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…
By BRUCE MILLER mcp blogger It is still a vivid memory to me, the first time that I heard the Scottville Clown Band. Hereafter known as SCB. I was walking in town across from city hall and the SCB was practicing up stairs in the city hall building. They were playing “Basin Street Blues” and it was incredible.…
Winter By JUDY COOLS mcp blogger OK, I’ll admit it: Winter is not my favorite season. I was born in Michigan and have lived here all my life. As attractive as the “endless summer” sounds some days, I think I would ache for the change in seasons if I didn’t have it. I’d be a little lost…
Reflections of Fall By THAD RAY mcp blogger It is sunny out and the air is crisp. A slight breeze rustles the leaves. A few flutter to the ground joining others, brown and dry. Sunlight weaves its way through the canopy, a golden snake tracing kaleidoscope patterns on the ground, and the scent of wood smoke lingers in…
Opera Blues By CRAIG CONVESSOR mcp blogger The day that Pavarotti died is when I learned who Pavarotti was. I’m not a big opera fan, so it makes sense I wouldn’t follow individual careers. The only thing that I knew for sure was that he was big, in reputation and stature. So, as I listened to National Public…
By ROB ALWAY mcp.com editor “Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy” will make its debut Thursday May 10 with a red carpet premier in Grand Rapids. It is Manistee-based 10 West Studio’s first feature film, written and directed by the studio’s co-owner Harold Cronk and produced by Edgar Struble. Both Cronk and Struble are natives of Scottville, Cronk and his…
Love in a Cupcake By ERIN OUTCALT mcp blogger I came across a recipe for what appeared to be the cupcake of all cupcakes while browsing through the website Pinterest. This cupcake included both chocolate and peanut butter which peaked my interest immediately. What a great combination that is! Whoever invented that combination is my hero. While…
Irish Fiddler Kevin Burke and American guitarist Cal Scott entertained a full house Saturday night at West Shore Community College Center Theater. The concert was perfect timing, one week before St. Patrick’s Day. Burke has been dubbed as the World’s Greatest Irish Fiddler. Though Irish, he grew up in London in an Irish neighborhood. He credits that experience for…
Don’t forget to move your clocks ahead one hour tonight.
By ROB ALWAY mcp editor Ludington attorney Jeff Nellis has announced he is running for Mason County Probate Judge. Nellis has started a Facebook page announcing the candidacy. According to the Facebook page, Nellis has been practicing law since 1988 and has been in Ludington sine 1993. Jeff and his wife Debbie live in Hamlin Township. They have been married…
By ROB ALWAY mcp editor It’s been almost a week since our photography exhibit, Emerald Expressions, has been on display at the Ludington Area Center of the Arts. Despite the weather we had a great attendance at our opening reception. If you missed it, there are plenty of other opportunities to see the show, it will be up until…
Gale’s Pond- Plan a Spring Outing By JOAN H. YOUNG mcp outdoors blogger Just southeast of Hart is a gem of an Oceana County Park known as Gale’s Pond http://www.getoffthecouch.info/oceana/galespond.htm. The area has been a park since 1939, but originally the pond had been created to power a sawmill and blacksmith shop. It was even served by…
VICTORY TWP. — The world’s greatest Irish fiddler Kevin Burke and his American guitar playing mate Cal Scott will usher in area St. Patrick’s Day celebrations on Sat., March 10, at 7:30 p.m. in West Shore Community College’s Center Stage Theater. Burke is the undisputed master of the Irish fiddle and his guitar accompanist is equally steeped in…
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