The Mason County Historical Society has started its fundraising campaign for the planned Port of Ludington Maritime Museum to be created in the former U.S. Coast Guard Station on the channel in downtown Ludington. Everyone can read about and view the terrific plans for the museum at www.ludingtonmaritimemuseum.org. The website for the Maritime Museum planned for Ludington was launched recently and…
SCOTTVILLE — Preparation for the 2012 Harvest Festival Queen competition is underway and applications are now being accepted. The Harvest Festival Queen Pageant is scheduled for Thursday, September 20, 2012. Applications can be found on www.ludington.orgor picked up at the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce office. The entry deadline is Thursday, August 30, 2012. In order to participate, contestants…
Two people are dead following a boating accident that occurred Thursday in Lake Michigan. Rescuers recovered the body of William Sorokin, 53, Plains, Penn., Thursday evening and the body of Ray Finholm, 59, Ludington this morning, according to a report issued by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. The report stated investigators believe the boat capsized during Thursday’s severe weather storm.…
Rumi was a mystical poet who lived in the 13th century. He’s well known worldwide as a Sufi and the founder of a dervish sect – more specifically the “whirling dervishes.” He remains now, 800 years later, a classic standard of Persian mystical poetry, his spiritual insights being very quotable. His work seems to be having a resurgence lately…
Mason County Court News, as of August 15 2012 Key: MCSO: Mason County Sheriff’s Office; LPD: Ludington Police Dept.; SPD: Scottville Police Dept.; MSP: Michigan State Police; F/R: Fines and Restitution; Pre: Preliminary Examination or Pre-Trial. 51st Circuit Court, Judge Richard Cooper Talen Christian Woods, 19, Idlewild was found guilty on June 20 of Reckless Driving Causing. Sentence: 2 to…
Sara and Jeff Tow set off on their swim across Lake Michigan from Two Rivers, Wis. Tuesday morning. They came within a few miles of reaching their goal of the Michigan shoreline when they were declared physically unable to finish. According to their GPS reports, posted on the Through the Blue Facebook page, the Tows had been pushed much further…
The Scottville City Commission is scheduled to meet Monday, Aug. 20 at 5:30 p.m. Below is the agenda and city manager notes available for download. Scottville City Commission 082012
VICTORY TWP. – West Shore Community College and the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) Training Institute are co-sponsoring a two-day Safety and Health Management Seminar on Sept. 12 and 13, from 9 a.m. –4 p.m., in the Administrative & Conference Center, MBT Room. The seminar will focus upon the direct relationship between effective management and lower workplace injury and…
In honor of Craig R. Rasmussen, children of all ages and their families, caregivers and FRIENDS are invited to enjoy Friendship Day at the Craig R. Rasmussen Outdoor Activity Area at the Ludington Library Monday, August 20 1 to 4 p.m. There will be ice cream, games and activities to celebrate, enjoy and honor our friends. Children under age 8…
Sheriff Jeff Fiers can conduct a write-in campaign and it is not illegal under the Michigan Sore Losers law. “The bottom line here is that there would be no party designation as his name will not appear on the ballot,” County Clerk Jim Riffle told Mason County Press. “The Canvass Board will make all determinations related to the validity of…
Over the weekend Sheriff Jeff Fiers announced on his Facebook page that he will be conducting a write-in campaign against Republican candidate for sheriff Kim Cole. Cole defeated Fiers in Tuesday’s primary election. There is no Democrat candidate. But, Fiers’ announcement opens up some questions. The main question is can he legally run a campaign for sheriff in the…
UPDATE. Sheriff Jeff Fiers will run for re-election as a write-in campaign in the general election in November. Fiers lost to Sgt. Kim Cole in Tuesday’s Republican primary election. Fiers posted on his Facebook page last night that he was considering running against Cole again in November after receiving 46 percent of the Republican vote Tuesday. In that post…
Sheriff Jeff Fiers is considering a write-in campaign for the general election in November. Fiers lost to Sgt. Kim Cole in Tuesday’s Republican primary election. Fiers posted on his Facebook page that he is considering running against Cole again in November after receiving 46 percent of the Republican vote Tuesday. He also said he will not run if Cole offers…
LUDINGTON — Sara and Jeff Tow will become the first married couple to swim across Lake Michigan, from Two Rivers, Wis. to Ludington while raising awareness of postpartum depression (PPD). The swim will be the first crossing of Lake Michigan by a U.S. female and the second and third lake crossing at Lake Michigan’s midpoint by any individual. This will…
A couple of months ago, after thinking about it for a year, I painted my office at work. I’ve been there a dozen years and for all that time have been looking at institutional gray-beige walls. This was a sanctioned effort, although I’ll admit that I chose the color without supervision. The Friday afternoon came, and I toted all the…
Mason County Court News Proceedings reported as of Aug. 10, 2012 Editor’s note: We are once again posting court proceedings from the Mason County district and circuit courts. We were unable to post the proceedings from the previous three weeks due to schedule conflicts. Court news is posted as it is given to us. Legend: MCSO, Mason County Sheriff’s Office;…
Below the packet for the Monday, Aug. 13 meeting of the Ludington city council is available for download. The packet includes the council agenda, minutes to the previous meeting and a list of the city’s bills. ludington city council 081312
In an effort to keep the public better informed, Mason County Press will publish agendas and board packets for local public meetings. As citizens of a republic, we are represented by elected officials. These elected officials and the employees of tax funded entities are answerable to the populous. Section 6 of the Michigan Open Meetings Act allows for any citizen to…
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