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Heckman becomes retirement plan specialist.

February 17, 2016
Heckman becomes retirement plan specialist.

LUDINGTON – Micheal David Heckman, a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial has achieved the professional designation of Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist (CRPS) through The College of Financial Planning. Heckman successfully completed the requirements that include a course of study encompassing design, installation, maintenance and administration of retirement plans. Additionally, individuals must pass an end-of-course examination that tests their ability to…

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Being involved in the community is part of Matt Knizacky’s family values.

February 10, 2016
Being involved in the community is part of Matt Knizacky’s family values.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. MANISTEE — Matt Knizacky grew up in a large family on a farm just south of Free Soil. There, he was not only taught the value of hard on a farm but also the value of being part of the community. Today, as the Farm Bureau Insurance agent in Manistee, he continues that sense of hard…

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STEAM mentors needed.

February 7, 2016
STEAM mentors needed.

Contributed by Ron Beeber. PENTWATER — ​The importance of bolstering student interest in the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics — STEAM — was the subject of a program for the Pentwater Service Club, Feb. 4.   Aaron Myers, of the Michigan State University Extension office in Scottville, discussed the “4-H Tech Wizards” program that’s being introduced in…

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Service club asks for community to help scouts fund a hiking trek of a lifetime.

February 7, 2016
Service club asks for community to help scouts fund a hiking trek of a lifetime.

PENTWATER — The Pentwater Service Club is calling on area individuals and organizations to join it in helping Boy Scout Troop 1145 raise the final $4,000 needed so eight local scouts and five adults can undertake a rugged, 12-day backpacking trek at the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico this summer. “We’re down to the ‘final four,’” said Scoutmaster Rick…

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Local surgeons become part of Spectrum Health.

February 1, 2016
Local surgeons become part of Spectrum Health.

LUDINGTON — Ludington-based general surgeons Nizar Umran, MD, and Bret Autrey, DO, have integrated their medical practices with Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital and the Spectrum Health Medical Group (SHMG). The change is effective February 1. Dr. Umran has been a general surgeon in Ludington since 1976. Dr. Autrey opened his surgical practice here in 2006. Their combined practices will now…

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