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SCORE to host customer service workshops.

May 24, 2016

LUDINGTON — SCORE, a service of the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce, will host two free workshops on customer service at the Book Mark, 201 S. Rath Ave. Customer Service 101 This is geared to the employees but management members should sit in so they are in the conversation and can listen to their employees’ perspective.   The…

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State Rep. candidate Scripps hosting town hall meeting Wednesday.

May 24, 2016
State Rep. candidate Scripps hosting town hall meeting Wednesday.

SUMMIT TWP. — Dan Scripps, who is running as a Democrat for the Michigan House of Representatives 101st District seat, will be hosting a town hall meeting Wednesday, May 24 at Summit Township Hall, 4879 W. Deren Road, at 7 p.m. Scripps is the only candidate running for the seat. The 101st House District includes Mason, Manistee, Benzie and Leelanau counties.

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Lupus patient/awareness advocate receives special gift from fiancé.

May 24, 2016
Lupus patient/awareness advocate receives special gift from fiancé.

Five years ago Meghan McKenzie was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a year after she moved to Ludington to be with her fiancé, Brandon Cory. SLE is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. It can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, brain, and other organs. The underlying cause of autoimmune diseases is not…

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Police investigating larceny of boat motor; woman arrested for probation violation.

May 24, 2016
Police investigating larceny of boat motor; woman arrested for probation violation.

CUSTER TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating a larceny of a boat motor reported Sunday, May 22, at 6:20 p.m. in the 2000 block of South Scottville Road. Other recent local law enforcement activity includes: Sunday, May 22, 2016: – 10:40 a.m., (MSP), larceny, 5000 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township. –…

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The Cemetery Club.

May 24, 2016
The Cemetery Club.

  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — Each year since the early 1900s, a group of veterans gathers about a week before Memorial Day and places flags on the graves of veterans in Lakeview and Pere Marquette cemeteries, a similar ritual takes place at the other cemeteries in the county. The group is a tradition that has been carried on…

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