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CALENDAR OF EVENTS September 11 — Lunch and jam session, noon, Scottville Senior Center, Main Street, Scottville
12 — MCCEF Golf Classic, registration opens at noon, shotgun start at 1 p.m., Lakeside Links, 5369 W. Chauvez Road, Ludington. Registration information at www.mccedfoundation.org 14 — Parks and Recreation Board, 6 p.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St. 16-20 — Scottville Harvest Festival events (see schedule on pages 6-7) 17 — Taste of Home Cooking School, 7 p.m. WSCC Rec center 17 — Constitution Day activities, noon2 p.m. Schoenherr Campus Center, West Shore Community College, Stiles Road, Scottville
21 — Scottville City Commission, 5:30 p.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St. 21 — Mason County Central School Board, 7 p.m., Scottville High School board room
Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St. 14 — Scottville DDA, 8 a.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St. 19 — Scottville City Commission, 5:30 p.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St.
16 — Scottville City Commission, 5:30 p.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St. 16 — Mason County Central School Board, 7 p.m., Scottville Upper Elementary cafeteria
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24 — Arthur Benjamin, mathemagician, 7:30 p.m. Center Stage Theater, West Shore 19 — Mason County Central School Board, 7 p.m., Scottville High School board room Community College, Stiles Road, Scottville
October
3-4 — Havenshire Celtic Faire, 10 a.m.-dusk, 1829 W. Victory Drive, Scottville $2 5 — Scottville City Commission, 5:30 p.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St. 6 — Scottville Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St. 9 — Lunch and jam session, noon, Scottville Senior Center, Main Street, Scottville 12 — Parks and Recreation Board, 6 p.m.,
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1 — Scottville Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St.
2 — Scottville City Commission, 5:30 p.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St. 3 — Scottville Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St. 9 — Parks and Recreation Board, 6 p.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St. 11 — Scottville DDA, 8 a.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St.
7 — Scottville City Commission, 5:30 p.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St. 9 — Scottville DDA, 8 a.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St. 14 — Mason County Central School Board, 7 p.m., Scottville High School board room 21 — Scottville City Commission, 5:30 p.m., Scottville City Hall, 105 N. Main St.
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Reorganizing, refocusing for Scottville The Scottville Downtown Development Authority is looking ahead to positive changes. After separating from the Michigan Main Street Program at the end of June, Scottville’s DDA board plans to reorganize, refocus efforts and do some rebranding as it moves forward. “While having to end the Scottville Main Street program was a difficult decision, the Scottville DDA board now has an incredible opportunity to take another look at what community members and business owners want for
Scottville,” said Melissa Keefer, Scottville DDA events and marketing assistant. Reorganization will be done all the way down to rewriting the Melissa Keefer mission and vision statements for the Scottville DDA. The board met in a work session to start the process and plans to
schedule public meetings, allowing the community’s input to help form the new vision statement. As a kickoff to the revitalization, the Scottville DDA board will have a large chalkboard at various locations during Scottville Harvest Festival, on which the public can write what they love about Scottville and what they would love to see in Scottville. Feedback on the chalkboard will be used during planning for the future of the DDA. Scottville’s DDA Board selected Keefer Aug. 13
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Celebrating Our Heritage Mason County Central is this year’s Harvest Festival parade grand marshal
Festival full of events old and new BY PATTI KLEVORN NEWS EDITOR
SCOTTVILLE — The 2015 Scottville Harvest Festival’s theme is “Celebrating Our Heritage.” It will feature traditional activities people have come to expect, a Schmidt Amusements carnival, queen’s contest, grand parade, pedal pull and so much more. This year’s grand marshal is Mason County Central Schools. “They’re all excited,” said Scottville City Manager Amy Williams. “They are going to try to represent all areas of the school.” The Ludington Area Jaycees, which organizes the Ludington Area Freedom Festival Grand Parade on July 4, is helping organize the Harvest Festival Grand Parade in addition organizing the 5k Running of the Clowns.
one of the most well-attended events. On Thursday evening, Sept. 17, it serves as a kind of kickoff to the weekend festival.
The Gathering New this year is the Gathering — local merchandise and food — offered in the area just south of Cole’s Antiques Villa. “It’s a pretty cool idea,” Williams said. The hope is to bring people to North Main Street, to businesses like Cole’s Antiques Villa and Miller’s Marketplace.
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Also new will be the Mason County Art Show, with the work of local artists on display in various Scottville businesses. Mason County Family Events is holding a contest with voting Monday, Sept. 14 through Friday, Sept 18. The winners will be announced at 10.45 a.m. Saturday, Sept 18 at the Scottville Clown Band Shell just prior to the princess contest. Artwork and prizes will be displayed Ox roast through Sept. 26 so evThe ox roast is always eryone can see who won.
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Carnival rides are a mainstay at the festival. The ox roast takes a team of volunteers each year, with community members lining up for the community gathering/meal. DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTOS
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Scottville Harvest Festival Thursday, September 17 3-10 P.M. — Schmidt Amusements Midway 3-10 P.M. — Pixie’s Ponies 4-8 P.M. — Car show - West Parking Lot, Historic PM Motoring Club 5 P.M. — Pie social at Scottville United Methodist Church 6 P.M. — Ox roast, West Parking Lot 6 P.M. — Seating, water and games provided by Victory Baptist Church in West PARKING LOT 7 P.M. — Queen’s Coronation at the Clown Band Shell 8-10 P.M. — Teen Dance in the Entertainment Tent
Friday, September 18 BUSINESS HOURS MCFE – Art Show in local businesses, maps available at Holden’s 10 A.M.-4 p.m. — Quilt show and sale at Scottville Senior Center NOON-10 P.M. — Schmidt Amusements MIDWAY NOON-10 P.M. — Pixie’s Ponies 6 P.M. — Kids Parade 8 P.M. — Entertainment tent opens 9 P.M.-1 a.m. — Smoke & Mirrors – Entertainment Tent
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2015 schedule of events Saturday, September 19 ALL DAY Annual Softball Tournament – McPhail Field 8 A.M. — Registration for Running of the Clowns – Scottville Riverside Park 9 A.M.-3 p.m. — Farmer’s Market & Craft Fair – 202 N Main Street, Miller’s Marketplace 9 A.M.-5 p.m. — The Gathering (local merchandise & food) south of Cole’s Antiques Villa, N. Main 10 A.M. — Running of the Clowns – Scottville Riverside Park 10 A.M.-4 p.m. — Quilt Show & Sale – Scottville Senior Center 10 A.M. — Lyle Taylor Memorial Horseshoe Tournament – Optimist Grounds 10:45 A.M. — Announcement of Art Show Winners, Scottville Clown Band Shell 11 A.M. — Princess Contest – Scottville Clown Band Shell 11 A.M.-4 p.m. — Soup & Sandwich Lunch at Scottville United Methodist Church
NOON-10 P.M. — Schmidt Amusements
FOLLOWING PARADE Petting Zoo – Lot south of Holden’s Home Emporium
MIDWAY NOON-10 P.M. — Pixie’s Ponies 1 P.M. — Grand Parade FOLLOWING PARADE Scottville Clown Band – Entertainment Tent
FOLLOWING PARADE Kids Pedal Pull – Front of the Optimist Hall, West Parking Lot 9 P.M.-1 a.m. — Shot Man Band– Entertainment Tent
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Quilt show and sale at the senior center BY ANDREW COOPER DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER SCOTTVILLE — Harvest Festival attendees can purchase a variety of hand-crafted items when an annual favorite returns to Scottville this year. Sandy’s Quilters, a charity quilt group, meets each Monday at the Scottville Senior Center, 104 S. Main St. The group hosts its annual quilt show and sale between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Sept. 19. Proceeds go to fabrics and batting for quilts handmade and donated by Sandy’s Quilters. Visitors can purchase a variety of items including quilts, pot holders, table runners and purses. “What they’re going to do is they’re raising money and showcasing some of the fanciest and best (quilt-
eight to 10 or 20 people or more that come to do this.” Sandy’s Quilters also provides quilts for Eagle Village in Evart, a camp for kids raised as foster children or by their grandparents, as well as Alzheimer’s charities, Hospice of Michigan and Habitat for Humanity. In
their latest project, they collected supplies to make sewing kits for girls in Haiti so that they could learn a skill. Many senior center regulars are participants in the quilt group but the age range varies greatly. “We have a lot of seniors, but we also have quilters
that are not even boomers... even one gal who brings a baby,” Visscher said. Also participating in the quilt drive, though not directly benefiting from the fundraising effort, is the charity group Country Quilters, which will provide the raffle quilt.
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Bonnie Reeds holds up the Country Quilters Guild’s raffle quilt. ed items),” said Marcia Visscher, senior center director. “The purpose is to purchase more supplies to make more charity quilts for the upcoming year. They make charity quilts for children’s homes, camps, COVE... Every time there’s a fire, a family gets a quilt. (They also) give them to the Red Cross. I bet you
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Candidates wanted for Scottville Harvest Festival Queen contest Contest changes include essay portion SCOTTVILLE — Committee members are looking for Mason County women, 16-20 years old,
interested in representing Scottville’s Harvest Festival and the City of Scottville as queen. The winners chosen will possess community service, poise, and leadership. Two winners will be crowned and receive scholarships as part of the reward — the Har-
vest Festival Queen ($500 from the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce) and the first runner-up ($250 scholarship from West Shore Bank.) The queen will be responsible for a minimum of four appearances throughout her reigning year.
The 2015 competition has been modified due to the late start to the school year and an essay contest will be used to help determine the top five finalists.
by e-mail (scottvillehar- email, age, date of birth, school, vestqueen@gmail.com) or and grade. • Use proper grammar (puncdropped off to Scottville tuation, sentence structure, and City Hall.
spelling) • Describe accomplishments Essay requirements are and interests (such as commuas follows: nity, charity, school, sport, and • Must be 500 words or less club activities). DETAILS • Essay is typed (12 point, • Explain why you want to be Arial font, double spaced) Harvest Festival Queen. Essays are due Monday, • At the top of the page in• Explain what you would do Sept. 14 at 5 p.m. either clude full name, address, phone, for Scottville over the next year.
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Mason County Central Schools
Making safety a priority through ALICE trainings A concern for our schools has, and always will be, the safety of students. Over the past several months and through indefinitely, all of the school districts in Mason County, along with local law enforcement and emergency management have formed a safety planning team referred to as the Mason County School Safety Planning Team. This team was put together to enhance school safety plans and procedures and best way possible. All of Macontinue to protect our son County school districts communities children in the and emergency responders
A principle of ALICE is to utilize technology and information in a in a manner that allows staff and students to make informed decisions in a crisis, remove as many people as possible from the danger, and provide realistic training for staff. have committed to working together to provide the safest and most beneficial environment possible for our students.
One safety strategy theSchool Safety Planning Team will be implementing across the county is the ALICE Training Program. ALICE
is a set of proactive strategies that increase chances of survival during an active shooter event. The concepts of Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate offer different response options, which are based on research from past school violence incidents. A principle of ALICE is to utilize technology and information in a in a manner that allows staff and students to make informed decisions in a crisis, remove as many people as possible from the danger, and provide realistic training for
staff. In addition to implementing the ALICE program, the MCSSPT will be enhancing other areas of school safety including emergency policy and procedures, building safety enhancements, coordinating drills and trainings, and continued collaboration between school and emergency responders. Throughout the ALICE implementation process and our increased safety endeavors, Mason County Central Schools will continue communicating with you as parents.
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