The Ludington Area Center for the Arts is offering bus service to Art Prize in Grand Rapids. Trips will take place on Thursday Sept. 27 and Saturday Oct. 6. The bus will depart from behind the Scottville Senior Center at 8:15 a.m. and from the Ludington Area Center for the Arts, 107 N. Harrison St., at 8:30 a.m. Passengers will…
CARR SETTLEMENT — Life on the farm changes through the years. Each generation has to find its own niche. Such is the case of the Tyndall family farm on the Mason-Lake county line. As the farm observes its centennial year Anna (Tyndall) and Blake Mazurek have become the fourth generation to own it. Anna’s parents, Carter and Mila, have retired…
Runners come up the tree line during Saturday’s Briggs cross country meet at West Shore Community College. Photos by Bonnie Chaltron Harris
LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Center for the Arts will offer two Saturday children’s art workshops in late September. The Center’s Visual Arts Committee has arranged for Fountain artist Ruth Dimmitt to lead area students in the creation of mixed media rubbings and “wood” sculpture. The resulting “Knot Art” is a playful and expressive experience in sculpture and otherworldly landscapes…
Mason County court news as of Sept. 13, 2012 Key: MCSO: Mason County Sheriff’s Office; LPD: Ludington Police Dept.; SPD: Scottville Police Dept.; MSP: Michigan State Police; Pre: Preliminary Examination or Pre-Trial. B&E: Breaking and Entering; OUIL: Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Liquor. 51st Judicial Circuit Court, Judge Richard Cooper Jared Michael Chrysler, 22, Manistee,…
LUDINGTON — Tom Rotta has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Ludington. The lawsuit was filed Sept. 11 in District Court for Western District of Michigan in Grand Rapids by Rotta’s attorney J. Nicholas Bostic of Lansing. Rotta has been an outspoken critic of the city of Ludington since he was issued a ticket by Ludington Police Department…
MANISTEE– West Shore Community College has announced a scheduling change for the Peter Yarrow concert. Due to a scheduling issue with the artist, the date for concert has been changed from Sat., Sept. 29, to Fri., Sept. 28. The concert is at the historic Ramsdell Theatre in Manistee and curtain time remains 7:30 p.m. Yarrow, of the legendary group Peter, Paul…
By Kris Struve, Victory Township Last Saturday, September 8th, at the State Republican Convention in Grand Rapids , I, Kris Struve, and Sue Scholtens were honored to represent Mason County District One. Mason County Republican delegates elected us to go to the State Republican Convention. We in Victory Township are now part of District One, after we were re- districted because the State and Mason County…
Mason County Central’s 7th grade basketball team defeated Hart last Thursday 17-8 while the 8th grade team lost to Hart 16-19. Shown is a photo from the 8th grade game from Miranda.
The Mason County Central Board of Education will meet Monday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. Below is the agenda and superintendent notes available for download. MCC Sept. 17, 2012
AMBER TWP. — Fire destroyed a garage and antique car and damaged a house this afternoon. Tom Winters was working on his 1962 Buick Skylark at his home when the fire started. “I was just working on changing the fuel lines. I don’t know what else happened,” Winters said, sitting in his front yard watching the firefighters extinguish the fire.…
AMBER TWP. — Fire destroyed a garage and antique car this afternoon on Hansen Road. More information to come.
With the start of fishing and hunting season upon us, State Representative Ray Franz is hosting a Sportsmen’s townhall / meet and greet on Saturday September 15th. Joining Representative Franz are his special guests and hunting enthusiasts Rep. Dave Agema and DNR Director Keith Creagh. Creagh was named director of the DNR in June and the position fits well into…
SCOTTVILLE – There was a time when the latest technology was a telephone that you cranked and asked an operator to connect you to the person you wanted to call. Technology was using a pedal to spin a wheel which sharpened axes or made wooden dowels. Modern technology was a 2-cylinder tractor. Area fifth graders got a chance Wednesday to…
LUDINGTON — Because of heavy commercial business, Lake Michigan Carferry will be scheduling evening crossings for the S.S. Badger for night crossings on 9/19 & 20, to meet the transportation needs of its customers. The crossings will be available for general passengers at a 40% discount. Limited passenger amenities will be offered. For more information, schedules of evening crossings and discounted rates call…
VICTORY TWP. – West Shore Community College will be celebrating the grand opening of the Labyrinth Disc Golf Course on Tuesday, Sept. 25, from 11a.m. to 2 p.m., at the pavilion east of the college’s Recreation Center. The event is open to the public and will include several speakers who were instrumental in creating the course, a ribbon cutting ceremony and…
WOOD TV-8 of Grand Rapids has published a confession letter that the TV station claims was written by Sean Phillips, father of Katherine “Baby Kate” Phillips. Phillips is currently serving a prison sentence for the unlawful imprisonment of the infant girl who has been missing since June 29, 2011. See the letter at WOOD TV-8 website by clicking here. WOOD…
IONIA – Ariel Courtland, mother of missing Katherine “Baby Kate” Phillips, has filed paperwork to marry Sean Phillips, the baby’s father. Phillips is currently in prison for the unlawful imprisonment of the baby who has been missing since June 2011. According to WOOD TV-8 of Grand Rapids Courtland filed paperwork Monday to marry Phillips while he is in Michigan Reformatory…
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