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White Pine Village gardeners pay tribute to Don Gohn

May 28, 2014
White Pine Village gardeners pay tribute to Don Gohn

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Members of the Gardening Angels of White Pine Village gathered Wednesday morning to pay tribute to a friend of the village. The group dedicated a tree in honor of Don Gohn. Don had been a resident of Tamarac Village in Hamlin Township since 1993. He was a retired teacher, wrestling coach and…

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Man arrested for writing bad checks

May 28, 2014

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 31-year-old Ludington man on an outstanding warrant for non-sufficient fund check out of Manistee County Tuesday morning. The man was arrested following a traffic stop at Pere Marquette Highway and Conrad Road at 2:50 a.m. Other activity of the sheriff’s office for Tuesday, May 27, 2014 included: 5:40…

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Chamber supports PPT ballot question

May 28, 2014

LUDINGTON — At its May 15 meeting, the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted in support of the August 2014 ballot question to dedicate revenues to local units of government in order to provide reimbursement of personal property tax revenues. Legislation to begin phase-out of Michigan’s business personal property tax was recently signed into law…

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Arts center seeking donations for resale shop

May 27, 2014

LUDINGTON — If you find that you are wanting to down-size or clean out a closet, consider donating your gently-used smaller items to the Ludington Area Center for the Arts to be sold in its resale shop on June 7. The arts center is hosting the third annual Maritime Magic Lighthouse Festival Arts and Crafts Show on Saturday, June 7 from 10…

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Ludington school board will hold special meeting, discuss South Hamlin lease

May 27, 2014

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Schools Board of Education will hold a special meeting Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Among the agenda items is a lease on South Hamlin school, located at the corner of Decker and Lincoln roads. Oaktree Academy, an early child development center, is seeking to lease the site. See related story.  Also on the agenda is the…

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