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West Shore Bank kicks off Spirit of Giving to furnish holiday meals.

November 14, 2018

West Shore Bank kicks off Spirit of Giving to furnish holiday meals. LUDINGTON —  West Shore Bank is holding its 10th annual Spirit of Giving Community Challenge to raise money to furnish Christmas dinner for families in need this holiday season. The bank is again teaming up with local food stores, Shop-N-Save of Ludington and Benzonia, Hansen Foods of Hart…

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Scottville Optimist Club to hold 40th senior Thanksgiving dinner.

November 14, 2018

Scottville Optimist Club to hold 40th senior Thanksgiving dinner. SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Optimist Club will hold its 40th annual senior Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, Nov. 18 beginning at noon at the Optimist Center, located behind West Shore Bank in Scottville. The event is free to all area seniors. Dinner is served until there is no more food.

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Lighthouse keepers receive grants to restore doors, display photos.

November 14, 2018

Lighthouse keepers receive grants to restore doors, display photos. The Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association has been award four grants for its upcoming winter projects. Grants have been received from the Community Foundation for Mason County, the Maclean Family Fund and the Great Lakes Energy People’s Fund for the restoration of 40 interior and exterior doors, which are located in…

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Custer Christmas open house. 

November 14, 2018

Custer Christmas open house.  CUSTER — A Custer area Christmas open house will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Custer Fire Station. The event will include hot chocolate, punch and cookies, donated by Custer village residents; face painting by Mason County Eastern National Honor Society students; prize drawings for adults and kids, donated…

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White Pine Village adding log car to train exhibit.

November 13, 2018

White Pine Village adding log car to train exhibit. See video here. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Historic White Pine Village received an addition to its railroad exhibit today, a log car donated by the Coopersville & Marne Railroad. In November 2017, the Mason County Historical Society acquired a locomotive and tender from the Coopersville & Marne…

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