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Celebrating
Scottville Spring 2015
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Looking ahead ... May
1 - Riverside Park opens for the season 4 - City Commission, 5:30 pm., Scottville City Hall 5 - Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m., Scottville City Hall 9-10 - WMOEC Antique Tractor Pull, Old Engine Club 11 - MCC High School Band and Choir Concert, 7:30 p.m., A.O. Carlson Gymnasium 11 - Parks & Rec board, 6 p.m., Scottville City Hall 13 - Main Street Board, 8 a.m., Scottville City Hall 16 - Spring Cleanup 17 - West Michigan Memorial Tractor Ride ending at West Michigan Old Engine Club grounds 18 - City Commission, 5:30 p.m., Scottville City Hall 22 - Mason-Lake Conservation District Native Tree Sale, Mason-Lake Conservation District Office, 655 N. Scottville Road, Scottville
Save the date
April 25 - Spring Fling, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Scottville Optimist Hall
tville Clown Band Shell, Green Street 28 - MCC Middle School Band and Choir Concert, 7 p.m., A.O. Carlson Gymnasium, Scottville
June 2 - Celebrating Success, 4-7 p.m., downtown Scottville
June
July 10-12 - Scottville Summerfest (events TBA) September 17-19 - Scottville Harvest Festival - (events TBA) November 28 - Small Business Saturday December - Scottville Christmas Party 22-23 - WMOEC Swap Meet 22 - MCC Graduation, 7 p.m., A.O. Carlson Gymnasium, Scottville 23 - Scottville Senior Center Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 140 S. Main St., Scottville 26 - Awesome Distraction, 7 p.m., Scot-
1 - City Commission, 5:30 pm., Scottville City Hall 2 - Adam Knudsen & Friends, 7 p.m. Scottville Clown Band Shell, Green Street 2 - Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m., Scottville City Hall 8 - Parks & Rec board, 6 p.m., Scottville City Hall 9 - Mike Luusua & The Amazing Invisible Orchestra, 7 p.m., Scottville Clown Band Shell, Green Street 10 - Main Street Board, 8 a.m., Scottville City Hall 13-14 - WMOEC Antique Tractor Pull, West Michigan Old Engine Club grounds 15 - City Commission, 5:30 pm., Scottville City Hall 16 - Elder Gang (classic country), 7 p.m.,
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Scottville Clown Band Shell, Green Street 18 - Scottville Senior Center Open House and Bike Show, 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Scottville Area Senior Center, 140 S. Main St., Scottville 22 - Knightscares, 2 p.m., Scottville Library 23 - Ludrock All Stars, 7 p.m., Scottville Clown Band Shell, Green Street 30 - Scottville Clown Band Patriotic Concert, 7 p.m., Scottville Clown Band Shell, Green Street
July 6 - Magic Show, 4 p.m., Scottville Library 6 - City Commission, 5:30 pm., Scottville City Hall 7 - Awesome Distraction (folk/bluegrass), 7 p.m., Scottville Clown Band Shell, Green Street 7 - Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m., Scottville City Hall 8 - Main Street Board, 8 a.m., Scottville City Hall
10-12 - Scottville Summerfest (Car cruise, Clown Band Shell entertainment, car show, chicken barbecue, Rubber Ducky Race, Strawberry Shortcake Social 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Scottville Area Senior Center), downtown Scottville 11-12 - WMOEC Antique Tractor Pull, West Michigan Old Engine Club grounds 13 - Parks & Rec board, 6 p.m., Scottville City Hall 14 - Tangle Eye (outlaw country), 7 p.m., Scottville Clown Band Shell, Green Street 15 - Teddy Bear Picnic, 10:30 a.m., Scottville Library 20 - City Commission, 5:30 pm., Scottville City Hall 21 - Bud Summers (blues singer/songwriter), 7 p.m., Scottville Clown Band Shell, Green Street 28 - Nick Pfent (contemporary singer/ songwriter), 7 p.m., Scottville Clown Band Shell, Green Street 30 - Western Michigan Old Engine Club Show 31 - Free Movies, dusk, Scottville Clown Band Shell
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Reminders from City Manager Amy Williams:
Scottville’s Riverside Park opens May 1 Riverside Park will open for the season on May 1, 2015. We are currently taking reservations for the 2015 camping season, so call 231-757-2429 to make your reservation. Reservations for the 2016 camping season will start on May 1. Please call early to reserve your space for 2016 as our holidays fill up very quickly. The park did raise
City-wide cleanup day is May 16 The city-wide cleanup day will be on Saturday, May 16. This is the day that households within the city limits of Scottville can place items at the curb to be picked up at no cost. Types of items that are acceptable to be placed at the curb are: mixed refuse in bags or boxes weighing less than 50 pounds, non-Freon household items (items with Freon must still have a tag on them) bulky items, paint cans with lids removed. Non-acceptable items include
camping fees this year to $30 per modern site, $25 per primitive site. It had been several years since we increased the rates. Our modern sites offer water, electric, cable tv and our park also now has wi-fi. You can get more information about our campground on the city’s website, www.cityofscottville.org, or find us on Facebook, Scottville Riverside Park.
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building refuse, concrete, wood, earth, vehicle parts, tires, oil, paint or any liquids or chemicals, waste, tree branches, logs or stumps. For a complete list of items and definitions, go to www.cityofscottville.org or stop by Scottville City Hall and pick up a listing. Non-acceptable items will be left at the curb and the homeowner is responsible for removal. We also ask that items not be placed to the curb before 5 p.m. Thursday, May 14.
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May 8 & 9 – MS Drama Production 7:00 p.m., A.O. Carlson – Open to Public 11 – HS Band & Jass Band 7:30 p.m., A.O. Carlson – Open to Public 18 – Board of Ed 7:00 p.m., High School 19 – HS Student Council Awards 19 – HS Choir/Talent Show – 7:00 p.m., A.O. Carlson – Open to Public 22 – Graduation 7:00 p.m., HS Gym 25 – Memorial Day – No School 28 – MS Band & Choir 7:00 p.m., A.O. Carlson Open to Public
June 8 – Board of Ed 7:00 p.m., VECC 10 – LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
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Summer music at the Clown Band Shell May
26 - Awesome Distraction (Folk/Bluegrass)
June 2 - Adam Knudsen and Friends 9 - Mike Luusua and The Amazing Invisible Orchestra 16 - Elder Gang (Classic Country) 23 - Ludrock All Stars 30 - The Clown Band (Patriotic concert)
July 7 - Awesome Distraction (Folk/Bluegrass) 14 - Tangle Eye (Outlaw Country) 21 - Bud Summers (Blues Singer/Songwriter) St. Louis, MO 28 - Nick Pfent (Contemporary Singer/Songwriter)
August 4 - Mojo Hammer (Blues/Rock) 11 - The Clown Band 18 - Peace Love Music (Acoustic Miscellany) 25 - MCC High School Jazz Band
September 1 - Fat Pocket (Blues/Rock)
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Scottville
Spring Fling Join Scottville Main Street for some Food Fun at this year’s Spring Fling. Information stations include: • Cooking in the kitchen - 11 a.m. kids will be making pizzas for lunch (ages 9 and older)
Saturday, April 25 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. the Scottville Optimist Hall
State Farm, Erin Doan Agency and North Country Cafe
• Jalopy racing in Scottville Dave Hallberg
• Art project Ann Gilchrist
• Games Farm Bureau, Shoup Agency and Business Print Inc.
• Family basket giveaway - filled with great things from area businesses • Bike giveaways Squires Family Care Chiropractic
• S’mores Holden’s Home Emporium
• Cupcake walk - Cupcake donations appreciated
Looking forward to summer events in Scottville A note from Scottville Main Street Manager Heather DeVries:
Celebrating Success Scottville Main Street’s second annual Celebrating Success to celebrate Scottville’s new and existing businesses will be June 2, 2015 from 4-7 p.m. Cats and Jammers will be
playing in the Pocket Park and during the event, there will be giveaways and information from area businesses. Scottville Main Street is excited to celebrate the new businesses that have opened in Scottville in the past year — Bliss Bridals, G & M Burgers, Holden’s Custom Furniture, Miller’s Marketplace, Smalley Construc-
tion, Speedy’s Treasures, J’s Spunky Treasure and Consignment and Peace of Mind Counseling Services, as well as our established downtown businesses.
with Smoke & Mirrors kicking off the festivities at the Scottville Clown Band Shell Friday, July 10, following the Sunset Car Cruise. 94K Rock will be providing tunes for the Summerfest Car Show Saturday, Scottville Summerfest July 11, where we will have Mark your calendars and giveaways all day for parstart your engines! ticipants and judging of veScottville Summerfest is hicles with prize plaques scheduled for July 10-12 announced to wrap up the
show. Other events downtown Saturday include Mason County Family Events Community Agriculture Auction and the Senior Center Quilt Show. Sunday, July 12 is all about family fun with the Chicken Barbecue at the West Michigan Old Engine Club and the Rubber Ducky Race at Scottville Riverside Park.
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Scottville’s growing — a look at new businesses SCOTTVILLE — Scottville has had several new businesses open during the past couple of years. Here’s a look at three of the most recent additions:
Miller’s Marketplace Miller’s Marketplace will be at 202 N. Main St. next to Cole’s Antiques Villa, formerly home to a car wash in downtown Scottville. The business will feature a farmers market each Saturday. Jennifer Miller said she knows she won’t get it perfect in the first year. “I plan on trying a lot of different things, to see what people like,” she said. She said since Scottville no longer has a farmers market on Saturday mornings, she really hopes Miller’s Marketplace becomes a destination for people to buy their fresh fruits and vegetables. “I feel like it’s kind of cliché, but a little bit of everything in my life has led up to this,” Miller said.
Above, Dann and Julie VanDyke opened their Cottage Works storefront on U.S 10 on April 16. At left, Jennifer Miller soon will open her marketplace at the old car wash in downtown Scottville.
Dann’s dock installation/removal at the heart of the business. He will continue that work plus now have a location for dock, boat lift, swim rafts, seawall and kayak rack sales, and much more. “The storefront will increase the visibility and awareness of our products,” Julie said. The location — U.S. 10-31 in Scottville Dann and Julie VanDyke opened new — is ideal for many reasons, Julie said. retail space for their business Cottage It is on the way to many local inland Works. lakes, and she appreciates its proximLocated on U.S. 10-31 between Stiles ity to Mason County Central schools. and Amber roads, Cottage Works offers cottage furnishings and decor, T-shirts/ sweatshirts, beach towels, lamps, lounge covers, vases, purses, ornaments, signs, note cards, and just about anything “cottagey” one can imagine. Jeremy Macher has always hoped to The business started in 2009, with go into business for himself, and now
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he has the opportunity to ple an opportunity to come in and shop do so. for the item, rather than having to buy “Scottville is a beautiful town and from a photo they see online. I think it’s important that people do business here,” Macher said. He said the location is convenient Now Open In Scottville for people to stop by rather than having to go to Ludington for consignWedding Gowns ment shopping. Tuxedo Rentals Macher said he will accept almost Bridesmaids Dresses any items at his shop on a 50-50 sale Prom Dresses basis. Formals “I get 50 percent of the sale price and the seller gets 50 percent of the sale price. “I can’t take firearms or anything like that,” Macher said. And he is not Tristin Pickard - Owner BlissBridals@outlook.com equipped to take boats or cars right now because he doesn’t have space. 101 S. Main St. Macher said this store will give peoScottville, MI 49454
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News from around our schools ...
MCC Industrial Arts hosts MITES Student Project Competition MITES ((Michigan Industrial Technology Education Society) was established in 1928 as a professional organization of industrial technology educators whose purpose is the development of industrial and technology education at all levels of private and public education. They are a non-profit, voluntary organization that works at the state education level as a unified voice for all Industrial Technology educators. MITES represents over 600 K-12 teachers, college instructors, students, administrators, representatives of business, and
If you go Friday, May 8 from 3:30 p.m.7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9 from 9 a.m. - noon Mason County Central High School Gymnasium
volunteers. MITES focuses on the industrial and technological education of the youth of Michigan as well as the development of their educators. Every year MITES has an annual student competition which
New classes at MCC offer help to community Mason County Central High School revamped the class offerings for the final term of the school year to offer students opportunities to experience different elective classes. It also provided teachers with an opportunity to try something new as well. Included in this last term are class offerings such as Money Matters, Interior Design, Nutra Flex, Robotics, Shakespeare, Film Interpretation, and more. Students will also be able to take credit recovery classes, online classes, and core subjects such
as English and math. One new class in particular will be getting students into the community by involving them in service projects. Students will be available through the end of the year to assist business, individuals and service groups in Scottville. If you have a project such as yard cleanup that you need help with, you may contact the teacher, Don Thomas, at the high school office by calling 757 -4748. Projects will be accepted based on need and availability.
honors excellence in craftsmanship, design, and concept in over 70 categories in the Industrial Technology field. This year MCC is hosting the regional competition for Mason County and the surrounding eight counties. Students from the area high schools, middle schools, and tech centers will all bring their projects to MCC where they will be judged by professionals from around the community. Students placing in the top four of their divisions will move on to the state competition the next week.
Art show, upcoming dates The Mason County Central District Art Show, sponsored by the MCC Educational Foundation, will be held May 18 through May 22 at the high school in A.O Carlson gym. The show includes works of art created by kindergarten through high school students in a variety of mediums under the instruction of district art teachers Rachel Brock and Shannon Payne and industrial arts instructor Karl Shafer. Entries are judged by a juried panel and prizes are awarded. The show is open to the public during regular school hours and through graduation night on May 22. Come and experience the talents of our students.
Upcoming Dates May 8 and 9 — MS Drama Production, 7 p.m., A.O Carlson, open to public 11 — HS Band & Jazz Band 7:30 p..m., A.O Carlson, open to public 18 — Board of Ed, 7 p.m., High School 19 — HS Student Council Awards 19 — HS Choir/Talent Show, 7 p.m. , A.O. Carlson, open to public 22 — Graduation, 7 p.m., HS gym 25 — Memorial Day, no school 28 — MS Band & Choir, 7 p.m., A.O. Carlson, open to public June 8 — Board of Ed 7 p.m., VECC 10 — NEW LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
MCC takes pride in a culture of caring
At Mason County Central, we take pride in our students, and particularly the compassion that they consistently show toward one another. But this year the fifth grade students at MCC Upper Elementary took this culture of caring a step further when they reached out to a fellow fifth-grader in Pulaski, New York. This fifth-grader is special needs and was going in for some major surgery. MCC teacher Sarah Matthews learned of the boy’s needs through a group with which she is affiliated called I Run $. The boy’s mother had shared the story of her son, and Mrs. Mathews shared it with her class. It seems the boy is limited verbally and has experienced name-call-
ing at his school in New York. The boy also loves “high-fives,” and when his mother requested them from his fellow classmates, there was no response. However, the students at MCC responded. “Their compassion and kindness shone through that day,” according to Mrs. Mathews. The entire Upper Elementary became involved by decorating “high-fives” (a piece of paper in the shape of a hand) to send to this fifth-grader in Pulaski. The students not only decorated the “high fives” but put words of encouragement and positive thoughts on them as well. His mom sent pictures of his room decorated with the high-fives.
About the MCC Educational Foundation The MCC Educational Foundation (MCCEF) would like to thank the community for such wonderful support we’ve received over the past year. Most recently, the Spring CommUNITY Auction was a huge fundraiser. It allows us to put money toward our students by providing teacher mini-grants that enhance the classroom experience. The Foundation has also awarded nearly $6,000 in annual scholarships since
2007. We hope you’ll save the date of September 12, 2015 as we hold our 26th Annual Golf Outing at Lakeside Links. This is our second major fundraiser for the year, plus a great, fun time for all!
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Conservation district annual tree sale The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago; the second best time to plant a tree is now.
BY JORDAN DEVRIES MANAGER/MAEAP TECHNICIAN MASON-LAKE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Did you know that your local Conservation District offers low-cost tree seedlings for reforestation, windbreaks and wildlife habitat from local nurseries? So far in 2015, the Conservation District has sold more than 21,000 trees to partners in Mason and Lake counties, at greatly discounted pricing, though we still have many more trees to sell. The large majority of this volume comes from people purchasing small quantities of trees — the District is thankful to rely on hundreds of supporters, whose sales and donations support free services to residents in Mason and Lake coun-
- Chinese Proverb
ties like forestry assistance, erosion prevention, wildlife habitat surveying, watershed planning, river clean-ups, scrap tire collections, school education programs and Household Hazardous Waste collections. The great news is that although some conifer, hard-
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wood and shrub species have been sold out, we still have many more trees and shrubs available. 3-4’ Black Cherry, American Chestnut, Sugar Maple and Black Walnut Trees make great crop trees for wildlife while potentially adding future value to your forests for future generations as highquality veneer wood plantations. For songbird lovers, Allegheny Serviceberry, Red Elderberry, Hackberry, Yellow Birch
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and Silky Dogwood provide valuable forage throughout late fall and into early spring when food can be hard to come by. Lastly, grouse, turkey and pheasant fans should take advantage of great prices on American Hazelnut, Ninebark, and Sargent Crabapple shrubs which provide long-lasting hard mast forage throughout winter, keeping these non-migratory gamebirds healthy and happy throughout difficult conditions. The District still has full availability of all conifer varieties like Red Pine, Eastern White Pine, Northern White Cedar, Norway Spruce and White Spruce seedlings and transplants, which are useful for wildlife cover and windbreaks that can help reduce heating costs and snow-drifts; heir-
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loom apple varieties like Wolf River and Northwest Greening are available for humans to eat, too! Download a tree sale order form at www.mason-lakeconservation. org/treesale. The Scottville USDA Service Center continues to hold Forestry Friday events. Stop in to talk to our Outreach Forester, NRCS District Conservationist and Conservation District Manager about your next tree planting, forest management plan or wildlife habitat improvement strategy. We welcome all residents of Mason, Lake and Manistee counties; all services we offer are free to the public to participate in. Tree sale pick-up is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 24 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25 at the Mason County Fairgrounds.
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