Shaken, Not Stirred: I’ll look good today!

August 14, 2016
Shaken, Not Stirred: I’ll look good today!

#ShakenNotStirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Nice looking couple. Early to mid-30s. Couple of children with whom they engaged as they were ordering lunch at the counter of a popular West Michigan resort. I only saw them from behind; I was at a table waiting for my order to be delivered. I like watching people. My eldest sons and I…

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Ludington teen charged with criminal sexual conduct 1st degree in Eaton County.

August 13, 2016
Ludington teen charged with criminal sexual conduct 1st degree in Eaton County.

#MasonCountyNews CHARLOTTE (Eaton County)  – A 15-year-old Ludington boy and a 14-year-old Grand Ledge boy were arraigned Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, with charges criminal sexual conduct first degree. According to the Lansing State Journal, Hunter Chance of Ludington and Brodrick McPhail of Eaton County were each charged with one county of CSC first degree involving a victim under the age…

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Quilting guild donates to Eagle Village.

August 13, 2016
Quilting guild donates to Eagle Village.

#MasonCountyPeople By Becky Alway, staff writer SCOTTVILLE — The Country Quilters guild is donating over 60 quilts to Eagle Village, a residential foster care and rehabilitation facility in Hersey, Oceaola County. Adrianna Mallett of Big Rapids has been the driving force of matching children with quilts for 12.years. She will be at the Scottville United Methodist Church service on Sunday,…

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Life in Circles: Faith

August 13, 2016
Life in Circles: Faith

#MasonCountyPeople #LifeInCircles Life In Circles by Stephanie Wagner. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. Faith.  That feeling that something larger than ourselves will guide us, walk beside us, even carry us through the bumpy journey we call our lives. From a very young age, Leona Ashley has felt called to serve, but she didn’t always know what that service…

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Fair equestrian winners.

August 12, 2016
Fair equestrian winners.

#MasonCountyFair #MasonCounty4H PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The following were the winners of the 2016 Western Michigan Fair equestrian competitions:

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Fair sweepstakes winners.

August 12, 2016
Fair sweepstakes winners.

#WesternMichiganFair #MasonCounty4H PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The following were the winners of the 2016 Western Michigan Fair sweepstakes competitions:  

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Shafer appointed Scottville treasurer.

August 12, 2016
Shafer appointed Scottville treasurer.

#MasonCountyNews #Scottville SCOTTVILLE — Kathy Shafer has been appointed Scottville treasurer. Shafer has served many years as the Riverton Township treasurer and has a lot of experience with taxes, according to City Manager Amy Williams. For the past several years the treasurer position was combined with the city manager position due to budget constraints. The city commission recently requested the…

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Wyoming, Mich. man arrested for heroin possession.

August 12, 2016
Wyoming, Mich. man arrested for heroin possession.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 47-year-old Wyoming, Michigan man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post for heroin possession and driving while license suspended (DWLS) Thursday, Aug. 11, at 2:15 p.m. at US 31 and US 10. Other police activity Thursday includes: 6:45 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), larceny of a cell phone from…

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79th District Court arraignments.

August 12, 2016
79th District Court arraignments.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felonies -Nancy Lea Tormen, 55, 3709 Coachlight Common St., Lansing, was arrested August 7 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on felony charges of resisting/obstructing and larceny less than $200. Preliminary hearing: August 24 at 11:15 a.m. Bail: $3,500/10 percent. Misdemeanors -Jason…

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79th District Court sentencings, dismissals.

August 12, 2016
79th District Court sentencings, dismissals.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court: -Danyel Rebecca Horsley, 28, 503 N. Washington Ave., Apt 2, Ludington, pleaded guilty on August 2 to second degree retail fraud and was sentenced to 60 days in jail with credit for 30 days already served, one year discretionary jail for two…

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Hazardous waste collection is Saturday, Aug. 20

August 12, 2016
Hazardous waste collection is Saturday, Aug. 20

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyEnvironment #Scottville SCOTTVILLE — The Mason-Manistee-Ocean Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day (HHW)  is scheduled for Saturday, August 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at three different collection locations in Mason, Manistee and Oceana counties. Locations include: Mason County Road Commission, 510 E. State Street, Scottville Manistee County Road Commission, 8946 Chippewa Hwy. (US 31), Bear Lake Hart Department of Public Works, 1010 S State St, Hart Pesticides, oils,…

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Mercy officially opens new Ludington facility.

August 11, 2016
Mercy officially opens new Ludington facility.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyHealth #PereMarquetteTownship PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Mercy Health Ludington held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday marking the official opening of its new $3.9 million, 15,000 square-foot health care facility at 5656 W. US 10, on the northwest corner of the intersection of Jebavy Drive and US 10. The new facility offers urgent care, primary care services, lab, imaging and specialty…

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Local business and environmental group to construct trash sculpture from beach garbage.

August 11, 2016
Local business and environmental group to construct trash sculpture from beach garbage.

#MasonCountyNews #Ludington LUDINGTON — The Makers Market of Ludington and A Few Friends for the Environment of the World (AFFEW) are teaming up to turn trash into art and environmental awareness. By using debris collected from the local shoreline of Lake Michigan, the community is invited to help construct a sculpture of a lake trout, the largest native trout species…

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Movie in Park still on for tonight.

August 11, 2016
Movie in Park still on for tonight.

#MasonCountyEntertainment #Ludington LUDINGTON — Tonight’s featured free movie at Rotary Park, “Minions,” is still scheduled. Concessions, selling hot dogs, bratwursts, popcorn and beverages, will open at 7 p.m.  and the movie begins about 8:45 p.m.  

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Fair dairy winners.

August 11, 2016
Fair dairy winners.

#WesternMichiganFair The following were the winners of the 2016 Western Michigan Fair dairy competitions:

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Fair poultry winners.

August 11, 2016
Fair poultry winners.

#WesternMichiganFair The following were the winners of the 2016 Western Michigan Fair poultry competitions:

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Fountain men arraigned for B&E’s.

August 11, 2016
Fountain men arraigned for B&E’s.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews #Fountain By Rob Alway and Allison Scarbrough. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Gary Dean Maccune, 2295 N. 34th Street, Sheridan Township, 25, and Louis John Metheny Jr., 37, 823 N. Benson Road, Sheridan Township have been charged with eight felonies apiece in connection with two break-ins overnight. The two were arraigned Wednesday in Mason County’s 79th District Court. The two…

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Vanderlaan honored for 50 years of mortuary service.

August 11, 2016
Vanderlaan honored for 50 years of mortuary service.

#MasonCountyPeople #MasonCountyBusiness #Scottville DETROIT — Howard Vanderlaan was honored by the Michigan Funeral Directors Association for 50 years of licensure in mortuary science at its recent gathering of members in Detroit.  Howard was licensed by the State of Michigan in 1966 and moved to Scottville to begin his career in funeral service.  Howard began working for Lloyd Stephens at the…

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