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Parade goers ante up for fireworks.

August 17, 2016
Parade goers ante up for fireworks.

#OceanaCountyNews  #PentwaterServiceClub  #PentwaterHomecoming2016   By Ron Beeber. Contributing Writer. PENTWATER — It’s a real challenge for a chamber of commerce in a small community like Pentwater to raise over $13,000 in voluntary donations each year to pay for two terrific fireworks shows. But thanks to generous Homecoming Parade spectators on Aug. 13 and volunteers organized by the Pentwater Service Club…

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DWLS arrest, domestic assault among police activity.

August 17, 2016
DWLS arrest, domestic assault among police activity.

#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews ROTHBURY — A 49-year-old Coopersville man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post for driving while license suspended (DWLS) at Michigan Avenue and Winston Road Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 10:07 p.m. Other recent MSP activity includes; Monday, Aug. 16, 2016: 3 p.m., illegal use of a credit card, 9000 block of Potawatomie Trail, Benona…

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Scholarships invest in area students, communities.

August 17, 2016
Scholarships invest in area students, communities.

#OceanaCountyNews #CommunityFoundationforOceanaCounty SHELBY — What is the driving force behind local scholarships that help area students afford and graduate from college? It’s the 35 scholarship funds created by a mix of individuals, couples, families, clubs and schools, held and managed by the Community Foundation for Oceana County (CFOC). In 2016, these generous donors helped 125 area students avoid added student…

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Celebrate Hesperia’s sesquicentennial.

August 17, 2016
Celebrate Hesperia’s sesquicentennial.

#OceanaCountyNews #Hesperia150 Hesperia celebrates its 150th anniversary Saturday, Aug. 20, with a family-friendly event, “Down on the Farm: 150th Hesperia,” from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Weaver Park, 80 S. Division St., in the village limits. This event, hosted by the local area farm community, is open to everyone and includes a traditional farmers market, petting zoo, tractor show,…

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Fisherman who drowned Sunday had nearly drowned in 2012 river mishap.

August 16, 2016
Fisherman who drowned Sunday had nearly drowned in 2012 river mishap.

#OceanaCountyNews #LakeMichiganDrowning By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Brian Waslusky of Hart, one of the two fishermen who drowned in Lake Michigan Sunday night, had a near-death experience while fishing in the Pentwater River near the Hart Dam four years ago. Waslusky’s life was saved in March of 2012 by Oceana County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Schiller, who pulled the…

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