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Will Nixdorf displays his stained glass work of art.
By Ron Beeber, Contributing Writer
PENTWATER — Working with stained glass is a popular skill taught at the Pentwater Artisan Learning Center, and members have been quite busy the past few months.
A stained glass snowflake created by Elaine Oomen, who mentored the Christmas Crafty Workshop.
This piece was created by Julie Whaley.
A “Christmas Craft Workshop” recently attracted 15 members who had fun learning to make beautiful Christmas ornaments. One design was a stained glass snowflake.
“The past year has brought good fortune for our learning center,” said President Darryl Massa. “Membership is strong, as many new faces have discovered us. We are very blessed with a core group of caring and giving people. Our volunteer approach to staffing has worked out very well. Our volunteer staff has increased their leadership through mentoring new members, offering expertise in maintenance, strategically thinking about better equipment needs, and keeping our state of the art facility the best it can be.”
Two PALC-related funds have been created at the Oceana Community Foundation. The first is the “Equipping the PALC for the Next 20 Years Fund.” It has so far raised enough money to generate $8,000 per year for needed equipment. The goal is to raise the final $60,000 to complete the campaign. And the second is the “Gene Davidson Engineering and Skilled Trade Scholarship Fund,” in memory of the PALC’s late co-founder. This year, it has awarded two $1,250 scholarships to a pair of area students who are attending Grand Valley State and Michigan State universities.
For more information about supporting either fund, call 231-869-5323 or visit oceanafoundation.org.
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