Recent births, reported Nov. 15, 2018

November 15, 2018

Recent births, reported Nov. 15, 2018 #MasonCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise.  Felicity Rose Bateson, the daughter of Jeriann and Jacob Bateson of Pentwater, was born Nov. 7, 2018. Maurissa Mae Gulledge, the daughter of Angela Bearman and Maurice Gulledge of Baldwin, was born Nov. 8, 2018. Alydia Ann VanSickle, the daughter of Chelsea and Zachary VanSickle of…

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More sun forecasted for today! 

November 15, 2018

More sun forecasted for today!  Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 Opening day of Michigan firearms deer season. Mainly sunny skies. High 40; low 29 Precipitation: 0% day; 10% evening. Wind: S 9 mph Humidity: 63% day; 80% evening Sunrise: 7:39 a.m.; sunset: 5:18 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 Cloudy. High 39; low 31 Precipitation: 20% Wind:…

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West Shore Bank kicks off Spirit of Giving to furnish holiday meals.

November 14, 2018

West Shore Bank kicks off Spirit of Giving to furnish holiday meals. LUDINGTON —  West Shore Bank is holding its 10th annual Spirit of Giving Community Challenge to raise money to furnish Christmas dinner for families in need this holiday season. The bank is again teaming up with local food stores, Shop-N-Save of Ludington and Benzonia, Hansen Foods of Hart…

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Scottville Optimist Club to hold 40th senior Thanksgiving dinner.

November 14, 2018

Scottville Optimist Club to hold 40th senior Thanksgiving dinner. SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Optimist Club will hold its 40th annual senior Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, Nov. 18 beginning at noon at the Optimist Center, located behind West Shore Bank in Scottville. The event is free to all area seniors. Dinner is served until there is no more food.

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Lighthouse keepers receive grants to restore doors, display photos.

November 14, 2018

Lighthouse keepers receive grants to restore doors, display photos. The Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association has been award four grants for its upcoming winter projects. Grants have been received from the Community Foundation for Mason County, the Maclean Family Fund and the Great Lakes Energy People’s Fund for the restoration of 40 interior and exterior doors, which are located in…

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Custer Christmas open house. 

November 14, 2018

Custer Christmas open house.  CUSTER — A Custer area Christmas open house will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Custer Fire Station. The event will include hot chocolate, punch and cookies, donated by Custer village residents; face painting by Mason County Eastern National Honor Society students; prize drawings for adults and kids, donated…

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Sunny skies expected today! 

November 14, 2018

Sunny skies expected today!  Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 Sunny skies High 35; low 29 Precipitation: 0% Wind: SW 9 mph day; S 12 mph evening Humidity: 64% day; 75% evening Sunrise: 7:39 a.m.; sunset: 5:20 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 Opening day of Michigan firearms deer season. Mainly sunny skies. High 40; low 29 Precipitation:…

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White Pine Village adding log car to train exhibit.

November 13, 2018

White Pine Village adding log car to train exhibit. See video here. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Historic White Pine Village received an addition to its railroad exhibit today, a log car donated by the Coopersville & Marne Railroad. In November 2017, the Mason County Historical Society acquired a locomotive and tender from the Coopersville & Marne…

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Ludington Area Schools offers Giving Tree for second year.

November 13, 2018

Ludington Area Schools offers Giving Tree for second year. LUDINGTON — The holidays will be a little bit brighter for Ludington area families this year thanks to the Ludington Area School District’s Giving Tree Program. The program, now entering its second year, hopes to expand and help 95 families celebrate the 2018 holidays. The Giving Tree program was created in…

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Woman sentenced to fines, costs for motorcyclists’ deaths.

November 13, 2018

Woman sentenced to fines, costs for motorcyclists’ deaths. #MasonCountyNews. LUDINGTON — A 61-year-old Lennon, Mich. woman was recently sentenced in 79th District Court to pay $615 in fines and costs in connection to the July 14, 2017 deaths of motorcyclists Ken and Mary Ann Geurink of Branch Township. The couple died following the crash in the 5200 block of US…

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Safe Harbor Credit Union hosting “Biggest Small Business Christmas Party.”

November 13, 2018

Safe Harbor Credit Union hosting “Biggest Small Business Christmas Party.” AMBER TOWNSHIP — Safe Harbor Credit Union will hold its inaugural Biggest Small Business Christmas Party for area businesses on Saturday, Dec. 8. The event is taking place at the Graystone Event Center at the Holiday Inn, located at the corner of US 10-31 and Brye Road. Tickets are $35…

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Lighthouse keepers looking for 2019 lighthouse keepers.

November 13, 2018

Lighthouse keepers looking for 2019 lighthouse keepers. Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association (SPLKA) is seeking individuals to assist with its volunteer resident keeper program in 2019. Volunteers help the non-profit organization operate Big Sable Point Lighthouse, Little Sable Point Lighthouse, the White River Light Station and the Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse. Clean and comfortable accommodations are offered free of charge within…

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Free Soil Senior Center to hold benefit dinner Saturday.

November 13, 2018

Free Soil Senior Center to hold benefit dinner Saturday. FREE SOIL — The Free Soil Senior Center will hold a fundraising spaghetti and chili dinner on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Free Soil Community Center, 8480 N. Democrat St. Cost is a suggested donation of $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 10…

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Snow showers possible this morning.  

November 13, 2018

Snow showers possible this morning.   Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 Mainly cloudy with snow showers in the morning. High 28; low 24 Precipitation: 40% Wind: NW 11 mph day; WNW 11 mph evening. Humidity: 63% Sunrise: 7:37 a.m.; sunset: 5:21 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 Sunny skies High 35; low 29 Precipitation: 0% Wind: SW 9…

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Scottville woman struck by truck after jumping out of vehicle.

November 12, 2018

Scottville woman struck by truck after jumping out of vehicle. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 55-year-old Scottville woman was struck by a pick-up truck Monday night in the 3400 block of Johnson Road, east of Dennis Road. According to law enforcement personnel on the scene, the woman had jumped out of a parked 1996 Dodge Neon car, into the path of…

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Krieger re-elected Scottville mayor, commissioners sworn-in.

November 12, 2018

Krieger re-elected Scottville mayor, commissioners sworn-in. SCOTTVILLE — Bruce Krieger was re-elected mayor Monday during the Scottville City Commission’s organizational meeting; Marcy Spencer was re-elected mayor pro-tem. Scottville’s commission elects its mayor and mayor pro-tem every two years, both are also elected commissioners who vote on matters that come before the commission. Krieger was recently elected as a second ward…

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Emergency personnel rescue woman from water-filled car in ditch.

November 12, 2018

Emergency personnel rescue woman from water-filled car in ditch. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Firefighters and EMS personnel rescued a 90-year-old Midland woman after she drove her car into a ditch on the southwest corner of US 10-31 and Stiles Road Monday evening. The crash occurred about 6 p.m. According to Mason County Sheriff Sgt. Jeremy King, the woman, who has dementia,…

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Darr Road bridges to re-open Tuesday.

November 12, 2018

Darr Road bridges to re-open Tuesday. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Two Darr Road bridges that have been under re-construction since June will be re-opened on Tuesday, Nov. 13, the Mason County Road Commission announced today. The bridges are located between Sugar Grove and Mavis roads over the South Branch of the Lincoln River, and also south of Fountain Road over the…

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Ludington hospital honors veterans

November 12, 2018

Hospital honors veterans LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital held its annual Veterans Day ceremony Monday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m. The ceremony included speaker Fred Reader, Jr. , a U.S. Army Veteran and Purple Heart recipient. Reader is an emergency medical technician at Life EMS and also a firefighter/EMT with Pere Marquette Township Fire Department. He was one of…

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Police: 20 crashes over the weekend, 12 involving deer.

November 12, 2018

Police: 20 crashes over the weekend, 12 involving deer. #MasonCountyNews MASON COUNTY – The Mason County Sheriff’s Office and the Hart post of the Michigan State Police responded to a combined 20 vehicle crashes over the weekend, and a dozen of those crashes involved deer. The following is police activity over the weekend in Mason County: Friday, Nov. 9, 2018:…

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Library book club to meet Nov. 20. 

November 12, 2018

Library book club to meet Nov. 20.  SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County District Library Scottville branch is hosting a book club that meets on the third Tuesday of the month, beginning Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. The group will be reading “My Brilliant Friend” by Elena Ferrante, the first in a four book series about two friends from Naples, Italy.…

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