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Ludington Petnunia Parade planting May 18

May 1, 2013

 LUDINGTON — The 26th annual Ludington Petnunia Parade is scheduled for planting on Saturday, May 18 beginning at 10 a.m. The Ludington Optimist Club will be serving lunch for the volunteers after the planting at the City Park ( planters do not need to have clean hands to have lunch). The parade was started in 1987 by Ellery and Sue…

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Scottville will hire Riley as new part-time police chief

April 30, 2013

SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville public safety committee agreed this afternoon to hire Donald Riley of Walhalla as the city’s part-time police chief. The committee members, along with City Manager Amy Williams, discussed the options available to the police department and unanimously decided hiring a part-time chief and keeping the current full-time officers was the best fit for Scottville. The city…

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Comedy night at SMT

April 30, 2013
Comedy night at SMT

SCOTTVILLE – South Main Tavern in Scottville will be presenting a special event comedy night Saturday, May 11 at 9 p.m.  Headlining the event will be stand-up comedian and Laughing Hyena recording artist, Jeremy “Jer-Dog” Danley. Danley is from Chicago and has recently been selected as one of Bud Light’s “Real Men of Comedy,” in Maxim Magazine and has been heard on The Bob &…

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Verizon wireless now 4G

April 30, 2013

Verizon Wireless service in Mason County has now reached 4G speed. In a press release Verizon announced that last week the company rolled out its advanced, high-speed 4G LTE wireless network in Ludington and surrounding communities including Free Soil, Hamlin Township, Scottville, Walhalla, and along all of U.S. 31 and U.S. 10 in Mason County. The 4G network is currently available…

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Badger featured in American Airlines magazine

April 29, 2013
Badger featured in American Airlines magazine

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. The SS Badger is featured in the current edition of American Way, the in-flight magazine of American Airlines. The six-page full-color spread begins with an interview with Capt. Dean Hobbs and mates Allan Chrenka and Dan Short. In true Capt. Hobbs fashion, it features some of the captain’s famous tales of the Great Lakes. The article…

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