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Asparagus festival organizers announce parade route change

April 25, 2025

HART — The National Asparagus Festival parade slated for Saturday, June 14, at 2 p.m. will have a new route. Instead of beginning at the Oceana County Fairgrounds and proceeding down State Street, the route will now begin and end at Hart High School. “Are you prepared for an exciting parade experience?,” states a post on NAF’s Facebook page. “The…

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Shelby Optimist Club hosts Derby Day 

April 21, 2025

SHELBY — The Shelby Optimist Club is “off to the races” again with its popular Derby Day set for Saturday, May 3, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Shelby Optimist Club building, 748 N. Industrial Park Dr. In addition to watching the Kentucky Derby live on TV and playing various games available, attendees can place bets on 36 “horses” sponsored…

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Scottville Clown Band accepting summer camp scholarship applications

April 21, 2025

SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Clown Band is currently accepting scholarship applications for middle school and high school students who plan to attend summer performing arts programs. Each year, the band awards over $10,000 in scholarships to middle school and high school students who are enrolled in a summer performing arts program, such as Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp or Interlochen…

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Pentwater Service Club cleans up US 31

April 10, 2025

Over 30 garbage bags of litter collected PENTWATER — Pentwater Service Club members were hard at work, cleaning up litter along US 31 Tuesday, April 8.   The cleanup area covered a stretch of US 31 from Wayne Road to the Pentwater exit on Monroe Road — both northbound and southbound lanes.    Fifteen cub members and other volunteers helped collect over…

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Easter events 2025

March 18, 2025

The following Easter events scheduled for Oceana and Mason counties have been reported to Oceana County Press and Mason County Press. If your organization is holding an event, please email: allison@mediagroup31.com. Begin the subject line with “Easter Event.”  Oceana County: Friday, April 18, 2025: Noon, Community Good Friday Service at The Ladder, 67 N. State St., Shelby. Saturday, April 19,…

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