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17-year-old wins silver at powerlifting competition.

March 9, 2015
17-year-old wins silver at powerlifting competition.

NORTON SHORES – Cecilia Ruiz, 17, of Ludington competed in the regional powerlifting competition held at Mona Shores High School over the weekend of Feb. 28-March 1. Though the competition was her first as a powerlifter, she earned a silver medal in her respective weight class. Cecilia was able to deadlift 245 pounds, bench press 90 pounds and back squat 225…

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Friends of Ludington State Park receive funds from BRRRewFest.

March 9, 2015
Friends of Ludington State Park receive funds from BRRRewFest.

HAMLIN TWP. — The Friends of the Ludington State Park were presented a check in the amount of $2,500 from the Ludington Area Convention & Visitors Bureau earlier today. The funds were proceeds raised during the recent Pure Ludington BRRRewFest.  

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Hospital to hold blood donation drives, beginning Thursday.

March 9, 2015

LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital (SHLH) will host a new series of blood donation drives, featuring a new supplier of blood to the local hospital—Michigan Blood. Like most Spectrum Health hospitals (and many others in Michigan) the system’s hospital in Ludington has contracted with Grand Rapids-based Michigan Blood to be its primary source for all blood supplies. “While we…

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The Millennials: Building Mason County.

March 7, 2015
The Millennials: Building Mason County.

Editor’s Note: Sustaining a community and keeping it vibrant requires diversity on many levels, especially among age groups. An unintended movement the last few years has been the increased number of millennials who have taken a role in community and business leadership in Mason County. A millennial, also known as Generation Y, is defined as a person who was born…

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West Shore Bank offers scholarship to WSCC students

March 6, 2015

LUDINGTON – West Shore Bank has announced it will be awarding four Making a Real Difference scholarships to West Shore Community College students, worth $2,000 each, for a total of $8,000 for the 2015-2016 academic year. The scholarships will be awarded to four students selected by a West Shore Bank committee. To be eligible for the Making a Real Difference scholarship, applicants must…

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