Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — A crowd gathered on the Ludington piers Friday to watch the Fish On for Freedom Welcome Home Parade. The 10th annual veterans fishing tournament began at 6 a.m. this morning and concluded at noon. Volunteer boat crews spent their morning taking veterans out for an excursion on Lake Michigan. The boat parade was…
LUDINGTON — The public is invited to cheer on veterans participating in the 10th Fish On for Freedom fishing tournament Friday, May 30 at noon. The Welcome Home Parade will be a processional of fishing boats and their passengers that will travel from the Ludington pier heads into the channel. Boats will assemble at 11:45 a.m. following a morning of…
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By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The Veterans Memorial Club of Ludington, more commonly known as the Cemetery Club, placed US flags on the graves of veterans today at Lakeside Cemetery and Pere Marquette Catholic Cemetery. The handful of volunteers, all military veterans, are part of a tradition that began just after World War I. The Cemetery Club was started…
Rep. VanderWall introduces legislation honoring veterans. #Lansing #101HouseDistrict. LANSING — Legislation introduced by state Rep. Curt VanderWall, of Ludington, would allow a widow or widower to keep their spouse’s disabled veteran license plate. Currently, only the disabled veteran is allowed to have a disabled veteran license plate. When the individual passes away, their spouse is required to return the plate to…
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