Firefighters Brett Mcvicker and Chelsea Orcutt prepare an ATV during a brush fire in Custer Township earlier this afternoon. Crews are still on the multi-acre scene, located between Stephens, Reek, Johnson and Hansen roads. The fire appeared to have started by a homeowner who was burning garbage, though winds were gusting up to 30 mph. It swept from an area near…
B-Flat By BRUCE MILLER mcp blogger About a half mile west of Amber Road on the north side of U.S. 10 was Zack’s Restaurant. Back in the early ’70s, the local people all called it Farrel’s. Apparently, that was the name of the former business there. Being a newby, I called it Zack’s. A lot of people called it…
Robert A. Conrad passed away March 18, 2012 at his home in Amber Township. He was born March 9, 1921 in Mason County to Archie and Mildred (Cameron) Conrad. Bob graduated from Scottville High School and later attended Michigan State University. He enlisted in the Army during WWII, taking part in the Battle of the Bulge. After returning from the…
Florence E. Fuller, aged 95 of Ruby Creek, Branch, passed away on March 15, 2012. Florence was born on August 13, 1916 in Ruby Creek, the 3rd of 12 children of Grove and Estella (Augustine) Taylor, and attended Ruby Creek and Carr schools. On November 22, 1934, she married Jasper Fuller in Scottville, and they celebrated 66 years working side by side together…
A photograph of this morning’s sunrise, taken on Gordon Road between First Street and Conrad Road in Amber Township.
Valory McClellan of Riverton Township created the design for this year’s Ludington Lake Jump which benefits the Ludington Area Center for the Arts. Valory submitted the design as part of an informal contest for students in area schools. In exchange for creating the winning design, Valory received a $25 gift certificate to Todd and Brad Reed Photography Gallery and a…
HOME TIPS By MIKE ROBERSON mcp blogger We have all heard more than a few horror stories about someone’s bad home purchase which could be referred to as “the house from hell,” or “the money pit.” Most of us have seen too many episodes of “House Hunters” on HGTV, or even “Holmes on Homes” where Mike Holmes…
CONNECTING THE DOTS By ERIN OUTCALT mcp blogger This week I anxiously look forward to celebrating my 28th birthday! Ok, I’m a big fat liar. I’m looking forward to celebrating my 38th birthday… kind of. I realize that age is just a number and that you are only as old as you feel but there is still…
GET OFF THE COUCH — EXPLORE MICHIGAN By JOAN H. YOUNG mcp blogger We’ve had our first taste of really nice weather this week, and as I write this column, I’m thinking I might take the bike out for its first spin of the year this afternoon. I’ll probably just ride some back roads near home, but that…
They say it takes a village to raise a child. I am a true example of this saying. My parents divorced when I was very young and as many children do I lived with my mother and visited my father. This left my mother in the difficult position of being a single parent. My mother took her role of being…
Click on the above poster to see the trailer for “Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy,” filmed almost exclusively in Mason and Manistee counties, written and directed by Scottville’s own Harold Cronk of 10 West Studios, Manistee.
Bonnie Chaltron Harris of Custer submitted this photograph. Bonnie works at West Shore Community College and has been working on a blog where she creates a picture every day this year. She’s calling it her “365 Project.” “One of my goals for the project is to photograph ‘every day life’ around me,” Bonnie said. “This image falls into…
By ROB ALWAY mcp editor The Mason County Board of Commissioners made the right choice earlier this week when it agreed to keep 4-H and the Michigan State University Extension office in downtown Scottville. For many years the extension office was located in what is commonly called the old bank building at southwest corner of State and Main streets.…
By JUDY COOLS mcp blogger Germs need to be some unmistakable color. I’m thinking hideous fluorescent pink would be good. Just think of all the possibilities!! “Jimmy… Did you wash up for dinner? Let me see your hands…” The days of trying to scam Mom would be over, big time. What about that doorknob, light switch, grocery…
By Lt. MATT BRYANT Hamlin Twp. Fire Dept. Wow! What a week. A “little” on the breezy side but I will take these temperatures. Time to shake the cabin fever and get outside to do that yard work. Those pesky leaves you thought you had cleaned up last fall have taken up residence in every nook and cranny…
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By STEPHANIE WAGNER mcp blogger Just when I think I can’t take another gray windy day, hope arrives in my mailbox. I am instantly warmed by the site of sunlight splashes on the glossy cover of my favorite seed catalogs. “A Stunning Exhibition of Color!” and “Packed with both Flavor and Extra Nutrition!” are shouted at me…
Professor Seàn Henne will speak Friday at art center By ROB ALWAY mcp editor What does it mean to be Irish? This is a question that many people may contemplate this time of year. The month of March is nationally recognized as Irish Heritage Month, the climax on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, which traditionally observes the death…
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