal pursued her hobbies with passion and dedication. She had…

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