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Scottville elementary schools, Victory in need of more boxtops.

April 25, 2017

Scottville elementary schools in need of more boxtops. #MCCSchools. SCOTTVILLE — The PTCs at Scottville Elementary and Scottville Upper Elementary are collecting boxtops for fundraising and in need of more. Upper Elementary Principal Kevin Kimes reports that collections are down compared to previous years. Kimes said the school gets 10 cents per top from the company and the money is…

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Grounded boat breaks up, closes state park beach.

April 24, 2017

  Grounded boat breaks up, closes state park beach. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The wreckage of a 76-foot long boat, The Tica, that ran aground near Big Point Sable last week has caused the closure of the Ludington State Park beach and has left debris along the shoreline. After sitting aground for almost a week, the boat…

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Ludington council sets aside Stearns Park parking fee topic, for now.

April 24, 2017

Ludington council sets aside Stearns Park parking fee topic, for now.  #MasonCountyNews #LudingtonNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council is setting aside the idea of charging parking fees at Stearns Park, however the issue may be brought up again in the future, Mayor Kaye Holman said. The council spoke in length during its regular meeting Monday about the…

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Kindertransport survivor to speak at college Tuesday.

April 24, 2017

Kindertransport survivor to speak at college Tuesday.  #MasonCountyEducation. #WestShoreCommunityCollege. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College, in partnership with The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Muskegon, will host Kindtertransport survivor Dr. Renata Laxova on Tuesday, April 25, from 12:30-1:45 p.m. at the WSCC Center Stage Theater. Laxova was one of 669 Jewish children in Czechoslovakia saved from the…

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MCE family engineering night.

April 24, 2017

MCE family engineering night.  #MasonCountyEastern #MasonCountyEducation. CUSTER — Mason County Eastern Elementary recently held a Family Engineering Night with the West Shore Educational Service District.  Parents and students were challenged to build a hot cocoa machine using only paper cups, push pins and masking take.  Their next challenge was to make a three tier object using  cups with a ball at…

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