VICTORY TWP. – This season’s headliner for West Shore Community College’s Performing Arts Series is the incomparable Peter Yarrow of “Peter, Paul and Mary” fame. Peter Yarrow will be in concert at the historic Ramsdell Theatre in Manistee on Sat., Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m. “We’re part of a long train ride,” is the way Peter Yarrow visualizes the many…
One day I was playing 52 card pick up on my cell phone when my niece stopped by. Without so much as a, “Hi” or a high five she went straight to her toy box and started loading books into her miniaturized plastic shopping cart. Her face was grim. I approached cautiously. “What’s up?” “I’m picking up supplies for…
The Ludington Area Center for the Arts is hosting a new exhibit, Manierre Dawson: Engineer/Artist. Manierre Dawson, a native of Chicago, lived in Riverton Township in Mason County as a fruit farmer for fifty-five years. Recent scholarship suggests he was also America’s pioneer of abstract art and is considered to be the first artist to paint using only non-representational forms. One…
CUSTER TWP. — Amy Resendez, 10, of Wyoming, Mich., was accidentally shot by her 11-year-old brother Saturday afternoon while camping with her family on the Pere Marquette River. A Mason County Sheriff’s Office report stated the pellet from the high powered air pellet gun struck Resendez in the head just below the eye. She and her family were camping on an…
The Scottville City Commission will meet today at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 105 N. Main St. Attached is the commission’s agenda and notes from City Manager Amy Williams. Scottville City Commission Agenda Sept. 4, 2012
CUSTER TWP. — A 10-year-old girl was airlifted to a Grand Rapids hospital Saturday afternoon after she was shot in the head by a high powered air pellet rifle. The girl and her family are from the Grand Rapids area, according to Sheriff Jeff Fiers. They were camping on an island in the Pere Marquette River just north of of…
At 42 years old I still think it’s pretty cool to go for an airplane ride in my dad’s plane. When I was young I would have to be propped up on telephone books in order to look out the window. Nowadays I have to be careful not to knock anything important with my knees. I’ve been wanting to get…
Mason County court as of Aug. 23, 2012 MCSO: Mason County Sheriff’s Office, LPD: Ludington Police Dept., SPD: Scottville Police Dept., MSP: Michigan State Police, SSCENT: State, Sheriff’s, Cheif’s Enforcement Narcotics Team. F/R: Fines and restitution. Pre: Preliminary Examination. B&E: Breaking & Entering. OUIL: Operating a Vehicle while Under the Influence of Alcohol. DWI: Driving While Intoxicated. MIP: Minor in…
LUDINGTON – The SS Badger is one step closer to operating past this year. Lake Michigan Carferry has announced it received a formal letter from United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 in Chicago on Wednesday stating the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) individual permit application has been accepted as complete.In other words the EPA has accepted LMC’s application…
Today’s column grew out of a conversation we had in the office at work, along about the 8th or 9th of August this year. As you probably know, we are only allowed to vote in one party in a primary election. If you vote for candidates in more than one party, the ballot is invalid and none of your choices…
LUDINGTON — The voters of the city of Ludington will vote in November to decide if the amount of time a mayor can serve should be longer than the current three terms limit, or 12 years. WMOM radio reported Tuesday afternoon the initiative to give Mayor John Henderson two more terms has been approved by Gov. Rick Snyder. Ludington City…
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 and portraits.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 27, 2012 Contact: Marie Waite LMSW, Executive Director COVE – Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters Phone: 231-843-2541 Email: cove_marieed@frontier.com 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAMPAIGN TO END DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE CAN WE COUNT ON YOU? The word “domestic” in domestic violence may lead communities to believe it is a private matter between two people…
Dedication-donations are now being accepted for preschool “Discovery Kits” at the Children’s circulation desk at the Ludington Library, 217 East Ludington Ave., Ludington, MI 49431,(231) 843-8465. Mason County District Library, the Mason-Lake-Oceana Great Start Collaborative and the Great Start to Quality Western Resource Center have partnered to create these preschool “Discovery Kits” for parents and childcare providers. Each kit will be labeled…
PERE MARQUETTE TWP. – Gene Jorissen has worn many hats over the years. He spent 30 years as a Ludington Area Schools teacher, he was PM Township supervisor for 16 years. He also started a golf course with his dad, Jerome. But, his latest venture is taking places. Last year, Gene started Ventures by Gene, a local charter bus company that is…
After taking a few years off from the film industry, Scottville native Lisa Enos is back in the movie business. Earlier this summer Lisa was offered the position of Executive Producer of the film “Cavegirl the Movie.” For the past month she has been in London working on casting. “It’s a movie for kids,” Lisa says. “There’s going to be…
SCOTTVILLE – The Scottville Main Street program will hold a Celebrating Success open house at three locations Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Locations include Scottville Police Department, 105 N. Main St., celebrating its recent remodeling; Michigan State University Extension Office, 111 S. Main St., observing its new location at the old Star Theater building and Star Theater Apartments, in…
Attached is the agenda for this Monday’s Mason County Central Board of Education meeting. MCC Aug. 27, 2012
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